As your friend said, Cagney's last gift was to ease out of this world without forcing you to make that decision. Much love to you.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 06, 2026 10:57:24 am PST #11468 of 11571
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Shir - Feb 06, 2026 11:10:33 am PST #11469 of 11571
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Bonny, I'm so sorry.
lisah - Feb 06, 2026 11:17:08 am PST #11470 of 11571
Punishingly Intricate
I’m so sorry for your loss, Bonny. Cagney was lucky to have you as his person.
beekaytee - Feb 06, 2026 11:57:03 am PST #11471 of 11571
Compassionately intolerant
Thank you all so much. He really was a gift to me.
Today, I am looking forward to when I stop unconsciously taking care of him and then noticing that we won't be going on that walk and I don't need to cook for him.
David, I spoke to her again, and she had an interesting, metaphysical take on why Cagney had been really distant, not avoidant but more _void_, on Tuesday and beyond. As I tried to lift him into my neighbor's car, it was chaotic, and at one point, he 'melted'...just flopped over. I honestly thought he'd been paralyzed. Or, that the pain had overcome him.
He never really noticed me, or anyone else, after that. My friend E theorizes that, in that moment his 'doggyness' left, such that his spirit actually died in my arms. It feels like it should not, but that actually comforts me. The docs were amazing, but I like the idea that he wasn't really present for all that.
Beverly - Feb 06, 2026 5:46:30 pm PST #11472 of 11571
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Bonny, I'm so sorry for your loss. Never was a dog so loved and cared for and noodged to learn when he'd rather not. There's no relief for the void, at least for a while. But there will be, eventually. All good wished for you, meanwhile.
On another note: Yay Tim! Yay clear! And yay new neicelet!
Calli - Feb 07, 2026 3:20:17 am PST #11473 of 11571
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I’m sorry, Bonny.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 07, 2026 8:14:09 am PST #11474 of 11571
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
My condolences to you Bonny.
sj - Feb 07, 2026 9:49:05 am PST #11475 of 11571
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I’m so sorry, Bonny. Lots of ~ma to you.
ltc is telling everyone in karate class that I let her watch a pg-13 movie about murder last night. We watched Chicago. Mother of the year right here. Disclaimer: she was not traumatized at all and was already very familiar with The Cell Block Tango.
meara - Feb 07, 2026 10:17:28 am PST #11476 of 11571
Hahah PG13 movie about murder being Chicago is not the first thing that would’ve sprung to mind, no!
erikaj - Feb 07, 2026 10:27:58 am PST #11477 of 11571
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
no. There were so many cheesy "ripped from the headlines" movies when I was her age that I kind of...automatically thought about them.(i've got scars, probably not from that, though) My mom and I might choose Serpico as our girlie movie date...Chicago might have been a step up.(Although Serpico is deservedly a modern classic, the scenes where he doesn't get backup are quite traumatic and not something to see till you are at least a putative adult.)