Ben, Update

I want to thank all of you who offered condolences on Ben's situation. I was something of a wreck all that morning, and your kind words helped a great deal. Thank you.

Here's how matters stand. As far as I can tell, Ben isn't in any particular distress; he snuffles a lot, but that's all. His appetite is good (and the vet told me I should keep an eye on that), and his energy is, if not at his full manic level, still pretty fair. (Yesterday, when I came home, he came bouncing in all muddy from romping in the aftermath of that morning's rain, and insisted on being thoroughly petted, wet and mud and all.)

It's a simple deal we have, he and I. He lives with me and brightens my life; I give him food, and shelter, and whatever else he needs. That hasn't changed. As long as he is still capable of enjoying life - and for now, at least, he most assuredly is - I will take care of him. And when that ceases to be true, well, I'll have to take care of that, too.

That... is also part of the deal.

Tagged!

I was tagged by windtear.

The rules:
a. Link to the person who tagged you.
b. Post the rules on your blog.
c. Write six random things about yourself.
d. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
e. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment at their blog.
f. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

Hmm, hmm. It took me a while to come up with six things that were even remotely interesting and that I haven't talked about much on LJ. Here they are:

( Six Things )

As I've said before, I don't tag, but if anyone cares to follow suit, feel free!