the_usual_suspects raze there's chip, with his face missing fur where his cheek exploded after swelling up to half the size of his whole head. a reminder of the abscessed tooth that healed itself. there's captain jack. left eye glazed and green and gone. not that the loss of vision has slowed him down any. there's junior, keeping newsom's spirit strong while little lil' bit does the same for her mom. there's dink, elfie, moonshine, simon, wavy, offshoot, segue, scrappy, and all the new friends that don't have names. and here's brownie. climbing my leg like a vine more than three years in when i thought she'd be one of the first to go. giving me hope that at least some of what i love might last a little longer. 241128 what's it to you? who go blather from