Ok, worst Christmas present this year...

[rondog]

If Jer hadn't offered to take it off your hands, I'd have given ya something for it. :-D

Wife is gonna check with her AA girls, most of them are young enough to dig it. I'm just too old and disinterested in techy stuff like that. I probably use 1% of what my smartphone is capable of, just don't care about all that shit. Don't have enough brain cells left to fight it.

[Bailey Guns]

I got a bunch of damn Californians moving in...

[KevDen2005]

The worst so far.

I don't know man, I think Bailey Guns has it worse.

[Skip]

I don't know man, I think Bailey Guns has it worse.

Yup.

I can choose to not have a dog.

I can't choose to not have Californians.

[TheGrey]

My 14 year old orange tabby starting to have bad kidney issues : ( Looks like I'll be giving him subcutaneous fluids twice a week to keep his fluids level constant. And the K/D (kidney-friendly diet) is not exactly cheap. I'm going to keep him going for as long as he's comfortable, though. He's been a fantastic cat- never scratched or hissed at anyone, serious hit with the ladies, etc. Love that guy.

Don't give him tap water- use distilled water. The crap they put in tap water isnt good for anyone, much less a cat. I'm sorry that you're going through this- one of our cats had kidney issues.

[Ronin13]

Wife got me this "Echo Dot" Alexa contraption. I don't know wtf she was thinking, she knows I have no interest in that silly shit. Very little interest in most technology actually.

My wife's boss gave her one of those Alexa things for Christmas... It's actually kind of neat- you can just yell at it all day "Alexa, play iHeartRadio, 630 KHOW." "Alexa, tell me a joke." "Alexa, STFU!" I even tried to have fun and ask "Alexa, when will Skynet become self-aware." Didn't work though.

Best lesson learned...... ALWAYS have peroxide on hand when you have a puppy or even a grown dog. It will save you a ton of $$$$$$$$ and vet visits. I learned this lesson the same way you did.

Yeah, usually you learn from mistakes- this was an expensive one. He eats all sorts of things, and has been nicknamed "The Destroyer." We've lost toys that we've had for over 10 years!

[Irving]

Wife got me this "Echo Dot" Alexa contraption. I don't know wtf she was thinking, she knows I have no interest in that silly shit. Very little interest in most technology actually.

She probably thought she was buying the Silver version.

[brutal]

She probably thought she was buying the Silver version.

LOL, I just posted that on FB and tagged my wife.

[Circuits]

My aunt makes these little decorative doily things that can double as christmas tree ornaments. I have no use for them, but it's the thought that counts, I guess.

[theGinsue]

BINGO!

No matter what advantages these devices might provide, I see the disadvantages outweighing them. Thanks, but no thanks.