How is Annie?

[geoffil]

I hope she is all better.

[cindy.wellman]

Me too

[silvercamaro]

I hope she is all better.

She still has a long way to go to be ALL better, but she's most certainly much better. Yesterday, the veterinary surgeon said the area without skin was half the size it had been. (I never notice the improvements, because I see Annie's back several times a day, and the regrowth is so gradual that it's invisible to me. They see her each time after a break of several days, and they notice the regeneration.)

Until further notice, I now have to take her up only once a week. This is better news for me than her, because she likes the ride. She no longer needs a huge bandage on her backside. In fact, she could go without anything, except the site still oozes a little bit and looks scary. (I'm serious about "scary." Imagine raw "greyhound steak.") For those reasons, I have started sacrificing t-shirts to make lightweight covers for the wound to protect it from blowing dust and debris outside and to protect the furniture inside. The surgeon said, "We're at the 'we trust the owners' stage. That's when they start to invent things to solve problems."

I am pleased to report that the first sacrificial t-shirts are those won by playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire on ETV. Millionaire is the show that keeps on giving!

[ulysses5019]

I have a drawerful of lovely polo shirts in case you run out......Can those ETV mousepads be useful?

[MarleysGh0st]

I am pleased to report that the first sacrificial t-shirts are those won by playing Who Wants To Be a Millionaire on ETV. Millionaire is the show that keeps on giving!

Very on-topically stylish, Annie!

Do those shirts look like the ones they hand out (sparingly, this last season) to the audience?

[silvercamaro]

Do those shirts look like the ones they hand out (sparingly, this last season) to the audience?

I don't think so. These have ETV logos, but nothing about Millionaire. They came in a stunning white, a sophisticated gray, and an intense black with a yellow, white and/or black design.

[MarleysGh0st]

Do those shirts look like the ones they hand out (sparingly, this last season) to the audience?

I don't think so. These have ETV logos, but nothing about Millionaire. They came in a stunning white, a sophisticated gray, and an intense black with a yellow, white and/or black design.

Not the same, then. The WWTBAM shirts are all white, with the WWTBAM logo.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

If those ETV t-shirts exhibit any special healing powers, let us know, I suspect the bored could keep her supplied for a very long time.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Does Annie want a WWTBAM shirt? I have many from NYC that I will gladly send to her.

[silvercamaro]

Not the same, then. The WWTBAM shirts are all white, with the WWTBAM logo.

I think those are like the contestant shirts they used to give away in the prime time years. (Those had an added C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-N-T on the back.) I believe the give-away shirts have been pretty similar, if not identical, throughout the years.

[silvercamaro]

I have a drawerful of lovely polo shirts in case you run out......Can those ETV mousepads be useful?

Those mousepads are very useful. Where do you think my mouse takes naps?

[peacock2121]

Glad to hear Annie has been promoted.

[ghostjmf]

If you want any more "the comedian liked me!" shirts from WWTBAM tryouts for Annie's future coture, just ask & they'll be in the mail.

[silvercamaro]

Great thanks to everybody who offered to send shirts!

I've found a treasure trove of aging cotton knit, however, so I think we will have enough shirts for Annie's needs for the foreseeable future. As I have mentioned in the past, Adventure Boy as a kid was a distance runner and triathlete. In his old bedroom, I found a drawer with dozens of race shirts dating back to those days. Each short-sleeved t-shirt yields enough material for four "cover" bandages, and long sleeves are worth two more.

For today and the next five days, Annie will sport bandages originating at the Oklahoma City YMCA Chili Day Run, Jan. 25, 1992.

[SportsFan68]

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In his old bedroom, I found a drawer with dozens of race shirts dating back to those days. Each short-sleeved t-shirt yields enough material for four "cover" bandages, and long sleeves are worth two more.

For today and the next five days, Annie will sport bandages originating at the Oklahoma City YMCA Chili Day Run, Jan. 25, 1992.

I know there be quilters here who can speak to the feasibility of this, so I'll toss out an idea for all those extra shirts if you still have some when Annie's all healed.

A local woman was selling quilts that she made from race T-shirts to people who would send the shirts plus an exorbitant fee, which would cover the cost of the batting, thread, and return postage. She would sew together the fronts of the shirts, in chronological order or however you wanted them, and use the backs for the back. Even though she machine-stiched them, which made for a very sturdy quilt and completely washable, of course, she was soon overwhelmed and had to go out of business. She would have had no life except for sewing T-shirt quilts.

[silvercamaro]

I know there be quilters here who can speak to the feasibility of this, so I'll toss out an idea for all those extra shirts if you still have some when Annie's all healed.

A local woman was selling quilts that she made from race T-shirts to people who would send the shirts plus an exorbitant fee, which would cover the cost of the batting, thread, and return postage. She would sew together the fronts of the shirts, in chronological order or however you wanted them, and use the backs for the back. Even though she machine-stiched them, which made for a very sturdy quilt and completely washable, of course, she was soon overwhelmed and had to go out of business. She would have had no life except for sewing T-shirt quilts.

Although I've never made a quilt, I have considered exactly this, and that's why I've never pressured AB to clean out those old t-shirts. He has more than enough to make a quilt top, though, so I would try to use the ones with the greatest sentimental value -- the big races that he won and the national competitions -- and some others with good colors or great graphic designs. The only race shirt I've cannibalized so far is one that I doubt falls into the sentimental category for him. (On the other hand, I had to hold a tiny memorial service in my head, when I realized that the YMCA that sponsored the race no longer exists, having been located across the street from the Murrah Building and damaged beyond repair during the OKC bombing. Nevertheless, I'm pretty sure I'll find more Chili Run shirts by the time I dig deep into that drawer.)

Until Annie's skin regenerates further, I'm trying to use only white shirts, just in case the dye in the colored ones might be less than beneficial. Since I don't know if it could make any difference, I'm being cautious.