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Happy belated Birthday!

Happy belated Birthday Peter!

Happy belated Birthday Dusty!

Best wishes Todd!

Oh shit! I feel like an ass for missing this! Happy belated Birthday Marc! I hope it works out that I get to see you when you hit the bay area in mid. Nov.! We can celebrate then.

Watson is adorable! I hope he recovers from the cough quickly. I don't see how anyone could be in a bad mood with a Watson to come home to. Congrat!

Happy Birthday Steve!

Happy Birthday Wayne!

Happy Birthday Jim! I hope you do something fun!

Mmmm, active rears!

Hurrah for Joost finding a great home!

Belated Birthday greetings oh tall one!

Good news overall Al. Hang in there Quest! The newer anti-seizure medications for dogs are pretty good. My Mom had a dog with the same symptoms you described for Quest, except her dog was aware of her surroundings during and immediately after the seizures. It would scare her to death when her back legs would give out, and she always thought we'd be mad that she lost control of her bowels. We'd just hold her and comfort her until the seizure was over. Once the vet prescribed the medication it never happened again, and we had a few more great years with her. Here's hoping you get much more time with Quest!

I like Gumball!

Enzo would not agree.

That's what we use here, and I've been very happy with it too.

5'10" to 5'11".

They are in Texas. They both say that they're going to wait quite a while, if ever getting another pet. I think that's the hurt talking. They both need an animal to care for, especially my Mom, who is home alone most days.

Emotiva has phono inputs in a few of the stereo pre-amps, but no stand alone units. However, the Marantz AV7005 has a phono input, and has the addition of multi-channel balanced outs, which would be a preferred method of connecting the active speakers IMO. http://us.marantz.com/us/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=AVSeparates&SubCatId=0&ProductId=AV7005

My Mom's Snowshoe Siamese had to be put down. He had kidney problems, and it got much worse recently. This was the only cat that her husband ever liked, and they had a really special bond. I found Simon (yeah, Simon the Siamese) on a walk to the corner grocery store several years back. He was about 4 months old, and a walking skeleton. He found me and I'm sure was begging for food and help. I'm a total sucker for any animal in need, and couldn't help myself. My Mom was on vacation in Alaska at the time (visiting her Husband, who was still working there at the time). She fell in love with him instantly upon her return, as did her Husband once he moved down about a year later. She told me that Norm (her Husband) cried. I have never seen much emotion from Norm of any kind, so I guess the bond was even greater than I understood. My dog Susie and Simon were great friends, and would play daily when Susie was at Granny daycare (my Mom watched Susie when I was at work). So now Mom & Norm are missing Susie and Simon. I feel bad.

As for the remote speakers...How about using a couple of these as zone amps? They should have plenty of power for his needs, and if he sources the amps into/near the remote areas, the addition of a volume control could be quite handy. http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/a100 As for the 5.1 speaker system...If I were building one today, I would go pre/pro to active speakers. And I'd strongly consider the Emotiva Stealth 8 for Front LRC, and maybe Stealth 6 for rear or sides. Add an active sub and call it a day. http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/pro-series/products/stealth-8 http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/pro-series/products/stealth-6 http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/lfmEX.html http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=300-766 There is a plethora of pre/pro options to choose from, and I'm not that well versed on them, but I'd have to consider these two options closely... http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/umc200 http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/975.html For the universal disc player w/DAC inputs, I'd have to consider the budget friendly Oppo 105-BDP... http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-105/. I happen to really like the JVC QL-Y55F, and was actively looking for one a few years back. I also remember really liking the Dahlquist DQ-8's back in the day. Considering the JVC, I'd recommend the Parasound Zphono... http://www.parasound.com/ParasoundZ/zphono.php I really like the Harmony remotes... http://www.logitech.com/en-us/harmony-remotes

After the "Catcoon" Adrian would laugh in the face of a mere Racoon.

Any fans? I just watched season 1 on Netflicks, and am loving this show.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Belated Birthday!