Yes, it's basically a fungus which destroys wood. It eats away at the wood and drastically reduces it's strength and rots it. We get it a lot over here. The spores can travel through walls and attach to other wood. Basically once you've got it In your house it's pretty disastrous.
Their mom was hit by a car over the weekend. There were eight pups, someone rescued five and I got the last three. I just rehomed two...the last one ain't leaving. He's too dumb
She was writing up a list of exercises for me to do when I come in 3x a week, but she’s recopying them so I don’t have them. I start with 5-10 mins of cardio then some bear planks and hip somethings and one other thing that I forgot. Then there’s a bunch of weight stuff, so leg presses, hip adduction and abduction, that thing where you push off the plate, lat pulls, and 1 or 2 other things that I can’t remember. Finish off with some 10lb curls and stretch hamstrings, hips, shoulders, and chest and that’s all. I’ll post the correct list when I get it. Apparently I can leg press 55 lbs which really surprised me
He is ridiculous! Duke the Dummy! Double D.Their mom was hit by a car over the weekend. There were eight pups, someone rescued five and I got the last three. I just rehomed two...the last one ain't leaving. He's too dumb
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I've raised lots of puppies, so as soon as they got home I bathed them and combed every last flea off of them and they got wormer. I always have these things cuz I'm always finding babies
His name is Duke, he's white now but he was tan when I found him.
It's getting cold here too, only hit 43° today. I don't wanna winter
Yes, I'm whining
I actually didn't know what the temperature was here. One very different thing about life here is my phone. All of my apps have been reconsidered, re-prioritized, re-thunk, and many, including my weather app, re-moved.
In Canada weather is an obsession, it's constantly monitored and discussed. Here, not so much. 
Surprisingly, it was kind of an emotional thing, mostly for my wife (not surprising). Having the stuff arrive further cemented the reality of our situation and brought many memories of home at the same time. On the plus side, we now have good quality knives and cookware, a pretty comprehensive bag of basic tools, and various other creature comforts! We haven't thoroughly unpacked, but I'm already realizing that I've forgotten stuff! 
What they do have (for most challenges) is a work around. Through one of many freight forwarders, we set up a Po box type address in Miami that we can use for any online purchases that originate in, or can be shipped to the US. We've heard that delivery is quick (a few extra days) and pricing is reasonable as long as the value is under $200 usd to avoid DR's duty and tax. Minutes after the account was set up, my wife was busy on lands end! 
To get used to the heat... Wait do you have air conditioner in your apartment?I actually didn't know what the temperature was here. One very different thing about life here is my phone. All of my apps have been reconsidered, re-prioritized, re-thunk, and many, including my weather app, re-moved.
This got me curious, so I dug thru my phone and opened the weather. In the 5 day forecast, highs vary from 31° to 33° (86°- 91°) and lows are between 21° and 23° (70°-73°). Truth is, with the weather being so consistent, it's just not a thing.
We've been here 3 weeks now, and already I feel like I'm acclimating some. Mid day is hot if you're out in the sun, no question. We were out from around 9 am to 3 pm yesterday doing errands, and with the breeze, the shade, and the temporary shelter of air conditioned stores, I was fine until the guagua (hilarious public transportation) dropped us off at the gate to our complex. That's where the groceries got heavy, I had two bags, probably 20 - 25lbs each and just over a half mile walk to our apartment. By the time we got home I was starting to sweat. A quick shower, 20 seconds in front of the fan, and things are good!
Rummaging around in my phone earlier, I also discovered a step counter. Apparently, yesterday I walked 15,223 steps or 9 kms (5.6 mi), and burned 657 calories. Is any of this accurate?
Since this is already long winded for me, I might as well add that our barrels arrived on Wednesday! Only one had external damage, but so far we haven't found anything broken.
We recently learned that the DR doesn't have a government run mail system.
I think that's it for now, we're off to Cabarete today to do some banking and explore!
