Thanks to everyone who offered kind words about Tufty. It's been a bit rough on me still. This morning I found myself thinking "I'd better get some food for... dammit."

However, I took today off to work on book stuff. I took an energy shot and some St. John's wort, and have a Rush marathon queued up on my iPod, so I'm starting to find my groove. I'm going to keep my head down in the hope it keeps up.

@projectionedge I don't know if this will help but I truly feel like the most meaningful thing you can do for a non-homeable stray is give them a compassionate end. That's so important and it's very telling that he came to you when he knew it was his time.
I know it sucks and it will always suck but caring for strays is SO HARD ALL OF THE TIME and you did the most meaningful thing you could possibly do for that boy. For him it was all the difference in the world. Thinking of you. <3
@UnstableBill Thank you. That was just what I needed to hear.