[caption id="attachment_22" align="alignleft" width="223" caption="R.I.P. Mia ?? - 4/4/2012"]<a href="http://michaelvain.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mia003bm.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-22" title="mia003bm" src="http://michaelvain.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mia003bm-223x300.jpg" alt="" width="223" height="300" /></a>[/caption]
I haven't posted for awhile.  The main reason for this is that Michelle and I suffered the sudden and untimely loss of our beloved Staffordshire Terrier, Mia, on April 4 of this year.  Mia was a rescue, and had come into our care from a series of uncaring owners.  We gave her the life she had longed for, only to have that time cut short.  Despite the reputation normally attributed to pit bulls, she was a beautiful and loyal animal, who never failed to convey not only her appreciation for the slightest courtesy, but her love for those around her.  She will truly be missed.[caption id="attachment_23" align="alignright" width="223" caption="Our Mia"]<a href="http://michaelvain.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mia005bm.jpg"><img src="http://michaelvain.net/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mia005bm-223x300.jpg" alt="" title="mia005bm" width="223" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-23" /></a>[/caption]