They’re Grrrrrreat! (?)

OK. I didn’t have anything worthy to write anyhow. This one is from AnneOakley to monstergue to Yetzirah to me. (See drop-box at bottom of page for links to these and other Salamander-endorsed diaries.) 13 RANDOM THINGS YOU LIKE:01. Elfinware02. Gemstones03. Tidepools and their inhabitants04. Fireflies05. Six week old kittens06. Snood07. Gin Rummy08. Back rubs09….

Several days after I was laid off in August I lost my MedicAlert bracelet. It was my own fault. The clasp had been faulty for ages and I’d put off getting it repaired. It was an upgrade to the first bracelet I got back in 1997, when I first needed to wear one of those…

The advance of ringworm has slowed, but not stopped. Today the Little Grey Shit got her first of what promises to be many bi-weekly Malaseb baths. Bathing with Malaseb is a little different than a conventional cat bath. After thoroughly soaking your kitty, you lather in the Malaseb shampoo and let it sit for ten…

Boston is only a few days away. I finally got things settled last night. My friend isn’t letting me down completely, but she does want to drive back Saturday morning so she can make a flight class she’s scheduled for I’m disappointed in a way, but at the same time I know the Professor will…

Funny thing about the holiday season. It tends to bring the dilettante altruists out from the woodwork. I’m not complaining. I’m just striking while the iron is hot. The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is when the cat shelter I volunteer for gets the bulk of its donations. The single biggest fund-raising event we do…

I just got my schedule for the foreign animal disease seminar I’m attending Thursday. There’s a catered lunch there, which I didn’t know about. A real lunch, on the State. Not one of those tables with graze-as-you-go doughnuts and stale coffee like they usually provide, but a sit-down and waiters in funny looking uniforms bring…