Big Yellow Taxi

… You’re talking to a twenty-something with two kids of her own, mention Phyllis Diller in passing, and get this question: “Is she someone who works in another department?” The first one of you who responds with “Phyllis who?” will get a really nasty look from me.

Cat from Hell met up with her first up close and personal encounter with Nature this evening. I knew something was wrong when she wouldn’t respond to the call of the dinner bowl. Investigation revealed a Cat too engrossed at the balcony door to be willing to break her rapt gaze for something as mundane…

Her name is Selkie, after the Celtic mythological creature. She’s a terror and a sweatheart. Thank heaven The Professor is on a vampire schedule at the moment, so Selkie has somebody to keep her amused while I try to sleep. The Clueless Wonder is a little taken aback, but is getting used to sharing his…

I came home from running errands Tuesday to find the next door neighbors parked in the spot I’d left next to our garage. Yesterday The Prof told me he’d spotted the neighbors outside late at night with a small black puppy, trying to get it to attend to its business. I quipped to The Prof…

I just discovered the birthday card I had intended to send to the ex’s sister, still sitting stampless on my desk. Her birthday was a week and a half ago. Now, I know that his Mother reviles me at this point. There was so little time elapsed between my splitting with her son and my…