Why I didn’t bother updating today:

Cross-section of a relatively fresh turdlet. Note the yellow fleck embedded towards the pole at the right-hand side. This would be the Little Grey Shit’s shit. Further observations: 1) When I groom her, I get very little hair. This sample is fairly densely packed with hair, however (you can see it clearly at the left-hand…

It was bothering me that I didn’t know why this freaking ailment was called “shingles”. This annoyance probably should not have been anywhere near top of on my “Nuisance Items Of the Moment” list, but I allowed it to drift toward the top because it distracted me from other things that I have no ability…

The Ex showed up last night to pick up the desk. He arrived promptly at 8:30, as the storm clouds rapidly closed in on our little town. He had an open pick-up truck he’d borrowed to transport the desk, and was anxious to get it loaded up so he could move it before the skies…

An actual line from an email I received this morning: As an initiative to define areas of expertise, ownership, communication, team work, reduction in redundancy, and responsibilities, we would like to develop a flow chart for all the areas of our responsibility encompassed by [insert department name here]. Unfortunately Babelfish doesn’t have an English-to-English option…

My relationship with my computer ain’t what it used to be. Working again (albeit part-time) has been stressful and draining, more so than I anticipated. For some strange reason I thought that getting the CPhT certification was going to prepare me for this position more than it did. My new employer needs an e-name. Let’s…

The window butt-sling I purchased for O’Beast has become popular with Kitten as well. I haven’t yet caught Catitude up there (at least, not of her own volition, though The Socialist has tried dumping her up there once or twice just to see what would happen). The fabric of the hammock has become very worn,…