I got elfed.

I’m sitting here at Big Name Book Store behind the charity gift wrap table. I am by myself. That’s pretty nearly literal, as the store is nearly devoid of customers. At least half of the non-employees who are here are located in the café drinking stuff out of tall white paper cups with sippy lids…

I have no idea what it is I’ve caught, but it shows every sign of turning into a bronchitis. Between this and my asthma, these past few days have been miserable. My plan was to wring this illness for all it was worth to obtain sympathy from The Professor. He had a dental appointment after…

This weekend’s get-away is cancelled. George sees a real vet in about two and a half hours. He was just sick again, and had some more *nasty* diarrhea. The Prof even smelled it from the other end of the apartment. Bathroom door is shut, and the exhaust fan is going at the moment. Thank heaven…

It’s been a horrid day at work so far. Between the State and the Fed vets both putting in appearances today, and wanting more samples than any single animal is able to provide (exactly how many kidneys do they think an animal has, anyhow?), I’ve been getting persistent nosebleeds off and on. I’m sure it’s…

The hummingbirds have made their return, although their nest is definitely history. I’ve spied them in the garden among the Liatris and Physostegia. The bees and butterflies all seem to prefer the Liatris, but I’ve only seen the hummingbirds at the Physostegia so far. Since the plants are a scant two to three feet from…

Waiter, there’s a condom in my soup January 15, 2004 Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/14/1073877897143.html Upmarket US restaurant chain McCormick & Schmick’s has, according to this story, settled a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she suffered severe physical and emotional distress when she found a rolled-up condom in her soup, on the day the trial…