Response to Mr. TexanElf

I’ve been looking for cat ornaments for a few years now for my “Cat Christmas Tree”. The tree itself is a little Charlie Brownish, but it’s sufficient for my purposes at present. Eventually I’ll get a nicer Christmas tree for my ornaments, but since the ornament collection is still a tad sketchy, the tree does…

I love frogs! These little frogs are grass-green colored, usually with a creamy colored line running from the jaw along the flanks. Males make a really loud noise thats a bit like quacking, which is sometimes known as a “rain call” because they tend to make a lot of noise before rains, but which can…

Making the rounds of diaries today I stumbled upon Covert Ops’ entry today. She went to her photo files, selected the eighth file, and then selected the eighth photo in the file and posted it. She then went on to challenge eight additional people to do the same. I was curious what picture that would…

I watched Clueless as I fed him this morning. I paid attention to more than just the food this time. I realized that he’s eating only to please me. Perhaps he even eats because he remembers there was joy in it. But he doesn’t eat because he wants to. Today he was sound asleep in…

I am not ashamed of my relationship with the Professor. But I do keep my private life as separate from my professional life as much as I can. I work in a heavily Christian atmosphere, where virtually everyone I work alongside is approximately my age, married, with kids and a house. They go to church…

I should have known better. When I got home yesterday, the dishes from two days ago remained untouched. Dishes in the sink, by the sink, pans on the stove. I decided it wasn’t worth saying anything, but that I wasn’t going to start dinner until the stuff was washed. Instead I showered, and went into…