Wine, Music and Cats

In fact, it was just about at this exact moment that I was unconscious in the ER. Hard to believe how much has happened since then.

So I returned home yesterday full of contrition, intending to make amends for being such a beast over the weekend. The Professor was working at his computer, and his novel was up on the screen, so I simply said hi, gave him a peck on the cheek, and went to pill and feed my very…

Although all cat games have their rules and rituals, these vary with the individual player. The cat, of course, never breaks a rule. If it does not follow precedent, that simply means it has created a new rule and it is up to you to learn it quickly if you want the game to continue….

Thanks a bunch, Slipper. I had a classmate in veterinary school who was into rabbits in a big way. Except I think she was incapable of saying the word “rabbit”. It was always “bunnies”. Bunny this, bunny that. She was one of those poor unfortunates with a tiny squeeky voice as well. I’ve never forgiven…

I may have mentioned that The Professor is keeping vampire hours at the moment. He hits bed around 6:00 am and gets up midafternoon. That’s fine by me. But it means he’s up and about in the wee hours, doing whatever it is Professors do when Salamanders are sleeping. Well, the night before last he…

Things are like that because I choose to be self-sufficient. If I can’t do it on my own, then I have no business doing it. By mutual agreement we have our own bank accounts, pay our own bills, split mutual costs like mortgage and utilities down the middle, and otherwise maintain what is the individual’s…