I have a new plan:Give test answers in Haiku.Bonus points for style?

Unseemly studyShould lead to seemly income.Sadly, spring must wait.

Must study today.Must finish top of my class.Anything less: shame.

Library windowCherry blossoms and koi pond.Don’t wanna study.

Can it be that spring is actually here? Today was an unseasonable 80+ lovely Fahrenheit degrees. I opened the windows, and the cats were immediately part of the situation. The Little Black Shit actually got some quality time outside with The Prof. The robins are doing their territorial dancing, the cardinals have built a nest…

I haven’t mentioned the cat herd in a while, except the downstairs foster (who is still looking for a home). I took a bunch of pictures the past few days, some of which came out nicely. A brief look at Who’s Who in the Salamander Pride: CATROY WAS HERE. The Little Black Shit likes hanging…

This past Sunday I was able to watch most of CBS’s “Sunday Morning” show. One of the stories they ran was on America’s New Unemployables. I can’t say that it helped my morale any. [insert wry grin here] Apparently there’s a perfectly good chance that I may never get full-time employment again because I’m over…

Technically this entry isn’t accurately titled. Quite a few men and women have gone here before, for this is a story about the downstairs “powder room” make-over. We’ve lived in the condo for a while now, and though I made a push to repaint the downstairs three years ago, I ran out of steam after…

To my small but highly select group of regular readers, I pass on this email I received from Christine Lavin’s mailing list. From: Christine Lavin ([email protected]) Sent: Sun 4/03/11 2:56 PM Today is Ervin Drake’s 92nd birthday — please send him a birthday wish for tomorrow’s gathering at Cast Party ……………………………………………………………………………….. Ervin Drake wrote “It…

Today the world is an emptier place. My heartfelt condolences to King Duncan’s loyal court. Tonight an empty throne is sure to bring only pain, but tomorrow it is my sincerest wish that it remind those who loved him that he was given as royal a life as any who may have borne a crown.