We interrupt Lloyd’s ‘Post in 4 parts’ for a meaningless explanation. I got my first piece of hate mail. A concerned cat lover let me know in no uncertain terms that putting the cats to sleep was a terrible idea. I wrote back, explaining the decision, and Lloyd thought perhaps I should tell all of [...]
Continue reading...30. August 2009
Don’t read if you get teary easily. I’m talking to you, Brad. Ok, I’ll tell you the Shadowlands troubles. Aside from the crazy long days at work, on Wednesday we had 4 inches of rain come down in a couple of hours. It flooded one of the window wells at school and the basement carpet [...]
Continue reading...20. August 2009
I was going to call this ‘Liquid Cat Baloney’, but that sounded too disturbing. The cats have been eating canned cat food for a while now, and I’m down to buying the cheapest stuff they make. I buy the pâté version because if I get the stuff that looks more like meat in gravy, Skinny [...]
Continue reading...10. August 2009
I was welcomed home this evening by the biggest stench you can imagine. Wait, don’t imagine it – I want you to have a happy life instead. Nah- go ahead: Imagine canned cat food and rancid garbage with a just a hint of cat pee, because that’s exactly what it was. First floor stink: Pfennig [...]
Continue reading...30. July 2009
Who’s there? Stupid cat. Stupid cat who? Stupid cat who can’t open the new cat door. Seriously, those senile cats are driving me nuts. Here I slaved over making that travesty of a cat door look less like a beer-induced bad idea, but they couldn’t figure out how to use it. Cricket kept trying to [...]
Continue reading...4. July 2009
THIS is our One Thousandth Post!!! Hooray! Hooray! Remember our humble beginnings in October of 2006? Ah. Good times. All of America will celebrate with us on this momentous occasion! When you watch the fireworks tonight, be glad in your heart that it is One Thousand Posts Day. Well, in honor of this special time, [...]
Continue reading...23. June 2009
So, I woke up Monday morning and thought, “Hmm…my nose is sore”. I didn’t think much of it until I got out of the shower, dried my face – and noticed that it was still sore. What the what? It looked fairly normal, but the bridge was sore. It hurt when I touched it, it [...]
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2. September 2009
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