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ATTN: MGMT.
Why are you looking at me like that, human? I have seen how this works with the little human. MAKE WITH THE FOOD.
Geez, the service here sucks.… Read more
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Obi and his babies
Don’t get between Obi and his babies. Don’t even try.
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Turtles: the LARP
In the old arcade game Turtles, you’re supposed to pick up baby turtles and carry them someplace safe.
On the way home from picking up dog food this afternoon, me and Little E saw a little turtle crossing the road. Keep in mind, this is the road where people take a blind corner so fast that I’m scared to let my kid play in the yard (and I worry about anyone living in the pasture too). Do I think someone’s going to stop for a little turtle? Aw shell no.
But we did. … Read more
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Count Puckula
As soon as Friday the 13th rolled around, my black cat knew it was his day to shine. And by “shine”, I mean “basically lurk in the shadows like he always does.”
He’s pretty good at that.
Black cats are pretty good luck. Even the ones fat enough to take up a lot of real estate on your desk.… Read more
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A nice warm day
You have no idea how much a nice warm day – and by “warm” I mean “65 degrees with a pretty good wind so we’re probably talking about 62 tops” – is welcome after several weeks of near-constant snow and ice. Since the beginning of the year one could be excused for thinking we’ve gone through more icing than a cake shop. Anyway, the cumulative effect of a relatively nice warm day was… happy faces.
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Happy rescue day, Obi Cat!
Seven years ago, this klutzy kitten wandered into the yard, and to the amazement of all involved, Xena didn’t chase him away.
Later that day, completely unrelated to the arrival of the cat, terrible things happened. We had a vacancy. Obi braved the skeptical black cat and stepped into the breach. … Read more
The 2013 Tree of Geek
Every year our Christmas tree is covered with clear, shining evidence that everyone in this house marches to a different drummer, assuming that they don’t have an entirely different band playing in their heads. These are just a few examples…
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Comes a mighty hunter
Obi now holds the family record: he killed two mice in the house last night.
In somewhat more disturbing news, we had two mice in the house last night.… Read more
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Obligatory Friday the 13th Post
Just a reminder, it’s Friday the 13th. Here’s the black cat who crosses my path every day. Nothing but good luck. And good Puck.
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Snow Day IV!
Just a few more winter storm pictures! I promise!
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