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Staying put in Lilliput
How Gulliver woke up this morning:
How I woke up this morning:
The means of achieving upright status is basically the same in either situation. 😆… Read more
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Four-cat pile-up
It’s been raining for two days, and will rain for two more, if the forecast is even remotely right. My baby curled up and went straight to sleep, and I realized that the sight of my kids sleeping triggers an instinct in me…
…you thought I was going to say “to stand guard and watch over them”, right? Aw hell no. It’s an instinct to nap at the same time. While I can. It’s something that kind of overwrites your DNA when you stay home with an infant: either nap while you have the chance, or get something done somewhere in the house.
And with the rain beating down 24/7, let me tell you, that switch gets flipped solidly to “nap”. Surrounded by cats.
Enjoy, then, this fine view of Obi’s junk.… Read more
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The battle for the throne rages on
Me: “Okay, I’m gonna solve this cat-in-the-high-chair problem once and for all. I’ll put the little mini-cooler I use as a milk-run diaper bag in the seat. That’ll fix her wagon.”
Portia: “Oh, thank you for the extra seat cushion! Is this for little ol’ me?“… Read more
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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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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.
… Scenes from a cattery
Well, okay, it’s not a real cattery. Seems like it sometimes, though…
Obi says it’s just too hot to run outside this summer. Seriously. Not even once. … Read more
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Crushed… in the pincers of love!
Wanna know what passes for romance around here? Have a seat and I’ll tell you a story. … Read more
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Birthday time! Let’s do this thing!
On this day five years ago, my life changed. I had a brand new, huge responsibility. These days, I have a huge responsibility, a gaming buddy, a Star Wars-watching buddy, a music-listening buddy, a reading buddy, and just the best kiddo in the world.
I’ve mentioned before that my mom used to make my birthdays a blowout extravaganza of stuff. I can’t really afford to work on the sheer scale of present-procuring awesomeness that she used to, but here’s the thing: I know the boy’s interests, they’re pretty close to my interests, and I know… well… everyone else in the world who collects this stuff. That helped in swelling the ranks of his game collection a bit. … Read more
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Sister vs. sister
It all started with a paw batting a cat from below. Then another paw batting that cat from above. Sister fighting sister. Thus did the catgirl wars of 2012 commence.
No lives were lost, but fur was. The lesson: don’t screw with Olivia when she’s sitting on a piece of furniture that she’s already not supposed to be sitting on, looking regal. Never mind that she has no claws. She will own your ass.
Also: which way is up? Are these M.C. Escher’s cats?… Read more
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WE HAS A BUG! WE HAS A BUG!
A big black spidery lookin’ bug got into the house today when Little E and I opened the back door to feed doggies.
It did not live long. … Read more
