I think Irina broke into a bag of Christmas ornaments, because she keeps bringing me “presents” from it. She’s very attracted to anything covered in gold. She particularly likes those elastic cords that people often use to decorate homemade scented candles that are gold colored. Mostly, I don’t throw them out because they look nicer […]
Archive for February, 2020
Presents from Irina
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Bulwer Lytton Contest
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Do you have any idea how hard it is to write an intentionally bad sentence? You have to abandon all the grammar, and sentence structure you were taught in grade school. “I don’t really know what it was about her that attracted me besides her long blonde hair, or her fingernails, painted in lime green, […]
Week Two with Irina
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
As is typical of Russian Blues, she follows me around, and parks it on my lap in the evening. When my lap is not available, she’ll park it on the arm of the chair right next to me. She doesn’t do that with my other half yet; maybe she never will. The last time I […]
Irina Is Settling In
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
It took the girl a few days to emerge from the annex bedroom we gave her as her “safe space.” For the past couple of days, she’s been running around the whole rest of the house, exploring, which is a good thing. She’s settling in just fine. Our other cats are giving her token growls, […]
Meet Our New Cat
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Her name, as of now, is Baby. That’s what she was called when she was brought to the shelter a few days ago, anyway. She’s six, and looks a bit like a Russian Blue, so we wanted to give her a Russian name. We toyed with the idea of Katia for a while, but then […]
Monthly Winter Energy Report from My Electric Company
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
This thing is such a joke. In December, I supposedly used 5% more electricity than average for my neighbors. In January, I allegedly used 18% less. This is a complete joke. When most of the lights in and around your house are LEDs, and none of them are kept on for much more than an […]
Ozzie is Deceased
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
I freaking loved that cat, and he returned the love. He was the most affectionate cat I’ve ever owned in ~40 years. We did everything we could for him at then end, but his combination of cancer, kidney disease, and everything else, carted him off to kitty heaven. He will be buried on the north […]
Got Out of Attending a Wedding
Posted in Uncategorized on February 4, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
A second cousin, who has met me twice in her entire life, the most recent of which was when she was six years old, sent us a wedding invitation. She used Zola dot com. I guess that makes it easier for people to reply, and send gifts than the old fashioned snail mail, or a […]
Ozzie and Super Bowl
Posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Poor Ozzie. Our little lovey dovey 11-12 year old cat has kidney disease. Per our vets’ (plural, from the same place), he’s now on a Science Diet K/D (kidney disease) formula, and a periodic subcutaneous hydration drip that we administer at home. He’s also got a mass in his belly that, when x-rayed, was inconclusive […]