I went out to my car this morning and discovered my windshield was seriously broken. I couldn’t find a natural cause for it (no rocks, branches, debris, or damaged critters laying around), so I suspect it was malicious. The implement left a distinct depression in the glass, about six inches long, an inch or two wide, and about a half-inch deep. As my grandmother would say, it was “just pure-t meanness.” Grumble. It’s all fixed…
The pitter patter of puddy paws has returned to the humble abode. Eight puddy paws, to be exact. Meet Mischief and Mayhem, the Trouble Twins: This sister-brother duo are supposedly part Maine Coon, part tabby. On the left is Mischief, the girl. She insists on biting the roots of my hair and attacking her brother. All. Night. Long. On the right is Mayhem, the boy. He’s a cuddler and a climber. They seem very happy…
I love this headline; it sounds like the title of a Sci-Fi Channel Movie of the Week: Psycho killer raccoons terrorize Olympia. Just what we need. Gangsta Raccoons. “They’re urban raccoons, and they’re not afraid.” The local wildlife expert said “he had seen packs of raccoons this big but none so into killing.”
I’m heading out to West Virginia this evening for my little sister’s wedding. Wish me luck. I’m gonna need it. The wedding and other simmering family issues have ramped up the drama/trauma factor by at least 10. It’s gonna be a long weekend. (Sigh.) The travel arrangements thus far look good, and less stressful than the previous trip. I’ll have a direct flight tonight to Pittsburgh on Midwest Air, pick up a rental car, and…
With several major purchases looming in my future, my sweetie and I spent the weekend questing for information. First up: replace our cell phones. After nearly 7 years, the old Samsung 8500s are increasingly unreliable. Mine has trouble finding/keeping a signal. Mike’s battery won’t hold a charge. When we call each other, Sprint won’t connect us, thus cheating us out of those free phone-to-phone minutes. After much procrastinating and research we’ve finally settled on a…
