Friday, June 30, 2006
Friday Cat Blogging - shredders
To replace the hallway floor, I had to remove boxes that were sitting there. I'm trying to go through them(they're all sitting in my living room) and I found that there were lots of bills from 1999 and closer. Well, it was time to press the trusty shredder into service. I shredded and shredded (lots more still to go) when Cotton came running in to see what the noise was. He hissed when it would start up, and would investigate when it stopped. Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Another cat picture
Cotton wanted everyone to see what type meals he gets. Also, there is the new floor, while it's still uncovered. I spent most of last night, and part of tonight, putting down congolium. I'm still not finished and I have to admit, it's not really professional looking:)Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Grey Feather
I picked her up, last night, and renamed her. She was spayed yesterday, and I figured, groggy from the anesthesia, she would be would be nice and quiet. Not so. She had to run around and try to jump up to my lap several times. She's going to be a great lap cat. She is such a friendly cat. I wonder why she was at the pound? It was so sad to see so many kittens in those cages. I didn't look at the dogs, but I could hear them and see the big ones in the kennels. Why don't people fix their animals? One of the girls at work wondered why I didn't let the cat have a litter? I told her that the kittens would have to be found homes, and if not, go to the pound. Why on earth would I want to do that to poor little kittens? Of course, the pound had already scheduled her for surgery when I paid for her on Saturday. Needless to say, the other cats' attitudes could be better.Monday, June 26, 2006
Hmmmm, I wonder if he's still single
Warren Buffett Gives Away His Fortune.
...Buffett has pledged to gradually give 85% of his Berkshire stock to five foundations. A dominant five-sixths of the shares will go to the world's largest philanthropic organization, the $30 billion Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, whose principals are close friends of Buffett's (a connection that began in 1991, when a mutual friend introduced Buffett and Bill Gates)...I realize he has tons of money which allow him to be generous, but I really think Mr Buffett is truly one of the good guys...
...Because the value of Buffett's gifts are tied to a future, unknowable price of Berkshire, there is no way to put a total dollar value on them. But the number of shares earmarked to be given have a huge value today: $37 billion.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Is it time for church, yet?
I started out by googling to see if there were any strange church stories, since this is Sunday. I found this site Strange but True Police Stories. The first story on the page had the word "church" in it. There were some very funny stories, but not exactly what I was looking for. It had a link to Funny Fotos! where I found this one. I tend to eat a lot of chicken dishes at the Chinese buffet, but have never gotten a fortune like this one! If you get a chance, before church, read some of these excuses given during police stops. As you're sitting there, through a dull sermon, you can think back on these and giggle. Have fun!Saturday, June 24, 2006
Good morning
Over at myspace.com, Lewis (the cat) has 4337 friends.
Well, that hellish week is about over. The boss was on vacation so we all chipped in to help. I closed (actully, there were two of us closing each night) several nights which meant not getting home until the wee hours. Last night was pretty horrible. It was one lady's last day, but she called in. The work just kept multiplying. The day people can leave on time, but we (the evening peons) can't just leave when it's time to go. We have to have all the requisitions, received for the day, typed in. We were lucky the boss's boss came in and helped, otherwise, we would have been a couple hours later leaving. I'm pooped and my fingers are tired from all that typing.
We were walking, yesterday, at break, when we noticed there were a lot of antennae balls in the parking lots. My friend had his camera phone and I had my camera, so we started snapping pictures. This picture shows three balls. The three cars were all sitting together. The other two are closer to the tree. Click on the picture for better viewing:)
I should get one of these for my sister.
Well, that hellish week is about over. The boss was on vacation so we all chipped in to help. I closed (actully, there were two of us closing each night) several nights which meant not getting home until the wee hours. Last night was pretty horrible. It was one lady's last day, but she called in. The work just kept multiplying. The day people can leave on time, but we (the evening peons) can't just leave when it's time to go. We have to have all the requisitions, received for the day, typed in. We were lucky the boss's boss came in and helped, otherwise, we would have been a couple hours later leaving. I'm pooped and my fingers are tired from all that typing.
We were walking, yesterday, at break, when we noticed there were a lot of antennae balls in the parking lots. My friend had his camera phone and I had my camera, so we started snapping pictures. This picture shows three balls. The three cars were all sitting together. The other two are closer to the tree. Click on the picture for better viewing:)
I should get one of these for my sister.Friday, June 23, 2006
Why, oh why, did I forget to buy catfood?
It's best to stay away from Sgt Mango, when he gets hungry!Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
I'll believe it when I see it.
EU praises Bush for wanting 'end' to Guantanamo
The EU has welcomed US president George W. Bush's statements on ending the Guantanamo prison camp, with the Austrian chancellor saying after Wednesday's bilateral summit that it is "grotesque" to claim that the US is harmful to world peace...There it is, again. I wish someone would ask him why he keeps talking about Iraq and 9/11 as though they were linked.
...The Austrian leader said Europe had received "clear signals and commitment" from the US president that there would be no torture or extraordinary detention involved in Washington's anti-terror activities...
...Mr Bush said it was "absurd" to compare the US and such countries as Iran or North Korea, but acknowledged that many Europeans disagreed with his decision to launch a war in Iraq...
..."For Europe, September the 11th was a moment; for us it was a change of thinking. I vowed to the American people I would do everything I could to defend our people, and I will."...
Good news for Lewis the cat.
Remember Lewis the cat? He's been ordered to stay at home, inside, at all times, but at least he wasn't sent to the gas chamber. Judge Spares Life of Lewis the Cat. I think that's good news, at least for him. The neighbors might not be happy, but if he stays inside, they don't have to keep looking behind them.
Well, how do you like that! Lewis even has a MySpace.com page! What a cute cat!
Well, how do you like that! Lewis even has a MySpace.com page! What a cute cat!
Monday, June 19, 2006
Butterfly
I finally decided to jog, yesterday, to the consternation of my lazy body. I also went back and took some pictures. I took several of wild flowers.Sunday, June 18, 2006
Happy Father's Day
I'm not sure which adult is the Dad, but they all seem to work at keeping the young ones safe. When I was young, my father instituted Bible study on Saturdays. He picked out a book and number of chapters for us to read. The names of the people were such oddities, I would go and ask him how to pronounce them. Later, we started going to church. Later, still, we quit going to church. My parents realized how uncaring churches really are. I think it had something to do with a tragedy in one of the families attending our church. My thoughtful, caring father believed the church should dig down, in their own deep pockets, and donate some of that tithe money to help the family, but the church felt their responsibility was to take up a collection, from the congregation, for flowers.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Cat records
It's been a hell of a day, already. Last night, I worked 8 hours at the parttime job. It was hard getting up this morning, but I had to take someone's dog to the vet & Lady Fortuna had to get her shots.
I was thinking of getting a specific cute cute cute kitten from the Humane Society. I called them and they said I needed to show proof of rabies shot. Well, for some reason, I was thinking they only needed Lady Fortuna's. So, she got her shots, I dropped the dog and it's owner off at their place, then went to the Humane Society. I took Lady Fortuna in because I didn't want her sitting in the car, all alone for who-knows-how-much time. I made sure the kitten was still available, then I filled out the application form. Sure, I had filled one out for Lady Fortuna, but they had to have another for the new year.
When the young lady interviewed me, she asked for the shot records on the other cats, too. I didn't realize they were needed so didn't have them with me. She said, "no problem, I'll call the vet."
She came back and advised me that the vet didn't have Sgt Mango's shots updated, in fact, it sounded as if the vet didn't even have a record of him. She said I could have the vet fax them, or if I could find the records, at home - ha ha - bring them in. Adoption denied! and they cannot hold the kitten, which I well understand. Lady Fortuna and I got back into the car and came home. She danced out of the cat carrier while I looked through my kitty paperwork. I found where I had taken Sgt Mango to the vet, but it was for his eye. Saddie and Cotton had gotten shots that time. Sgt Mango had gotten shots sometime earlier under the other name, and he's overdue... I guess I'll get Sgt Mango's shots and if the kitten hasn't been adopted, I can try again... maybe. I certainly don't need another cat.
Lesson learned, if anyone is thinking about adopting a pet, and they have pets at home, make sure their pets have up-to-date shot records, and bring those along.
I was thinking of getting a specific cute cute cute kitten from the Humane Society. I called them and they said I needed to show proof of rabies shot. Well, for some reason, I was thinking they only needed Lady Fortuna's. So, she got her shots, I dropped the dog and it's owner off at their place, then went to the Humane Society. I took Lady Fortuna in because I didn't want her sitting in the car, all alone for who-knows-how-much time. I made sure the kitten was still available, then I filled out the application form. Sure, I had filled one out for Lady Fortuna, but they had to have another for the new year.
When the young lady interviewed me, she asked for the shot records on the other cats, too. I didn't realize they were needed so didn't have them with me. She said, "no problem, I'll call the vet."
She came back and advised me that the vet didn't have Sgt Mango's shots updated, in fact, it sounded as if the vet didn't even have a record of him. She said I could have the vet fax them, or if I could find the records, at home - ha ha - bring them in. Adoption denied! and they cannot hold the kitten, which I well understand. Lady Fortuna and I got back into the car and came home. She danced out of the cat carrier while I looked through my kitty paperwork. I found where I had taken Sgt Mango to the vet, but it was for his eye. Saddie and Cotton had gotten shots that time. Sgt Mango had gotten shots sometime earlier under the other name, and he's overdue... I guess I'll get Sgt Mango's shots and if the kitten hasn't been adopted, I can try again... maybe. I certainly don't need another cat.
Lesson learned, if anyone is thinking about adopting a pet, and they have pets at home, make sure their pets have up-to-date shot records, and bring those along.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Helping Science Classrooms
afarensis at ScienceBlogs asked me to let my readers know of the raise-money-to-help-science-classrooms-a-thon Helping Science Education
...Although I am not an educator or an academic, science education is important to me. One of the reasons I blog is to try and explain the methods and techniques of anthropology - and related subjects - to people who do not know that much about the field. I have even started a second blog devoted to providing educational resources relating to evolution to teachers and students. So it is with great pleasure that I announce the following challenge...
...A lot of us fell in love with science because of early experiences in school -- teachers who made science intriguing, exciting, maybe a little bit dangerous. But tightening budgets are making it harder and harder for public school teachers to provide the books, equipment, and field trips to make science come alive for kids.
DonorsChoose.org gives us a way to help teachers get the job done. A bunch of us at ScienceBlogs have set up Bloggers Challenges which will let us (and that includes you) contribute to worthy school projects in need of financial assistance. We'll be able to track our progress right on the DonorsChoose site. And -- because we like a little friendly competition -- we'll be updating you periodically as to which blogger's readers are getting his or her challenge closest to its goal...
...The contest will run from June 15 to July 1...
Friday Cat Blogging - The four who rule the roost.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Kitty TV
I couldn't wait for Friday Cat Blogging. Rocky Girl was watching her television show. Those ears looked pretty cute. I had to see what she was watching so intently.
Kitty TV.Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Rats!
After reading that Rove Won't Be Charged in CIA Leak Case,
I had to go look for some good news.
Remember the deer attacks? Here is a story about Bird Goes on the Attack in Ohio. That wasn't enough. I had to go visit News of the Weird
In the More Things to Worry About category,
In the Can't Possibly be True category
...At the White House, Rove was all smiles, as he usually is, as he carried out his normal routine...I'm thinking that his normal routine consists of making nasty plans and thinking up dirty tricks.
I had to go look for some good news.
Remember the deer attacks? Here is a story about Bird Goes on the Attack in Ohio. That wasn't enough. I had to go visit News of the Weird
In the More Things to Worry About category,
(1) Spokane, Wash., dentist Henry G. Kolsrud, 82, decided to give up his license in May rather than face punishment for having an unsanitary office; among the charges: that he kept cat food in the office refrigerator with dental supplies, and that he scooped up cat vomit around the office with dental spatulas. [Washington Post-AP, 5-16-06]I wonder if he washed the dental spatulas off, afterward?
In the Can't Possibly be True category
In May, a judge in Edmonton, Alberta, ordered Shee Theng, 30, to serve a nine-month community-control sentence for partially scalping his then-girlfriend by attempting to "style" her hair with a power drill, a technique he said he learned about on a TV infomercial. Theng admitted that he knew it was a bad idea because he had previously screwed up his own hair trying it out. [Edmonton Sun, 5-11-06]I guess he figured the ole "try, try again" routine would work.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Gitmo
This article from Bryan at Why Now? Framing the American GUlag is saddening. These people being held at Guantanamo Bay are trying to commit suicide. Some have succeeded. How long have they been held? What charges?
Some sort of flying thing.
While walking, the other day, I flushed out a bird. I have no idea what type, though.Sunday, June 11, 2006
Forests
I heard a guy making some stupid comment about tree huggers, the other day. I felt like slapping him. There isn't anything wrong with hugging a tree, and they make great friends. They listen to you and don't talk back. They don't run amok, knocking stuff off the coffee table, and/or possibly causing other senseless damage except during stormy weather.How wonderfully sweet
A BIG THANK YOU to my dear friend, The Fat Lady Sings, for her Friday post. It's not everyday that a really cool blogger will single you out and write about your blog(s)! A Great THANK YOU to her commenters, too! {{{hugs}}} to all of you.
Off topic, Oldwhitelady's Sister was wondering what happened to the pictures of her horses and ducks.
Click the following links to see them.
Ducks
Horses
Off topic, Oldwhitelady's Sister was wondering what happened to the pictures of her horses and ducks.
Click the following links to see them.
Ducks
Horses
...and the answer is...
Reading the comments at other blogs sure bring some interesting stuff. Eschaton comment tbsa | 06.10.06 - 7:41 pm | linked to this article:
Unreported: The Zarqawi Invitation, By Greg Palast.
That's the beginning of the article.
Unreported: The Zarqawi Invitation, By Greg Palast.
06/09/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- They got him -- the big, bad, beheading berserker in Iraq. But, something's gone unreported in all the glee over getting Zarqawi … who invited him into Iraq in the first place?...
That's the beginning of the article.
...But you can't have a war president without a war. And you can't have a war without enemies. "Bring 'em on," our Commander-in-Chief said. And Zarqawi answered the call.and this was the end. The middle was well worth the time it took to read.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Once in a while, things work out.
Lately, I've been preoccupied with home improvement. Soon after I finished the roof, I found the floor in the hallway was not as sturdy as it had been. Trailers have floors made with particle board. At the time, I figured it was from an incident some 7 years ago when the washer dumped all it's water on the floor while I was out mowing the lawn. I knew there was one soft spot and figured it finally expanded. It was on my list to do next. Unfortunately, it became something that needed to be fixed asap. In the bathroom, on the same line as the floor, the stool started sinking. Because I weigh too much, I feared sitting down for very long, or putting all my weight on it. This made staying at home very uncomfortable. Luckily, there are some Quikee Marts nearby. I'm sure they wondered why I was in there, using up their bathrooms, all the time:) Oh, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that pregnancy doesn't happen because of sitting on common toilet stools. So, I called one outfit that works on trailers. The guy asked me if I was home. I said, "no, but I can be, tomorrow." He said, "call me tomorrow when you're home."
I took off work the next day. I called his business number and left a message that I had called the day before, my phone number was such and such, I'm home, now. This was 8ish. At 10:00 am, he still had not called back. I called another company and they set up an appointment 5 days from then. I called the first place again. The guy answered. I told him who I was and that I had left a message, etc... He said he had to go to another town, but would I be there all day, he could stop by on his way back. I said, "sure." I had to be at work at 6:00pm. At 5:30, he still had not come by and I had to leave. I never received a call, either.. in fact, I still haven't. So, the other company came out. The next day, the estimate arrived in the mail. Ouch! It was huge.. but, worth it. I called the guy and asked when they could start. He informed me that the soonest was August 10th. I was saddened. I was not going to hang out at Quikee Mart all the time until then. I thanked him, but told him I needed to get the toilet fixed as it would probably be on the ground by August 10th. He understood, but advised me that he has so many jobs from the hail storms in March, and he has insurance companies crying out for those jobs to be done. He did offer to keep me in mind, should someone cancel. Of course, it was doubtful that would happen as no one had cancelled during all the time they'd been fixing the hailstorm damages.
Luckily for me, a coworker heard my plight and asked me about it. She said her husband could do the work. The day started out sunny. They came out this morning and worked all day on the floor, putting down plywood. They found, and fixed, a gushing leak behind the washer. That was what made the hallway and stool flooring go so quickly. Rain started pouring down right before the last boards were trimmed and placed. It's finished except for the linoleum, which I will put down later. All in all, it cost about $100 over half of what the contracter had quoted. It would have been less, but I was so happy they had come so quickly, I asked them to keep the money left over from what I had fronted for supplies. I hadn't mentioned it, on the blog, for fear something might happen that the fixing wouldn't go on as scheduled. Ahhhhhh! I'm happy.
I took off work the next day. I called his business number and left a message that I had called the day before, my phone number was such and such, I'm home, now. This was 8ish. At 10:00 am, he still had not called back. I called another company and they set up an appointment 5 days from then. I called the first place again. The guy answered. I told him who I was and that I had left a message, etc... He said he had to go to another town, but would I be there all day, he could stop by on his way back. I said, "sure." I had to be at work at 6:00pm. At 5:30, he still had not come by and I had to leave. I never received a call, either.. in fact, I still haven't. So, the other company came out. The next day, the estimate arrived in the mail. Ouch! It was huge.. but, worth it. I called the guy and asked when they could start. He informed me that the soonest was August 10th. I was saddened. I was not going to hang out at Quikee Mart all the time until then. I thanked him, but told him I needed to get the toilet fixed as it would probably be on the ground by August 10th. He understood, but advised me that he has so many jobs from the hail storms in March, and he has insurance companies crying out for those jobs to be done. He did offer to keep me in mind, should someone cancel. Of course, it was doubtful that would happen as no one had cancelled during all the time they'd been fixing the hailstorm damages.
Luckily for me, a coworker heard my plight and asked me about it. She said her husband could do the work. The day started out sunny. They came out this morning and worked all day on the floor, putting down plywood. They found, and fixed, a gushing leak behind the washer. That was what made the hallway and stool flooring go so quickly. Rain started pouring down right before the last boards were trimmed and placed. It's finished except for the linoleum, which I will put down later. All in all, it cost about $100 over half of what the contracter had quoted. It would have been less, but I was so happy they had come so quickly, I asked them to keep the money left over from what I had fronted for supplies. I hadn't mentioned it, on the blog, for fear something might happen that the fixing wouldn't go on as scheduled. Ahhhhhh! I'm happy.
No privacy
Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites.
New Scientist has discovered that Pentagon's National Security Agency, which specialises in eavesdropping and code-breaking, is funding research into the mass harvesting of the information that people post about themselves on social networks. And it could harness advances in internet technology - specifically the forthcoming "semantic web" championed by the web standards organisation W3C - to combine data from social networking websites with details such as banking, retail and property records, allowing the NSA to build extensive, all-embracing personal profiles of individuals...Hmmm. I took a look at some MySpace.com sites. They do, indeed, show lots of information. Some friends have accounts and were trying to talk me into setting up one, well, Chronic wasn't suggesting I set one up, but others were. I don't think I will, right now:)
Friday, June 09, 2006
some call it curious, I call it nosy!
This cat is the nosiest of the bunch. She has to know what's going on. I don't know if anything was happening outside, but she was sure interested.Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Sunset
Last night, I went to the door and found a beautiful sky. I took several pictures while raindrops started to fall. They stopped without making the ground wet.Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Clothing to fit the sport.
We were walking on the sidewalk when the skateboarder passed us. I read the shirt and immediately fumbled to get the camera out. I managed to snap a couple shots, but the shirt is difficult to read. It says, "It's time to give blood again." How appropriate! :)Monday, June 05, 2006
Hell, I didn't realize there was such a place...
Hell, Michigan. They're going to have a 666 party. Check it out Hell, Mich., Heats Up for 6-6-6 Party.
It sounds like a fun time. It's too bad my boss wants me to work.
It sounds like a fun time. It's too bad my boss wants me to work.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
It's time for church
Landover Baptist Church, that is. I'm pretty happy I'm not pregnant, just about now. If Your Child Is Born on 06-06-06. That checklist for Christian mothers is awesome:
1. Ladies, keep your legs crossed until after midnight. A True Christian™ lady always keeps her knees together -- and June 6 is no time to stop. As your demon child willfully pushes and kicks, causing your lady hole to dilate to the size of a drainage pipe, keep your knees locked together at all times. This will give your demanding child a wonderful, early lesson that he can't always have his way. To underscore this valuable disciplinary message, as the devil child flops around, trying to claw its way out to the human world to do Lucifer's bidding, continue to warble in a loud voice, "La la la la la la la I CAN'T FEEL YOU!"...and that's only the FIRST suggestion of the checklist! How do the writers for that site think up these things?
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Which photo is more exciting?
I felt bad because I led everyone to believe that my cats actually hunted down their supper. Here's the actual photo. It's kind of tame, if you ask me.Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Suppertime - Friday Cat Blogging
I had posted this over at the other blog, but decided it would make a dandy fine Friday Cat Blogging photo.Check out the Friday Ark at The Modulator.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
One tomato, so far.
I've been watching my garden, intently, hoping to see some signs of vegetables. My radishes never really did anything, but go to seed. That was because I started them in an pot, then transferred them too late.Update - I was talking to some friends about my tomato plants and they indicated how much they love tomatoes. I said, "Just think, people used to think they were poisonous." They were surprised. The plant belongs to the Nightshade family.
0ne of the strangest things about the history of the tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is the fact that, although it is of American origin, it was unknown as food in this country until long after it was commonly eaten in Europe. Until hardly more than a hundred years ago it was generally thought to be poisonous in the United States. Long before it was considered here as fit to eat, it was grown only as an ornamental garden plant, sometimes called "love apple."I've wondered how, since it was considered poisonous, people found it was edible, and mentioned my question. One friend ventured that it might have been a suicide attempt that turned out for the best. As in, "Goodbye cruel world, I'm eating this poison.... Mmmmm..I'm still alive and this is so delicious, I'm having another."
owl - in a couple years...if I started going to church
Toward the end of the service, the Minister asked, "How many of you have forgiven your enemies?" 80% held up their hands.
The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly lady. "Mrs. Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"
"I don't have any." She replied, smiling sweetly.
"Mrs. Jones, that is very unusual. How old are you?"
"Ninety-eight,"she replied.
"Oh Mrs. Jones, would you please come down in front and tell us all how a person can live ninety-eight years and not have an enemy in the world?"
The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, faced the congregation, and said..."I outlived the bitches."
The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly lady. "Mrs. Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"
"I don't have any." She replied, smiling sweetly.
"Mrs. Jones, that is very unusual. How old are you?"
"Ninety-eight,"she replied.
"Oh Mrs. Jones, would you please come down in front and tell us all how a person can live ninety-eight years and not have an enemy in the world?"
The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, faced the congregation, and said..."I outlived the bitches."
