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Friday, March 19, 2021

And Winter Ends

3/19/21 Friendly Fill-Ins

1. I look forward to my birthday every spring.

Most years, my birthday falls on the Vernal Equinox.  Sometimes, it's the last day of winter, and that bums me out!  I tend to treat the whole month of March as a 30-day celebration. 😸

2. The highlight of my week was completing my re-listen of the entire Amelia Peabody book series, written by Elizabeth Peters, about a cat-loving British Egyptologist-turned-detective family.

I felt the need to comfort listen again!  There are 19 books, and I posted about my first listen on 9/17/2020.  AND, I've begun The Cormoran Strike audiobooks series...again...because it too is excellent, taking place in modern London.  I understand there is a UK TV series based on these characters, but I haven't seen it yet.

3. I think cross-eyed is the word that best describes me.

I was born with a lazy-eye.  Although I've had surgery to fix it cosmetically as a child, and years of eye therapy, I still have double vision, and do not have depth perception.  It colors my world in subtle ways, such as reading spreadsheets (hell!), playing any game (which ball do I hit?), and when I'm tired, my one eye begins to drift.  This may be why my version of the world is a cock-eyed!

4. Nothing melts my heart like a community cat who allows me to pet him!

I whisper 'puss puss puss' and make smoochy sounds to every cat I see, but most ferals sit like statues, or run away.  Rarely, one will take my bait, and I've had to choke back tears of joy when I am allowed to reach out my hand for petting.

Life is too short not to stick out your tongue!
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Friday, March 13, 2020

Crazy Times

The World Health Organization has labeled the COVID-19 rising levels as a pandemic, or global outbreak.

At my office, management is asking that if you can work from home, do so.  

Also, all visitors are discouraged until further notice.

For Eastside Cats, I'm on vacation for all of next week!

WOO HOO!

Sly and I had a moment yesterday...
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We have a few cat-related appointments set up for my stay-cation week, so I'll post about those as they occur.

I am hoping to get a LOT of human-bed-for-cats time, plus plenty of snuggling with The 'O' Cats.

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1. I know I am sick when I get a headache.

2. For St. Patrick's Day, I reminisce about my time spent in Ireland in my college years; a great deal of Guinness Stout consumed...hehehe...

3. It's been a long time since I've chewed gum!

4. In order to have a garden, you have to get your hands dirty; dirt is good for you!  Read this: https://qz.com/993258/dirt-has-a-microbiome-and-it-may-double-as-an-antidepressant/

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Friday, November 23, 2018

Friendly Fill-In Friday

Angel, on Thanksgiving Day, 2007

Friendly Fill-Ins are hosted by Four-Legged Furballs and 15 And Meowing!

The fill-in statements this week are:
1. Black Friday _________.
2. A pet peeve of mine at this time of year is _________.
3. 'Tis the season for _________.
4. I never jumped on the _________ bandwagon.

And my answers;

1. Black Friday is an awful title for the day!  Why not 'Fabulous Friday' or "Frivolous Friday'?  I understand that retailers use the term as a way to gauge whether they were in the red (lost money) or in the black (made money), but let's grow up and find a new term.  Heck, why not call it "Shopping Day"?

2. A pet peeve of mine at this time of year is the cold and snow.  I am NOT A FAN!  Perhaps I need to find a reason to live half of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, and the other in the Northern Hemisphere...

3. 'Tis the season for counting the days until SPRING!  See answer #2 above.  Seriously, I keep a spreadsheet and everything...

4. I have never jumped on the Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Game of Thrones bandwagons.

Now it's your turn!
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Friday, November 09, 2018

Friday Friendly Fill-Ins

Sponsored by 15 And Meowing Blog and Four-Legged Furballs Blog, it's Friday Friendly Fill-Ins!

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1. I've just purchased a new laptop!
2. My next manicure nail polish color will be dark red or grey.
3. The sound of metal rubbing on metal makes me cringe.  Think of a chef sharpening a knife...makes my teeth curl!
4. Right now, I am craving toasted pumpkin seeds.

For your purring pleasure, here is a 2015 video of Paddy O'Malley, giving his signature rumbling yet squeaky purrs!  Turn up the volume!  It's a bit blurry...

Go here: https://youtu.be/HIOIO0lVHw4 or watch below!


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AND OH!  Look what happened this morning....

EEK!!!!!
Only took a full hour to commute to the office in the slush...
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