Monday, December 26, 2005
(And here it goes! It turns into a weblog, not just short-fiction. Ehhh, it's been headed there forever anyway.)
Random Thoughts:
Tiny little Buffy, one of my beloved cats, can only be photographed in shadow-light, soft and gentle and ghostly like her personality. Any other photo's simply do not turn out.
(Click pics for full-size images, if you so desire.)
The snow has passed but it's turning cold again. Even Fall was better than this, thinks the Gnome:
The holidays can be strange at my house:
Especially when the Wild Things sing Xmas carols.
And I enjoyed the new King Kong immensely.
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12/26/2005 05:16:00 PM
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Okay, look: I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays, but I have no time to write anything new till tomorrow. So here's something short from the very first month of my 'blog, three whole years ago today. I still kinda like it. And whaddaya expect, anyway? It's just a re-gifting sorta world these days.
;-)
(And to alla youse wise-asses who keep telling me to write something new already: I AM! It's just too big to print here. That's my story [get it?--"story"] and I'm sticking with it.)
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Crime Pays
Three nights ago your worst fears were realized. A heavy-set, burly, hooded man broke into your house.
The cloaked and bearded burglar crept silently into your living room while you and your family slept unknowing and defenseless in your beds. Your alarm system was useless and your watchdog never stirred.
Then... he left you gifts.
And there you have it: One small part of the appeal of this strange holiday we call Christmas.
Did you remember to leave out milk and cookies for him?
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12/25/2005 04:45:00 PM
Sunday, December 18, 2005
The snow in Ohio...
Falls from a huge heavenly dumptruck in the sky...
And it's hell on the average gnome.
Photos by me; click images to enlarge.
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12/18/2005 12:33:00 AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
I Love AskMetafilter
MeFi user FortyT-wo says:
My male cat puts his butt in my face. A lot. ¿Por que?My answer:
My 7 year old kitty goes through these spurts of incredible neediness once or twice a day. They occur only when I'm at my computer, and involve him walking all over my desk, tromping on the keyboard, doing his whole-body-scrunch thing that means "pet meeee", and, most irritatingly, he starts with nudging his head on some part of me and turns around, tail in the air, with his backside toward me. Because I'm seated and he's on my desk, we're eye to brown-eye, so to speak. Kitty does this when he's got plenty of food, water and clean litterbox, so he's not really in need of anything, except attention. I'd be glad to give attention, but I'm not sure why it needs to involve his rear end. If he were a female, I'd think it was something mating-related, but since he's a boy, I assume it's not.
He's a cat, so I know I'll never stop him from doing it, and I doubt it's abnormal, but I'm really curious as to what he might be trying to tell me. I'm fascinated by animal behavior and the theories regarding their causes. Googling Cat Butt Face got me nowhere that anyone would want to be.
He probably figures if you're truly interested in how he's doing and what he's been up to, then you'll want to smell his butt. That's the kitty way. I would suggest pressing your nose against the SIDE of his butt, his flank, not the actual hole, of course. This might placate him."Googling Cat Butt Face got me nowhere that anyone would want to be." Ha!
Or else he wants you to massage those big muscles on either side of his lower back, the ones cats use so much when they pounce or leap or even just walk. Cats LERVE that massage.
Hell, be honored. I remember how good I felt the first time one of my cats smelled my butt. I was finally truly one of the bunch.
Animal behaviorologists must have really fun jobs.
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12/14/2005 04:46:00 PM
