I had a “disc full” event while my mail client was open and lost all 300+ messages in my in-box, including half a dozen invites to halloween parties. So, now I have no idea what I’ll be doing on Friday.
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It’s that time of year.
To drop pumpkins from the rooftops.
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1483627.html
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First day of the year to turn on the heat. I have it set at 65, with nights of 55, days of 75, the upstairs stays cozy, downstairs ideal “under the blanket” TV watching or book reading.
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Well,
It finally happened. Porter caught himself a cat.
I was about to leave this morning, when he hopped outside and I realized he was bolting for something. A cute, newish-to-the-neighborhood cat, fuzzy white with blue eyes. He had it in his mouth when I got to him. The cat had a clutch on his face as well.
I got him separated from it. Of course, the cat swiped at me and got a good gouge in through my jeans. Also hurt a finger trying to restrain the flesh hungry hound.
I was surprised the cat didn’t bolt. Seems porter broke his back. No tags on the kitty, so I wrapped him in a towel and put him on the front lawn. His breathing sounded strained as well.
He flopped a little, trying to run, when I came back out to leave for work. I hope someone he belongs to found him and could do what needs to be done. It was gone when I got home, but I’m sure the cat should be dead by now.
Lots of porter blood, and clotting scars. Not as much as he’s had a dozen times before from run-ins with larger thing, animate or otherwise.
I’m surprised this is the first one he’s dispatched. Certainly not for lack of trying, but those darn fences protect the more wiley cats. I was a little stressed from it at first, but death is part of life, hunting is the hound’s nature. And the cats in our neighborhood mostly don’t even seem to be pets or domesticated, so differentiating them from a squirrel (aka tree rat) seems unwarranted. R.I.P. cute white kitty.
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Joal [sic] Ryan in this Puff Piece makes fun of Jessica Simpson for not knowing if the mainstream Americana food Chicken of the Sea is “chicken or fish”.
Problem is, his subtitle is “Now who’s going to tell Jessica Simpson chocolate mousse is a vegetarian dish?”. In actuality, Chocolate Mousse contains gelatin, and is therefore NOT vegetarian. So much for the education of our journalists. Oh, wait. The source is E! Online Celeb/Gossip. No journalism involved there.
“For the record, we don’t know that Simpson thinks chocolate mousse is made from moose, or as Jessica might say, “meeses.” We’re just taking an educated guess.”
Nope, no moose, just horse.
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Took my midterm, it went well.
…a side note for our good friends at Leon’s Lounge. The Dazling Pete Gray will be playing his Solo, Singin’, Goodtime, you never know when he’ll show up, this Thursday Night from Midnight till two and beyond, so call in sick Friday and start your weekend a few hours earlier this week at Leon’s, Main at McGowen. I’ll see you there
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