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Remembering Visitor the Cat
[The verb tense changes as this was written over the last two weeks.]
TL:DR - A wonderful cat is gone.
It's difficult to write an obituary for a cat we've had for nearly nine years, especially while he's still alive, but Thursday January 6th when we brought him to the emergency vet, we were told that he has three life threatening problems. He has ( Read more... ) -
A Light Beverage
While having dinner at the MFA this evening, I was inspired to take this photo (appropriately we were there to see the Ansel Adams exhibit).
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Boarding Pass for Mars
I forgot my name is traveling to Mars (along with 2 million other people).
The Mars Insight probe lands on Mars a little before 3pm EST on November 26th.
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Back Cat
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Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
Many years ago, Mary Chung Restaurant (and a art house movie theater) was forced to close so Bioran (aka Quest Diagnotics) could build a facility at the corner of Mass Ave and Main St. It took many years, but Mary Chung's eventually reopened across the street. Last night, when Ann and I went to dinner at Mary Chung's Restaurant, I was surprised ( Read more... ) -
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Two animal and one vegetable related news items from this weekend's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! radio show on NPR.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4835857/hilarious-moment-a-sheepdog-puppy-herds-a-flock-of-sheep-into-farm-familys-home/
Hilarious moment a sheepdog puppy herds a flock of sheep into farm family’s homeSeven-month-old Rocky was so ( Read more... ) -
Midnight Snack Time
The cat is making it very clear that I should step away from the computer and instead that I should worship feed him.
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Blooming Air Plant
In March, Ann and I went to the Jacksonville, Florida area for a vacation. One thing that's different about the area is that the trees are covered with air plants (many of them are called mosses, but they're not). As a souvenir, I picked up an air plant from the ground next to the tree it fell from and brought it home in a protective box ( Read more... ) -
Lost and Found
The US Navy reports that a sailor thought lost at sea, was found alive seven days later hiding in engineering. Didn't Star Trek do that story 50 years ago?
This entry was originally posted at http://deguspice.dreamwidth.org/138186.html. There are
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Cheeky Chipmunk
I briefly made a chipmunk happy when I temporarily left the bird feeder on the ground.
chipmunk photo
Note the size of his cheeks. He made at least three visit to the feeder.
This entry was originally posted at http://deguspice.dreamwidth.org/136865.html. There are
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