Lacuna is my oldest cat.  He is a big baby and would sit on a lap all day long if one was available.  In the two story house, he has taken to trying to lure us up to the bedroom so that he can sit with us; he stands near the stairs and mews plaintively.  As we approach, he then moves towards the bedroom, continuing to meow.  Once we're in the ( Read more... )

...when you get home, the dog barks from the top of the stairs but does not come down to greet you.  Because there are RAINBOWS.  And these trump people in terms of importance.

    Mele and I spent yesterday at a dog trial.  It was with NADAC, a group that we don't usually run with.  However, the trial was close, and there is a class called tunnelers that seemed right up Mele's alley.  We got up super-early to drive down to Wrentham.  This actually turned out to be annoying, as we did not need to be measured and in fact ( Read more... )

    I managed to get selected for jury duty last fall and put it off until yesterday.  There were about 25 people held captive in a room through the morning.  We got to listen to the judge for a bit, and then watched a video (that appeared to be made in the 80's, given the hair) describing the jury process.  Many, many times we were told not to ( Read more... )

    Yesterday, en route to agility class in Nashua, the "check" light on the dashboard started blinking.  I didn't have time to deal with it, as I had to drive there, drive home, then head out to work an overnight shift and head to Alewife to T in to a day shift today.  I did manage to read the book before I caught the train, and it very helpfully ( Read more... )

    I heard a commercial for a drug while I was watching TV in Vegas.  The drug is called "AciPhex".  I was packing my suitcase in preparation for departure, and did a double take when I heard this, as I couldn't figure out what they were marketing.  It turns out to be a drug to help control stomach acid, which I guess is where the name came from ( Read more... )

    The week before last, Mele was entered in an agility trial at Riverside Canine Center.  This was CPE agility, which
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    So I'm pretty sure that the female betta has been terrorizing everyone in the tank.  The male's tale keeps getting shorter and shorter, and one of the neon tetras is now missing an eye.  So I dug out my old tank (which has a divider) and moved the bettas next door, with one on each side of the divider.  The male needs to regrow his tail, as he' ( Read more... )

   
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    I was playing in the backyard with Mele the other evening.  He was wearing Mutt-luks on his front feet, to protect them from the ice.  Because it was dusk, we were playing with the ball that flashes lights.  It's amusing to watch him come running back across the yard, as you mainly notice the flashing and not the actual dog.  As we played, I ( Read more... )