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I opened up Pandora's box, and if I start screaming now, I'll never stop
Went to Cali last week, to prep and investigate for moving all of our stored gear from my parents' and our freshly inherited storage unit. Also made sure the storage people had all the paperwork they needed to authenticate us, and my permission slip to touch...and 3 or 4 pounds of every key I found in our Hell summer house...hoping I had the one ( Read more... ) -
oh yes, that's exactly what this trip was missing!
Memphis, tn - kansas city, mo: 540 miles. avg temp: 87 heat index: +7 ( Read more... ) -
there's a trade-off, right? lots of little bad things instead of one big bad thing?
jamestown, tn - memphis, tn: distance - 329 334 miles avg temp: 100 heat index:
small kitty gets motionsick: mile 6
we suspected this might happen, though not this fast. i pull over, wipe down the cat and the carrier; i'll still need to rinse her when we reach the hotel, but she'll be fine in the meantime.
small kitty gets motionsick, again: mile 21
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On Giant Bowls of Rice Krispies
so when Ike blew through here, going on two weeks ago, he should have been high and far from doing more than stirring the leaves with a strong breeze, but because of a quirk of thermal aero-behavior, all that highborne jitters got stirred straight down into the nice warm thermal up- and down-drafts of louisville and cincy. so lucky us, in a place ( Read more... ) -
cleverness is a predator trait
last year we got a portion-controlled kibble dispenser. for a couple reasons, but mostly to make sure the kitties get fed on time even when we aren't home. we've been having trouble with one kitty gaining a lot of weight, so i've been cutting back portions, recently i cut their portions in half again. so just now, theres one portion of kibble ( Read more... ) -
somebody needs to tell me the next line of this song, _so_bad_...
finishing watching "for the bible tells me so" and found it much more hopeful and engaging than i was expecting it to be. its a documentary exploring homosexuality and religion, largely through interviews with families who have had to struggle with their childrens' (or parents') sexuality and their religious beliefs, with a good dose of religious ( Read more... ) -
my fertile turtle, myrtle
about ten years ago i got one of those urban legend chainmails about the terrible health risks posed by modern menstrual supplies (search your favorite debunker for 'tampons and dioxin'). after doing a basic dictionary search for dioxin, and discovering that it isn't a microbe, it's a chemical, i websurfed my way through debunking articles, the ( Read more... )