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On the right track
Great news! My Aunt has made a near-full recovery, which the doctors said was highly unlikely, given her condition and all the many courses that healing from meningitis can take. God saw fit to heal her and hopefully this will be a clear sign of His intervention to those in the family who are not Christians ( Read more... ) -
Is there a chemist in the house?
Walking into the stairwell that leads up my office this morning, I noticed a strong fragrance: burnt sugar! The smell is strong at first and unique, as far as I know. That's where my question comes in. But first, the smell. I remember all the way back to chemistry class in high school. My teacher poured sugar on a spoon and heated it over a ( Read more... ) -
Fantastic Sunday Dreams
DREAM #1
I was some female deity or avatar (deity in human form) roaming the country, just exploring, I think. The places I traveled were mostly desolate. There were hills and seashores, cliffs and large open fields and rocky plains. I met no one and had only nature’s sounds as company. The colors were dark and primordial, deep reds, dark ( Read more... ) -
Goblins at work
Adopting a kitten on Halloween may have been a bad omen. I think I mentioned that the vet's office wasn't prepared to let us take the kitty the day we agreed to adopt her because they told us they needed to keep her for observation and probably until the cast is removed. They said they'd probably call us Wednesday to give us an update on when we ( Read more... ) -
Trick-or-...Tabby?
We're adopting a new kitten! (Pictures and more to follow soon on ticklemerisi's journal.) The story begins about ten days ago...
October 2006 is turning into pet month around here. A week ago ticklemerisi's parents were asked if they'd be interested in adding a 5-year-old black lab to the family. You may recall the untimely demise of their last ( Read more... ) -
Fire and Mugging in two days!
This past weekend was an interesting one. The serenity of a lazy night of video watching in the apartment Sunday night was broken by a fire alarm downstairs. Nothing to surprising really. I mean, you only need a little smoke to get that thing going - "probably just someone baking," I thought. But wait... what's this? My ear distinguishes that ( Read more... )