Notes on cats and other strange creatures

[kinzel]

1. The cats -- at least Hexapuma and Scrtabble, in a rare scene of accommodation -- are watching TV together this morning -- well, cat-porn videos of a sort, filled with birds/squirrels/bugs/rats. They both have tried to get behind the TV to catch a good victim... and I guess they'll share "the one that got away" stories with each other later ... this is Hexapuma's first intro to our cat amusement videos and he's really take. Mozart deigns to yawn....

2. The Bush administration is striving to cut yet more environmental safeguards, these on the poultry industry.
I'm complaining and you can, too ... talk to your congress critters today!

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-te.md.poultry12dec12,0,7884252.story

I spent some time doing web-work for a company developing waste-water treatment for poultry operations and I got to say this is not a simple problem ... nor is the solution to just stop worrying about it.

3. The trees are coated with ice. So are the power lines and the cars. We're not going anywhere today unless it warms up a lot and rains. We may lose power -- those trees are bending!

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[quilzas.livejournal.com]

Friend lives in a house with a couple roommates (roommates are married). Roommates have a couple of cats - Mandu (a siamese, 3-4 years old) and Hammer (a tabby who's 6-8 months old).

Friend was sitting on the couch, playing on his PS3. Hammer crawled into his lap. Started headbutting the controller and generally being a nuisence and keeping him from playing. (Hammer is about as bright and agile as a hammer, and generally acts more like a dense dog.)

Mandu gets up on the arm of the couch. Watches for a minute, evicts Hammer, then curls up on my friend's lap in such a way that he can play the game unhindered.

Peace is restored.