tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post7778154488514907792..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: April Showers WhiningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-82575497968816950962017-04-10T11:43:19.380-04:002017-04-10T11:43:19.380-04:00Exactly, Liz! I've had to explain that to curi...Exactly, Liz! I've had to explain that to curious people who are surprised at how I carefully maintain no contact. (And I finally blocked her. I was holding off on that for a while, but it's the right thing to do.)Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-22877960352171848652017-04-10T10:51:14.029-04:002017-04-10T10:51:14.029-04:00And sometimes you need to keep people out of your ...And sometimes you need to keep people out of your life. You can forgive her and STILL keep her out of your life.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-64072197759265222722017-04-10T10:50:14.256-04:002017-04-10T10:50:14.256-04:00Block her if you don't want her to be able to ...Block her if you don't want her to be able to send another friend request Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-61053824699629706232017-04-09T22:13:15.928-04:002017-04-09T22:13:15.928-04:00I just looked up what chiggers actually are (I...I just looked up what chiggers actually are (I've heard of them for my whole life, but have never encountered them), and yuck! Award-worthy whine indeed, especially when combined with hiccups. <br /><br />W: I received a friend request on Book of Faces, from someone that I cut off contact with (pretty much exactly) a decade ago. I automatically deleted the request, but it threw me off my Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7384923929960566692017-04-09T19:51:49.254-04:002017-04-09T19:51:49.254-04:00AW: great weekend at a youth retreat, leading with...AW: great weekend at a youth retreat, leading with some of my favorite friends. Nice weather, smart and curious young people ("Does God wear shoes? What kind?"), lovely setting.<br /><br />W: chiggers<br /><br />W: hiccups<br /><br />W: A person should not have to deal with chiggers and hiccups at the same time.<br /><br />W: exhausted, at the beginning of the busiest work week of the esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-91880288406439831562017-04-09T19:30:17.632-04:002017-04-09T19:30:17.632-04:00But you have a plan, QWP! My husband and I have d...But you have a plan, QWP! My husband and I have dithered over exterior house colors for 20 years, so keep going!<br /><br />We have acquired Tiger's litter box and his particular litter, assorted opened cat treats, and a cat carrier with his name written on tape -- so he definitely has a vet someplace, if only we knew which. It is sunny outside, but he seems content to sit in sunbeams and kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-65842682587911788922017-04-08T23:08:19.836-04:002017-04-08T23:08:19.836-04:00I hope you find a forever home for the kitty soon,...I hope you find a forever home for the kitty soon, Kathy! <br /><br />W: a wind storm blew down part of our rotting fence today! <br />AW: it was only a little part, and we've already saved up the cost of replacing it this summer. Seeing flying boards gave us the incentive to sit down and crunch the numbers, and it should be pretty affordable, since we're doing it ourselves. (Mr. Q has Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-65505913038953515732017-04-08T21:05:37.181-04:002017-04-08T21:05:37.181-04:00Well, the cat cafe turned me down (because we are ...Well, the cat cafe turned me down (because we are out of that particular town), and I've got feelers out to two rescue places but... <br /><br />So, I did a rare "open to the public" post on the book of visages, and got some shares. Which I guess is something! I really hope this boy gets a good home. His human's mom is coming back sometime tomorrow for another visit.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-53072081137760460092017-04-08T10:59:30.596-04:002017-04-08T10:59:30.596-04:00Hooray, Liz!
QWP -- great about the read-in!
S...Hooray, Liz! <br /><br />QWP -- great about the read-in!<br /><br />So, yesterday my doorbell rang, and it was a neighbor, a police detective, and the mother of New Cat's owner, who wanted to check on the cat. Not expecting that! But she thought Tiger was being well taken care of, and wanted updates when we find him a new home. (Also, the detective pet the cat!) kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-77777607930630945502017-04-08T10:51:58.934-04:002017-04-08T10:51:58.934-04:00QWP, the read-in sounds perfectly wonderful - espe...QWP, the read-in sounds perfectly wonderful - especially the sitting in the sun part! Sorry about the tantrum time. :( <br /><br />Great news about the cough, Liz!! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-75846893690883273602017-04-08T10:19:05.873-04:002017-04-08T10:19:05.873-04:00Breaking news: My cough is much better!!!Breaking news: My cough is much better!!!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-63543068015747311952017-04-07T18:21:17.263-04:002017-04-07T18:21:17.263-04:00Went to the library, got E her first library card,...Went to the library, got E her first library card, took out a whole stack of books, picked up fast food, met up with friends at the read-in, sat in the sunshine while reading books, signed a pile of petitions, threw out E's carton of milk because it had sat in the sun for too long, had to haul home a sobbing and exhausted child who wanted her milk back and didn't want to go home. I got toQueen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-57617753824545862412017-04-07T12:33:46.388-04:002017-04-07T12:33:46.388-04:00Another vanity war. Launched without a lot of pla...Another vanity war. Launched without a lot of planning and consideration. Gah.<br /><br />Well, New Cat's doing great except for a few accidental and growly encounters with Junior Cat. Loud feline swearing during one incident last night, but then New Cat settled in to sleep with a human [with the door shut to prevent further hostilities], and all was good. Have gotten in touch with a kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-2862854944644927592017-04-07T11:06:47.480-04:002017-04-07T11:06:47.480-04:00I'm speechless. This is truly horrifying. Viol...I'm speechless. This is truly horrifying. Violence only brings more violence, so I'm trying really hard not to think too far ahead in terms of what happens next. I'm also trying not to fixate on the fact that he likely gave approval for the bombing between the appetizer and main course at his southern WH. <br /><br />WTF??!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-59671198218618625612017-04-06T23:27:36.326-04:002017-04-06T23:27:36.326-04:00I am also staring at the news in horror. This is r...I am also staring at the news in horror. This is really, really bad news. Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916789377072669667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-80126796453939884342017-04-06T23:15:35.864-04:002017-04-06T23:15:35.864-04:00W: Even more horrifying, people that are happy abo...W: Even more horrifying, people that are happy about it.<br /><br />AW: Mr. E, generally more conservative than I, is not happy about it. It's nice to be in agreement on something.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-22522175859758045742017-04-06T23:14:56.163-04:002017-04-06T23:14:56.163-04:00Yeah, just know that it's bad. Looking at it n...Yeah, just know that it's bad. Looking at it now will not facilitate falling asleep.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-38560797465518464742017-04-06T22:34:53.710-04:002017-04-06T22:34:53.710-04:00Yay, Esperanza's state!
I have not looked dir...Yay, Esperanza's state!<br /><br />I have not looked directly at the news for a good part of the day, and now am afraid to. Holy Fireplacing Shit.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-91689620041328053092017-04-06T22:15:35.682-04:002017-04-06T22:15:35.682-04:00AW: My Big Red State's House voted *against* v...AW: My Big Red State's House voted *against* vouchers using tax money for private schools. Yippee!<br /><br />W: Syria, all facets thereof.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-24374267159774684442017-04-06T13:41:10.603-04:002017-04-06T13:41:10.603-04:00Well, I know adult cats do not adjust to one anoth...Well, I know adult cats do not adjust to one another very easily. So it is not a surprise that New Cat and Junior Cat have growl-fests whenever they spot one another; and there weren't any serious standoffs. But apparently my husband was not anticipating any unhappiness... Anyway, the growls were too much for night, so we put New Cat in a large and well-appointed family room, where there kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-68502109045933969022017-04-06T09:46:34.638-04:002017-04-06T09:46:34.638-04:00Yay, New Cat!! I'm glad he's settling in. ...Yay, New Cat!! I'm glad he's settling in. Maybe the familiar smells at the window will be a comfort. He knows he not at his usual home, but he's also not in another universe entirely.<br /><br />NL - I laughed at your comment. Yes, I suspect a few in his church will celebrate his retirement (once he stops reveling in the sheer and utter joy of it Every Single Day - riiiggghhhtt...) <Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-9409591096115046992017-04-06T09:14:52.093-04:002017-04-06T09:14:52.093-04:00Yay new cat!! I know that he will settle in and th...Yay new cat!! I know that he will settle in and the other cats will come to an accommodation with him.<br /><br />Was able to sleep in a bed last night. First time in over a week! Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-22084502784543652652017-04-05T20:48:06.259-04:002017-04-05T20:48:06.259-04:00New Cat has found the dining room table by a large...New Cat has found the dining room table by a large set of windows. I've kept the sliding window open a couple inches, and he is seeing and hearing familiar things from our block. For sure, it is frustrating him that he can't go out there. But I hope there is some measure of comfort, too, with the familiar things. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-46525313211745724992017-04-05T20:21:34.498-04:002017-04-05T20:21:34.498-04:00It's been a few years since we introduced a ne...It's been a few years since we introduced a new adult cat to the home. That one was more inclined to hide for a while, and also we had a resident diva cat to keep her in line. <br /><br />Junior Cat (the former newbie) keeps wanting to beat up the new boy. For his part, there's a good bit of growling when he spots her, so I've been encouraging them to take separate spaces. Senior kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-50731733096154340472017-04-05T19:52:06.763-04:002017-04-05T19:52:06.763-04:00That Guy is not the only one doing this lately, an...That Guy is not the only one doing this lately, and so perhaps this is an over-reaction, but the "my experience must be normative for everyone else" thing has got to stop. And yeah, I'm calling b.s. on him loving every minute of it.<br /><br />kathy a, glad y'all could take the cat in for at least a little while.<br /><br />AW: Baboos played outside on the playscape that came esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.com