When my parents were here a couple of months ago, my dad took some fabulous photos of the kitties. I thought I'd take this opportunity to show off my dad's talent and tell you a little bit about the cats and their stories and quirks.
( The Naming of Cats )

Well, you know by now Majel Barrett-Roddenberry died. I'm a geek, you're a geek, we all know how we feel about this. It sucks ( Read more... )

During World War I, in the winter of 1914, on the battlefields of Flanders, one of the most unusual events in all of human history took place. The Germans had been in a fierce battle with the British and French. Both sides were dug in, safe in muddy, man-made trenches six to eight feet deep that seemed to stretch forever ( Read more... )

I got all the weird situations today ( Read more... )

I thought of this today as I was making myself some breakfast ( Read more... )

I was walking to the bus today when I heard a very loud CHRRIT! CHRRIT! coming from the tree. I'd heard this noise before outside my window, so, wondering what sort of bird made this noise, I looked up in the tree. There sat a chipmunk. Now, first, I didn't know chipmunks climbed trees. Second, I didn't know they made that noise. So I said to the ( Read more... )

Story 1, in which Grandpa takes a bike rideSome time after Grandpa retired, Mom and I drove to Columbus in her new minivan to visit Grandma and Grandpa. As we entered their neighborhood we spied Grandpa out on his bicycle. Knowing he wouldn't recognize the van, we decided to play a trick. Mom pulled up behind Grandpa and began following him slowly ( Read more... )