Monday was a week since I was laid off, so it was time to get serious about the job hunt.  Nora and myself used a shared Google document to work on my resume - a former colleague and his wife helped as well.  At one point there were 4 of us all editing the same document (oh brave new world).  Once we were happy with it, I applied for two jobs - one ( Read more... )

Today my internet wanderings led me to that old standby in the miscellany of interest: things that are red.

A red frog (aka The Hypnotoad) that is somewhat freaky and begs for captioning:


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On Friday, I took Chief Inspector Taz of Catland Yard to his follow-up appointment with the vet in Marblehead.  Did he want to go into the carrier?  No he did not; and Nora has the scars to prove it.  According to the ultrasound the bladder crystals have not dissolved.  The vet hemmed and hawed a little, but eventually recommended that Taz should ( Read more... )