Two of our cats died recently, Hermione and Domino. Both were strays we adopted, Domino about seven years ago, Hermione about three years ago. (I haven't checked the dates of adoption, those are my estimates ( Read more... )

Ah, the joys of pet partnership! Five minutes with Fred, dangling the brightest and most hideous of the ties I bought while working with the ITU-T and developing a German-inspired sense for men's fashion and clothing coordination, watching him leap and jump and try to knock down his aerial prey, and much of the load of the day just lifts from my ( Read more... )