I am whiny and I am down.  Oh, and don't forget overwhelmed, and feeling generally unlovable and unloved really, except by Mortgaged, of course.

Logically I realize that everyone else is stressed right now to a serious degree - friends, family, everyone - so it doesn't mean anything when no one but Mortgaged notices or cares about my stress.  ( Read more... )

It is day two of my return from a brief vacation and, as I sit here at my desk taking a well-deserved break between crises, sipping my iced tea, listening to Harry Connick, Jr. and copying my tasting notes for my boss - he has recently re-discovered wine and was intrigued - boy do I wish I was back in the vineyards. I took Friday and Monday off in ( Read more... )

It is a very good thing for us that house cats, even especially large ones, are easily portable.  Otherwise, I fear that they would take over the world, one dominated household furnishing at a time!

Revolution and opression through laziness?  I think cats could seriously get behind that one.

...but even though they are loud, yowling, stomping, graceless creatures of great demanding, they are also cute and sweet and I love them all to pieces ( Read more... )

I may be a native Californian, but I must admit that I'm a very bad one.  Were I true to my heritage, I would be bemoaning the fact that it isn't 70 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny right now along with nearly everyone else.  I, however, actually like the rain. Scratch that.  I love the rain.  I love the smell and pressure in the air as storm clouds ( Read more... )

This morning my furry little darlings gave me reason to note, yet again, that while cats are extremely cute and cuddly animals, they are never cuter or more cuddly than when they want to be fed.  In this respect, they’re a lot like PBS on a sponsorship drive.  In fact, they are the feline PBS (Purr Broadcasting Service):

*purrs, rubs head and ( Read more... )