You got it.
And not just me, but the Prodigal's girlfriend as well.
Mine is on the heel of my hand where Woolly Bear clawed the dickens out of me when he got trapped in one of the holes in the plastic crates I use for storage and I tried to get him out. I'm not sure where the girlfriend's is but it does involve lowering her trousers.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
I was right!
I think it was at their first visit to the vet that I asked the gender of the kittens. Very early on, I'd looked and decided there were two boys and five girls. The Prodigal Son kept insisting there were six girls and one boy. Well, the vet sided with my son, so I haven't bothered checking again. I mean, surely the vet can tell better than I, right?
Not so much.
I picked up the kindle yesterday and the vet told me Stash was the biggest kitten, weighing in at 3.8 pounds. I commented I would have expected Woolly Bear to be the biggest since he was a male. That's when the vet told me Stash was a male as well. Will wonders never cease?
Not so much.
I picked up the kindle yesterday and the vet told me Stash was the biggest kitten, weighing in at 3.8 pounds. I commented I would have expected Woolly Bear to be the biggest since he was a male. That's when the vet told me Stash was a male as well. Will wonders never cease?
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Saints preserve! The sun came out today!
It's not a myth after all. But it's not the sun I took snaps of on my way home from work. It was the clouds.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Everything is still grey
I'm beginning to doubt there is such a thing as the sun. I think it is a story we are told, a legend to wile away the hours. It has certainly become an elusive thing if it is real and not just imaginings.
Oh, well.
I've changed to the "new" Blogger which doesn't mean much since I host my blog at my own web site. It will be interesting to see what breaks now when the folks who offer this service "fix" things.
Oh, well.
Work has been a bitch. I've been busy learning something new. Like everything else in life, the folks at the office waited until virtually the last minute to decide I could do the job and they really didn't need to hire someone to come in and do it. So now we're cramming a year's worth of training into one month so the outside engineer can go home where he hasn't been since before I started working here.
Oh, well.
The kittens are recovering nicely from their bout of ringworm. Missing fur is growing back. They've discovered climbing and racing through the house like cats out of hell. They so enjoy being kittens.
Oh, well.
I've changed to the "new" Blogger which doesn't mean much since I host my blog at my own web site. It will be interesting to see what breaks now when the folks who offer this service "fix" things.
Oh, well.
Work has been a bitch. I've been busy learning something new. Like everything else in life, the folks at the office waited until virtually the last minute to decide I could do the job and they really didn't need to hire someone to come in and do it. So now we're cramming a year's worth of training into one month so the outside engineer can go home where he hasn't been since before I started working here.
Oh, well.
The kittens are recovering nicely from their bout of ringworm. Missing fur is growing back. They've discovered climbing and racing through the house like cats out of hell. They so enjoy being kittens.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Scientific American: Reversal of Fortune: Researchers Erase Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Scientists show possibility of reversing effects of a severe neurological syndrome in a mouse model by restoring full function to a gene formerly rendered inactive
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Everything is grey
Just got home from work about an hour ago. Verra, verra tired. Learning new stuff before other employees leave is keeping me busy - hence the working today.
The weather has been miserable for a week. No sunshine in all that time and this almost drizzle most of the time. And cold. Not fun.
And all the kittens have ringworm. Systemic, of course - that means it's in their blood. I have to force this funny looking brownish liquid down their throats twice a day. A couple of the kittens are very good about taking the dropper. A couple start out good but get annoyed. The rest are annoyed right off the bat and try to put up a fight. Despite being much, much bigger than they are, I'm the one with wounds to show. I have tiny little kitten scratches all over my hand.
We've also given the kittens the run of the house, and run through it they certainly do. They also tumble, roll, and hop through it. Izzy is locked up with one or two of the other cats all day and all night so the kittens will stop nursing. Right now poor Izzy is mostly miserable. The kittens don't seem to notice she's gone but they do notice right away when we give her the run of the house for an hour or so at night. Although all of them will still nurse if I let them, only one of them insists on nursing. She even tries to do it while walking along beside Izzy.
Woolly Bear may turn into Rambo. Every so often, that's the name that pops out when I talk about him or to him. I had a Rambo many, many years ago and Woolly Bear does not remind me of him at all so I don't know why Woolly wants to pick that for his name. Miss Bette will remain Miss Bette and I think Stripes is firmly Stripes. None of the others have names.
Oh, well. Gotta put food in my tummy. It's grumbling at me. Gotta feed all the furry monsters, too.
Later, 'gators!
The weather has been miserable for a week. No sunshine in all that time and this almost drizzle most of the time. And cold. Not fun.
And all the kittens have ringworm. Systemic, of course - that means it's in their blood. I have to force this funny looking brownish liquid down their throats twice a day. A couple of the kittens are very good about taking the dropper. A couple start out good but get annoyed. The rest are annoyed right off the bat and try to put up a fight. Despite being much, much bigger than they are, I'm the one with wounds to show. I have tiny little kitten scratches all over my hand.
We've also given the kittens the run of the house, and run through it they certainly do. They also tumble, roll, and hop through it. Izzy is locked up with one or two of the other cats all day and all night so the kittens will stop nursing. Right now poor Izzy is mostly miserable. The kittens don't seem to notice she's gone but they do notice right away when we give her the run of the house for an hour or so at night. Although all of them will still nurse if I let them, only one of them insists on nursing. She even tries to do it while walking along beside Izzy.
Woolly Bear may turn into Rambo. Every so often, that's the name that pops out when I talk about him or to him. I had a Rambo many, many years ago and Woolly Bear does not remind me of him at all so I don't know why Woolly wants to pick that for his name. Miss Bette will remain Miss Bette and I think Stripes is firmly Stripes. None of the others have names.
Oh, well. Gotta put food in my tummy. It's grumbling at me. Gotta feed all the furry monsters, too.
Later, 'gators!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Oh, and I forgot to mention
The Prodigal was at the vet with the kittens as well. When the vet asked if we were going to keep any of the kittens, the Prodigal told him we were keeping three of them. That was news to me. It seems the Prodigal wants to keep Woolly Bear, Stripes, and Miss Bette.
And before I forget, according to the vet, Woolly Bear is the only male among a kindle of females.
And before I forget, according to the vet, Woolly Bear is the only male among a kindle of females.
First trip to the vet
The kittens had their first trip to the vet today. One of the nameless crew has developed a fungus and I wanted it treated so the whole bunch was taken in. They all have a sinus infection with attendant goopy eyes for which we have antibiotic and cream. All of them have good lungs and heartbeats. None of them have ear mites. All of them are a little underweight, but we just started them on solid food this week so the vet wasn't terribly concerned. They were given a dose of worming medicine each which none of them liked at all.
And now we're back home and they have been fed. They and Izzy are all snuggled down for a nice nap after polishing off three cans of cat food betwixt them.
And now we're back home and they have been fed. They and Izzy are all snuggled down for a nice nap after polishing off three cans of cat food betwixt them.
Monday, January 01, 2007
Sunday, December 31, 2006
They've escaped!
We brought the kittens out of the bedroom and let them have the run of the house. Meli wants to play with them. Horus just growls and snarls at them. Rainbow hid. And Mouse sat on the window sill placidly observing the furry monsters from a distance.
A couple of the kittens were disconcerted by this vasty space and a couple decided they preferred it to the bedroom. Stripes and Woolly Bear are definitely the alpha cats in this pack.
No glamour shots this week, just a muddle of bad pictures 'cause the silly buggers just wouldn't hold still.
A couple of the kittens were disconcerted by this vasty space and a couple decided they preferred it to the bedroom. Stripes and Woolly Bear are definitely the alpha cats in this pack.
No glamour shots this week, just a muddle of bad pictures 'cause the silly buggers just wouldn't hold still.
Not what I expected
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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Tarsiger.com
A Snopes.com article entitled Eagle vs. Fox led me to the Tarsiger.com website to check out the full series of pictures the article referred to. Tarsiger.com is a Finnish birding website which hosts some phenomenal photos of all sorts of birds. The site can be viewed in English or Finnish.
My personal favorite - the Gyr Falcon (Tunturihaukka).
My personal favorite - the Gyr Falcon (Tunturihaukka).
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
We're in trouble now
The kittens have finally gotten their land legs and they've started exploring their surroundings in earnest. So far, four of them have taken to wandering all over the bedroom. Two are Stripes and Wooly Bear and the other two are of the as yet nameless bunch. We have to be very careful opening the door 'cause the little buggers can be anywhere. We've caught them exploring the door hinges and trying to see if they can get under the door to see what's in the Great Outside where people come from.
Poor Izzy. It was bad enough having to deal with seven when they were pretty much immobile, but now . . . No wonder she wants to spend so much time in the Great Outside where the seven aren't. She's happy leaving them alone for a couple of hours while she eats and sleeps.
The Prodigal Son sent me this photo he took of Izzy and the brood. That's Miss Bette Davis she's holding while the rest are nursing. He took the photo with his phone a couple of weeks ago but he didn't send it to me until yesterday.
Poor Izzy. It was bad enough having to deal with seven when they were pretty much immobile, but now . . . No wonder she wants to spend so much time in the Great Outside where the seven aren't. She's happy leaving them alone for a couple of hours while she eats and sleeps.
The Prodigal Son sent me this photo he took of Izzy and the brood. That's Miss Bette Davis she's holding while the rest are nursing. He took the photo with his phone a couple of weeks ago but he didn't send it to me until yesterday.
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