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My brother the photographer is coming to see me the weekend of Valentine's Day, just because he wants to get out of town for a couple of days and hasn't been this way in a while. This gives me just under a month to get … -
and nope again
I never caught a glimpse of a little black cat in Mississippi, so I guess for all intents and purposes he's gone for good. About the only thing I can think of that I haven't tried is to go up there with a live trap and … -
in other news
I bought a car today. I've been driving a 10-year-old Ford Escort, and it's been a pretty good car. It took me to Georgia and back with no troubles just a week ago. But I had been thinking idly about a new car for a y… -
mourning
The hardest part is coming home. It doesn't matter if I've been to work or the grocery store or just down the sidewalk to the mailbox, when I open the door of my house I subconsciously expect my cat to be there, or to c… -
preoccupation
I spent the night at the Brit's house last night, because mine had no cat in it. I was a little worried it would be difficult for me to be around her black cat Pyewacket, but he looks about as different from Chocolat as… -
personalization
I painted the master bathroom lavender today. That was great fun. It occurs to me that I have never lived any place where the walls weren't white (aside from the paneling in the den), and having come to that realizatio… -
learning curve
I learned some things about being a manager this week. One was that I really ought to have everybody's phone number stored in my phone, or at least have a list somewhere at home as well as at work. The big thing, thoug… -
wonderful world of homeownership, part 6,221
Native subterranean termites. At least they weren't the Formosan termites which can (rumor has it) eat your whole house in a weekend. And the exterminators could get me on their schedule for today, so they've already d… -
good day, more or less
For the moment I have hot water again. If it goes out again in another couple of days I'm replacing the hot water heater; it's too old to sink any more repair bills into. Yesterday morning I took my friend the Brit up … -
The wonderful world of home ownership, part 5,273
I went to take a shower in preparation for a trip to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival with my good friend the Brit last Sunday and discovered I had no hot water. I took a very fast shower. Subsequently, I got my big …
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