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Friday, November 25, 2016

back to usual...

Today Charlie's dad flies home, the last of yesterday's dishes go into the dishwasher now I have the first load shelved, and Embers returns to the vet. She has been eating a little, drinking very little, and so she'll go in today and possibly be put under to have her mouth x-rayed. They'll take measures to rehydrate her, too. She is sitting on me now, purring. Soon she will be less pleased, being put into the carrier again, then the car. The vet she doesn't mind so much: they are people, and she... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

The Table of Truce

This day, this year, this season is a mixed bag of the glad and the sad. Our tradition has long been to sit at the table of many dishes, to raise a glass and put into a few words something each of us is thankful for. We don't do long speeches, typically, not with all the good things on the table awaiting our dedicated attention. And they are usually pretty much what you'd expect, reflective of family and personal accomplishment and appreciation. There's that older American tradition that started... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Long days, early dark...

Waking at 6:30, the sky is beginning to lighten, and it is dark out by 6pm. It's only November, a month yet before the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. But also when the nights again begin to grow shorter, though it won't be noticeable for some weeks. I invited Charlie's dad here for his birthday (today) and Thanksgiving, as I believe I have mentioned before. Birthday dinner was a culinary experiment: a more or less medieval recipe for pork and apple pie. It has been a very long... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

"British Problems"

I watched a show called British Problems, which is almost maybe a tongue-in-cheek look at how the British character is prone to be seriously skeptical of just about everybody and everything, judge everything as improper, as not good enough, as untrustworthy; to be insular, preferring to stay home alone in their skivvies, and really stressing over having anyone in their house. Some of this made me laugh because I am so that way, sometimes... Except for the friendliness thing that Americans are so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 19, 2016

Silence in the night... not always a good thing.

In the dark hours of the night, I heard a crunching sound... the sound of a cat eating kibble. Yay! Her gums are no longer inflamed and red, just a nice wholesome light pink, and she is eating again, at least more than one bit of kibble at a time. What a relief! I went to see ONE SIXTEENTH OF AN INCH last night, and it was quite an event. I wrote about it over on my Loosely Speaking blog. It was a very moving presentation that invited participation with a Talk Back session afterwards. Before the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Perky Cat and other news

Embers seems to be feeling better, eating a few bites of kibble at a time, though not what you could call chowing down. She really despises the pain-killer meds I'm supposed to squirt into her mouth twice a day. I doubt she connects any benefits with the unpleasant event of being squirted. There was a bit of snow flying in the air yesterday, but not enough to leave more than traces on the ground today, though the temps are around and below freezing today. This evening Charlie is in, and I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Embers report

It has been a few days now of not much wanting to be on social media, not even here. But this morning is brighter, and there are things to write about besides politics. Embers has been not eating her kibble, and it's beginning to show. She seems to be telling me she's hungry with the meow of My Dish Is Not Full! but when the dish is full. She only eats kibble, turns away from canned or fresh food, and disdains treats. We reached near the bottom of the bag, so I thought maybe it's turned stale...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Quiet Friday

as we take a moment to consider those who put their lives on the line to protect and defend what America has just voted away. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

And then, the day after...

Calming down here, since last night when it became apparent that America has lost this election. It's not a terribly bad thing, though, that certain Powers and many voters have had a severe reality check, not the least of which is to have to look straight at how half this nation is venal, fearful, angry, and ignorant enough to ignore all the blatant evil out of Trump's own mouth and other proofs that he is simply unfit for this job. I said recently elsewhere, Reality offers us opportunities to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

The Day Before the Day After

I managed to spend most of the day busy running here and there, paying no attention whatever to election stuff. Voting early avoids lines and hassles. Now I am home again, and ready to brave the early results, but it's too early, the polls don't close on the east coast for another hour and a half, no point in trying to find out anything. Anyway, we still won't know before tomorrow, and maybe not then if results are contested. I would say, Hooray, it's almost over! but this time it may not be... Sign in to see full entry.

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