One of the things we always say about my cat Scratch is that since he grew up with a dachshund, and since he spends so much time with the dogs, he wants to be a dog. He has always wanted to go outside with the dogs whenever they go out to do their business. And he tends to curl up with them to nap from time to time, especially when the weather is cold.
Well, it turns out he also likes to burrow into the blankets, just like the dachshunds do. And I managed to snap a few pictures for once.
This is probably more like what I’m reading now as these are all my geeky contributions. Either way, this post was inspired by this first link. Enjoy.
I’m as interested in design and the engineering behind things as the next person. I’m also interested in Star Trek and I think Wil Wheaton is a great writer. That being said, I grew up watching Star Trek TNG and I’ve heard all sorts of stories about it over the years. Somewhere I heard a story about how the uniforms on TNG required special Star Trek issued underpants. I can’t find it ANYWHERE on the internets, but I remember reading it somewhere. That’s why I found this article so interesting.
This popped up on our Twitter feed this morning. Somehow I suspect you’ll all understand.
~Kelly
There’s a joke somewhere on the internet about how you can use your cat to tell how cold it is. At some point around freezing the cat gets friendly enough to let you pet him, below freezing he’ll actually cuddle with you, and at some point near zero the cat tears open your midsection while you sleep and warms himself in your viscera a la Luke on Hoth.
That’s not quite how it works in our house.
Sometimes I hate the fact I have to shovel snow, not because it can be hard work (it often is) but because it ruins what is otherwise beautiful scenery.
For a whole lot of very good reasons in the last few years, it’s proved impossible to get it together to send out our annual 100+ Christmas cards. Between the time investment, which requires starting shortly after Thanksgiving, and the cost of the postage, we just haven’t been able to do it. So, we’re going digital again this year. Yep, this is your card.
There’s been a lot of victory going around in the last few days, not the least of which was a few minutes ago when Geoff and I finally conquered the Massachusetts version of the ACA website. In the spirit of the season, it’s time to share some good news.
We’re back from our hiatus. We’ve had our battle with Mass Health and we came out victorious. So, it’s time to catch all of you up on what we’ve been reading and doing other than preparing to fight for our right to health care.
I promised I would post a picture if I managed to make anything that came out reasonably tasty, and so here you go. This is the Pork Pie recipe from A Feast of Ice and Fire, but made with a “Ground Sausage” from one of those companies that make meat substitutes. It came out delicious, despite my inability to do the top crust correctly (hopefully do better next time).
Anyway, I think I might try something else this week.
Happy Thankgiving everyone! And happy Hannukah too!
-Geoff
Wow. Fifty years.
It’s hard to describe the relationship I have had with a President who died before I was born, or the way that relationship was shaped even as I grew up in Alabama. But there was, and still is, a relationship. It led me to make speeches in high school that evoked Kennedy’s own speeches on public service. It led me to defend JFK vigorously even when I was still a dumb young Reagan Republican. And it led me to make a point of visiting his grave at Arlington when I finally had the opportunity on a class trip. Where I wept.
