October 13, 2005
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It snowed here yesterday. Not enough to stay and pile up, just
enough flakes falling to get my attention. It’s common to get our
first snowfall in mid-October, and in several of the years since
Greyfox has been here, including his first winter, first snow has
fallen on his birthday.Other than the snow, about the only event worthy of note here yesterday
was Bobo the kitten falling into the slop bucket. For those of
you whose homes don’t happen to have slop buckets, that’s something
lots of homes without running water and indoor plumbing have.
It’s the place where we drain pasta, pour the excess juice off canned
vegies, etc. For people who keep hogs, “slop” includes things
such as carrot tops and potato peelings. In this household,
compost is a separate category. The contents of our slop bucket
yesterday consisted mainly of the liquid off Doug’s ramen
noodles. Bobo was unhurt. We toweled him off. His fur
was a little spiky afterward, but otherwise there don’t seem to be any
lasting effects.One of the news stories coming out of Kashmir after the earthquake has
resonated with many Alaskans. Over there, survivors trapped by a
collapsed highrise building couldn’t be rescued because there were no
hydraulic lifts nor concrete-cutting equipment to deal with the debris,
even though it is a historically earthquake-prone area, just as Alaska
is. The head of their government had recently bought a
bullet-proof limousine.Over here, during recent winters the funds allocated for snow removal
on our roads have been inadequate. Response to recent oil spills
and a big marine soybean spill have also been slow and/or inadequate,
in many people’s view. We have no reason to suppose that our
government is any better prepared to deal with an earthquake in a
populated area. We have been lucky that the big quakes of the
last forty years have done their damage in remote places. Our
governor overrode widespread opposition recently to purchase a jet
airplane that can’t land and take off from any but a few of the biggest
airports in the state. To get it, he sold a perfectly functional
plane with better operational flexibility.Greyfox was hoarse and reporting discomfort and swollen lymph nodes
when he called last night. I have been dragging around here with
more than the usual amount of dyspnea and sensorimotor
dysfunction. Doug is largely absent, absorbed in his character
for the latest of his fanfic writing tournaments. Koji has become
less aggressive in defending his food and water dishes from the
kittens, and Hilary has become less aggressive in defending her kittens
from Koji. Basically, it’s situation normal around here.
Comments (6)
Hooray for Kitty getalong ness!
Wouldn’t it be a beautiful thing if there were no perks (honest or otherwise) in government jobs to attract people who just want to get stuff for themselves? *sigh*
Hi sweety–boy, my get up and go just got up and went! If I remember, I’ll stop at food place for Splenda on the way home. I already have four TV dinners, don’t know how many more I can fit in freezer, given my stuff–hey, I could actually eat one! This is a hassle, not getting Carrs sale flyer in paper now–you hve to go to the darn store to get it, which makes planning ahead impossible.
Hope to have latest PLR done today, posted to morrow, or I can dictate it tonight.
All for now. Meh.
Oh, and if I forget to mention it and you remember, ask me about the drugs.
Oh, and I am down to seven doses of daily meds. I have 5HTP, B complex, lots of chromium, ZERO SAMe, LPA, some assorted EFA (but no fish) on hand. What else will I need?
Wow, Alaska. I’m intrigued.
My cat who is just out of kittenhood is fascinated by water. I am expecting her to fall in the tub one day soon..with me in it and it won’t be a pretty picture. I lived on the Farm in Summertow Tennesse back in the early seventies…( when i was very young )..and we did not have unning water ect. I loved the rugged challenge..and the lack of endless vehicle traffic,,and oddly enough the physical work..I left because I did not want to raise a family there..and there was too much group think to accommodate..but I still remember being much closer to the elements….Now I must live in an insulated ,appliance dominated environment..but I still have hard physical work built into my day..and I still am friends with animals..all manner of critters….I wish we had snow…( I’m way down south…write as much as you want about your world..I love hearing about it..