Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy New Year (updated)

Tonight we’re staying home because we don’t do large groups of drunk people. Small, intimate groups of drunk people just work better for me. We spent some time today making chorizo sausage. In the taste test, we’ve failed again. This … Continue reading

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Favorite Music of 2011

This is yet another list that you can take or leave. Isn’t it funny how we all feel like someone gives a darn about our best ofs at the end of the year? Anyway, I spent a lot of time … Continue reading

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Oddly, we didn’t take the bait

Yesterday we were visiting with one of the better-half’s aunts. She’s the bestest aunt in his large circle of aunts. A couple stopped by the aunt’s house to show off a picture that a student at the woman’s school had … Continue reading

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The Holidaze

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Fostering

This is Lucy: She’s the kitten that bit the SPCA worker and had to be in quarantine for 10 days. She was released by animal control on Friday to go about her business. Her business has been winning hearts and … Continue reading

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Cooking a little

I really want to make some homemade gifts for some friends, but I’m a bit torn with what to do. I made a batch of wonderful salsa (that website gives me a headache), but since it is still sitting around … Continue reading

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Prisoner

This is the bitey cat who has been in the dog crate for almost a week. I couldn’t take it anymore so she’s having a day in part of our upstairs. I don’t have much to do today and so … Continue reading

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The Semester Ends

I talked to my sister last night and I told her I thought I was done with the semester. As it turns out, the professor who wanted to hold class the night of the shooting rescheduled two class meetings to … Continue reading

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I’m surprised at how sad I am

Today I’m on the campus of that big university that I’ve not named on the site. It’s in the news today because two people were killed. I wasn’t part of this community back in 2007 and when I did become … Continue reading

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No good deed goes unpunished

Yes, this is another post about cats. I’m sick of the subject too. This morning we caught another one of the umpteenth litter and took it to the SPCA to start the process of fostering to surrender. The cat went … Continue reading

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