lisaviolet's diary

Saturday, August 22, 2009

catstuff
10:16 AM - 08/22/2009

The topic: Happy happy joy joy
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Looks like I have to go back to Santee today.

Earlier this week, when I was getting the last cat in, there was a young possom walking along the fence. Now, if you’re familiar with possoms, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you aren’t, let me explain. Their coats aren’t really thick. You can see their skin easily. And I shined the flashlight up at this possom and saw a chin and neck loaded with fleas.

When I went inside, I remarked to Brian that now I know where the cats get fleas. And I made a mental note “have to apply Advantage soon”.

So, this morning, Brian’s sitting at his desk and he’s petting Charlie. And he picks something off of Charlie and exclaimed “that was a flea!”

I’ve started the Advantage administration, but I only had four big dog vials. I’ve gone through two and a half already, I’ve done eleven cats. Looks like we lost the smaller cats and now have heavier cats who need the full dose. Of course I won’t be able to do all of the cats, like Little Bit or Jackie. But when the fleas jump off of them onto a new host, they’ll die.

I don’t want to leave the house. I told Brian (who’s headed up to the property right now) and he said “would you go to CostCo and get the stuff that’s on the list?” What stuff! I was just there two days ago! “Oh, this and that, you know….”

Sigh. This is so much fun. It’s just a happy happy joy joy experience.

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catstuff
09:10 AM - 08/22/2009

The topic: Dear members of the neighborhood Feral Cat Killing Coalition,
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Let me take this time to let you know how happy I am to hear that the rats and mice are ruining your stuff. You know, the desert toys you keep outside, your boats, your campers….

I only found out in the past year that it was done and who was a part of the trapping.

And having the mice and rats kill your stuff? Good. Just good.

You fuckers. I loathe each and every one of you. I’d love to put a ad in Craigslist for people using mice and rat hav-a-heart traps to bring their catch over here and let them go in your yards. And that’s surely one of those things that would come back and bite me in the ass.

So, I’ll just sit here and laugh as nature runs it’s course.

By the way, did you know that we don’t have many mice and rats in our yard? Wonder why.

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otherstuff
08:52 AM - 08/22/2009

The topic: We’re having typical August weather
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this year. So far, this is the only month that’s doing what I expect from the weather.

The spinning low pressure is bringing up the monsoonal moisture from Mexico. Of course, by the time it gets here, it’s all over but the shouting. You know, the thunder? We had a few sprinkles overnight, might have scattered showers this morning. It’s cloudy, but there is blue sky.

It’s not hot, it’s 69° outside, 76° in the house (should go turn on the whole house fan), but it’s as humid as hell. I just got done wiping down the office floor with vinegar. Not the whole floor, just the bad areas where the cats like to spray (I really need to take this room apart and clean like I did the other rooms last week), and I was dripping like a leaky faucet.

I kind of like this weather when it’s not in the 80s or higher.

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otherstuff
08:47 AM - 08/22/2009

The topic: When I was at CostCo
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the other day, I needed to get bread. I got a two pack, whole wheat, split top. And then I saw this other bread that just the name started me salivating.

It was Milton’s Blueberry bread. I bought a loaf.

When I got home and everything was put away, I opened it and ate a piece. Didn’t toast it, didn’t butter it, just ate it. And it was good. So good, I had another piece. I’ve done very well at limiting myself.

So, I tell Brian when he got home “hey, try that bread, it’s really good”. He tried it. He liked it. He said it tasted like blueberry muffins.

Last night, after our sad dinner of tortilla chips with melted cheese and refried beans (he’d been thinking about making tacos, but got home too late and the corn tortillas hadn’t defrosted completely; but truthfully, I do really like the tortilla chips and cheese, could eat that a couple of times a week for meals), I caught him eating blueberry bread. I asked him “are you eating two slices at a time?” He said “yep”.

I had to laugh.

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