Corry

You have important work to do instead, which is to pay attention to him!

A large TV is showing a video of a bird. Two black-and-white cats, Checky and Sammy, are watching TV from directly in front of it, both heads identically tilted to the left. 

I put on the cat TV yesterday. it was greatly enjoyed.

If she wears pretty things, a pin or scarf? comforting things for the home are nice, but if you get her something to wear, she can think about you when she's out too.

I wrote them an email and they sent back a very kind reply that my idea sounded good and they would send it to the feedback team. (I suggested that they send a yearly email inviting us to add new pets, and letting us mark "don't suggest things for this pet" for our pets who went ahead of us.)

Grimmy, my second spotted cat, lying on a bed with striped sheets in front of a patchwork quilt. his front right paw is reaching out and not in the picture because it was touching my hand.

Made a pet store reward profile years ago and of course I put Grimmy's name. He's been gone for 4 years and this morning I got an email that he's been playing hard and might need a new toy! And now I'm sobbing.

My little friend, I miss you! I hope you are playing as you wait for me!

my large adult human hand behind a cluster of three pecans still on the tree and in their outer shell because they're still growing and ripening. The pecans are the size of a small lime. They are the biggest pecans I've ever seen.

I woke up this morning to darkness and silence.

The morning is cool, and that means that after a long summer of working continuously, the air conditioner is not currently running.

O happy darkness and silence! Fall is coming! The pecans will ripen soon!

TINY BREAD TINY JAM
(this is awesome)

Cardstock book cart, in green, with multiple colors of books; the picture is taken on a dark colored desk with amber lighting.

Crafty brunch yesterday with a friend! Colored another tiny book cart (I may end up with a collection of these).

Congratulations! It's such a good book! I put it on a stand on our desk for High Five Day back in April and talked to people about it! (I'm a librarian)

Checkers Linsky, my anxiety poltergeist (and also a black and white cat) is standing on top of my computer tower with one paw raised. His back foot is about a quarter inch from the button that reboots the computer. (Whose great design was that?) His expression suggests he's ready to cause chaos.

And they're about to make it everybody's problem.

I don't know, but they were probably from Porlock.

THE QUEEN

Managing other grown-ups' feelings is a surprising amount of so many jobs.

I mean, everybody loves a potato! This is the best content.

The viewing is superb! All the colors of nature are represented! ...no it's not leaf time yet. It's Bisexual Visibility Day and I wish you the happiest day!

(It is also the 30 year anniversary of the day I got married. Happy ain't-iversary to my ex, may we both prosper.)

It was really neato! I was divorced by then; we wrote the name change back *into* the divorce paperwork. (I took a second middle name, but gave it back.)

This was in Oklahoma. When my friend got married a few years later, after the officiant/witnesses signed, the license had a place for the two of them to put their new names! So that's different now.

In 1995 when I got married, we signed the license as single people, then officiant/witnesses signed. The new names weren't ON the license. Agencies decided whether that was enough to change someone's name based on how they felt about the new name. (Woman taking his = OK, man taking hers = not ok.)

This has been the year of repeatedly encountering "We tried NOTHING and we're all out of ideas" for me.

Can you pass the blame to Regina?

Our cat Mjolnir (because he can only be lifted by the worthy). He is black and white, has short stubby legs, beautiful green eyes, and a brain untouched by thought. He has one ear tipped (from before he arrived at our house).

STOP WHAT YOURE DOING

here's our cat

Mr. Linsky would lecture about his demands for Cat TV. (He's not very food motivated.)

What would Dr. Orange's lecture be about?

A black and white cat sits on the stairs, looking pensively downward. He is very round and has a black spot under his chin and black spots on his nose and beautiful green eyes.

Rare sighting of the sweet baby! (This is my partner's cat Mjolnir. Checkers, my black and white cat, is the spicy baby.)

A simple folded cardstock representation of a book cart, full of books; on top is a cardstock book with a sketched representation of Eric Carle's iconic The Very Hungry Caterpillar cover. (Caterpillar, green and red)

And then, of course, my co-worker made it MUCH CUTER with a teeny tiny Very Hungry Caterpillar.

A library interior made of white cardstock. There are two bookshelves, a table, a chair; on the wall is a printed table lamp. Also in front of all this is a cardstock book cart, colored with colored pencils. The whole thing is about 6" tall and the same wide.

Finishing up this month's take-home kit. It's library card sign-up month, so the kit is a tiny library in cardstock! Two bookshelves, a table with a lamp, a chair, and of course a book cart. I've also included extra bits to make more books and a sign or two.

If only there was a way to garage your bike at the bottom of the hill and have a funicular tram to lift you up to the top!

If ever we're a hollow space, they echo in it (they who made us).

Thanks for sharing. This is really true and good.

That doesn't sound like enough sleep. Maybe the nap is what you need? (Also don't forget to fuel your brain with a little snack too!)

I finally chose what to be when I grow up in my second year of grad school, aged 47. (A public librarian! And I am a public librarian.) You can decide whenever you want, you're a grown-up and nobody can take that away from you.