Tuesday
All three cats took it upon themselves to play “alarm clock” at 7:00 this morning. The twins were wrestling and Sissy was… doing something noisy. At least it wasn’t the usual 5:00 start-up. And we did manage to get back to sleep. When the alarm went off, I woke up to Lightning staring me in the face again this morning. He had this “I’m awake, why aren’t you?” look. It was cute.

Sissy isn’t growling nearly as much around the kittens. They have taken to not only eating their food, but Sissy’s as well. They have also discovered that we are greatly pleased by their use of the litter box.

The work day wasn’t bad, either: I made the server to bow to my will. After that, the rest of the day was cake.

NPR/PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation: Reducing the Cost of College
Talk of the Nation: The Politics of Hair
(Note: This is not to be confused with The Politics of Dancing, by Reflex)
All Things Considered: West Point and the Meaning of Honor
All Things Considered: Iron Mike and a Possible Senate Run
All Things Considered: Remembering Joe Gold, Gym Owner

Stray Toasters

  • sent me this gem from The Straight Dope.
  • sent me this from BBC News.
  • Ken Jennings, the reigning Jeopardy! champion, has won over $1,000,000 in thirty consecutive days on the show. And, he’s still going.
  • : Click here.
  • Thanks to for pointing me in the direction of Monsters In Motion, which led me to this.
  • and can duke it out over this.
  • The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America’s deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its pilot, Captain William “Buck” Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life support systems, and returns Buck Rogers to Earth… 500 years later.
    If you’re (at least) in your early to mid-30s, you’ll probably remember that as the opening narration to NBC’s Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. It’s back.

  • Must remember to ask Santa for a 14.4 Volt drill set
  • Every sperm is sacred
    Every sperm is great
    If a sperm is wasted
    God gets quite irate.
    (Ah, Monty Python…)

  • Bjork’s music is eclectic. I like it.
  • “And now… finally. Take my hand and swear eternal loyalty to Zod.”

Namaste.