Winzig was diagnosed with pancreatitis a few months back and due to his vomiting and general not feeling well he wasn’t eating as much as he should. Winzig has always been a picky eater, only eating a few pieces of kibble at a time and eating no treats but the original Party Mix. To make up the deficit in his calories, we started tube feeding him.
At first he struggled a bit but being the good kitty he is, eventually he gave up and let us tube him 1 can of A/D a day. This was made much easier thanks to a “how-to” video sent by my Aunt (thanks again Aunt Pam!)
Now he comes and finds us when he is hungry and meows until we tube him. I was a bit concerned about this so I called the vet and told her that I didn’t think he was eating on his own anymore. She said as long as he is alerting us he is hungry and we are tubing him its ok. So 3 times a day, we push 60 cc of food down his throat.
On top of that Pothole is not eating as much as she should – we think still some side effects from her vestibular disease – so the vet has approved tubing her as well. She is much more fighty and is definitely eating on her own so the most we do her is 2 times a day. And its messy.
With all the cats being tube fed, Brutus – who loves to eat – thought that maybe if he sat nice on the feeding towel he could get a tube or two as well.
I got a new TV this week and in the process of setting up the smart apps I logged in with the wrong Netflix account. I tried to logout but there was no option to do so from the app. I tried various troubleshooting – turning the TV on and off, trying to uninstall the app (which I couldn’t do either), pressing various menu buttons, etc.
I also did some google searches and found nothing on Samsung’s site and the any other info was from a site called “Ask me fast” or links to that site from others. The advice was terrible – on your remote press up up down down left right left right – which as most of you should know is the Konomi code for old Nintendo games so I thought it was bullshit advice.
This went on for sometime and eventually I got frustrated enough to try resetting my TV to clear out the Netflix app. However Samsung locked me out of a full TV reset – which almost resulted in a ranting phone call to Samsung telling them that I should be able to reset my TV whenever I wish! At this point though I smartly decided to take a break and snuggle Brutus.
This is actually my old TV (the one the new one replaced) but unless this was another expertly orchestrated misinformation the Konomi code might work. I was defeated enough at this point to try anything so I started up the Netflix app on my tv, held up the remote, and proceeded to press on the arrow pad up up down down left right left right up up up up and OMFG it worked!! The TV asked if I wanted to deactivate the app, I said yes, then went back in and typed in the correct credentials!
Yet another example of why video games are good for kids
He may look like a gentleman, but he smells like poop. He is a kitten so he gets dirty, and on top of it he is not good at cleaning himself (how do you teach a kitten to clean himself?!) Furthermore, he has a sensitive tummy so he frequently has diarrhea which he likes to dance in.
So today I decided to give him a bath. He had mixed feelings about the event. And by mixed feelings I mean fear, anger, and unhappiness.
Over all he was pretty good, He did struggle a bit but no where near as much as the other kitties. He didn’t even hold a grudge afterwards, instead choosing to snuggle in my lap.
He still had an air of “pooiness” about him afterwards. Some of this was probably due to the immense about of poo-stink he had on him. Some might have been “startle-farts” which happens when Brutus gets scared or nervous.
I dried him off a bit with a towel but he was shivering so I used the hair dryer on him for a bit but he really didn’t like that. After about an hour of licking himself dry he was not only his soft fluffy self again, but all the poo-stink was gone.
I’m not sure how long this new poop-free Brutus will last, but I will enjoy it while it does.
Found these at the Mariano’s and thought I would try them. They went on easy, but didn’t stick for more than a day. I also didn’t like the length – the package said “short length” but they were actually really long. I cut them down (you can see them below) and they work a lot better.
I have another pair and I think I will use nail glue and cut them down – hopefully they will last longer. However if I didn’t have that other pair, I wouldn’t use these again and instead go back to the stickers. Those seem to last longer and are still easy to use.
Bitches be crazy and Rachel is the craziest of them all.
This quote:
{“Gabriel thinks I am that lawless. I am that vengeful. I am that cruel.””You have given him reason to think so,” Josiah said very gently. She nodded. She was so weary she wanted to sink to the floor, sift into the earth, dissolve into particles of dirt. “Every reason,” she said tiredly. “But he still should not think it.”}
made me about want to throw the book across the room. Rachel is mad at Gabriel because he thinks she is cruel, which she is, and has been, but instead Rachel thinks Gabriel should think she is nice. This borders on emotional abuse!! Later he wants to stop her from going but knows she wouldn’t like it, but then she gets angry that he doesn’t stop her. WTF!! These types of interactions are repeated over and over throughout the book. This is not a lover, this is someone who is seriously bad for your health.
At the end of the book: Gabriel knows he loves Rachel, and Rachel realizes that Gabriel loves her but she STILL drugs him to complete her total dominance over him. This isn’t a case of simply humbling an arrogant person – this is destroying everything about who they are and making them a slave. Rachel’s ultimate revenge.
Other issues I had with the book:
I realized Raphael was the bad guy the first time Rachel meets him face to face (27% in) so it made the rest of the book boring and predictable.
I didn’t like the disbelief in God. I myself am an Atheist but if Angels appeared who could sing and change the weather on command I would consider that sufficient proof that a god did exist. The reasons for not believing were weak – “Oh sure god can change the weather but he has never killed me so I think he is fake”. WEAK!
I was not impressed by the angels overall – this is a simple Cinderella story. Replace archangel Gabriel with Prince Gabriel or Rich Gabriel or whatever. Same old story with no new information. I am all for a new spin on an old fairy tale, but this wasn’t it.
I’m have heard the other books get better, and I’m sorry to hear that because I won’t be reading them. I wish this one was good. I did not like this book at all, and spent most of my time yelling at the characters and their actions. This book was an exercise in frustration.
As awesome as this video is – and it is truly amazing! – it makes me both proud of and sad for the human race. There are so many people out there who shun “western medicine” in favor of folk lore, unproven and dangerous procedures, myths and downright bullshit. Science is fantastic – we would not be where we are today without it. Depending on energy, magic, prayer or whatever isn’t going to save lives. Science is.
With the recent Sandy Hook shooting, there has been an increased call for gun control laws. Items such as the assault weapon ban, closing the gun show loophole, and magazine capacity limits are all back on the table. I will not try to argue that what happened at Sandy Hook wasn’t horrible – it was. It is made worse for many people by the fact that so many children were killed.
However we should not allow our outrage, shock and anger to have us make rash decisions.
In the wake of the 9/11 attack, many people – myself included – wanted a solution in terms of legislation. Something that would prevent such an attack from ever happening again regardless of how it affected my life. I admit that I was willing to give up some of my freedoms so that we could catch and punish the terrorists. After all – I wasn’t a terrorist so what did I have to fear?
Sadly, the effects of the Patriot Act do affect me and now there is no going back. I must provide proof of innocence when applying for a mortgage, I must go through x-rays machines at the airport, I must have my email/phone communications monitored. The government uses the Patriot Act as an excuse to harass good Americans but how much has it actually helped to stop terrorism?
Violence is a problem – but before we pass sweeping gun control legislation that turns honest Americans into suspects and criminals we need to step back, take a breath and think rationally. Any decision we make in anger will be the wrong one.
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