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Archive for November, 2005

Mishka vs. the ceiling fan

Monday, November 28th, 2005

So, I’m sitting there at lunch, enjoying some nasty fast food and catching up on the news when my electricity goes out. Damn. I wait for a bit, but it’s time to go back to lunch. I walk into the living room to see Mishka on top of the entertainment …

PandaCam Addict

Monday, November 28th, 2005

Want proof that too much cold medicine can make you loopy? Well, take a look at this Cafe Press store I just made…for all my fellow Panda Cam addicts.

TiVo woes

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

I don’t understand my TiVo. Every now and then, it forgets how to connect to my wireless network. Well, not really forget, but says it cannot find the router. The thing is, nothing about the network has changed. The router is still at the same IP address and connected to …

One more for the cat

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Today’s broken item: a pink flamingo snow globe that I’d hidden at the back of a book case.

Refinance

Monday, November 21st, 2005

I might have infected the whole title company, but I just got back from closing on my house refinance. Yeah, it starts the 30 year period all over again (it will be paid off when I’m 72!) and I’m borrowing almost as much as I did 5 years ago when …

HIV cases pass record 40 million mark

Monday, November 21st, 2005

For the people who think AIDS is under control:

The five million cases recorded in 2005 was “the highest number of people newly infected (in a year) since the beginning of the epidemic,” Peter Piot, executive director of the UNAIDS programme, told reporters in New Delhi.

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Plague Car

Saturday, November 19th, 2005

My friend Jess and I both have horrible colds. We sound like sniffling, coughing old men who’ve spent their lives smoking and drinking strong whiskey. So, for some reason, we decided to hop in the car (or, as we also called it, the Bird Flu Mobile) and drive to Houston …

Cat 8; Glassware 0

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

For those keeping count, today’s damage: A set of six vintage coke glasses (in their original metal holder) that was given to me by my Grandma. They were on top of my refrigerator, not on the shelves Mishka usually attacks.

I got an estimate on what it would cost to put …

Zoo

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

What did I do on my day off? Go to the San Antonio Zoo. I’d forgotten what a sad zoo it is – not a lot of room for the animals to run around.

Anyone want a cat?

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

Does anyone want a cat? He’s real cute. Sure, he’s possessed by satan, but he’s real cute.

I was doing a last minute e-mail check while waiting for my friend to come over so we could head out to a movie (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, btw – damn funny) when I …