Ellie will be joining the family in just 2 days. She is getting comfortable in her carrier. (Thanks to Alyssa for the photo.)
The safe/transition room is ready with litter box, bed, scratching box, and a few toys. Hope she will be comfy as she settles in.
Shhhhh…. don’t tell my daughter that her room will soon be occupied by Ellie.
If you were a criminal, and these guys were chasing you yelling STOP, POLICE -- would you stop and cower in fear, or would you collapse in a heap trying to catch your breath while laughing hysterically?
The local police department has recently been under the gun (pun intended) to spiff up their image. Unfortunately that image has been tarnished due to alleged police aggression, several police-involved shootings that have led to many questions, and overall behavior that seems unbecoming of law enforcement officers.
One member of the city council has suggested that the current black jumpsuits worn by the police are “too intimidating.” Mr. city council man has suggested that police get new uniforms to improve their image.
Mighty (Ms.) Mouse to the rescue! I may have a solution that works for everyone. Police in tutus!
Who would be intimidated? NO ONE! I’m thinking that criminal activity might even stop. How embarrassing to be arrested by a person in a tutu. The new uniform would cause so much laughter that the criminal would physically ROFL (roll on the floor laughing) thus making capture much easier — and less wear and tear on the uniform — and thus less cost.
Goodness, maybe Mr. council man has put some serious thought into this. But wait — it was 12 degrees this morning. Could be a tutu issue.
It is true; I have gone overboard in providing toys for the kitties. I like to think of them as facilitating their enrichment activities. The latest addition is this marvelous cat tree that I bought from Amazon. It was reasonably priced, had hundreds of positive reviews, and was exactly what I had in mind for the space.
The cat tree arrived less than one week after I ordered it. Immediately, Sunni started checking it out. I unpacked the box and noted that the instructions were done via pictures and quite simple. The cats helped at every step. Within 15 minutes it was ready for play. Here’s a cute video of the action.
According to the Chinese Lunar calendar, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon; specifically the black water dragon. (drawing from artoftheanimation, Ian Kim)
Although, the dragon is the only mythological creature in the Chinese lunar calendar, there are real water dragons. Here is an example: (photo from ecoterrariumsupply.com)
I celebrated by eating egg foo yung and lo mien noodles. Delicious!
