Running, Crying

Sarah, our new cat, is extremely cute but somewhat insane. She has a thing for socks, particularly Sebastian's socks. She grabs them in her mouth and acts as if they're mice; runs around in a skulking sort of way and hides them. It's all quite bizarre.

Yesterday she grabbed one of Sebastian's socks right in front of him, and he got quite upset. He burst out into real tears, lots of them, and ran after her shouting "Sarah, NO!". Eventually Teri was able to recover the sock, at which point he went to Sarah, put his hand on her head (he did not hit her), and told her not to do that any more.

He has also taken to calling Sarah "Honey" lately. I think it's because he hears me and Teri calling each other that.

Running, Crying

Sarah, our new cat, is extremely cute but somewhat insane. She has a thing for socks, particularly Sebastian's socks. She grabs them in her mouth and acts as if they're mice; runs around in a skulking sort of way and hides them. It's all quite bizarre.

Yesterday she grabbed one of Sebastian's socks right in front of him, and he got quite upset. He burst out into real tears, lots of them, and ran after her shouting "Sarah, NO!". Eventually Teri was able to recover the sock, at which point he went to Sarah, put his hand on her head (he did not hit her), and told her not to do that any more.

He has also taken to calling Sarah "Honey" lately. I think it's because he hears me and Teri calling each other that.

You won't believe it...

Teri won tickets to a concert.

Actually, she didn't win them. She called the radio station and told them she'd take them off their hands. All she had to do was go and pick them up.

And why were the tickets hers for the asking? Because they were for a Yanni concert. The station (MIX 98.5) doesn't play Yanni, and their listeners are not Yanni fans - except for Teri, apparently.

Okay, it's easy to chuckle at Yanni. I'm not sure why.

I'm suddenly remembering a parody of Zamfir called Zambeer. He played a sixpack of beer. Drunk, of course. Very funny. Where did that memory come from?

Anyway, the concert was last night in Worcester. It was cold as hell, and we had a long walk from the restaurant to the concert. But we made it, and it was actually a really good show. The classical purist in me (instilled by my father) does sneer a little at Yanni as a bastardization of the classics, but actually the music is quite lovely and the light show was well done. He has an orchestra of about 25 people, including two Armenian violinists who were quite good. I also liked the hammered dulcimer. The flutist played an Armenian duduk for one song; that took me back to my childhood, during family reunions in West Roxbury.

The concert was loud, but not painfully loud, and we had a lot of fun. It also didn't go too late; it started at 8pm, and ended at about 10:15. We got lucky and found a quick route home, and were in bed before 11pm.

Just for the record. :D

You won't believe it...

Teri won tickets to a concert.

Actually, she didn't win them. She called the radio station and told them she'd take them off their hands. All she had to do was go and pick them up.

And why were the tickets hers for the asking? Because they were for a Yanni concert. The station (MIX 98.5) doesn't play Yanni, and their listeners are not Yanni fans - except for Teri, apparently.

Okay, it's easy to chuckle at Yanni. I'm not sure why.

I'm suddenly remembering a parody of Zamfir called Zambeer. He played a sixpack of beer. Drunk, of course. Very funny. Where did that memory come from?

Anyway, the concert was last night in Worcester. It was cold as hell, and we had a long walk from the restaurant to the concert. But we made it, and it was actually a really good show. The classical purist in me (instilled by my father) does sneer a little at Yanni as a bastardization of the classics, but actually the music is quite lovely and the light show was well done. He has an orchestra of about 25 people, including two Armenian violinists who were quite good. I also liked the hammered dulcimer. The flutist played an Armenian duduk for one song; that took me back to my childhood, during family reunions in West Roxbury.

The concert was loud, but not painfully loud, and we had a lot of fun. It also didn't go too late; it started at 8pm, and ended at about 10:15. We got lucky and found a quick route home, and were in bed before 11pm.

Just for the record. :D

I Am Confused!

Bush doesn't need to pay conservative columnists to push his policies. They'd do it for free, for him.

So why is he stealing our tax dollars? I can't come up with a decent reason! Is it just for the pleasure of taking taxpayer's hard-earned money and giving it to his supporters? Is he that addicted to stealing?

And WHY isn't this case being prosecuted? I'm 99% certain that this is a real, federal crime we're talking about!

I Am Confused!

Bush doesn't need to pay conservative columnists to push his policies. They'd do it for free, for him.

So why is he stealing our tax dollars? I can't come up with a decent reason! Is it just for the pleasure of taking taxpayer's hard-earned money and giving it to his supporters? Is he that addicted to stealing?

And WHY isn't this case being prosecuted? I'm 99% certain that this is a real, federal crime we're talking about!