Dear Creature Scratching Around in my Attic at 3:30 a.m.:
Meet Yang. He will crush you, see you driven before him, and hear the lamentations of your women.
Come on downstairs for some cat food and water. He’s looking forward to meeting you.
Archive for October, 2008
Day of doom is here
Posted in Photographs, tagged animals, cats, home on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the Highway to Hell, finally
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brother, casino, concerts, husband, marriage, mississippi, music on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In every relationship, there are schisms, disagreements over past events that will never be resolved. These can run from the minor to the catastrophic, from aggravating to infuriating.
Also, apparently, there are events that are not your fault at all, but you end up being held accountable for them anyway.
My little brother got married on the [...]
Season of the not-quite-as-bad cat
Posted in Photographs on October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It got cold enough this weekend to break out the heated mattress pad, meaning that until spring I can enjoy blissful sleep until approximately 7:30 a.m. on the weekends.
Yin, above left, The Cat Who Cares, spends most mornings during the warmer seasons doing his best to get me up at 5:30 every morning. Yang, The [...]
Goats of Wrath
Posted in Photographs, tagged animals, childhood, farm, father, grandfather, husband, mississippi on October 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I don’t have a thing for goats. Really. The photo at the top of this blog just struck me as a cool image, a unique moment in time.
The husband and I had just finished making our way through a north Alabama corn maze (an especially bad idea, given that I grew up spending summers on [...]
Light it up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged home, incense, Pier 1 on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I think my house should smell like my personality. This scent is reminiscent of Pier 1 Imports, circa 1986.
I don’t make the rules. I just light the incense.
What’s the plural of ‘podium’?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged McCain, media, Obama, politics on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Politics and preferences aside, last night’s presidential debate set-up was certain to make one or both of the candidates appear gawky and/or ill at ease. While waiting for Obama to finish his answers, McCain either leaned back stiffly on his stool or wondered around the stage. Obama, through a combination of unbeatable posture and body-language [...]
It could be so nice, growin’ old with you
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The setting: A country restaurant in Meridianville, Ala.
The characters: An elderly couple, in their 70s or 80s.
The moment: As they were getting ready to leave, the husband walked slowly around the table to help his wife, who was using a cane and having a hard time getting up. As he carefully helped her get to [...]
