Why didn't I think of that...

I have to say it would have made my life much easier through the years.

Hagar considers his options...

(thx Robb)

We'll have to start calling them "Eddie"

Hobbes cuts to the chase...

In a previous post I mentioned the newest addition to our household, a young, formerly Tom, cat we've named Hobbes. I also mentioned that he hadn't figured out the daily "wake us up" part that Rascal pretty much has down pat.

Well, we knew it was only a matter of time. But Hobbes has decided to eschew the normal cat practices of sitting on our heads, slapping us with his paws, or gnawing on exposed extremities. No, Hobbes has cut to the chase.

About midnight last night, the alarm system siren went off. Though my wife had already turned in, I was still awake. I knew I had locked the doors, and I hadn't heard any glass breaking, so I went downstairs to see what was going on. The doors were locked, and the windows and sliding door were still intact, so I was quite puzzled.

I was leaning against a counter in the kitchen trying to figure out what was going on when Hobbes walked around the corner. I don't think he likes the siren. His back was still arched, his fur standing straight up on his back. His tail looked like a three-inch wide bottle brush. He rubbed around my legs for a couple of minutes and seemed to calm down.

I gave him a bite of food to help him cope with the ordeal, and started back upstairs. Rearming the alarm, I stood at the foot of the stairs for a moment watching Hobbes play in his little nylon cube. It's about 16 inches on a side and has holes on four sides. As I watched, he went across the room, took a running go at the cube, and after diving into it, sent it tumbling across the living room floor.

At that point the alarm went off again.

Apparently, though the motion detector is set so that cats can't set it off, a cat in a 16 inch nylon cube rolling across the living room is somewhat over the threshold.

Something tells me the little red cube may find a new home in the garage at bedtime tonight.

Gun Free Zone Sign to post on your front door

Click on the sign for a larger version. This would work equally well for both home and business. I think I'm going to print up some of these on a good quality card stock and carry a stack in my car to give to managers of establishments that don't want my trade (those who post No Weapons signs), and to offer to hoplophobes for their home.

(Found this here)

"There is something about a Republican..."

This old cowboy sure had a way with words...

“There is something about a Republican that you can only stand him just so long; and on the other hand, there is something about a Democrat that you can’t stand him quite that long.” —Will Rogers

And that's why I never miss an election.

(thx to Patriot Post for the quote)