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Friday, December 5th, 2008

So there I was happily upgrading to WordPress 2.7 RC1 and playing around with the new dashboard when up on the windowsill popped Hitler, the cat. Well, whatcha think? Happy? It’s okay I suppose. Not sure I’m happy though. It seems very cluttered compared to the old dashboard. Ha! You’re the one to talk about [...]

Special Forces Feline

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

I had been on a drug bust the night before so I wasn’t in the humour for more excitement.* The neighbour dropped in. Are you going to the village at any stage today? I need a bag of coal. I’ll come with you to help lift it. Right so. Hop in there. I need a [...]

How the dog got its name

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. — Groucho Marx (no relation to Karl) This is Toby (pretending to ignore the late cat, who in turn, is pretending to ignore him), aka The Tobster, You, Com’ere, The Hound, Black & White Thing and [...]

This is cat altogether!

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

So the cat’s gone. Anonycat got put down. AIDS of all things. The dog missed him a bit at first. They were sometimes-friends – on the cat’s terms of course. Some nights when it was cold the cat would be kind enough to let the dog share the dog kennel. Other nights he’d evict the [...]

Sign o’ the times

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

My mobile rang. I knew it was the vet – they always speak in italics. Good morning, Mr. Sneeze. I’m calling about Anonycat. I had the feeling this would be a long call so I switched into mobile-mode and began pacing the room alternating the phone between ears. This might take some time. Are you [...]

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