Our governor is mostly a figurehead anyway; so as Kinky says "Why not?"

Wait. I thought being the governor of Texas was the kind of big-deal job that would prepare someone for even bigger things. Are you saying our president doesn't actually have relevant experience?!?!

Jesse, if you get a foot cramp again, flexing the foot sometimes undoes it. Also stepping flat on the floor (not carpet, something cold, like a kitchen or bath floor) can help undo it.

Oh yeah, I do all that. This cramp was flexing and standing resistant. For a bit, anyway. It did finally go away.

It's a recording of an actual telemarketer trying to get him to sign up for a free phone, with his voice on a loop saying things like "That's GREAT!", "Tell me more!", and "I'm really interested!".

Thanks, Tom. The story may just have inspired me to go low-tech, find a recording of [the supreme earworm] * "It's a Small World" -- preferably song by small children, ask the telemarketer to hold, and put the phone down next to my speakers and play the mean song.

Oh yeah, I do all that. This cramp was flexing and standing resistant. For a bit, anyway. It did finally go away.

I hope this hasn't been posted before, an interview with Colin from the LA Times:

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Ouchy Jesse. I haven't had a cramp in a long time. Might be vitamins.

Another at home day. Ernesto is hardly a storm, but the rain bands are heavy enough that driving is a bad plan. I went for a long walk with the dog after the last downpour. No damage really. A few branches here and there. Yay! Thank you Haiti and Cuba for chopping up the storm.

No annoucement on school for tomorrow yet. If they can close the shelters the schools can open. It was a nice trial run for the pet shelters that opened this year. People living in tin cans mobile homes in evacuations areas could go to pet friendly shelters. It makes a big difference. Even with a minor tropical storm several thousand people in my area need to go to shelters. They're not going if their pets can't go too.

I never know until I hit post if the internet is still up. On and off all night. And poopyhead satellite died after 33 minutes of Eureka. Grrr.

I hadn't read that before Sue. Colin is a total cutiehead.

I am at work and I am not happy about it.

How are you feeling? Did the cats eat any of the chicken too?

Colin is a total cutiehead.

He totally is.

How are you feeling? Did the cats eat any of the chicken too?

I am tired, but otherwise mostly fine. Just cranky. My cats, eat chicken? They'd never do that.

Ah, that boy.

I love trying to put names and details in my head to the things he refers to off hand. My memory sucks.

As does my head.

I dreamt of pizza last night. Hard core. But I never finished eating it. It was sloppy pizza with too much tomato sauce, and it was being reheated. But it was good. So good. Breakfast is going to be terribly disappointing.

So. We got all caught up in Meerkat Manor and they ended the season on a cliffhanger!

Funnily enough the season finale of RESCUE ME actually worked Meerkat Manor into the end of the episode which also ended in cliffhanger. Does anyone know if the show is definitely coming back next year? Oh, and Shelia on RM? Batshit crazy (not that we didn't know that already).

Glad there's no big deal there, Laura.

Glad you're feeling better, Sue.

BB-AS: Here's the thing. Of course Erika can't beat Danielle in the final two. But she can't GET to the final two with frick and frack!! I'm now betting on Chicken George to go all the way. I bet he can win the endurance challenge at the end.