That tagline (DESICCANT SILICA GEL THROW AWAY "DO NOT EAT") reminds me. Someday when there is a strong wind and I can do it discretely. I need to take a picture of the neighbor's confederate flag. At the bottom it says Rebel "til" Die which, grammar aside, is a bizarre use of quotes.

Or else he just decided he needed some quality time with his giant invisible rabbit friend.

Iced. Tea. On. Monitor.

Growing up in CA, I knew about blondies but never cared for them much even though I didn't become a fan of chocolate (much less brownies) until my mid 30s.

Regional differences are fun. Unless of course we're talking about moving to the East and discovering, not only traffic circles, but actual roads that go in actually opposite directions depending on the time of day. That last one really freaked me out...for a long time...in a cats and dogs...living together, MASS HYSTERIA sort of way.

On a totally different note, I need some CAThivemind help.

I work with dogs...while I had cats much of my early life, I do not presume to understand them.

I have a client who has just moved in with his fiance, blending their pet family. She has a Siamese and is dedicated to NEVER allowing that cat access to another animal. Apparently the breeder made her promise to maintain this segregation for the whole of the cats life. That seems odd to me, but whatever.

He has a terrific dog who is doing great under my tutelage.

He also has a Calico that is screeching in the middle of the night, keeping everyone awake.

How does one stop a cat from screeching? Any known causes for screeching?

The cat has access to them, so it isn't an isolation thing, and from what I can discern, it's been going on for a while.

Cat people, can you help?

All neutered/spayed?

My cats sing the blues on occasion. I assume that there are scents out there that cause it.

The animals surely know of the existence of the Siamese. I think that breeder is NUTS. First, if you really had something about all your kittens being only pets - why place one with somebody who already has two other animals? There are ways to introduce animals gradually - which is really the best thing to do.

The cat has access to the people and the dog - but not to the other cat. That could be the reason.

ED: I mean the calico cat.

Last night we showed my BiL the White & Nerdy video since he had never heard of it. The kids then had us played it about 10 times so it has been burned into my mind.

If you haven't seen the video; first of all, what the hell is wrong with you; second, here is the link. I'm not sure I punctuated that sentence correctly.

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Weird Al also has a variant of White & Nerdy that's just one long take of him and Donny Osmond. (I can't link to YouTube at work). It's amazing.

Weird Al also has a variant of White & Nerdy that's just one long take of him and Donny Osmond.

That does sound amazing. My wife never really noticed Donny Osmond in the background before. Once I mentioned how he cracked me the hell up in the video, she noticed him in the background and the video took on a whole new dimension.

woohoo Mac and msbelle!!! Hope he can keep it up.

That SC gov thing is crazy! What an asshole.

Al & Donny single take: [link]

There's also a fabulous Lego stop-motion "White and Nerdy", but my all-time favorite is the Psych vid (featuring Gus, of course.)

I should declutter my brain.