I got the feeling from the way the salesperson was so quick with the business card and the careful way she worded a few things that I am not the first person who this manager has offended.

Oooh, I have one of those at work.

It sucks.

Cass, if you can get to a TJs yourself, they have a stuffing starter pack in the refrigerated veggies that consists of chopped onions and celery plus yummy seasonings. I recommend it highly for the lazy gal's T-Day.

Got a note from Saturday date... Kinda confirms what I didn't say, but thought.

I just wanted to send you a quick note to say thanks for a fun time on Saturday night. It's a bummer that we weren't a "love connection" (can't resist an 80s pop culture reference), but I believe there is someone great out there for you. You have a lot to offer - keep your chin up and try to enjoy the hunt! :)

(sorry for the emoticon)

Lots of spark, no sizzle. Le sigh.

Wow, someone who's upfront and honest! Maybe not a love, but a friend?

Sorry to hear she wasn't your frog princess, but it sounds like she was one toad who wasn't too bad.

What should I do about my bitey kitty? I keep thinking he's over it, and we do reduce the incidents with all the play-time(to activate his prey-drive safely, and maybe wear him out) and I tried pheromones, before I read that's not really what they're for and got worried about it) but still he sinks his teeth into my mother's leg a few times a year, and not nips, either, when it's on, it's on. But he's not always like that, but he can turn on a dime. We've thought about giving him away, but are pretty convinced that would be the end of him, even if my mom thinks that he hates her and stuff she doesn't want to do that, probably because he is my biggest fan.

Spray bottle of Water nearby, with a quick srpitz at his head when he gets bitey looking. Plus, if he does bite, a LOUD high-pitched "OOOOOOOOOWWW!" right in his face every single time often does the trick.

That is such a complex question, erika. I would need to know more about the incidents of biting. It would be very useful to know what was going on in and around the house when it happens - and it may well be that there is some antecedent that we paltry humans cannot detect.

Without really knowing the big picture, the first thing that comes to mind is misdirected aggression - there is something that scared him or otherwise made him angry (such as seeing, smelling, or hearing another cat in his territory) that he could not get to, so he sank his teeth into your mom as the nearest available target and now when he gets reminded of that feeling he automatically goes for your mom because of the association in his furry little mind. I don't know that this will be at all useful because it primarily discusses misdirected aggression when another cat is the target. But here is an article on the topic [link]

Just had to Shop-Vac my parents' basement, because the plumbing started leaking, again. That was not fun. Filled the canister twice, put a garbage can and some towels under the place where the ceiling was still dripping (and where it looks like the ceiling tile is about to collapse), and turned on the dehumidifier. My mom is calling the plumber now.