Timelies all!

The brake light came on when I started my car yesterday. Luckily, Gary told me to check the fluid level before going to the dealer. Turns out the local Jiffy Lubes don't carry brake fluid, so I went to an auto parts store where they showed me where to put the brake fluid, and now the light is gone. (I was worried for a bit on the way home since the light didn't turn off right away. Guess it take a few minutes .)

Minet -- the guest kitty -- wouldn't bleed for me, even though I managed to push the short needle all.the.way.through.his.ear (and into my finger) for the blood sugar sampling device.

Of course, it took me three tries to get blood from my pinky when I practiced on myself. I wanted to give it a, um, wet run before I tried it on him. Maybe I need bigger needles and/or a small dagger?

Have you discovered a new super power, Theo? Piercing skin without drawing blood - of limnited use, sure, butthat's true of many super powers.

I understand that cats often kill their prey by breaking the neck and don't leave wounds as such unless they tear into it afterwards.

I've seen ads for Meet the Mormons. I think it's available On Demand?

You'll probably end up giving primate blood, Theo.

Wow, I'm watching Graham Norton, and I feel uncomfortable calling Taylor Swift stupid. Either it's a really canny sctick, and she's a blast, or she's...not that quick.

Sometimes it sucks to be the grownup, msbelle, but I hope you went home!

Devi pretty much played with mice until they expired. She never mastered the kill bite.

20 minutes home from the pool and THUNDER. Can't say I was really expecting that.

Survived today. Actually played key role in certain developments. But I did duck out of a meeting at 15 past the scheduled end. I hate it when the host can't keep on track or END a meeting.

Dang, serious light show for late October.

Leaving work over an hour late. So it goes.

A good meeting starts on time and ends on time, I am told, sarameg.

Still working. Drawback of working from home. Also of having the West Coast as part of your territory.

And things are afoot with one of my previous employers. Just got a cryptic message from the old EVP via LinkedIn. He wants me to call him tomorrow. Please do not be bringing me into shenanigans. My current boss is his former direct report, and a number of our sales force and strategic consulting groups also worked closely with him previously. (Yes, my Current Employer can be called Previous Employer-East.)

Still working. Drawback of working from home.

I feel that. (Upside: dress code is NO PANTS FOREVER!)

Strix, keep hope. We had one cat that took a winter sabbatical in someone else's home. We thought he'd been plowed into a snowbank, and came back fat and smelling of woodsmoke. My own cat decided on a two week vacation (or maybe her kidnapper decided to release her after my Wanted posters went up. I was a fucking mess those weeks with her gone).