It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


meara - May 01, 2018 5:28:31 pm PDT #24824 of 30002

Hah, msbelle let them entertain each other!

Kate that sucks. I wish all cities had amazing public transit. Sigh. My great grandmothers diaires are making me slightly bitter—in the 1940s they were taking trains between tiny Illinois towns that this day you couldn't get between at all, most likely?


msbelle - May 01, 2018 5:46:36 pm PDT #24825 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

meara - They are eating every 3-4 hours except overnight. I take them out one at a time to feed, then let them play. By the time they are all done and I have cleaned things up, it is either time for me to go or they are falling asleep, so I put them back in the kennels.

The two runty ones I try to feed first and they usually take a bit more ofter 10-15 minutes of playing.

At least 2 of them are self-feeding now, so that is saving a chunk of time. I can let them out, direct them to food and bottle feed the other 3.

Oh and the once a day litter and kennel clean out and then laundry.


Laura - May 02, 2018 2:47:04 am PDT #24826 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Such a good kittie mommy. I've never done the kitty or puppy thing myself. I've always adopted adult pets. Lazy R Us.

Damn it, my city just voted down a plan to substantially improve and expand our transit system. Meanwhile traffic gets worse every day. Ugh.

I see this too often, see also votes against improving schools. The inability of the electorate to differentiate between investment and frivolous expenditure is discouraging. My state turned down rapid transit grants.


Jesse - May 02, 2018 2:52:38 am PDT #24827 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I've never done the kitty or puppy thing myself. I've always adopted adult pets. Lazy R Us.

I like to think of it as rescuing the ones that get less love!

But also now I don't think I ever want to deal with kittens!

I went to the baseball game last night, it went into extra innings, so I didn't get home until midnight and still missed the end of the game and they still lost! Feh.


Jessica - May 02, 2018 3:59:53 am PDT #24828 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

A has some art on display at the town library, so I'm working from home in order to be on time to the "gallery opening" and I'm in my backyard with iced coffee and my work laptop and it's just the most perfect thing ever and I think I might not go into the office ever again.


-t - May 02, 2018 4:15:49 am PDT #24829 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds great, Jess!

We're there bobble heads, Jesse?


Jesse - May 02, 2018 4:23:15 am PDT #24830 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

There were bobbleheads, but only for people who had bought certain tickets? So not for me, alas.

That sounds amazing, Jess.


Laura - May 02, 2018 4:23:37 am PDT #24831 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Nice, Jessica! Working at home is a delight, but I can't see my laptop screen outside well enough.

I was looking at the baseball options for Friday night in Cincinnati and they have a special that involves Chewbacca bobble heads celebrating the 4th. Tempting.


Jessica - May 02, 2018 5:34:48 am PDT #24832 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Working at home is a delight, but I can't see my laptop screen outside well enough.

We finally got an umbrella for our patio table, and we got one that tilts so I'm able to block the glare. (It also has a tiny wee solar panel and lights for use in the evening! It is the best umbrella ever!)


msbelle - May 02, 2018 5:36:08 am PDT #24833 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I don't think I will ever adopt a kitten or puppy. I am leaning much more towards seniors for my future pets. But no new pets until mac is gone and I move somewhere else and get settled.