Music and Cats

Sergei knows that he is far more important than anything that Paul might be doing with that white box, and he rarely hesitates before padding up onto Paul’s chest to claim the attention that is his due.

When I arrived home that night, two years ago, the cats were at the back door waiting for me. They weren’t hungry - a friend had stopped by to feed them - but they had clearly missed having contact with their people throughout the day and evening.
Paul and I had left the house together before […]

I confess that, when looking for a Valentine for Paul, I picked up every card that had a cat on it. All of them were either sickly sweet or silly, and not in a good way. The card that I finally selected did not feature kittens.
I didn’t see this collection of vintage Valentines, many with […]

The two major deadlines that I had at the end of October / beginning of November are over, the drawings for my project in the hands of city building officials, the mad mess of my office mostly restored to order. However, I seem to be taking several days to recover sufficient focus to write much […]

… is the subject line of an email I received at work today. Because it made me laugh out loud (rare for an email at work), and it’s wonderfully written, and I love its author, I’m sharing it with you.
A fable
Once upon a time, there was a lonely little chair. While it was quite […]