Is This The Best Thing You Could Be Doing With Your Time Right Now?

Life is short. The internet can enhance it by letting us connect to many other people, but it can also lead to negativity and quarellsomeness. The day I learned I could just walk away from a pointless argument - not necessarily with a troll, but with someone emotionally committed to arguing for the sake of arguing and not really interested in exchanging information - was a good day.

Neighbor Chard

My neighbor's winter chard is doing great! I'll have to try this next year.

The birds made music while resting in the sky

Arthur Sounds The Alarm

I was taking a break from mopping and cleaning when I heard a warning howl from the kitchen. Arthur was calling to me with his voice that means there's a problem. The problem: The floor was wet, and he thought that was a problem. I don't know whether my cats are becoming more alert or whether I'm becoming more aware of their ways, but it seems they are alerting me to more things these days.

Today I should have been at work

Today I should have been at work, helping taxpayers get their refunds or make orderly payment arrangements on their debt.
Instead, I was on Facebook along with 400,000 or so fellow Federal workers, wondering if shutdowns are really the best way to settle our political disputes.
This was good for my cats, not so good for the taxpayers.
I have an idea: let us who do the work do our jobs, and you who set policy figure things out through the political process.
This has been my Ted talk.

Ginny Printercat

Ginny, batting at the printer as it made warm-up noises, hit the touch screen enough to start making 30 copies of her butt.
I stopped it and explained to her that she first had to open the lid.

Blogging Leftovers

I spent much of this lovely quiet Christmas day blogging about this past year, based on photos and essays I'd previously loaded into Facebook. I prefer having my memories here as well as there.
I also dined well on leftovers from yesterday's party. I may not have to buy more food for a week!
Happy holidays!

Everybody dance MERRY CHRISTMAS!

In my new Meowmas Cat hat (thank you Sharon Cline !), Christmas aloha shirt and Meowmas Cat socks, partying at Kat Kirby and Brad's Christmas Eve.

 If the picture is a bit fuzzy, it's due to Kat's special holiday drink!