Observations from the Tub A dear friend of mine has become the unwitting hostess to a mama bat and her nursing babies. Because the bats are protected by law, there can be no eviction of the little beasties until August. In the meantime, she has highly toxic bat poo collecting in her attic. The cost [Read more…]
Heading to Los Angeles June 6-7? If so, drop by CatConLA, the cat lovers’ convention that is being touted as the ComicCon for cat people. There isn’t a cat in the world that wouldn’t agree this is a me-ownderful idea. Here’s the description, quoted directly from the CatConLA website: “CatConLA is a two-day weekend event [Read more…]
Today’s Observations from the Tub: Wouldn’t it be great if so many people did the right thing that doing the right thing was too common an occurrence to make the news? But since that isn’t the case, kudos to this guy who made things right: A Croatian man lost his wallet 14 years ago. It [Read more…]
Over the Easter weekend, the hubster and I traveled to Virginia to visit family. We had a wonderful visit, and I was reminded both why I love all of those people so much, and how lucky I am to be loved by them in return. The only bad part of the trip was the inevitable [Read more…]
Don’t make promises you can’t or won’t keep. In spite of everything, I still believe in the sanctity of that statement. When my kids were but wee kidlets, they learned that saying “I promise” is equivalent in the Claro home to engaging in a legal contract. “I promise” is better than “yes,” superior to [Read more…]