pets sometimes seem to go feral really quickly aftr getting out. catching them asap is so important. i have known people that had to trap their pets (dogs and cats) after they got loose because they just seem to go totally wild and will not come to people they have lived with for ever. i guess the fear just ramps up to the point where they just lose it.
oh YAY i’m so glad he’s home safe and sound! we had a kitty get out once, and i swear my heart stopped until i found him (hunkered down in the neighbor’s bushes). what an awful feeling. we have microchips in both of our kitties as well as our greyhound; we just figure you can never be too careful! {{hugs!}}
OMG, that gave me an anxiety attack! I am so glad you found him and he was safe. My kitties want outside so bad sometimes! But,if they ever got lost, I would leave work, too, to go look for them. :) /applause
I don’t think I can say it enough. I love Ikea. With the exception of about three things, our entire house is has been furnished by the good company of Sweden. Some of my favorite new purchases include this lamp and these chairs. In red, of course.
I bought this book: Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional by Simon Collison with a gift card over the summer. It’s fantastic! I am a complete novice with this sort of thing, but I’m learning quickly thanks to this book. Thanks to Collison, I’ll never forget to top center my background image again.
If you like playing with color and color palettes, you’ll love this site - Colour Lovers. I’m playing with a blog redesign right now and it’s the perfect place to create a palette. Fun!
Here’s a tip. Don’t ever buy a house in a community where there’s a Homeowner’s Association. After dealing with an HOA, I’m starting to question that whole notion that private organizations can do things a whole lot better than big government. Well, that’s a little unfair to lump all private organizations together like that. HOAs are very similar to big government, with an order of socialism on the side.
About a year ago, we had an incident with our HOA which inspired the Beet Powder Haikus. Haikus seem to be the perfect way to convey the incompetencies of an HOA, so let’s begin, shall we?
Hmmm, what is this now?
June checking doesn’t balance.
What check is missing?
HOA payment
Let me call and find out why
Ring ring ring ring ring
Hello? HOA?
Did you get my June payment?
The check didn’t clear
No one answers me
Today is June twenty-fifth
I’ll send an email
Days and days go by
On July 2, I check back
Whoops, they forgot me
Sent me to a guy
Who manages the accounts
He says, “Let me check.”
Two more weeks go by
He never responds to me
I email again
Whoops, we forgot you
What’s your address again, now?
Let me look it up
Oh, yes, here it is
We didn’t get June payment
Now you have late fee
No shit, Einstein man
June payment was sent on time
I’ll send proof from bank
Einstein sees the proof
Removes late fee from account
But oh, what’s this now?
Another late fee!
Why? Because it took us three
Weeks to call you back!
Now I am pissed off
I am not paying a fee
For incompetence!
Einstein does not know
I have the name of his boss
Hee hee hee hee hee