Posted By Russ Emerson on June 13, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Tim Russert dies of heart attack
That sucks.
On the whole, I’m no fan of journalists, but I liked Tim Russert. He seemed like a really decent and serious guy.
Much more here.
Posted By Russ Emerson on June 13, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Mycah has been busy fending off the lads’ advances. They want to be as friendly and playful with her as they are with each other. Packet’s method is to race ahead and flop down on the floor in her path when she’s on the move, while Kismet’s favored technique is to follow her and attempt to bat at her tail.
She, of course, will have none of it. Not yet, anyway.
Her proximity alarms usually don’t go off until the lads are within swatting range, but when she does get unhappy, she gets vocal, hissing and occasionally growling, with the occasional swat. She’s never made so much noise before, except when wanting to be fed.
Usually she’ll just give a half-second hiss as she walks by one of the lads, or one walks past her, but I’d swear she barked at Packet the other day when he was blocking her path away from the litter box. She actually made a woof sound at him. He took the hint, and moved out of her way.
(See also.)
She’s mellowing, though. When she thinks no one is watching, she’ll sniff at the lads, and when daily hairball treats are being distributed, she’ll tolerate being shoulder to shoulder with them. Food, of course, would be her priority.