Hunter, Prey

Posted By on November 2, 2007 at 11:37 am

Mycah has always been an indoor cat. Her exposure to and experience in the Great Outdoors has been limited to her occasional tenative forays out through an open door. She’ll guiltily creep out, and then go no farther than the nearest patch of lawn, where she proceeds to graze.
She loves grass; I think it’s because no matter how slow she is, the grass isn’t going to get away from her. In lieu of treats these days, she gets a handful of grass from the lawn. A handful of blades on a plate and she’s good to go.
Lately, her plate goes near the sliding glass door. From that vantage point, she can watch the birds and squirrels that frequently visit my back deck. Sometimes, there is a close encounter.

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Seconds after this photo was snapped, Mycah lunged for the squirrel. Fortunately for all concerned, the screen door stopped her pounce in a rather precipitous manner.
I’ve seen her take down moths in the house, but I suspect a squirrel is beyond her capability to handle. She simply doesn’t have the experience.
Later in the day, though, I saw her scouting around for a knife to cut through the mesh.
Always plotting, she is.


If it’s Friday, it’s time for the Friday Ark.
Over the weekend, expect to see:

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A.S.A.P.

Posted By on October 31, 2007 at 1:31 pm

When one’s doctor turns out, as mine has, to be a world-renowned specialist, the concept of “as soon as humanly possible” doesn’t necessarily mean “soon.”
In this case, we’re waiting to see if he can squeeze me into his schedule for surgery as soon as next week, but that remains iffy. There has to be some pre-surgical workup done, of course, though I don’t really know the precise nature of what needs to be done pre-op.
When I do go in for surgery, it might be as quick as just an overnight stay. The surgery itself, I’m told, is pretty simple, as such things go. Thirty minutes to an hour, I hear. One day of recovery time in the hospital, and then home.
When the prospect of a shunt was first raised, one of the questions I asked was, how much downtime will be required afterwards? In short, how soon can I go back to work? The first answer rocked me back on my metaphorical heels — six to eight weeks. Holy smokes.
I explained that not only do I work from home, but that my work consists mainly of looking at computer monitors and typing, with only the occasional phone call. Armed with this knowledge, the docs told me that I can estimate a week or two of downtime at home. I could, in theory, be walking by Thanksgiving.
That presupposes that I can actually get onto the surgery calendar sometime soon. Maybe they can wedge me in next week. I surely hope so; this has gone on long enough.

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