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Ship Ahoy! I mean DUCK!!!

OK, so for some time we have had this small wooden model of a schooner on the ledge in the entry way. I came home tonight and found it on the floor below. I knew what happened right away. Sofia our Russian Blue was probably picking on and chasing Otto our Rag Doll. Otto likes to hide from Sofia behind the sarcophagus (yes, we have a sarcophagus) and he had knocked it over to get there is the past. Never has he knocked stuff over the ledge though.

So here is the fun part of the story. I pick up the ship and I feel a tug. My first thought was that I was standing on a piece of rigging. Nope. It seems the ship went nose first to the floor and that the bowsprit went right into the floor like wooden nail and taking some of the rigging with it. Not sure how I’ll repair this or just sand it down. I figure that the bowsprit See the pictures.

If I did not know better, I would swear that Sophia was on the ledge and waiting for just the right moment for Otto to walk by… but that would be too much like a cartoon :)

Do you use iGoogle?

If you use iGoogle then you already know how you can write customized themes. So with Robin’s help and little GIMP action, I cobbled together a iGoogle theme featuring our two cats. Currently the theme changes only three time in a day. You’ll notice that as the day wears on, they get sleepier. It’s only available in test mode. So if you have an iGoogle account click this link and let me know what you think.

Pet Food Recall

We got a call from Robin’s mother alerting us to a news story about a wet pet food recall. Both cat and dog. There have been reported pet deaths. You can find more information here.

For a complete list of products being recalled visit www.menufoods.com/recall. Note: I kept clicking the press release link and “nothing” happened until I noticed that I had a PDF on my desktop for each click.

Oh, our little darlings are safe. We have none of the listed products. We hope the same is true of yours.

Otto’s First Kill

OttoWoke up this morning and found Otto (left) proudly sitting at the side of the bed. In the dark, I first thought that he was staring at one of the cat toys. I soon realized, that I did not recognize the toy… it was instead a small, dead field mouse. I swear I could see a look of pride on his face. I’m hoping he got it from the garage and not in the house somewhere.