Tuesday, January 27, 2009
I have reached the end of my rope. It's time to start screaming.
To quote Conde Nast: "How will Wall Street be defined in an era of contained compensation and greater government over site?"
Aren't they supposed to have fancy-pants writers and editors and (good grief) proofreaders? That's inexcusable. If it's supposed to be a pun, I don't get it.
How can a professional writer not know the difference between these words:
site/sight
lose/loose
enormity/enormousness
to/too
problematic/a problem
quite/quiet
moot/mute
- all of which confusion I have seen within the past 24 hours from people who consider themselves pros!
You are not professional if you don't know how to use your tools!
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Computers have raised writing to a new low.
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We're supposed to get snow, 6 to 12 inches or more, starting tonight and continuing through tomorrow. My snowthrower has been in the shop for the past 10 days. I was making "snowed in" plans and collecting phone numbers of plowers this morning, when the guy from the shop pulled in and unloaded the snowthrower. I told him I appreciated his timing.
I'm glad I was here when he arrived. He started it up, and it sounds a lot stronger, steadier. Then I noticed the oil running down the side under the motor. A lot of oil.
We couldn't figure out where it was coming from. We checked the dipstick, and it was higher than the "full" mark, so I'm hoping it was just overflow. The guy was willing to take it back, but if he did, and I have to deal with a foot of snow without it, that's a guarantee there'll be nothing wrong with it.
I guess I'll find out tomorrow. Either it will run smoothly, or it will freeze up and explode. I can hardly wait to find out which.
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Jasper got home a bit before 2 pm. Yup, UTI. He'll get Metacam liquid once a day (in a squirty syringe), and Ammonil tables twice a day. I was hoping all the medicine would be liquid. I don't know how well he will take pills (and I'm very good at the shoving down the throat bit), but Jasper being smart and strong, he might be better at avoiding it. After the first pill, I might not be able to catch him for the next ten days. He's way too smart to be lured with tuna fish.
He's cute when he's suspicious, by the way. He squints his eyes, furrows his brow, sticks his lower jaw forward, lowers his body and tail, and you can almost hear the gears switching into reverse. I've lived with many cats over the years, and except for Smokey (I swear she was half human), he's the most expressive I've known.
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2 comments:
Glad to hear the snow thrower is back home. Most especially glad that Jasper is back home.
Some pharmacies will make the meds for you in whatever form your prefer. If you get it straight from the vet, not so likely. Good luck pilling that kitty!
My cat wouldn't willingly take medicine even if it was wrapped in fresh caught salmon. But lately I've been lucky. He developed a fondness for feline Greenies and then I ran across some made specifically for hiding pills. And it works.... so far anyway... They're little squares that are hollow in the middle. He usually swallows them in just one bite so apparently he doesn't chew enough to taste the pill. If he realized how much easier it makes my life he surely wouldn't do it. Might be too late this time but if he's never had Greenies you might see if he likes them so you'd have a trick up your sleeve next time.
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