Life in the Land of Dreamy Dreams

… an appropriate Pratchett quote. Haven’t done one in a while, anyway:
“Cats are sacred,” said Dios.
“Long-legged cats with silver fur and disdainful expressions are, maybe,” said Teppic. “I’m sure sacred cats don’t leave dead ibises under the bed. And I’m certain that sacred cats that live surrounded by endless sand don’t come indoors and do [...]

This conversation happened while bringing the new Senegal into the house on Saturday:
Mom: Gotta work on a name now.
Alison: I was thinking Dewey.
Mom: (pause) Since when are you such a fan of the decimal system?
Alison: (slowly shakes her head) Mom, that’s just sad.

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…um. Lots, actually.
We traveled, and hosted travelers. Read much, wrote some. Geared up for the political season. Got stood up by Mayor Nagin. Toured vaunted institutions of higher education pretending to be mature so as to fool the admissions people into thinking she comes from people of class and allow her to attend.
Along [...]

Last week was a tough one for the entire household. Last minute trips to New York, driving permits to be obtained, loading the kid off to her dad’s, plumbing issues, air conditioning issues, doctor’s visits, blah blah blah.
But only one of us had actual body parts removed… followed by the indignity of the doggie cone. [...]

I’ve noticed that I get several searches a day of people looking for information on whether or not Andrew has found Tui…sadly, no.
He said that people have called him and said they heard ‘things,’ but so far she hasn’t been sighted.
Of course in the meantime, Andrew’s been very pro-active. He’s been on TV, the [...]

Alison is in the “get another bird” camp, with a few caveats:
1)She wants to be involved in choosing the bird
2)It should be “friendly”
3)It should be “fun.”
4)She wants to be involved in choosing the bird
5)She’d like it to be more colorful.
6)She doesn’t think I should be so hung up on intelligence
7)She wants to be involved in [...]

I saw this CNN headline and knew it was a grey:
Lost parrot gives vet his name and address
The poor boy got lost in Tokyo and was first taken to the police station, but I guess he didn’t want to be a stool pigeon (har har), so he wouldn’t talk to the cops. A few days [...]

A few days ago I put up youtube videos of the amazing Tui, and I’ve since found out she’s lost, having been caught in a crosswind and swept away when Andrew began flight training her.
He told me he has a substantial reward offered and is relentlessly walking the neighborhood and getting as [...]

So I received notice that there was something new up on a particular YouTube channel. That led me to look at my other subscriptions, one of which is to Andrew & Tui.
Andrew is a Kiwi living in Kansas and Tui is the African Grey he’s trained since she was hatched. She clearly has his [...]