Excited Kitten Chattering

There was a bird on a wire not to far from the window he was sitting in.

He was chattering because he was so excited to get at it.

He doesn’t know yet that proper hunters are SILENT. He is just a baby.

Plus he’s had a very exhausting morning. Much rushing about and jumping with many battles large and energetic. I don’t think such a tired Tim could maintain his self control to be silent even had someone taught him how to hunt quietly.

He just came over and plopped next to me into instant sleep. Also a kitten thing. 100 miles an hour one moment, dead asleep the next.

Bells in Cat Toys are music in Hell

Like an idiot I bought a set of balls at the Dollar Tree with a bell inside them. They are hard plastic, so they make noise on hardwood floors, all on their own. But when you add the jingle bell inside, it’s annoying beyond comprehension.

I have taken them away and hidden them several times, but Tim is very good at hide and seek. I think I’m going to have to just throw them away.

I’m so cheap that it bothers me to throw away a $1 cat toy. Actually 50 cents. There were two balls in each package.

I need to just to it. I can’t get the bell out without ruining the toy. I had hoped at one point to do that. But it’s not possible without a great deal more effort than a 50 cent toy is worth.

WHY do cat toys have bells? It’s a terrible noise. Terrible.

You vote for the Problem if you don’t vote.

I’m a bit concerned about this Flouncy Mood I’ve been seeing lately among liberals online. They are angry at Democrats in Congress for not doing more to stop Trump. I guess shutting down the government isn’t too far.

I’ve seen quite a few of people express that if Democrat Politicians don’t try harder, they aren’t going to vote for them. While their views certainly represent a serious lack of understanding on how our government actually runs, it’s also a foolish idealism.

Let’s GET REAL. LIfe and Politics do not happen in ideals. I’m 52 and I’ve never voted for my ideal.

You vote for practical gritty reality.

You vote for the best option.

Right now, Democrats, whatever their weakness, are the best option.

This is not a game. Human lives are at stake. Prancing about refusing to vote for anything but perfection will not save lives. Voting for the best option, even when not ideal, is what saves lives.

We don’t have time for Moods. We need to fight with the weapons we are handed.

You vote for the problem if you don’t vote.

The Guilt of a Favorite

Whenever I have more than one cat, I always end up with a favorite. It’s nearly always the one I’ve had longest. In fact, I think it ALWAYS is? I can’t think of an exception.

Anyway, despite only being with me a few months, Bijou, Her Calico Highness, is my favorite. And I feel really bad about it.

Because on all metrics except possibly pure beauty, Rebel Tim is probably more lovable. He’s never the one who growls or spits. Although to be fair, Bijou was universally cheerful and sweet until the arrival the Rebel Tim, so.

But I got Tim for Bijou. I feel like he belongs to her. I just take care of him for her, because she’s royalty and cannot be expected to manage his needs. What’s more, I’m pretty sure Her Calico Highness knows that Tim is hers. He is naturally oblivious. He just loves her. And me. Probably equally because he’s that sweet.

Anyway, it’s not like I don’t love Tim. But I have a preference for Her Calico Highness.

I am glad I never had kids. I imagine I would have had a favorite and that would be awful.

So anyway. This has been the confession of Sara, guilty cat lover.

The lingering death of my underwear

My underwear has recently taken a dive in structural integrity. It’s old, but it has suddenly developed a lot of frayed threads and even holes.

This is distressing because these underwear, which I particularly like, are no longer made. Which is a thing in women’s fashion. Apparently, it’s IMPOSSIBLE to make the same thing for more than 5 years. Even if it’s just bland boring underwear. It’s illegal or something?

Anyway – this morning it has become clear: the death of my underwear is being pushed along by interactions with Rebel Tim, the kitten. Who at this moment is in a such a desperate tangle with a pair of underwear that I’m fairly sure I might have rescue him or, more probably, the underwear. Claws and teeth are not friends to old thin cotton.

sigh.

I should get up and save that underwear, but honestly, he’s so adorable in his underwear wrap that it’s hard to get behind stopping the behavior. Which is ANOTHER problem with kittens.

Oprah Winfrey is NOT qualified to be President of the United States

I love her, but NO.

Being more qualified than Trump does NOT equal Qualified.

Donald Trump is a bar so low a mouse could step across it. He is not the bar we should measure candidates on.

Can we stop pretending that our government is Reality TV?

It’s not.

Can we stop confusing celebrity with experience and fitness for the job???

We need to fix the system that would allow us to vote stupidly for people because we see them on TV and therefore think this makes them qualified.

It was a nice speech. BUT BEING PRESIDENT OF THE US is not an equivalent to being a great entertainer or even a great business person.

IT IS A DIFFERENT THING.

We deserve the apocalypse we get if we vote in another celebrity. I have no patience for anyone who would vote for Oprah Winfrey.

There are great qualified candidates out in the world. They just didn’t have a TV show or win a golden globe.

You want to drag in a qualified liberal candidate? Convince Elizabeth Warren to run. That is what qualified looks like.

Or – how about Kamala Harris – she is probably going to run. GET YOUR LIBERAL ASS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AND TALK HER UP.

Or if you prefer men – Tim Kaine. You loved him as VP candidate, bet you can love him as POTUS.

OR if you like your men old and wildly liberal but mildly delusional – Sanders.

ALL of these candidates are WAY more qualified for the office than Winfrey.

We need to fix this system and put a set of REAL minimum qualifications into the job of POTUS. Right now you just have to be 35 years old and have lived in the country for the previous 14 years and be a natural born citizen. That’s it. Only qualifications necessary.

Having a law background, or some previous government experience is utterly unrequired. Being able to pass some basic ethical requirements also unnecessary. We put appointees through a more rigorous reviews than we do the people we put up for elected officials.

We deserve the mess we get.