Jump and run like kittens

Random photo from a random street hike last October

    Luckily I don’t need the internet to write a blog entry. I’m using Scrivener, which is like a kind of pumped up word processor slash content management system for writers. But I will need the internet to post. Our 5G home internet is experiencing a rare “down” episode. If you’re reading this, it came back up—or I turned on my phone hotspot.

Before the net outage this morning I saw two stupid headlines. Well, maybe one stupid headline and one stupid story. The relative stupidity levels probably depend on your own attitude and perspective, but here you go: 1) THE BEST PHOTOS OF TAYLOR SWIFT AT AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, and 2) ASTRONOMERS RED-FACED AFTER MISTAKING MUSK’S TESLA ROADSTER FOR AN ASTEROID. I probably just haven’t had enough coffee. I also read a Forbes story that totally sounds like it was written by an AI. I wasted one of my four free articles on that dumb fluff, damn it. Well, fuck Forbes lol.

It’s Solensia week for the Tinycats. Fleur’s appointment is today, and Griffin’s is Thursday. That stuff gives them superpowers, overcoming their old-age arthritis and letting them jump and run like kittens. Well, that’s probably exaggerating a bit, but the effects are dramatic. Through December they had been getting monthly shots, but this year I’m going to stretch it out to five-week intervals. I spell it $olensia.

Yesterday we hiked at South Eugene Meadows. We’ve been avoiding that park for a few months because last time we went there we encountered No Parking - Maintenance Vehicle Only signs, three of ‘em, in the tiny parking lot. From a couple phone calls I made last fall, I learned that the reason for the parking lot closure was hazy, something to do with the city cancelling their permit with the county (the lot is on a county road), but the “why” of that being rather confusing. Anyway, those signs are gone and the parking lot was full after we pulled in. Excellent! We can add that hike back to our our recreational menu.

Internet is back! Have a nice day. Thanks for reading.