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Some months ago, I wrote about a woman who verbally abused me because she didn’t like the way I parked on the street. She basically thought I was too far into her driveway, and while I was close, I did get out and look before I left the car there, and I thought it would Continue reading →

Went to the pet store today to get some cat food and other supplies (like dog biscuits to feed to the mice as a treat) and they had two lovely little female mice in the store. I bought them both. One is a lovely long-haired black mouse with a brown tummy, very pretty, and quite Continue reading →

I’m watching a pair of rather cute mice as they explore their new home, a rather nicely constructed cage with lots of interesting things in it. They’re both female mice, fairly young. One is white with pink eyes, and she’s only about eight weeks old, so she’s still quite small and only half tame (and Continue reading →

As exerpt from a speech by Jason Wood, Member of Parliament, which just might make you laugh out loud…

Warning: This game might be addictive. It’s also quite challenging. I don’t know how many times I played it before I finally managed to trap that darned cat. The thing is as wiley and agile as a real cat! Play Circle the Cat

So, through a strange series of clicks and links, I ended up on page on Wikipedia about the many names of Istanbul. I knew about Byzantium and Constantinople, but I had no idea that Istanbul had been known by a dozen or more other names at various points in history! And, of course, any mention Continue reading →