Switched to ClassicPress

Have updated the site to ClassicPress using the migration plugin. As far as I can tell, no problems. Please leave a comment if something is terribly broken. Or even a little bit broken.

AI-generated image of an illustration of a mixtape type thing. It looks like an unholy combination of a mixtape and boombox.
“Now and Then,” the last (?) Beatles single drops

I’ve been a Beatles fan since I was 7, nearly 50 years now. There’s only two Beatles songs I that I actively don’t like* and then the rest of the catalog I love. Sometimes it takes me a few listens to get into a song, even some of my favorite artists. I love Aimee Mann, […]

Today’s Read: Exit, Voice, Loyalty, Neglect

Caught this on HN. “Exit, Voice, Loyalty, Neglect: Why People Leave, Stay, or Try to Burn It All Down,” by Brett & Kate McKay. The exit, voice, loyalty, neglect (EVLN) framework will help you understand why people stay in or leave a relationship (including friendships), why people stay in or leave a job, why people […]

AI-generated picture of a cat staring at a computer, in a woodcut / watercolor style.
Why I’m going to stop saying “I don’t like people”

I often say that “I don’t like people,” but I realized recently that it’s something that I really need to stop saying. Not least of which because it’s not really true.

Cupcake has opinions

Cupcake is our resident movie critic. I don’t think she cared for tonight’s movie. Cupcake has a thought.

WTF!? New site

I claimed this domain some time ago – more than six years ago, at least – but hadn’t quite figured out what I wanted to do with it. After paying for it for more than six years, it’s nice to be able to say that I’ve figured that out. A few months ago I started […]

Sick kitty

A few days ago I noticed that Lilah wasn’t eating very much. She’s never been particularly food-motivated, and it’s not uncommon for her to ignore her kibble all day and then take a big chunk out of the kibble overnight or whatever.

Sam, a housecat, sitting on the back of a couch facing the camera.
A fine February Caturday

Today has been a fine, lazy Caturday here in Durham. Spring is nudging Winter out of the way, but not without a little push-back. Seems like a good day to post a few pictures of Sam, the ringleader of the former Knox Street gang. Sam is the most cat-like cat out of the crew. He’s […]

Sir Wobbles mugging for the camera

Happy Wednesday. Seems like a good day for some cat pictures. Enjoy! The pressures of incredible cuteness O Hai Big stretch

Lilah, a tuxedo cat, looks curiously at the camera and has her paws tucked neatly to the side.
Friday Fancycat

Today was vet visit day. As is custom, I gave Lilah a few doses of Gabapentin ahead of the vet visit so she’d be manageable and not try to use her chainsaw paws on them. She was feeling very, very chill this morning. No vets were harmed during the exam. We’ll see if I pay […]