09Oct25: a busy day…

Andy wanted on the table, but I was blocking the way.

Why was he assuming the “gimme some, too” position?

Well it was Bret and my coffee and rolls day. I made better-tasting-than-
looking butter scotch chip-pecan banana muffins.

=(^×^)=

Later, I tried out a simple coin sorter and wrap gizmo I just got.

It beats having loose coins in a Ziploc baggie.

Coins that don’t total a wrapper full still can be stored in the coin “vaults” till I get enough to look like a full wrapper ‘s worth.

Then, I will empty it, count out the number of coins needed for that wrapper to be full.

It’s laborious, but more fun than having all the coins in that baggie.

I donate the coins. when I have US$50 or so to a group that helps provide food for needy children in my hometown. When the coins don’t amount to a nice sum, I sometimes add some currency to the loot.

Pathetic as it is in this rich country, there actually is a lot of poverty and there are food-deprived children and families in the USA. My small town is no exception. My help is appreciated, I know.

I will spare you the sermon about so-called Christian nationalist billionaires and millionaires who do proportionately less than poor me! (BUT I AM THINKING IT!)

These coins are change I get when paying for things. They accumulate really fast and mostly are 25-cent and 10-cent coins, with 1-cent and 5-cent coins frequently received,
too.

I haven’t received a 50-cent or dollar coin in change in years.

24Apr24: Andy’s ‘nipped…

He’s got the blank look of a ‘nip user, and he stayed there like this, immobile for several minutes.

He’s really twitchy now, my next clue.

He moved over to the lapboard and slept it off. Good ‘niip!

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I couldn’t access the Internet on my laptop yesterday. It looked pretty grim because Spectrum tech support’s Jaimie wasn’t able to come up with a solution. I decided it was a good time to stand away from the problem and come back the next day. I have exactly no idea what I did differently today, but I have WiFi again. I hate computers! And I love them to death.

13Apr24: because… cats!

Andy gets great pleasure from this sad piece of ribbon. I keep thinking I should buy some more. It’s inexpensive and, because it needs “adult supervision,” it means he needs me to play with it. Quality time!

(Because of safety issues, note that I never let Andy go unsupervised when we play with string or ribbon.)

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This label was sticking to my laptop when I picked it up yesterday. I’ve been my name spelled “Dough” many times, but this is a new one for “Doug”: “Dud.”

12Sep21: “Stop looking at me!”

Andy noticed…

…me taking his photo.

“Stop looking at me!”

Can’t help it, Andy. You look too cute sleeping like that.

“

11Sep21: Andy’s bath…

10Sep21: cat nap…

Zzzzz…

…zzzz…

[Check where Andy’s right foot is! LOL!]

…zzzzzzzzzz.

Andy catches up on his cat nap.

09Sep21: the right prey…

Andy let me know he wanted some excitement, a kitty video.

Mousie amused him a bit.

Birdies were more exciting because they made birdie sounds.

But the string…

…the string got Andy all wound up! RAWR!

08Sep21: the last of Louie videos…

I was fascinated with Louie’s tail….

Louie sent TACO away from Louie’s backyard!

This is the color version of the previous video. There is only one video of Louie left. I’ve never been able to watch it because it is one I made the night Louie died. I tried to get an emergency visit to his veterinarian. Failing that – the emergency veterinarian was on another emergency in the country – I made this unseen video to show his veterinarian when I finally got him in to the clinic. He die later than night, August 1, 2011, and I would find him in his favorite “hidey hole”, the dryer. I can’t imagine how he found the strength to get up there, but… Later, I made this next video for the children of a German friend. It is a little story with a moral since it is for children: