I hate to be a nit-picker, but when Pavlov did his experiments, when the bells rang, the dogs salivated. They didn’t tinkle.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
So, am I the only one who keeps reading “psycho” where it says “psychic”? And when I’m not doing that, I’m thinking “Is that word really spelled that way?”
No pets here. Last one was a fish, lasted about a year, can’t even remember his name (we were really close).
I love cats, but I’m allergic and really like dogs, but wouldn’t be able to spend enough time with one, so I’m limited to admiring and hanging out with other people’s pets.
Sorry about Sadie, Bob.
FCM I’m still laughing about the Christmas urns. (OK, urns as Christmas presents, but it doesn’s sound as funny.) Oh…and…sell/pitch/donate the freezer.
GT
Carpet and sewing is not a good combo, Faerie Good for you about the flooring.
Bob, lots of hugs.
I met a pet psychic once. She talked on and on about how sensitive animals are, and about how dogs always ask her who she’s the only one who ever really talks to them, and how they’re really much more intelligent than humans…
It was scary. Bailey is not brighter than any human I’ve ever met. He’s currently lying on a single layer of tissue paper, because tissue is so much more comfy than bare floor. Aerin is headfirst in a plastic bag.
Mr. Lissar is in bed. He has caught my flu. 
Tomorrow he’s working from 4 until 12. First day out of seven, including two 12 hour shifts. I’m worried. We’re going to tank him up on Dayquil, but I was in bed and couldn’t even read for two and a half days. Any I’ve-gotta-go-to-work medication suggestions? Preferably legal?
We had a romantic Chinese takeout dinner, and now I should do the dishes and tidy the kitchen.
Hey, Pet Psychic - I got a question for you. Why has my cat been dragging his butt across the carpet? Is it an editorial comment about my choice of color or fabric? Is he trying to make it unpleasant for the dog to lie anywhere carpeted? Is he just a little brat bent on annoying me? Is he crying for attention? Or is he just a stupid cat doing stupid cat stuff?
Is your cat too fat to lick it’s butt on it’s own? Your carpet could be a tongue substitute…
FWIW, Booger the cat noticed Sadie is gone, and has decided that I’m his bestest bud in the whole world. Stoopit cat.
You never can tell when you’re going to need to hide a body. Keep the freezer, just in case.
Wile E, I put a note to you in another thread this weekend, but I forget which one.
I don’t have a turban,but you can borrow my fez. I don’t need a psychic(or psycho) to know what my animals are thinking:
Maggie Wonderdog: Gotta go! Gotta go! gotta…OOOOHHH shiny!
Lucrezia D. Hellcatt:Looks like meat’s back on the menu!
Have a Happy Valentine’s Day!
dogbutler,
alone and covered in mammal hair.Why would I think that? Are you wearing a turban? (Oh man! I crack me up!)
I don’t usually do this, but for you… the freezer wants… ice cream. And a deer carcass. I think it’s a redneck freezer.
I’m sorry to hear about your loss, Bob.
Telling someone their dog is gay? I think I might have to become a pet psychic now. But kingpengvin? When do I get to smack her with a ball bat?
You don’t need a Pergo floor Faerie. You need a giant electromagnet installed on the ceiling. One of those big ones that can pick up a car. When you’re done sewing, just flip that bad boy on and you won’t have to worry about stepping on pins again. It’s a perfect plan.
Don’t laugh. I got so tired of stepping on VunderWife’s pins and needles that I bought her a nail rake; it’s a big-assed permanent magnet on a stick that roofers use to get the nails out of your yard when they tear off your old shingles.
That is a good idea. Mr. Lissar would love me to have one of those.
No medication suggestions? Fine. Dayquil it is.
Long ago, when I was much less responsible, I made a nice drink to put me to sleep when I had a horrible cold. It involved Nyquil, creme de menthe, vanilla ice cream, vodka and creme de cacao. It was wonderful, but it’s also a wonder that I ever woke up.
If you’re feeling lucky here’s a recipe with Dayquil:
1 dose of liquid Dayquil
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 oz dark creme de cacao
1 oz half-and-half
Pour over ice and shake. One scoop of ice cream can be subsituted for the half-and-half, but then leave out the ice.
Top with grated nutmeg.
Warning: don’t drink more than one of these. Even one may be too many. Certainly don’t operate heavy equipment if you drink this (harvesters, threshers, Zambonis, etc)
I want Pergo flooring in my dining room, I think. I’m also torn between Pergo and hardwood for the bedroom. It must be gettin’ close to Spring again. I want to do stuff to my house. I even started thinking about the whole enclose the garage/make the kitchen and dining room bigger idea I had last year again. Fortunately for me I’ve been able to talk myself out of doing that, so far. What I really want is one of those stoves with two ovens. They look so cool. One big oven and one little oven. I do not need a new stove. The stove I have is nine years old and there is nothing wrong with it. But those two oven stoves are so cool! And the price is coming down!
FCM the thought of twicks and you together sends cold chills up and down my spine. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if she gives you a disco ball to attach to the chandelier from hell just so you can send it to me. She’s probably on ebay bidding on disco balls as we speak. :eek: Maybe you could fill up the freezer with pork. One can never have too much pork. One of the weirdest pottery presents I ever got was a set of six “hot dog holders” that looked like dacshunds. They mysteriously got lost in one of my moves over the years. Sometimes I wish I still had em cause they were so seriously strange.
I stopped by Eckerd’s this morning (they open at 7 AM!) and bought some leftover Valentine’s candy. MMMMMM… heart shaped boxes full of assorted dark chocolates. Next to the day after Easter, the day after Valentine’s is my favorite candy shopping day.
Kalley, who won’t probably see this, they had Hershey’s eggs on display at the checkout counter.
I think I found it, the one in the thread about your kidswhere you said you saw Aida Turturro at Mazzaro’s? That’s pretty cool, I wouldn’t have recognized her but good on you.
That is just freakin’ BRILLIANT. I need one of those.
Whaddaya recommend for glass beads spilled on the carpet?
Today (TODAY TODAY TODAY NO PROCRASTINATING I MEAN IT REALLY TODAY) I am going to clean my studio. Now, lest you think I am overemphasizing the trouble this is going to be, allow me to 'splain: my studio is HELL right now. All my Christmas wrapping stuff got stuck in there in a pile because I was in a hurry to put it somewhere not-in-the-way. And I threw a couple lawn-and-leaf bags full of eBay-destined things in there. And I never actually got around to putting my clay stuff and beads away from the last gung-ho creative session I had… back in October.
Right now, there’s a path from the door to the worktable and I’m pretty sure there’s a fossilized cup of coffee in there. I am taking in two more lawn-and-leaf bags for trash, and I am not ccoming out until it’s clean!!
If you see me before tomorrow, send me back to my room.
Yes, but the important part was we had good Italian bread this weekend. Although I’ve learned that I prefer Irish butter to Danish butter. Who knew?
BTW, swampy, my suggestion to FCM was that she go the visionary art route and deal with the freezer and the chandelier at once – put the chandelier in the freezer and call it “Ice on Ice.”
I think she thought I was kidding.
[Dave Barry]
I Am Not Making This Up.
[/Dave Barry]
VunderWife just call the crematory where the dog was sent so we could make arrangements to pick her up.
“Where are you located?”
“At the corner of Bonney Road and Happy Street.” :dubious:
Has to be one of the most surreal locations for a business of that type that I’ve ever heard of…
TaxiDriver’s parents just redid their kitchen and got one of those. I got to see their new kitchen over the weekend while he was here. (They live about an hour from me… he really should move closer to be near them AND me… or maybe that’s why he lives so far away! 
) Anyway, it’s a smooth-top range with the little oven right under the range and the big one below that. REALLY cool. I want one now too. And they got one of those refrigerators with the freezer on the bottom. I also want one of those.
The big Incident in my weekend was that one of my cats started sneezing blood all over everything just before a whole bunch of company arrived. Of course, I was in the shower and TaxiDriver isn’t really familiar with cats - he likes them but doesn’t know how to grab one in an emergency - so the cat ran all over sneezing blood all over everything. So then we had to spend the rest of the time before company arrived scrubbing the sofa, the carpet, the coffee table, kitchen cabinets, and the kitchen floor. And then the sofas were wet so the company couldn’t sit on them. Ugh. But we all still had a good time, and our college (my company was 5 alums and one fiancee) won the big hockey game in the last 8.3 seconds so that was pretty exciting.
Rue, if you can psychically encourage Teddy (the cat) to stay in one place if he feels the need to sneeze again, that would be greatly appreciated. Especially since I took yesterday off and spent most of the day cleaning the apartment.
I’m going to the store to buy roses today. They go on sale for $0.50 apiece the day after Valentine’s. I can’t see the point in TaxiDriver spending $30 or so for a dozen roses when I can get them for $6 the next day. Maybe I’ll pick up some on-sale candy too!
I watered my plant this morning. I think I heard a sigh of relief. Thanks for the tip, Rue!
Today is my boyfriend’s birthday. His mom is sending him a cake at work. Probably German chocolate, which is his favorite. (he has good taste, though you knew that because HE IS DATING ME) He asked if I wanted him to save me a slice. I told him my heart said yes but my waist said no. That’s the truth.
Bow to my willpower.