25 January 2007

Random thoughts:

* It's been a tough week for the girl...and the cat. The girl has been battling a serious stomach/intestinal bacterial infection for nearly a week now. She's been through hell and back, but I think she's finally starting to turn the corner. It's been an adventure.

* As for the cat...our wonderful vet (who thankfully makes home visits) gave her an exam earlier this week and said her "inappropriate elimination" issues were behavioral. (We knew that, but wanted to rule out any medical issues.) The doc prescribed her valium (an EXTREMELY small amount) and so far, so good. She's going where she's supposed to go, it's not a struggle to get her to actually SWALLOW the pill, and she generally seems a lot more content. I read online that until the cat is used to her "happy pills" her balance and coordination might be a little off. It's a point that I only remembered after the girl threw Ellie's crunchy toy down the stairs for her to run after last night--and Ellie "missed" the last three stairs. (Don't worry--she was fine.)

* As many of my readers know (Hi Mom!) I've been doing some looking around on the web for solutions to Ellie's "issues" and found some pretty strange websites. Well, I found another one: THIS website about cat spraying that inexplicably includes music to Andrew Lloyd Webber's "All I Ask Of You" from Phantom of the Opera. Yes, you too, can listen to this hauntingly beautiful song while reading about how you can prevent your cat from urinating all over your furniture.

* Meanwhile, can't BELIEVE Bush didn't once mention Hurricane Katrina or rebuilding New Orleans in his State of the Union speech. What a crock. And the folks in NOLA aren't taking it too kindly.

* Also--how about Dick Cheney going off on Wolf Blitzer about (GASP!) his gay daughter! What an ass. Here's the transcript.

BLITZER: You know, we’re out of time, but a couple of issues I want to raise with you: your daughter, Mary. She's pregnant. All of us are happy she’s going to have a baby. You’re going to have another grandchild. Some of the -- some critics are suggesting -- for example, a statement from someone representing Focus on the Family, "Mary Cheney's pregnancy raises the question of what's best for children. Just because it's possible to conceive a child outside of the relationship of a married mother and father doesn't mean that it's best for the child." Do you want to respond to that? 4
CHENEY: No

BLITZER: She's, obviously, a good daughter --

CHENEY: I'm delighted I'm about to have a sixth grandchild, Wolf.

And obviously I think the world of both my daughters and all of my grandchildren. And I think, frankly, you're out of line with that question.

BLITZER: I think all of us appreciate --

CHENEY: I think you're out of line.

BLITZER: We like your daughters. Believe me, I'm very sympathetic to Liz and to Mary. I like them both. That was a question that’s come up, and it’s a responsible, fair question.

CHENEY: I just fundamentally disagree with you.

BLITZER: I want to congratulate you on having another grandchild.