Taking time out from seasonal coughing, sneezing and headaches to post a quick site note. A few months back, I had an issue with someone (or something?) using my comments form — and apparently my spam-prevention plug-in — to infiltrate and corrupt the RSS feeds of both this blog and Aligator Pop with junk. I [...]

A few weeks back, I purchased some treats for Josie — a new toy and new collar — in addition to her cat food, when I went to the pet supply store. This latest toy is one of those long wands with a string (and more fuzzy strings attached to it) that you flip and [...]

My favorite squishy marshmallow cat is decorating this post because my real-life squishy cat has earned a reprieve from being tortured with the camera. Well… That’s one reason. The other is that today is ARIA Day! At work, the ARIA the ORIGINATION box set — the third and final installment of the entire series — [...]

My friends and family who still reside in the South will certainly object to the plea in this subject line. I know I certainly would if I were still based there. However, I would dearly love to just skip over the semi-nonexistent Midwestern spring. The blossoms on the tree in my front lawn rarely last [...]

Given the choice, I don’t like drinking water. I have to remind myself to drink it (or Gatorade) when I’m thirsty, rather than soda or Red Bull. I’m sure that sounds completely random, but water is everywhere: The snow is starting to melt — a bit too slowly, in my opinion — and we actually [...]