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Working Working
Posted in Funny, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cat herding, home, inspiration, Thoughts on August 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Making Friends
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cats, home, kitty updates, Thoughts on August 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »
In response to the top request of the week so far, I give you another kitty update.
When we first met Lord Argyle we noted that he was mostly white with a few grey-black splotches. We thought he would be a great fit and he was super cute, just had the bad fortune to be an adult cat who had been passed over too many times in favor of kittens. His coloring looked a little like Neko, our last cat, but not enough to be weird.
Apparently, we didn’t look hard enough.
In some positions and in certain lights, Argyle looks almost exactly like Neko. He is also long and sturdily built, a tad overweight, and enjoys the same spots she did, like the top of the stairs and the chair in the library. I sometimes catch a glimpse of him peering through the railing and do a double take.
Is it weird? A little, but as far as personalities go, that’s where the resemblance ends.
Argyle is still a little nervous but he’s also very cuddly, doesn’t mind being picked up or otherwise touched, and has yet to growl at a passing dog, lawn mower or delivery person.
Our new overlord is sweet, and we’re having a great time getting to know him.
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The Woman Who Changed NASA, and Us
Posted in Entertainment, Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, inspiration, NASA, Nichelle Nichols, science, space, star trek, Thoughts, trailblazer on August 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Lieutenant Uhura is now with the stars.
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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ dead at 89
Nichols was one of the first Black women featured in a major television series, and her role as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original TV series was groundbreaking: an African American woman whose name came from Uhuru, the Swahili word for “freedom.”
“For the first time, we are being seen the world over as we should be seen.”
— Martin Luther King Jr., Star Trek’s Uhura Reflects On MLK Encounter
Nichelle Nichols showed us all that the future belonged to more than just white men, and then she helped NASA build that future.
“After Apollo 11, Nichelle made it her mission to inspire women and people of color to join this agency, change the face of STEM and explore the cosmos. Nichelle’s mission is NASA’s mission. Today, as we work to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.”
— NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
She demonstrated, with talent, conviction, determination and grace, that the future is brighter when all of us are in it.
“If they let me in the door, I will open it so wide that they will see the world.”
— Woman in Motion tells story of how Star Trek’s Uhura changed NASA forever | Ars Technica
She did. We did. And humanity is so much better for it.
“If you can see it, you can be it,” the saying goes. Nichelle Nichols gave millions of people the opportunity to see themselves on the frontiers of science and exploration, boldly expanding human understanding.
She inspired so many of us to reach for the stars. What a legacy.
— Hillary Clinton
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In Progress
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cat herding, home, Thoughts on July 31, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The new cat is settling in. Despite the initial freak out and subsequent hiding marathon, today he came out from under his chair and decided that we would be allowed to pet him. We spent an hour demonstrating our kitty servant bonafides, and he graciously decided to give us a chance.
Progress, hooray!
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Lord Argyle
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cat, home on July 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Meet Lord Argyle!
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Will we change his name? How long will it take for him to get comfortable in his new home? Will he ever come out from inside that chair?
We’ll have to wait for answers to these and other questions, but for now we’re just happy to have him ensconced (as per the rescue’s recommendation) in a quiet room of his own. He’s a little freaked out (unsurprisingly) but was curious and active, both good signs!
Rubs Hands With Glee
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cats, home on July 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The Kitty Countdown is coming to an end! We pick up our new cat tomorrow afternoon, so we’ve been running around moving precariously-balanced items, stocking up on catnip and toys, and generally getting the house ready. It’s exciting.
Wish us luck!
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Cream of the Crop
Posted in Funny, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, free fiction, genre fiction, science fiction, Writers, writing on July 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
While chatting with my father about a sci-fi book he’s reading, I remembered this short bit of free fiction from John Scalzi. Now I share it with you, too.
When the Yogurt Took Over: A Short Story | Whatever
When the yogurt took over, we all made the same jokes – “Finally, our rulers will have culture,” “Our society has curdled,” “Our government is now the cream of the crop,” and so on. But when we weren’t laughing about the absurdity of it all, we looked into each others’ eyes with the same unasked question – how did we ever get to the point where we were, in fact, ruled by a dairy product?
Enjoy!
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The Menagerie
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cats, home, the menagerie, yay on July 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Our menagerie is about to expand. Not only have three adorable little bunny rabbits taken to frequenting the front yard, but we finally decided on a cat. We went with the slightly older, shy, fluffy and adorable option. We’ll pick him up this weekend so no pics yet, but here’s what he looked like as a kitten.
I asked DALL-E to make you an image of “a white cat with black spots and three rabbits in a garden, layered paper style” and got this.
Infinite Art
Posted in Likes, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts on July 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Kitty Quandary
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, cats, choices, decisions decisions, kittens, Thoughts on July 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
I believe I mentioned that we are just about ready for a new cat. (Honestly, can I even call myself a writer if I don’t have a cat?) The problem is, how to choose?
We’ve started the search at our local rescue, the one we turned to when we realized that the local strays were breeding up a storm and both they and their progeny needed to be trapped. Now we’re on the other side of that equation, which feels good. Still, there are so many options, each a door into a different version of the future. (It’s kind of fun when you think of it like that.)
Do we go for a kitten, engineered by evolution to be cute (nice) but without any idea what sort of personality they’ll develop as they get older (feels a bit risky)?
Do we go for a more sedate, cuddly cat with a couple of years under its collar, both to know what we’re getting and to skip the crazy kitten “It’s four a.m. and you have toes! I will eatz them!” phase?
Or somewhere in between?
Friday we met a pair of kittens relatively fresh from the trap and still a bit skittish. Yesterday we met the shy adult cuddler. Tonight we meet the in-betweeners.
This is why I don’t visit the animal section in pet stores; I want to help them all.
How to choose?
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