we’re mere hours from 2009, how exciting!
this year was good, in general. the ups and downs rather even themselves out and the average tends to skew towards the positive. i can honestly say that i’m ready to let 2008 go and step forward into the future.
speaking of which, planning for the next year is […]

my father actually named him. dad picked up a little black and white kitten and dubbed him Gordon Whitefoot (like the 70s singer Gordon Lightfoot). gordy came home, along with his sister tigger, the year i graduated high school, 1993.
over the years, his name changed and varied. gordy, gordsville, el gordo (as his girth grew), […]

was up until 3 am making cookie dough. survived by way of ipod beatles and lapsang souchang.
yay! lapsang souchang at the grocery store! i’ve been looking for it for months!
i was in soooo much trouble with the kitty boys for not going to bed earlier. i got meowed at and my legs rubbed and […]

Gordy, my first kitty boy, who became my mom’s dear cat after i moved out, has rejoined the bountiful energy of the universe.
he’s been sick for a while. had a full round of chemo and seemed to be doing a bit better, but went downhill rapidly over the weekend.
he’s good now, at peace. […]

went out and took some shots of the snow. we’re supposed to get another inch or two tonight!
too bad it looks like christmas will be a bit warm (mid-40s) and rainy. i just hope the snow can hold out.
but now, for anyone who reads this blog and doesn’t live up north, a bit of winter […]