Early evening Florida light streaming in through the dirt-stained glass of our kitchen’s double doors. Since it’s summer, Florida’s early evening light generally tends to waddle from bright through clouds, or bright yellow sun though clouds. It’s a particular shade of the sun too that you don’t see in the morning or afternoon due to the angle of things, all the shadows are long except for those in the kitchen....

That is what my sleeping habits and patterns have become. It is not, however, due to insomnia which has generally been an off and on problem for most of my adult life. It is due, in many great parts, to a large eighteen pound cat we put on a diet the end of last year. It can start any time at night, some times it starts as early as midnight, some times we catch a break and it starts around 5am. Most nights, it starts around 1am to 3am, and...

Our cockatiel, Nugget, has recently taken up with boxes and all things box-ey. He tends to get a teeeensey bit territorial over them...

Cedar Rapids, Iowa is home to several stranded pups and kittehs, birds and other paws that need your help. The humane society is doing its best to rescue, treat and save as many animals as possible but they need your help. If you have it to donate and are interested in helping, please consider donating toward saving some mew’s. You can donate here: Disaster Relief Fund 2008 If you can’t donate, that’s okay. I’s...

Holding my cat, Flora, up to the ceiling and exclaiming: “Kunta Kitty!” And then after a second, rocking up on tip toes to put her paws near the ceiling (I’m short, okay.) then singing Spider Cat, Spider cat. Really, I’m like this almost every day.