Spacecat

A Cat for Company

When you realize the 1 hour of writing you thought you had left on today’s project deadline is actually more like 6-8 hours of writing (what was I thinking???), and it’s 6:30 p.m. when you realize it, well, you’re glad you have a cat to keep you company in the basement, where you have shut

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Community Check-in Post

I just posted notes for my students asking how they’re doing this week, with the recent attack on the Capitol, the ongoing high COVID counts, the Inauguration on Wednesday. I asked if they’re having trouble focusing on schoolwork, feeling extra-stressed. I know I am. Mostly, I’m trying to keep busy with work, which generally helps

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Kitty Was Helping

Garden log 1/9/20. I may have realized that if I bought Jiffy 50 mm seed pellets in bulk, that I could get them for half-price. So I now have a LOT of Jiffy pellets; more than I can use this season, I’m pretty sure. So I thought I’d put together some giveaways for the garden

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Heartless That Way

My evening plans to work out (after a long stretch of not working out because too stupid busy) were delayed 20 minutes because a cat climbed into my lap and then fell asleep there. Eventually, though, I moved him, because I am heartless that way. And worked out, huzzah. The cat went right back to

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