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Evil Xmas Kittehs?

Ponderings,

Last year, when the kittehs µ and m were much, much smaller and still in “kitten” form, the Husbear thought it was cute when they were up in the Xmas tree. Okay, I did as well.

Fast-forward a year. The Xmas tree has been up for all of 4 days. And it looks like someone took an axe to it.

Mind you, most of the time I wouldn’t mind personally taking an axe to all the holiday decorations out there. But that’s a different story.

The kittehs are much, much bigger, and no longer in kitten form. And the Husbear no longer finds it cute now that they’ve torn all the ornaments from the tree, gone swinging from the ribbons, and flattened all the branches.

I know it’s not their fault. They’re only doing what they would be doing in nature. Well, as naturally as one would expect if one were to find a decorated Xmas tree out in nature.

But… this tree-fragging of theirs doesn’t make for a pleasant living experience for anyone involved.

I thought maybe perimeter fencing and shock collars might do the trick, but the Husbear didn’t seem to think that was a good idea. All I know is his squirt bottle method of deterrence hasn’t worked.

For those of you with indoor kittehs, how do you keep them out of your Xmas tree? Or have you given up and just don’t have nice things?

Until next time...
Erik

Blue Bird of Happiness. Not so much.

Ponderings,

Are the Hellidays over yet?

I’m already tired of hearing about this sale, and that sale, or this “must have” Xmas item. Actually, I was tired of them about 360 days ago; and, I was just about recovered from that round and then this round started up.

Does anyone remember when the Hellidays were not all about conspicuous consumption? I’m guessing it was sometime around the start of the Industrial Revolution, but I could be wrong.

Spring can’t get here soon enough.

Until next time...
Erik

Happy(?) Guy Fawkes Day

Ponderings,

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli’ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England’s overthrow;
By God’s providence he was catch’d
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holla boys, Holla boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!
And what should we do with him? Burn him!

One has to wonder if this will ever happen here in the US?

Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to William Stephens Smith (13 November 1787):

God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. … What country before ever existed a century and half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Unfortunately, it seems the “sheeple” (you know, the ones who get ALL their information from FOX News) continue to roll over and have their bellies rubbed by those they “elect” into power.

We are so boned. And not in a good way.

Until next time...
Erik