Friday, July 13, 2001

I don't understand wicker chairs. Perhaps there are some comfortable wicker chairs, but why buy a chair if it's not comfortable? You should be able to say (about a chair)
"Sure, it's _blank_, but at least it's comfortable." Or
"Even though it's _blank_, it's still comfortable.".

And that's it. If you can't say one of the above about every chair in your house, then you've lost something.

Wednesday, July 11, 2001

So, here's a philosophical question for you. A few days ago, my cats (not really mine, I'm borrowing them, but that's another story) Emma and Sam caught a mouse and left it as a present outside the shower. I was not happy, as you can imagine, and sprayed them with a little water (their usual punishment for misbehaving). Last night I found the cats torturing another mouse. I grabbed the water bottle and a few napkins (to pick up the dead mouse) and went after them. They were both sitting there, with the mouse in between them. Before I could spray them, however, the mouse jumped up and started running away.

So, I've got two cats and a live mouse. On the one hand, I don't want to wake up and play the "find the dead mouse before I step in it" game. On the other hand, I don't really want live mice running around the house either. So the cats were sort of doing the right thing. I just don't want them to leave the remains for me. On the other hand, I don't want them to hide the evidence either. Then I'll have to play the "find out where that decomposing mouse smell is coming from" game. So, what should I do?