Two things that never fail to entertain our single cat:
birdfeeder - he's been sitting on my desk for the past hour, engaged in a staring contest with a cardinal. Blue jays will sometimes go out of their way to taunt housebound kitties, which is always entertaining.
practice epee sword - he likes the sabre too, and would probably wrestle a meterstick given the opportunity, but the epee has a bitable rubber tip on the end, and he gets his thumbclaw stuck in the blood groove. It makes it a little hard to practice, having a cat who's jumping up trying to catch your point, but it's held his interest even longer than the laser pointer did.
Sometimes our cat also likes to play peek-a-boo - hide just behind a door or corner and stare at the cat. If you stare long enough, and then pull back, he'll come prancing around the corner.
There's another aspect - depending on the closeness of the relationship, there are certain legal and financial matters that need to be worked out to protect the surviving S.O.
I have a pretty good relationship with my dearly beloved's mother and a lot of respect for her - but when he nearly died, that didn't stop her from making it clear that she would inherit everything.
All the financial and legal things should be taken care of anyway - living wills, wills, powers of attorney - but at least for us it took a crisis to get the papers signed. Try not to put it off until the last minute just in case that bus gets you.
Ok, so someone explain this to me, because something about this story doesn't make sense.
The World Health Organization says, Short-term exposure of human to high levels of dioxins may result in skin lesions, such as chloracne and patchy darkening of the skin, and altered liver function. Long-term exposure is linked to impairment of the immune system, the developing nervous system, the endocrine system and reproductive functions.
The WHO has also a link to a more detailed PDF mentioning the risk of heart problems. But it seems to me that if you wanted to cause immediate liver or heart failure, you'd just pick a different poison.
I'm not a toxicologist, but my impression is that whoever poisoned this person either wanted to make him ugly (Nal may be on to something) or wanted to kill him not today, not tomorrow, but at some undefined point in the future.
If you wanted to kill someone, why would you use a chemical which is most famous for its carcinogenic and development disruption properties?
Our neighbor put up a life-size glowing angel which falls right in the uncanny valley. The rest of her design is quite charming, but this is the angel of nightmares.
A different neighbor with a privacy fence arranges their Mary and Joseph statues in the only spot which can be seen from the road. The result is that poor Mary and Joseph appear trapped behind a chain link fence, desperate to escape from a cruel, cold yard.
Of course, one could retaliate. (NSFW)
Two things that never fail to entertain our single cat: birdfeeder - he's been sitting on my desk for the past hour, engaged in a staring contest with a cardinal. Blue jays will sometimes go out of their way to taunt housebound kitties, which is always entertaining. practice epee sword - he likes the sabre too, and would probably wrestle a meterstick given the opportunity, but the epee has a bitable rubber tip on the end, and he gets his thumbclaw stuck in the blood groove. It makes it a little hard to practice, having a cat who's jumping up trying to catch your point, but it's held his interest even longer than the laser pointer did. Sometimes our cat also likes to play peek-a-boo - hide just behind a door or corner and stare at the cat. If you stare long enough, and then pull back, he'll come prancing around the corner.
posted by arabella 19 years ago
In "Curious George: I'm Dying"
There's another aspect - depending on the closeness of the relationship, there are certain legal and financial matters that need to be worked out to protect the surviving S.O. I have a pretty good relationship with my dearly beloved's mother and a lot of respect for her - but when he nearly died, that didn't stop her from making it clear that she would inherit everything. All the financial and legal things should be taken care of anyway - living wills, wills, powers of attorney - but at least for us it took a crisis to get the papers signed. Try not to put it off until the last minute just in case that bus gets you.
posted by arabella 19 years ago
In ""There is no doubt about the fact that the disease has been caused by a case of poisoning by dioxin," "
Ok, so someone explain this to me, because something about this story doesn't make sense. The World Health Organization says, Short-term exposure of human to high levels of dioxins may result in skin lesions, such as chloracne and patchy darkening of the skin, and altered liver function. Long-term exposure is linked to impairment of the immune system, the developing nervous system, the endocrine system and reproductive functions. The WHO has also a link to a more detailed PDF mentioning the risk of heart problems. But it seems to me that if you wanted to cause immediate liver or heart failure, you'd just pick a different poison. I'm not a toxicologist, but my impression is that whoever poisoned this person either wanted to make him ugly (Nal may be on to something) or wanted to kill him not today, not tomorrow, but at some undefined point in the future. If you wanted to kill someone, why would you use a chemical which is most famous for its carcinogenic and development disruption properties?
posted by arabella 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Who has the most annoying neighbors?"
Our neighbor put up a life-size glowing angel which falls right in the uncanny valley. The rest of her design is quite charming, but this is the angel of nightmares. A different neighbor with a privacy fence arranges their Mary and Joseph statues in the only spot which can be seen from the road. The result is that poor Mary and Joseph appear trapped behind a chain link fence, desperate to escape from a cruel, cold yard. Of course, one could retaliate. (NSFW)
posted by arabella 19 years ago
In "Curious Jorge: I might have strep throat"
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