Despite the fact that I in no way punished Christmas yesterday she has apparently decided to quit taking things out of my purse — and start putting things in! I found a Kleenex, a Post-it Note too furry to ever post again, her jingle ball, and her tiny stuffed catnip bear.

I wonder if she’s planning a trip? Does she know she’s off to the vet next week? Is she planning to run away first?

Nah! She didn’t pack any kibbles.

Just over a week ago I had only two channels on my TV set. On July 10th, at exactly 8:00 a.m. two Cox Cable technicians arrived at my door and connected me to around 300 digital channels. Do you know what that means? It now takes me 298 times longer to figure out there is nothing on TV I want to watch.

Apparently it is time to make an appoinment with my optometrist. I focus by shifting my gaze from lens to bifocal and moving myself back and forth until whatever I want to see comes into view. This needs to stop before somebody decides I’d look cute on the dashboard of their car …..