Month: June 2005

Thursday Kitten Blogging: Why Wait for Friday?

The new fosters are settling in. We have three kittens this time, two girls and a boy, all about 5 weeks old. They are: (from L to R) Kiki, Knickers, and Kitnip.

No, we do not pick their names; yes, I would change them if I could. Kitnip is shy and hissy and will need a lot of socialization. Since she is all-black, this is especially critical, because black cats have a hard enough time getting adopted. Black cats with ‘problem’ personalities spend a LOT of time waiting for a home. Hopefully we’ll be able to help prevent that.

Isn’t she sweet though?

Changing of the Guard

We dropped off Pansy & Marcy this morning and have three new foster kittens chilling out in the dining room. No photos yet, they need to settle in. Soon, though.

My hands smell like bleach from having to sanitize everything the fosters used in bleach solution. Yuck. Next time I wear gloves.

Foster Update

Pansy and Marcy have hit their weight requirement and are now old enough to be spayed & put up for adoption. We’ll be returning them to the SPCA tomorrow morning. With any luck, by this time next week they’ll both be in good, loving, forever homes and being petted, played with, and cuddled by their new families.

It’s been fun having them around and I’m sad to see them go. Not so sad that I want to keep them, but still sad.

The good news is that we’ll probably pick up some more kittens to foster after we drop Marcy and Pansy off – possibly even a mommy-cat and her litter. I’ll update when I know more.

Class Mobility

Bob Herbert’s column today, and the multi-part NY Times series on class in America, is pretty depresing stuff. But Jesse over at Pandagon said something in response that ought to be emphasized:

There’s no problem with the people who run the company earning more money. There’s a problem when we set up an economy where they reap all the benefits for the company they run, as if everyone under them is simply a token functionary who adds nothing to the company’s success.

There’s a larger point to be made here about the whole issue of how the work world has changed in the past few decades but I’m strugling with the words for it.

Quiet

I’m in another quiet cycle. It’s one of those times when there’s not much that is moving me to post; although, of course, the usual litany of news, scandals, neo-fascist outrages, etc are still merrily chugging along.

If past history is a guide, I’ll feel more like blogging in a few more days.

Just Nuts

In what bizarro world is this proposal indecent?

Only women over age 35 or 40 be allowed to drive and only in cities. On highways, he said, they could drive if accompanied by male guardians.

Saudi Arabia, of course! Women are banned from driving in Saudi Arabia, and a Saudi councilman Mohammad al-Zulfa has recently suggested easing the ban to allow some women to drive some of the time. But the thought that women might actually be allowed to do anything for themselves in Saudi Arabia is just too scary. What happened?

Al-Zulfa put the proposal in writing and sent it to the council’s presidency so it can appoint a date for discussing it. But apparently worried about the conservatives’ reaction, council head, Sheik Saleh bin Humaid, has not responded.

Typical.