Tuesday evening: Wake up in the dark, drive home in the dark . . .

1. Welcome to sereph_angel, tetsujinnooni.

2. I have a hot bowl of Portagee Stew Beef. I am a happy man.

3. A couple of things have occurred in my personal life that have been a real boost to my ego.

4. Vermont is not like the other states, Part I:

This came from Vermont Live Journal.

All I can say is: For thousands of years, kittens have done fine without play groups.

Affectionately Cats Veterinary Hospital is pleased to offer complimentary kitten classes open to kittens ages 8 weeks to 8 months. Kitten hood is a crucial age for socialization. Our kitten classes allow kittens to play together and to be exposed to people of all ages. These positive encounters help kittens better adapt to possible changes that may occur in their home environment.

Class size is limited to 8 kittens to allow for effective socialization and training. Kittens must have received at least one FVRCP vaccine 10 days prior to the first class, a first de-worming, and negative results of a recent FeLV/FIV test. Written proof is required prior to start of class. Please call today to register your kitten for our next series of classes.

What Owners Will Learn

Kitten Owners will be provided with valuable information including but not limited to: normal feline behavior, cat training, how to avoid common behavioral and medical problems, and when to seek veterinary help. Owners will taught common maintenance procedures such as tooth brushing, ear cleaning, nail trimming and grooming.

What Kittens Will Learn

Participating kittens will gain confidence as they travel regularly in the car to classes, play with other kittens and toys and gain valuable life experience. These kittens will learn to associate the veterinary hospital with positive experiences and will suffer less stress in the future.

5. Vermont is not like the other states, Part II:

From our good friends at the Associated Press:

COLCHESTER, Vt.—The Vermont Department of Health is urging residents to prepare for a possible worldwide flu pandemic by stocking their pantries with enough food to stay home for two weeks.

People should buy things like dried foods that have a long shelf life, said Health Commissioner Wendy Davis.

"The idea behind that is that people might need to be home for a period even of up to two weeks while everybody's getting over being ill and while we're trying to contain the spread of illness," Davis said.

Public health officials say that during a flu pandemic families won't be able to go to work, school or the store and businesses will have to be able to operate for weeks without employees showing up for work. Burlington is one of nine communities around the country taking part in a pilot project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to get ready for what scientists believe is the coming pandemic.

As evidence, experts point to the virulent, deadly flu strain that spread across the globe in 1918 and killed millions. "And we think it's not unlikely that it could occur fairly soon," Davis said.

Some of the foods the Health Department is recommending people stock up on are peanut butter, jelly, dried milk, raisins, nuts, cans of pumpkin, diced tomatoes, rice, pasta, flour and sugar.

6. Via ink_books_punk. It's fricking Cat Bowling!

7. I am torn what to post as the final item. Either way, it's gonna piss someone off. It's non-LJ stuff, but I try to be nice anyway. I am just not gonna say anything if I cannot say anything nice.