Studies have proven that a purring cat in a human's lap will calm the human down and reduce his or her blood pressure. I was only able to watch the last State/Carolina bloodbath because I was reclining on the couch with Eudora on my chest.
Last night, I got myself worked up into a lather of worry over what to write to get into the running for the News and Observer columnist position. Wrote the blog entry and poured myself an adult beverage, which I set beside my monitor. Eudora jumped dramatically onto the desk, upsetting the beverage, which spilled over onto the wireless box, knocking out our Internet service.
I had no choice but to go and watch television until time for bed. That was good, as I was forced to stop stressing over the entry. Good kitty!
But this morning, as I was brewing my coffee, I couldn't check my e-mail (and Web nanny at work won't let me check my gmail account), or the local weather, or Perez Hilton. And I felt lost and helpless. Somebody might have forwarded me the funniest thing ever and I wouldn't know. Was I supposed to wear a light, medium or heavy coat? Did any celebrities get into trouble? Has the world ended and I didn't get the memo? I was a total, disoriented wreck all day.
Steve let the box dry out all day and reset it, and everything is right in the world.
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They are such cute cats! I'm glad your computer is fixed. My work blocks everything! They even block the site to check the Powerball numbers. I think that way, if one of their employees wins, he won't be able to find out about it and, therefore, won't immediately march down to HR and quit. I will still be totally interested to find out what you decide to submit. (no pressure :)
Cara- You are so sweet to me! Of course I waited until Thursday night, following the worst day ever, and hacked out four options (condensed versions of some of the blog entries). I posted them temporarily asking for feedback. Each got two votes. I went with the one my mentor voted for, a very shortened version of "Ramble On," which really didn't say anything. Hope you're having a peach of a week!
I think it was Dave Barry who wrote, "People go into HR as a career because they enjoy making other people fill out forms and firing them."
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