On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:25:11 +0000, Doctor John wrote:

> On 14/03/14 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>> It is amazing how readily a parent notices things like that - when Ken
>> was younger, I had a similar experience on more than one occasion.
>> 
>> 
> I normally sleep like a log. In 1987 I slept right through the 'Great
> Storm' in spite of a tree falling right outside my bedroom and its
> branches smashing a ground floor window. I have also slept through an
> earthquake and a police drugs raid on a flat next to mine. But, anything
> unusual with regard to the Feegle or the Kat, I'm instantly alert. Must
> be something to do with the 'preservation of the species'.

It really must.  I normally sleep really well as well, but if Amy has any 
kind of medical issue in the middle of the night, I tend to be quite 
awake very quickly.  (We went through a period of time where she had all 
the symptoms of an ulcer, but without an actual ulcer - the doctors were 
stumped, but we toured most of the ERs in the Salt Lake valley).

>> But our youngest cat is a $5K cat with all his health problems
>> (possibly more than that, in fact).  Sucker lights visible from space,
>> as far as the fur lumps are concerned.
>> 
>> 
> On that subject, I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. Price negotiable
> but I'll throw in 5 year's pet insurance if you agree to a minimum
> upfront payment of $5,000,000.

I should've clarified that our 'sucker' lights are only visible to 
animals.  :)

And Eiyrt is on his way back to the vet again - nothing serious, just the 
bandage slipped.  And Mushi is pissed off that his brothers are home 
again (I guess they smell like the vet's, which isn't surprising since 
they spent the night there).

>> I really enjoyed my time working in training as well - learned a lot
>> about learning, which really suited me.  Still looking for something
>> along those lines while I keep doing the tech writing thing.
>> 
>> 
> Good luck with that.

Thanks - I got a lead on something earlier in the week, but the company's 
recruiting website has a login (of course), and somehow I got one created 
with a nonstandard name and no 'secret question' - and of course it's 
locked out, so now I can't get my info submitted for the job until I hear 
back from them.

That it's taking their help desk the better part of a week to get back to 
me isn't impressing me.

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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