Full Moon

Full moon again - happened a couple days ago.  How do I know?  BK took off again (or perhaps it was because I made him "Internet famous" with my last post - who knows).  I suspect it is the moon, however.  Probably time for one more "kitty rut" before the leaves start falling.

 Then there is the lunar effect on poor Buddy.  The little guy hasn't been feeling all that well lately (note peeing in the sink and likely tainted with kitty blood).  The moon, however, set him to looking for his "arch enemy" Black  Beauty in her normal habitat - on top of the kitchen cabinets.  Lucky for her, she was in her second favorite spot - under the bed.  I would have hated to see the confrontation above my head.

 The cats are not the only ones impacted by the current cycle.  Once again my computer is under attack.  I got an e-mail this morning from a member of my address book whom I have not contacted in a couple years.  The note thanked me for my contact and indicated he had attempted to open the link supplied, only to find it didn't work.  Gremlins?  I think not!  More Internet terrorists if you ask me.

At least the yard looks nice.  The deer seem to like it as well.  The herd is back.  The other evening at sundown it was a mom and her twins (complete with spots still showing).  These were followed by five more, including the young buck who has been hanging around.  I guess it is time to start taking measures to attempt to protect my trees.  The older ones in the yard have split bark (one of which bit the bullet during the last major wind attack and is nothing more than a stump), possibly due to the strange weather patterns of the past couple years.

Unemployment figures reported yesterday that the national average is 9.6%, while Tennessee has 9.8% and Detroit over 20%.  When the figures are adjusted for those who "have given up looking" (which I believe means run out of unemployment benefits), the actual national picture is more like 22% unemployment.  Housing starts are the lowest is more than a decade, and the market is below 10,000.  Our Vice President says that all is well, the plan is working.  Makes one wonder just what plan he is referring to, doesn't it?

"Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few."  ~George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, "Maxims: Education," 1905