whose owner had passed away. She hops on top of everything and has signed her name to our dining room table and several others by scratching as she leaves.

So I can relate. I'm sorry about the damage in your house, Siswan. But any ideas from anyone about how to prevent this much appreciated.

Right now my issue is my insomnia is back, in abundance, so I'm also sleep deprived while trying to get things in order for guests, this weekend, AND dealing with Gryff the Destroyer. Ugh.

I went out and gave some of the kittens a snuggle.

problems I had diarrhea a lot, but never vomiting, but an aunt of mine did with gallstones.

exactly what happened to me. I could only eat certain foods and lost weight I couldn’t afford to lose. I personally still have trouble keeping weight on and it’s so frustrating because even though I have no gallbladder, there are still foods I can’t eat after all these years. Doesn’t help the medication I take for rheumatoid arthritis and other medications for other issues.

let us know when things get better.

"If you can't make it back over here today, can you drop off your house key so I can use your shower?"

He is a good friend.

Years ago my cat Alice (now RIP) somehow managed to get into a cabinet and smash an entire set of crystal glassware by dislodging the shelf. The set was a wedding gift but I was divorced by then and never used the glasses anyhow, but they were nice and I hated to see them go. Other cats have got into and destroyed other things, shredded furniture, peed on stuff, and generally created chaos but I can't imagine living without them. My current cat, like me, is old, so she's mostly given up acts of destruction as being too much work. Gotta love 'em but oh boy...

I can't tell you how many things he's broken but the worst was when he hopped up on a table and sent my mother's antique porcelain lamp flying. It was in pieces on the floor but he wasn't even slightly contrite. I'd like to think he's gotten better in the years I've had him, but I think I've just gotten better at keeping him away from anything I care about.

He also scratched up my great-great-grandmother's settee that I'd just had reupholstered. He made such a mess of it that I've had to cover the whole thing with a throw. Since then he's graduated to scratching up my desk chair. Still, he knows I love him so he gets away with it to a point. He very obviously knows he isn't supposed to do those things, but he doesn't really care.

I hope the rest of your day goes better.

Perhaps this is one of his fierce days. Tell your fighting Prince to calm down.

Maybe head to the Torch.

My best friend is going to be here for a visit, in about 2 weeks. Last time we went to Tenacity. This visit I think we will add The Torch.

Damn, now I'm craving a Torch Burger.

And I’m hungry as can be. There is no Torch burger in Ann Arbor. Knights has a pretty good burger, tho, and a strong Manhattan.

He just a loony empath and loves you in the only way he knows how.

I don't even have any fruit sitting out on the kitchen counters!!

I take semi-comfort in knowing I'm not the only one dealing with them, this year.

They're back at my house this season, and with a vengeance, too.... even fighting them in my bedroom. Believe me, there's no food of any kind in there for them. A bottle of warm pepsi, capped, so the cats don't dump in out on my head in the middle of the night! They're driving me insane, tho.

They can live in the soil. Happens every time I repot something or bring in a new plant.

So I offer you...

Recipe for death spray:

In a spray bottle - atomizer, use about enough Murphy's Oil Soap to cover the bottom of the container-a little bit more than that; about 1/4 of the container of rubbing alcohol, fill the rest of the container with water, shake well and spray on them little bastards.

The soap is innocuous to plants and pretty harmless around animals as far as I know. Only the alcohol before evaporating is an issue and you know what to do there.

If the soap doesn't gum up their wings, the alcohol with fry their metabolic system. Sometimes they'll fall right out of the air when it gets on them. Doesn't work on spiders.

You're welcome.