the dark side of flippy cat

This is Adira in what I call the "flippy stage". It gives her a chance to show off that beautiful white fluffy underside.

She does this to me when she lays on my chest. I've learned to use my arm to shore her up and prevent her from sliding off. In a panic when she realizes she's sliding, the claws come up, and bloody scratches on the tummy are not sexy.

But if you noticed, this is about 5.5' high from the floor. This is the highly sought after "good spot". I've worried about her falling off from time to time. But figured she's a cat, she knows what she's doing.

Sunday night while chatting away via IM to boyfriend, a loud commotion grabbed my attention from the laptop screen. Adira had been on the "runner up to good spot" (craft shelves about 3' high). Adira was now on the floor shaking her head. She must have gotten a bit too flippy and flopped right off the shelves. Magnum was on the good spot almost shaking his head in disbelief like "dork".

Some treats soothed any sore egos.

"Hi I'm a Mac"

I tolerated the new Mac ads. I thought there were a bit stereotypical, especially the PC freezing up one.

But the box one just made me want to scream. Today's Macs as soon as you turn them on and get the user information in them run a program called Software Update. This is to download the latest security updates, program updates, etc. It doesn't use the word, but it's basically "drivers".

I'd call it deceptive advertising.

a big :P~~~~~

I understand the logic of it, but I still disagree with one area.

All areas under the control of Coconino National Forests will be closed on Friday. It will reopen after it gets some rain. The goal is to prevent man made fires that go out of control.

That means no 4th of July at the Cinders. If the drought presists, no Labor Day at Blue Ridge too. I wish they would keep the Cinders open. It's an area where an active volcano existed. The ground is volcanic ash, a few small grasses scattered around and some tall trees here and there in clusters. Last year for the 4th of July, we staked out an area where the tents were under the trees, and we had a fire in a big clearing. We were also very careful and made sure you could walk on our old camfire to make sure nothing would burn.

But not everyone is as careful as we are. So we all have to pay by having those areas closed off to all.

Now if they'll do something about the assholes that throw out their cigarettes, we could prevent a majority of the wildfires.