You just can't rush tangerines

I do love tangerines of all kinds. And I was delighted to see the cuties in the store yesterday so, of course, I got some. What I got turned out to be $4.50 worth of orange balls who's only good will be as garbage disposal cleaner/deodorizer. They are impossible to peel and if/when you get the damn skin off they are hard and sour. Oh well, my garbage disposal will love them. Seems like I did this same thing last year.

Biggie's still making good progress every day. This morning he got up and out of bed on his own while I was on the treadmill. He came in and had some breakfast and some lap time and then went to the couch where he's now curled up in his cat bed. He came out a bit ago when the daylight first appeared and studied the tree/birds for a while and then went back for another nap.

I spent some time on the phone with Capital One credit cards today because their stupid fucking app would not verify my card for Google Pay. Their app and process sucks but at least their support staff is reasonable and escalation happens quickly and respectfully. It's done now. But, I need to check it to make sure it works.

As it happens, I'll be able to do that this morning. I'm off to Trader Joe's. And Safeway. I need some canned Fancy Feast chicken. These petites are just a bitch to open. I keep cutting my fingers on the tin foil. Gimme a can with a ring, plz. But, I need to make sure His Highness will eat the stuff before I order up a bunch. That's at Safeway. The Trader Joe's bit is for me. Happily, they are only a block apart.

OHHHH I just got a spam call. My phone rang and gave me the option of screening the call. I selected it and then I saw the script it was reading to the caller to identify, plz. Then I saw a transcript of what the caller was saying - that my car warranty had expired... I hit the 'spam' button and poof. Back to the home screen. Nice. Very nice. Google phones have had this whole process for a while but I have rarely been able to get it to work on my phones. I quit trying. But maybe this phone is really different. I know reporting a spam call likely does nothing but it is satisfying.

Biggie cannot quite get into his bed of choice (the flowered one to the right in the photo) with his paws wrapped. Well, he can get in but then falls over. So Last night I got out his old ball which he crawled right into but every time he moves, it kind of falls over.



I've ordered him a couple of other ones to try out. They should be here today. He'll probably hate them and I'll send them back. Thank you, Amazon.

Ok, time to hit the road, Jack.

So Busy!!

Biggie has been busy all day. Busier than he has been since his flyby. He's been in and out of his bubble bed. Napping and bird watching and eating and eating. Prior to today, he's been sleeping and eating and maybe a little bird watching but mostly sleeping and eating.

Today is different.



I did go out. The Safeway next to trader joe's had far more empty shelf space than cat food. It was almost creepy. And, most all of the non-seafood was gone. So on to a pet food store in the same block. It's not my favorite one but another local chain that's mainly dogs but a little bit of cat stuff. I picked up a selection of chicken stuff.

And then on to Trader Joe's where I only got what I went for and spent less than $20!

At home, I opened up a can of Tiki Cat chicken and oh yeah, it was a hit.

I have his food on a little table. His bandages make it hard for him to lean down to the floor to eat. His latest trick is, when he's ready for more food, he just sits on the floor next to his table until I notice. If he's REALLY ready, he sits there and meows. It cracks me up. Anyway, I gave him about a 3rd of this can and he cleaned his plate and sat there waiting for more. So I gave him another 3rd and he cleaned that one up, too. So. maybe we have a winner already.

Apres dejeuner

On the move again

His new beds arrived. One is a possible. One is a fail but mainly, he couldn't deal so he left. I figured he went to the litter box. But he never came back. So I went to see.



He decided to leap up on one of this highest resting places in the house and hang with Alf and James (the teddy bear) and James' new doll (he won't tell me her name). They stopped their meeting for a photograph but, I suspect are now back at it.

Busy busy day.