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Sep. 21st, 2005 02:56 amFlaster never did like to be brushed. He's quite happy to have his fur plucked at, though, so I used to do that to him at night to help remove the loose fur, and keep him from having hairballs so often. Now I've discovered that even though he doesn't like to be brushed, he very much likes to be combed with a fine tooth comb, which sheds him better than a brush anyway. He lies there with his eyes closed, purring loudly and drooling while I comb him :) This usually takes place in bed, so I end up with a little drooly place beside my pillow.
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Flaster likes to prop himself up against me, then sit there and lick his butthole. I should probably be flattered that he's that comfortable with me.
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They've rescued the last of the eight Dolphins whose tank was destroyed in Katrina.
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I should be happier about the planned lunar missions, but I have a hard time believing that they really intend to carry through. If they really meant to do it, they'd be aiming for 2010 or so, instead of putting it off until 2018. On the bright side, they're going back to ballistic re-entry capsules with escape towers, which is good. I'm pleased with the simplicity of the design, and the orbital rendezvous, as opposed to single vehicle, design. It's good to see a return to sensible vehicle design. One could wish that they'd fallen back to the Titan (or some other hypergolic fueled design) for the manned launches, instead of the SRB/hydrogen combination. It'll be nice to have a huge old heavy lifter again. It's a shame it'll run on hydrogen instead of kerosene, though. The Saturns always looked like flying volcanoes, an effect that I found pleasing.
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NOAA sez: THE VERY FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW PATTERN AND 30C-31C SSTS BENEATH RITA SUGGEST THAT RAPID INTENSIFICATION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 24 HOURS. [...] STRENGTHENING INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. How jolly.
There's a girl on the MLP board who lives in Texas City, TX, famed for having been blown up more often than any other American city. Now they're about to be hurricaned. A significant percentage of the world's ethylene cracking capacity is in Texas City as well. When I used to work for Western, every time one of the Texas City refineries blew up, the price of ethylene derivatives would go through the roof. I can only imagine if they all go offline at once.
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Flaster likes to prop himself up against me, then sit there and lick his butthole. I should probably be flattered that he's that comfortable with me.
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They've rescued the last of the eight Dolphins whose tank was destroyed in Katrina.
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I should be happier about the planned lunar missions, but I have a hard time believing that they really intend to carry through. If they really meant to do it, they'd be aiming for 2010 or so, instead of putting it off until 2018. On the bright side, they're going back to ballistic re-entry capsules with escape towers, which is good. I'm pleased with the simplicity of the design, and the orbital rendezvous, as opposed to single vehicle, design. It's good to see a return to sensible vehicle design. One could wish that they'd fallen back to the Titan (or some other hypergolic fueled design) for the manned launches, instead of the SRB/hydrogen combination. It'll be nice to have a huge old heavy lifter again. It's a shame it'll run on hydrogen instead of kerosene, though. The Saturns always looked like flying volcanoes, an effect that I found pleasing.
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NOAA sez: THE VERY FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW PATTERN AND 30C-31C SSTS BENEATH RITA SUGGEST THAT RAPID INTENSIFICATION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 24 HOURS. [...] STRENGTHENING INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. How jolly.
There's a girl on the MLP board who lives in Texas City, TX, famed for having been blown up more often than any other American city. Now they're about to be hurricaned. A significant percentage of the world's ethylene cracking capacity is in Texas City as well. When I used to work for Western, every time one of the Texas City refineries blew up, the price of ethylene derivatives would go through the roof. I can only imagine if they all go offline at once.
