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Things that Go "ssssssss" in the Night
Jan. 27th, 2007 03:52 amI saw Penguin-shaped humidifiers at the store. Unexpectedly, they're not from Japan. Steam comes out of the Penguin's beak, and it's like your room fills up with warm, humid Penguin breath.
I slept a lot with a humidifier (actually a vapourizer, but much the same thing) in my room as a child. It was black and aquamarine, and had a little dome on the top from which steam hissed. There was (as on most electical appliances of the era) a little orange neon pilot light. It made this sputtering, sizzling sound, like the radiator valves, when it was running. Underneath that you could hear the faint rumble of boiling water, and the buzz from the electrodes. I found the sound very relaxing and reassuring. That may be why I sleep so well now with background noise.
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I've found a way to use the laser pointer to make Flaster go backwards. If I shine it on his paws, then walk it up his foreleg, he starts to back up so as not to lose sight of the dot. It's much faster and easier to make the Qat go forward, but proves an entertaining challenge to back him across the room.
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I've found that Flaster seems to enjoy his food more (or at least eats more of it) if it's served off a plate rather than from a bowl. I don't know if perhaps it smells better that way, or if maybe the rim of the bowl tickles his whiskers.
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"How can the dialogue go on when there is a bomb underneath the table?" Reuters news agency quoted Fatah spokesman Tawfiq Abu Khoussa as saying.
It's a pity there's not a Nobel Irony Prize.
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pawsie found this Qat-bathing and exercising machine:
Whoever opens that door had best be wearing full armour.
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Al Unser involved in an highway accident. They've cited him for DUI, but as far as I know, he drives that way when he's sober too. Many years ago (early 90s) as I was leaving the Speedway on a practice day, he came blasting out 30th Street past the Coke lot in a black 911 and just flew (80mph, at least) through a tiny hole between my car and another missing each of us by about four inches. I've officially been blown off by Al Unser Jr.
I slept a lot with a humidifier (actually a vapourizer, but much the same thing) in my room as a child. It was black and aquamarine, and had a little dome on the top from which steam hissed. There was (as on most electical appliances of the era) a little orange neon pilot light. It made this sputtering, sizzling sound, like the radiator valves, when it was running. Underneath that you could hear the faint rumble of boiling water, and the buzz from the electrodes. I found the sound very relaxing and reassuring. That may be why I sleep so well now with background noise.
*****
I've found a way to use the laser pointer to make Flaster go backwards. If I shine it on his paws, then walk it up his foreleg, he starts to back up so as not to lose sight of the dot. It's much faster and easier to make the Qat go forward, but proves an entertaining challenge to back him across the room.
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I've found that Flaster seems to enjoy his food more (or at least eats more of it) if it's served off a plate rather than from a bowl. I don't know if perhaps it smells better that way, or if maybe the rim of the bowl tickles his whiskers.
*****
"How can the dialogue go on when there is a bomb underneath the table?" Reuters news agency quoted Fatah spokesman Tawfiq Abu Khoussa as saying.
It's a pity there's not a Nobel Irony Prize.
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pawsie found this Qat-bathing and exercising machine:Whoever opens that door had best be wearing full armour.
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Al Unser involved in an highway accident. They've cited him for DUI, but as far as I know, he drives that way when he's sober too. Many years ago (early 90s) as I was leaving the Speedway on a practice day, he came blasting out 30th Street past the Coke lot in a black 911 and just flew (80mph, at least) through a tiny hole between my car and another missing each of us by about four inches. I've officially been blown off by Al Unser Jr.
