Like a Sunday in Salem

[rain_gryphon]

An old ViewMaster reel with Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. It starts out a bit weak, but improves greatly as it progresses, with a depiction of some lovely, sympathetic aliens toward the end.

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I had to have the exhaust system replaced on my car Friday. Now it gives off an alarming 'on fire' smell as I drive, as the coatings and lubricants from the manufacturing process burn away. That generally lasts a day or two.

When the original exhaust wore out, I got the aftermarket Meineke stuff put on (since GM wanted a cruelly exorbitant amount for a factory replacement). This turned out to be a good decision, since Meineke warrants their mufflers for as long as you own the car. The first one is pricey (although still cheaper than GM), but then after that replacements are free. They apparently make their money on the idea that most Americans want a new car every three years or so. If, like me, you hang onto one car, that first Meineke muffler becomes well worth the price.

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If anyone's a great Kevin Harvick fan, Meineke is giving away decals.

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Among the simple joys of bachelorhood is that of sitting on the floor to eat dinner, so that the cat can share your plate.

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Lovely weather today. I should have gone to visit mom today, but we decided to wait until next week, as we both expected snow.

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[rabbitboy.livejournal.com]

"...so that the cat can share your plate."

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*head asplode*

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I've always been comfortable sharing food with my pets, although as a practical matter one does need to be careful with horses, as they're able to eat most things in one bite if they try. Dogs I generally break off a piece for too, as they tend to want to grab the whole thing and carry it away.

This always horrified my grandmother, who was sure it would kill me. Paradoxically, she was the one who thought it mean-spirited of me that I'd not let my little cousin lick off my ice cream, even though (as I pointed out repeatedly) I'm a lot more likely to get diseases from another human than I am from a cat.

[rabbitboy.livejournal.com]

Well... I understand the logic of it. Yeah, your cousin is more likely to give you a disease than your cat, and it wouldn't kill you. And it doesn't bother me to see people feed their pets/animals by hand, then eat with their hands without washing them. I do that all the time.

It's just... I don't know. I was sure there's a rule out there that goes something like, "When one's cat has tasted or taken an edible item directly from your plate with no human assistance, said plate and all of it's contents become the property of said cat. Said owner is required to surrender it to the cat, and obtain a new plate and contents if desired."

But I'm not really a cat person. Maybe that was the rule for dogs...

[xolo.livejournal.com]

That's the rule that the cat would like to see in place, I'm sure. I'm the Alpha Cat here, though, so the food belongs to me, and he's allowed to have some.