'tis the season, and other short bits

[cellio]

This morning a coworker sent mail saying she brought in home-baked cookies and put them next to the cookies that were already on the kitchen table. Then a few minutes later another coworker walked past me, kitchenward, with a box. Then this afternoon the landlord sent up cupcakes. Baked goods are normative for December, but the temporal distribution needs some work. :-) (That said, also this afternoon QA sent out a message announcing their second annual "bite me" spread for the whole company on Friday. At least it wasn't today.)

Unrelated short takes:

Class tonight was very good. The ranty student has dropped out (good) and so has his wife (ungood). The new instructor did an excellent job, as I suspected he would.

A friend's vet suggested to her that for an under-eating cat, a few drops of olive oil on the food would entice the cat, add a little weight, and do no harm. Erik has had a couple fussy moments lately, so I tried this out. He loved it. Who knew?

Pachelbel Rant (video), from ian_gunn.

Comments

[kayre]

Love the video, though he slips in a few songs that don't actually use the Pachelbel chord progression. And I'm amused that it's tagged both 'canon' and 'cannon'. :)

I'll have to remember the olive oil bit. Weirdly, I have a cat who adores olives... I've always assumed it was the salt, but maybe the oil is part of it too?

[cellio]

And I'm amused that it's tagged both 'canon' and 'cannon'. :)

I got a laugh out of that too. :-)

[profane-stencil.livejournal.com]

We have a cat who loves oil. He even licks the bottles- olive or canola are equally delicious (or something).

[cellio]

I guess open oil lamps (I mean the kind with floating wicks, not the enclosed ones) are a bad idea in your house -- and now, perhaps, in mine too. :-)

[zachkessin.livejournal.com]

Something to keep in mind with channuka next week.

I'm thinking about using all Oil this year, or at least mostly Oil

[schulman.livejournal.com]

I'm glad Erik liked the olive oil. Neither of my cats would touch cooked chicken after I added the oil, even after I warmed it up in the microwave. (The dog had no objections.)

The vet also recommended a cheap, nasty fish-flavored canned food called, I think, "Figaro". Apparently its fishy stink is so strong that it breaks through the don't-wanna-eat barrier. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure the dog will be overjoyed.

[cellio]

Chicken: oops. :-)

Thanks for the food tip. I've never heard of Figaro, but I'll keep my eye out for it.

[ginamariewade.livejournal.com]

My kitties love parmesan cheese as well.

[cellio]

I thought adult cats had trouble digesting dairy. Maybe it's specifically milk? Thanks for the tip.

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

The possible problems with dairy have failed to keep Louie and Duke from stealing every drop of milk and yogurt that they can. They are such vultures.

Please don't tell Louie about olive oil. He might learn to open the cupboard where ours is kept ;-)

I am glad Erik liked it and ate it!

[cellio]

Opening the cupboard is the least of your worries. I suspect that Louie has already learned how to use Wikipedia and Google and doesn't need me to tell him things. That guy is persistent! (By the way, I hear he used your credit card to order a case of catnip. :-) )

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

Now I have the mental image of Louie with the credit card in his teeth at the computer. :-)

Let's hope he doesn't find any of those high-end "pamper your pet" websites. ;-)