'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

[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.