short takes

[cellio]

Things that make you go "huh?": "Did you know that anvils float?" (From a locked entry, so not attributing.)

Useless cat made me laugh out loud, disturbing the nearby cat. (Link from nancylebov.) Dani pointed out (after I sent him the link) that if you Google for that phrase (without quotes), the first three hits are to that page and the fourth is to some editorial comments about a certain Unix command.

I drove Dani's car home today (so he could stay and hitch a ride later). There are things you know intellectually that aren't ingrained no matter how long it's been: I kept reaching for the gear shift. Oops.

Embla has been less skittish lately, even cooperating when I pick her up. Whether that's because picking her up is likely to lead to canned food, or because treating hyperthyroidism is calming her down, I don't know. (Fortunately for me, Embla is utterly indifferent about foreign substances concealed in food, at least so far. So medicating her is easy.)

Comments

[brokengoose.livejournal.com]

Did you know that anvils float?

Well, I suppose that they would in a pool of molten lead -- or in a boat.

Or, perhaps the original poster was referring to anvil clouds (http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_an_anvil_cloud.htm).

[tyedie.livejournal.com]

In a more room-temperature-friendly situation, an anvil will float just fine in a mercury bath.