feline attitudes

First day of cat-sitting: "Hey, whatever. You're not my human. You can leave the food over there."

Second day of cat-sitting: "A person! Yes! PlayPlayPlayPlayPlay! Here, let me roll over and do cute stuff and purr madly so you'll stay longer! Ooh! Pet me pet me pet me!"

It should be fascinating to see what she's like in a few more days. :-)

(parent of) 2-year-old sues for lost wages

This story is just silly. I hope the judge slaps the mother with fines for a frivilous suit.

A 2-year-old cut his head at a playground; mom is suing for lost wages because the kid can't audition for modelling/acting jobs and the like. Even if that's true (and I'm not sure it is), c'mon. She blames the park because a railing was green rather than some bright color, ignoring the role of parental responsibility. And y'know, sometimes kids get banged up a bit while playing; it's part of being a kid. If she's that concerned, she shouldn't have let him play in the dangerous outdoors to begin with. Sheesh.

Since the parent has invoked a labor-based argument, I do hope that the full scrutiny of labor law is brought to this case... 2-year-olds should be allowed to have normal childhoods.