Possibly... although I don't know that much has been properly defined
when it comes to cat psychology... ;) Human psychology is devious
enough as it is... ;)

Unless we really screw up, there will be centuries,
perhaps millennia, for further investigation.

But likely we won't be around to know about it... :)

Not my problem, as people are fond of saying.

Not so sure about that - that seems to require a
level of consciousness that we are unwilling to
grant them. First they have to realize that
sticking out like that is a risky business, and
then they have to identify the source and magnitude
of the potential threat (us).

If that's far-fetched, then I'd think that the idea that they are
learning how to dump humans into reach intentionally is likewise not all
that likely... :)

The issue is that the better they cope, the
worse it is for general human-based order. As
you know, it has been said that we are to have
dominion over the beasts, and even if that's
not a moral imperative, it's in our best
interests to behave as though it were.

I much prefer the navels to tangelos anyway.... :)

For me it depends on the individual orange.

I've had more excellent navels than I have had tangelos.... but yes, excellence does tend to be more on the individual level... :)

This tree made oranges that it's worth
a squirrel risking its life for.

Sounds like the squirrels have plenty to choose from, so ignoring a wayward one (unless they wanted the challenge) seems a reasonable
thing... ;)

I don't know - even we often fixate on something
lost or hard to get when there are lots of easier
to acquire things that are just as good.

But I WANT the two in the bush... (G)

A candidate for tagline of the year.

seriously what would have happened by now
if I'd taken the hospice route rather than
the extreme measures one.

No real way to tell now... you might have managed to survive well nonetheless, and confounded the staff... or we might now be missing you indeed... I'm just as glad you're still around.... ;)

Thanks. I do, too, most of the time.

Well, we'll see about what Amazon ends up
doing in the labor relations department. So
far, things look pretty dubious.

One can hope for the best... but I guess I'm not all that hopeful,
either...

I read: One can hope for the beer, which is an
acknowledgment, I suppose, that there is no hope;
it also points to how the breweries kept long-term
employees without paying excessive salaries.

That's what saves our cats... or so we tell them... ;)

They know you're kidding ... I'm not so
sure about me, though.

As a former pastor of ours used to say, somewhat jocularly, I'm only
half kidding.... ;)

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.
- Hamlet (I think)

still sleeps a lot... She was taking a nap when he called me, so we
didn't settle details for meeting sometime soon for lunch or supper,
but we've got that on the burner now... They hadn't signed up for coach trips for the summer until just the last few days, so are waiting to see if there are still spaces on the ones they finally chose...

The tyranny of nonrefundable deposits, I suppose.

Seemed to be more the tyranny of procrastination... ;) Burt was saying
they just kept not getting around to it...

There are often hidden reasons/justifications
for procrastinating.

We have competing interests at work here, given
the southerners. I would dearly like to get the
Fords to have another picnic or two, though.

Dale seems to be pushing for having it nearish Newark this year... and
it seems as though it might not be too hard to have it fall into
place...

It looks that way, especially if we can keep
Burt and Butch in the picture thereby. And if
the Hafflys will be around more or less, and
Sean can do 3 hr from Williamsport, let's make
it a go.

... Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

-- JFK

... that pretends to the reverse.

True.... except I think JFK nailed it... ;)

Fraid so. Having the Feds trying to enforce
anti-racketeering laws just strikes me as odd.

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12 Eggs, Hard Boiled
4 oz Butter
16 oz Sour Cream
12 sl Bacon
4 oz Swiss Cheese, Grated
16 oz Sausage Or Franks, Sliced
1 ts Salt

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sour cream, sliced sausage -or franks-, repeat one more time. The last
layer should be potato. Cover the pie with grated cheese, than lay the
bacon slices on the cheese in a diagonally crossed way. Bake the dish in
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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 05-16-18 12:09 <=-

Possibly... although I don't know that much has been properly defined when it comes to cat psychology... ;) Human psychology is devious enough as it is... ;)

Unless we really screw up, there will be centuries,
perhaps millennia, for further investigation.

But likely we won't be around to know about it... :)

Not my problem, as people are fond of saying.

Essentially my point... (G)

Not so sure about that - that seems to require a
level of consciousness that we are unwilling to
grant them. First they have to realize that
sticking out like that is a risky business, and
then they have to identify the source and magnitude
of the potential threat (us).

If that's far-fetched, then I'd think that the idea that they are
learning how to dump humans into reach intentionally is likewise
not all that likely... :)

The issue is that the better they cope, the
worse it is for general human-based order. As
you know, it has been said that we are to have
dominion over the beasts, and even if that's
not a moral imperative, it's in our best
interests to behave as though it were.

No argument there... :)

I much prefer the navels to tangelos anyway.... :)

For me it depends on the individual orange.

I've had more excellent navels than I have had tangelos.... but yes, excellence does tend to be more on the individual level... :)

This tree made oranges that it's worth
a squirrel risking its life for.

Or for a human to wish to share, sounds like... ;)

Sounds like the squirrels have plenty to choose from, so ignoring a wayward one (unless they wanted the challenge) seems a reasonable thing... ;)

I don't know - even we often fixate on something
lost or hard to get when there are lots of easier
to acquire things that are just as good.

But I WANT the two in the bush... (G)

A candidate for tagline of the year.

(How'd you guess that came from my tagfile...? [g]) Seemed appropriate, anyway... ;)

seriously what would have happened by now
if I'd taken the hospice route rather than
the extreme measures one.

No real way to tell now... you might have managed to survive well nonetheless, and confounded the staff... or we might now be missing
you indeed... I'm just as glad you're still around.... ;)

Thanks. I do, too, most of the time.

I hear you on that... :)

Well, we'll see about what Amazon ends up
doing in the labor relations department. So
far, things look pretty dubious.

One can hope for the best... but I guess I'm not all that hopeful,
either...

I read: One can hope for the beer, which is an
acknowledgment, I suppose, that there is no hope;
it also points to how the breweries kept long-term
employees without paying excessive salaries.

Share the profits/product with them, eh...? :)

That's what saves our cats... or so we tell them... ;)

They know you're kidding ... I'm not so
sure about me, though.

As a former pastor of ours used to say, somewhat jocularly, I'm only
half kidding.... ;)

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.
- Hamlet (I think)

I think you're right... :)

still sleeps a lot... She was taking a nap when he called me, so we didn't settle details for meeting sometime soon for lunch or supper,
but we've got that on the burner now... They hadn't signed up for coach trips for the summer until just the last few days, so are waiting to see if there are still spaces on the ones they finally chose...

The tyranny of nonrefundable deposits, I suppose.

Seemed to be more the tyranny of procrastination... ;) Burt was saying
they just kept not getting around to it...

There are often hidden reasons/justifications
for procrastinating.

True...

We have competing interests at work here, given
the southerners. I would dearly like to get the
Fords to have another picnic or two, though.

Dale seems to be pushing for having it nearish Newark this year... and
it seems as though it might not be too hard to have it fall into
place...

It looks that way, especially if we can keep Burt
and Butch in the picture thereby. And if the Hafflys
will be around more or less, and Sean can do 3 hr
from Williamsport, let's make it a go.

OK. (And I'll try not to do a Ford, and suddenly realize that it is overwhelming after all... [G])

ttyl neb

... It only had one fault. It was kind of lousy. - James Thurber

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