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I just saved an earthworm from certain death. I have no idea how it got into the middle of the sidewalk, but there it lay, wriggling and trying to dig its way into the dirt. But there was no dirt. It was just pushing and writhing against the sidewalk, and I stopped. It looked so pathetic. But it was a [...]

And I know I shouldn’t get another kitten, but…ohhhhh the face! Oh the sweet little feeties!!! Oh the itty whiskers, and the falling asleep in weird places and oh the itty bitty toeses and the spiky teeny tail!!! This happens to me every once in a while, every few years, and I get nostalgic for that baby cat feeling, and [...]

Manuel and Pedro worked together and both were laid off, so they went to the unemployment office. When asked his occupation, Manuel answered, “Panty stitcher. I sew da elastic onto ladies’ cotton panties.” The clerk looked up Panty Stitcher. Finding it classified as “unskilled” labor, she gave him $300 a week unemployment pay. Pedro was asked his occupation. “Diesel fitter.” [...]

I went to a local Chinese grocery store yesterday to buy some gas for the hotpot gas burner that we use to make fresh hot-pot soup. Tony waited in the car becaus eit was cold outside, and he’s getting sick, so I went in alone. I always get these looks from people in Asian groceries, like I am lost, or [...]

Every morning, Tony goes to work in stealth mode. Usually he leaves before me, so I get that last precious half hour of sleep while he is getting ready to go to work. I don’t know how he does it. I don’t even hear his alarm clock, that’s how incredibly sensitive he is. I may hear Sa caterwauling when she [...]

The other day I saw a student of mine, and I know I am imposing my cultural values in this judgment, but I just couldn’t help it. Americans are clean freaks about their bodies, and though I know my student is not “unclean”, I received a rather interesting surprise anyway. It has been hotter than hell in Texas lately. Today’s [...]

CANCER NEWS FROM JOHN HOPKINS 1. No plastic containers in micro. 2. No water bottles in freezer. 3. No plastic wrap in microwave. Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.Dioxi n chemicals causes cancer, especially breas t cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of [...]