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    Long Week-End Shopping

    (Grocery shopping to be exact) So many people suddenly realize “omg it’s a long weekend, and we need food! snacks! drinks! let’s bar-b-que! let’s party-hearty like there’s no tomorrow!” Like they never saw it coming. Really? Go to any grocery store on any day of a long weekend, and the crowds just won’t stop. OK. I get it, some people have to wait for a payday. Been there, done that. But half the population within your area? Why is it so hard to plan ahead? And, yeah, sometimes you really do forget to get that one thing you must have the last time you were there. Get to the store,…

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    My Catio

    Occasionally I get asked “what is a catio?” and I answer in a variety of ways. Such as “think dog kennel for cats” or “patio for cats”. And I usually get confused looks in return. A longer, more detailed answer, is that a catio is an outdoor enclosure that allows a cat to be outside and yet safe from danger. And they come in so many sizes and a variety of materials. Tents and/or tunnels made of a see-through mesh material. Wood and metal wire constructs of every size imaginable. Even ones that kinda sit on a window sill, sticking out maybe a whole foot, for the cat to experience…