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I have put out a feeler (it’s just a feeler), for a 6 year old male Tux. He’s still in intro medical at the shelter, but I’m hoping to meet him. “Tommy Ten Toes.” That name is a thing. I can’t say I hate it. Silver and I need another cat. I’ve been working with her on stimulus (playing more, and holding her more, and introducing her to slightly unexpexred things), and I’m hoping introducing another cat at her home will work. This isn’t something that will happen tomorrow.

Single best pull I’ve ever done, I think, and this is what I do with it. It is admittedly very good.

./yakety yak

And yes: she can easily jump to my shoulder level. But she also isn’t a member of the Sardaukar equipped with an anti-gravity belt, so she doesn’t linger at that elevation. She is not happy, though.

Problem solved. She immediately noticed that I removed the free weights and tape and then triumphantly attempted closet entry. Kitty disappointment was the result. I’m smart enough to have these at my shoulder level on affected closet doors: I think she could get the latches open if they were easily accessible. She’s a SMART cat.

In. Paid.

Anybody else getting dramatically better battery life on older Apple Watches since the most recent update? My 40mm series 4 is still e-waste, but the 44mm is on track to get 20 hours of constant use, and it hasn’t done that in a long time (battery “health” at 81, currently).

Normcore portafilter is great. It feels wonderful in the hand, and is super well machined, so it locks into the group easily but also solid as a rock. Also also it’s a big ol’ chunk of metal: who wouldn’t like that? The basket it came with is not, however. It’s a perfectly fine precision basket, but the shape doesn’t let dosing funnels sit securely if they aren’t magnetic funnels. I have a magnetic funnel, and it’s fine, but I prefer to use the Weber blind shaker, which is not (at least not in that way: the magnetic bit is in the base of whatever you call the thingie that you remove to dose the coffee; it sticks to the neodymium magnet I put in the base of the Niche, but doesn’t stick to a basket). So I bought an IMS baristapro 18g. Of course the Normcore basket was part of how I convinced myself to get the portafilter, but I didn’t buy that this week so it’s okay: new week new shit!

Made that steamed iced americano thing. It’s super good! The texture really is like a nitro coffee, but it doesn’t taste bad because it’s not cold brew crap. I think I’d go a little shorter on the water/espresso ratio next time. But it’s super good!

Silver and I are finally, I think, finally hitting an equilibrium point: she is tolerating more attention and I am tolerating not giving her too much attention.

The other major thing that happened to me today (and honestly at the time I figured was the only major thing) is that I have sort of “officially” transitioned from being my mother’s son to being her care taker. There is overlap. I think this is a lot better for both of us. It’s… at least honest. Her hip replacement is semi-firmly set for April 12th. I’m hoping improved mobility will help her. Surely it can’t hurt.

It looks like a good coffee cup!

I figured out who Brian James Chesser likely is: custody issue. Worked at a place that is less than half a mile from where I live.

I did a lot of things, but being followed home by a PI (I made them immediately, and my pulling into a police department parking lot wasn’t unsubtle enough apparently: “I’ll fucking kill you right now” apparently suitably unsubtle) who had been hired to serve somebody with almost but not quite my name made for an interesting few moments. I don’t even think this variety of being served is legal in Ohio. I’ve been served papers (divorced twice, after all) and most of the time they don’t even bother with certified mail (“most” being “all”). A… particularly difficult parental situation? well, regardless, whomever cares about James should hire a better PI.

What cup is that?

I’m in Dan.

I’m just complaining. I assume anybody who sees this already had my phone number.

Well shit.

Silver got her flea/tick treatment. She now lives under the couch. I hope this isn’t permanent, but I’m okay with it if she doesn’t try to open closets.

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Apparently dead cat took it upon himself to keep currently alive cat from opening closet doors. I bet I have the child proof latches ordered installed before she figures out that I reversed the sliding closest doors. I have had currently alive cat for her entire life, and I’ve gone from not having currently alive cat in my closets to having currently alive cat in all my closets, in the span of three weeks, so clearly Dunhill was earning his kibble.

Still trying to open said closet. I never said she was a brain genius.

Replaced my 40mm Series 4 with a 41mm Series 7. The battery had gone to shit. I wouldn’t say the Series 7 is really noticeably different. Always on display is nice. But I’ll wait to replace my 44mm Series 4 until the battery in that becomes bad enough.

Almost?! I have like five of some! Normcore portafilter fixes my issue with the stock portafilter being too light.

That was an incredible latte. Keep in mind it was the only shot I pulled today, and the only “milk” I steamed. I don’t think I can do better. I can do “different,” and certainly “easier,” but I don’t think I can do better.