Birding

Amazing what you find when you clean up for a change: monshu cleared out the coat closet in advance of a visit from the electrician today and discovered 'Da Bird' which has been missing on the order of two years or so. I knew I'd hidden somewhere so that the cat wouldn't chew it to shreds and I thought it was that closet, but I didn't think of looking on the floor in the corner where it'd slipped down to. It's a timely discovery now that our vet has suggested he lose about two pounds. (I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but that's comparable to me dropping two stone.) It's clear he's lost some of his interest, but he still did more jumping out than I've seen in ages. If need be, I can always slip in a few catnip leaves.

The Old Man has taken his birthday week off, but rather than spend it gallivanting around one of the great cities of North America, he's staying at home and getting a hundred little things taken care of. Ten of these are the light in the closet, the halogens under the cabinets, and the trifaceted light fixture in the den. For all I know, in fact, they're all taken care of already since your man was supposed to show up at 8:30. Will he be cuter than the cable guy? We live in hope!

From the "Why am I only learning about this now?" file

Re called the Two Contendors before Him. He passed Divine Jugdment upon Them for Their wrong-doings. He demanded that They cease their quarreling. Seth appeared to agree. He invited Horus to stay with Him in His palace.

One evening, as the two lay together resting, Seth inserted his penis between the thighs of Horus. Horus, however, unknown to the Dark Lord of Storm, had caught Seth's semen in His hand. With the help of His mother, Isis, He placed His own semen upon lettuce growing in a garden; lettuce that Seth was to eat.

Seth spake unto Horus, "Come, let us go, that I may contend with you in the Court." Within the Court, Seth declared, "Let the office of Ruler be given to Me, for as regards Horus who stands here, I have done a man's deed to Him."

Horus laughed and said, "What Seth has said is false. Let the semen of Seth be called, and let us see from where it will answer."

And so Thoth, the Self Created, called upon the semen of Seth. The answer came from a far-away marsh, where Isis had long since deposited it.

Horus said, "Let mind be called, and let us see from where it will answer."

Then Thoth laid His hand on the arm of Seth and said, "Come out, semen of Horus!" And it spake unto Him, "Where shall I come out?" Thoth said to it, "Come out of His ear." It replied to Him, "Should I come out of His ear, I who am Divine Seed?" Then it came out as a Golden Sun Disk upon the head of Seth. Seth became very angry, and He stretched forth His hand to seize the Golden Disk.