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1. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Playing with orphans? What would Snowball think if he had paid enough attention to his kittens to know that they were behaving in such a common fashion?

   Disclaimer: This comment does not, in any way, prove knowledge of the show or its characters. Any resemblance to accurate knowledge is purely coincidental.

2. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   No guarantees about the on switch, but the snacks are worth it!

3. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   I wouldn’t know, of course, but, Oh Yes, they are a thing!

4. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Listen! Just because the door just happens to be permanently propped open, and all the chairs just happen to be positioned where someone sitting in them can see the TV in the next room, and the volume on said TV just happens to be stuck loud enough that we can hear the show, and just because the people in this room are unusually quiet when the show is on . . . DOESN’T mean that we are surreptitiously watching the show! Now be quiet! The commercials are over!

5. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   The bad news is that her surgery is delayed. The good news is that she’s better off than some other people who need to be in line ahead of her. Boredom without pain (major pain, at least) is doable, if frustrating. Glad she’s doing well, tell her to keep it up!

6. about 20 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   Yeah . . . you really want to make sure the infection is gone before you go home, so staying in the hospital until the fevers stay away is a good idea.

7. about 21 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   The sled IS a cardboard box!

   I mean . . . the Grumbling Room has just restocked the snacks and the door is open (even when we wish it would close).

8. about 21 hours ago on Breaking Cat News

   I’ve said for years now, that I think I’m set on Mars time (each Mars day, or sol, is ~ 24:39:35). Now that I work from home and can pretty much set my own hours, I would tend to stay up an extra 40 minutes or so each night and rise that much later. If it weren’t for church every Sunday morning, that is. Once a week I get a hard reset, even though I nap most of that afternoon.

9. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

   Look up recipes for “penuche,” a type of Italian butterscotch fudge. My mother makes it every year and it is awesome.

   Actually, it’s very simple: Melt 1/2 cup of butter and add 1 cup of brown sugar. Cook on low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add 1/3 cup of milk and continue stirring until it boils. Remove from heat and add 1 (11 ounce) package of butterscotch chips, then add two cups of powdered sugar until it is of fudge consistency. Add 1 cup of chopped nuts (optional, I prefer without) and pour into a buttered pan (9″ × 9″ or so) and cool. Cut into squares (usually 1 to 1-1/2") and store in the refrigerator.

   That’s the recipe as written. I would think that heavy cream would work (now I will have to try), and if you use sweetened condensed milk, I would guess that you would not need as much powdered sugar (experimenting would likely be fun).

   It helps to have people to share it with, but keeps for a long time in the refrigerator if you’re not in a sharing mood.

10. 2 days ago on Breaking Cat News

    Hey look! Telekinetic snowball . . . not fight, exactly, more like tossing! Paisley seems to be _experienced_in catching things tossed telekinetically her way.

    Not, of course, that I’m paying attention, or am in any way familiar with the characters in this movie. I just happened to unintentionally catch a glimpse through the open door.

    Over here in the Grumbling Room we are eagerly awaiting our next topic of discussion (which, thankfully, I am certain, will not pertain to anything so banal as soap opera characters).