Wednesday July 25

Carol took the Daphenator (aka Purrball) to the vet Monday. Poor cat was a scratchy and was getting a urinary tract illness. Her itchiness was due to her being covered with fleas. Not sure how she could be getting those horrid insects, she never goes outside, but she is. To make it worse for her she seems to be allergic to the bites, making things much worse for the poor kitty. So, now, and for the next six days, we are stuffing pills down her throat (for the urinary thing), and pouring meds down her ears (ear mite treatment). Little kitty appears to be doing better now, at least she has stopped the scratching, but she still flaps her ears occasionally. Her discomfort came on quickly, from start to worse was only a few days.

The weather has been a bit warm here lately. Heat warnings in effect quite frequently, with very little rain. Almost a carbon copy of last summer, makes me think warm summers are standard fare for NC.

Today I am off to the library to get some poetry books, then down to the Harry Teet for some food stuff, and then back to my usual. I have outlined my basic syllabus for this fall, and I have been making some progress on my poetry. I need to spend some time organizing and collating what I have written this summer in an attempt to see where I am at, and how much further I will have to go this fall.

The fall butterflies have set up residence within my body. They move around a bit, but the panic level is becoming constant. Ain't life exciting?