Kitty Extortion (further…)

In case you missed the previous episode, it goes largely like this:

1. kitty gets lethargic and stops being evil for a few days
2. wife gets (more) hypervigilant
3. kitty goes to vet, returns after $200 bill
4. kitty starts eating and is fine (til next time)

The only difference last time was that kitty got appetite stimulants.  By the following day, he was head-butting us and clawing the furniture like nobody’s business.   Oh yeah, the vet called too.  The bloodwork is completely out of whack.  They suspect diabetes or something, which will require more (and more expensive) bloodwork next week.

Mind you, I love my pets and will do anything for them but this is getting a bit weird(er).

In the meantime, the cat must have called the mechanic because after dropping a grand there last month, I now need brakes.  Last month must have been to soften the Brake Blow, which was `only’ two hundred.

Speaking of brakes, they are going to last a bit longer this time, because when I came out this morning, I had a flat.  I have a spare, but I need to have it mounted.

I was lamenting having to play with tires when I was reminded by a coworker that I can’t change tires because of my back.

Oh yeah, my back.

NEW MATH

My parents bought this special washer/dryer for their apartment.  I can’t really understand it, partially because I hate laundry, but it’s one unit that washes and dries.  It’s only slightly bigger than the regular size washer.  The new apartment has a washer/dryer so my parents kindly made a present of the special one.

The new math part goes like this:

New Washer + Old Back = pain.

I do have to admit that a washer sitting in midair, stuck in a stairwell, is a pretty amusing sight.  I’d be happy to leave it there and call it art but I was overruled.  My basement steps feature a ninety degree turn, making things just that much more interesting.

Monday I had to take a rare day off work because I had trouble walking, due to back pain.

NOW WHAT?

My wife, meanwhile, has taken the day off in terrible pain.  She took the night off too, during which many people reminded me they were in tremendous pain.  This means I took off sleeping too.

Tomorrow we perform Car-Juggling, in the midst of getting me to and from work and my wife to three doctor appointments.

I liked it better when I was only juggling flaming chainsaws.