Let�s not forget that they also viewed me in one of my finer hours at the bar with the shot-yielding midget. Yeah, I can�t wait for the peeps in Texas to hear about that...

However it goes, I�m pretty sure I can always say that I caught them practicing the art of baby-making on my couch.

Yeah, yeah. At least the couch is getting some action. The closest it�s seen is me watching Sex in the City and eating rice cream while naked.

Today I�m scratched to hell. One sweet kitty-kitty was repeatedly cursed at in the early evening hours yesterday after he landed a swat of claws across my face.

Granted, I had already carried him an eighth of a mile.

To the vet.

With evil, evil dogs in the lobby.

Where he got three shots.

And I was carrying him for another eighth of a mile home when he flipped the fuck out.

I have scratches on my wrist, forearm, upper arm, shoulder, breast, stomach, and a few long ones across the face. I can handle all of those, but you know the spot that I call the nip? That spot above your lip that hurts like all bloody fucking hell when you get a zit there? The spot that brings tears to your eyes as you try to get some relief by popping said zit? Well, he broke my nip�s skin.

It resulted in more cursing than I�ve heard since my ex-college roommate found her boyfriend sleeping with the girl two doors down. So much to the point that a homeless guy commented on my dirty mouth. When I looked at him with tears of pain in my eyes and Hambone pulled to my chest in a �don�t fuck with me cat or I�m gonna put you in a plastic bag� grip, he said, �Damn cat got you in your nip!� before he walk along his merry way.

Damn cat. If I didn�t love him so much, I�d churn him into some sausage.

Remember that I�m heading to Texas next week. Updates will likely be sporadic, but I�ll try to dial in and give you some Lone Star scoop each day. Once I get to Austin with its wonderful wireless connections all around, I�m likely to be fine. But I�m betting I won�t find such a luxury in Huffman.

Yeah. Follow that link. I suggest clicking Hotels, Restaurants, and Entertainment for a good idea of what Huffman has to offer. As far as restaurants go, note that Gabrielli�s is listed twice and that Charlie�s Place has gone out of business. I somehow doubt that Dairy Queen has anything non-dairy.

Ahhh. At least Star Caf� is actually good.

Happy Tuesday y'all!�