The Tax Man Cometh

Well it's 5 days until the deadline for filing. We're allowed until June 15th. to submit the first business income tax return and to be honest my procrastination tendancies are showing. The amount of paperwork is daunting to say the least. Hopefully if I get everything right, there won't be a huge tax bill but, we'll need to see.
Usual Saturday. Full breakfast, a little relaxation. England plays in the world cup today and although I'm not a football fan, I am genetically disposed to things English. After that, a little grocery shopping and if I feel like it, a long overdue haircut and some shopping for odds and ends for my friend Joan.
I'll check back later and report whether any of the above was done.

Susie and the Gender Benders

This is Susie. The old Susie when she was evil and annoying as hell.

Susie came to me as a gift from a client who found her as a stray some time ago. Cute little thing. Quite small for her age (the vet says she's likely 2 years old).

Anyhow, shortly after receiving this little bundle of joy, I came to discover just how demonic a female cat in heat can be. The noises are the horrid utterances one would expect to hear rising from the bowels of hell.
In addition, this little 2 lb. writhing fur ball of sexual energy seemed to want to constantly mate with an imaginary tom cat that somehow was growing out of my shoulder. Night and day made no difference. Ignoring her would cause this creature to break any rules previously laid out and agreed to simply in order to attract my attention. Climbing on the entertainment console, scurrying up drapes, batting paperwork and equipment from the desk, nothing was taboo any longer.
Well, we fixed that! Or I should say the vet fixed that. After uncerimoniously stuffing Susie into her carrier she was swept away to the clinic and returned home the same day a changed creature.
I suspect we now have a cat that will live like other of her species. Totally ignoring me. No longer crawling onto my lap at all times and nudging my ankles while I make the rounds of my lodgings.
But the peace. The sweet, sweet peaceful nights. Worth it? YES I say YES !
Update: August 21, 2006. What a sweetie, she's completely reformed and I'm happy to say is an absolute joy to live with. Mind you, her appetite has increased and she's gaining weight.
Suzie today:

In the beginning ...

There was a blog. A blog much like many other blogs and yet, somehow unique. I intend over the next days and weeks to put down my thoughts much in the way of a diary. By doing this I hope to gain an insight into myself. Introspection if you will. Something I don't seem to do enough of.
In addition this may be the beginnings of a journal of the banal and insightful.
Time will tell. Now let's begin ...