Speaking of literature, I guess you’ve heard by now. Bob Dylan won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature! You go, Bob!
I saw a flat-bed truck loaded with generator-powered work lights headed toward the coast yesterday. I want to revisit Tuesday’s post, for I may have been unclear. My point was, Hurricane Matthew was a historic and destructive storm. It’s already yesterday’s news, but some flooding rivers in North Carolina have not crested as I write. There is, literally, untold damage for hundreds of miles. Amazingly, though, it could have been much worse given the unique path of Matthew. That’s all I meant by, “We were very very lucky.” I think most of us don’t realize yet how bad it actually was.
I didn’t mean to get into hurricanes again today, but after rereading my post of Tuesday, I didn’t want to be misunderstood. I had intended to give you some good news! Remember the Kickstarter campaign? Sure you do! Well, the rewards have begun flowing. Although nothing was promised earlier than October, I had hoped to get some rewards out by now. September, however, was an unusually frenetic month around here, but it’s past. We’ll talk more about the rewards and the parsonage project soon. Thank you!
54 responses to “The Mice that Roared”
May the mouse be with you.
What are those things on Ludwig’s head?
domaucan1, it sounds like you’re knee-deep in little people. How many are you herding altogether? God bless you and yours, too.
Jackie, it sounds like you’re swimming in the deep end!
Jimmy, in today’s A&J, I bet the trash collectors still talk about the cute gal in the nighty who used to run out of that house.
Jimmy, I understand what you mean. So much about Matthew was not as predicted…in some ways, a better outcome; in some ways, a worse. We prepared for one set of circumstances and got another.
Hey Ludwig, the cats are well-represented too! Tom, Jinx, Top Cat and his crowd, Krazy Kat and many more.
Sylvester and Garfield, Nermal and someone add more?
Things got better. Picked up Trigger my truck and he looked so good, like new again. Found out Ford would repair my Honda and detail it, good service girl, so I skipped going to Tulsa.
Out of canned cat food so back to Wally World for cases for Endless Kitty Buffet, the back to opposite end of Lake to ATT and Lowe’s who did deliver stuff, albeit a day late.
So, I am back on to drive to Alabama, Mississippi tomorrow, a day late and in different vehicle. With clothes.
Like a duck, paddling fiercely under all those feathers you see on top of water.
By the way, I need to name my Honda Odyssey and I am between Silver (it’s color) and Buttermilk to keep up theme.
Felix the Cat!
Agreed! Jackie’s Honda Odyssey should be called “Felix the Cat”!
Anyone have storm/flood news about the Neuse River around New Bern (Newbern?) NC?
cep, this is about Kinston, which is nw of New Bern.
http://www.wcti12.com/news/flooding
Crest at Kinston expected to be late Friday, I have read.
More info, cep.
http://www.localconditions.com/weather
I have many friends near New Bern, good friends I was supposed to be going to see for their boating festival this weekend I believe. I am very worried about them. I am sure they cancelled boating event on water.
Without power at 6 last night in boat shop on water. My friends go to synogue in New Bern.
I’m surprised that someone of the average age of this village did not mention Fritz the Cat.
Thanks, Smigz. An ex-student had honored me with an invitation to her wedding almost 45 years ago. As a result, I drove 725 miles each way to attend.
Earlier, I had been to Newbern – her home – for other college-related matters, and I liked the place; her parents were very nice too. In fact, her dad once told me that, if he ever endowed a college, he’d insist of me being the chemistry professor…music to my ears.
The young lady was my son’s favorite babysitter, too.
Now, she and her husband are both retired dentists, parents & grandparents several times over, and, when they wish, still residents of Newbern.
Batman. Batman is a rodent.
FlederMAUS. Peace,
Bill the Cat, Hello Kitty, Aristocats.
Arlene, girlfriend of Garfield. Heathcliff, Bucky B. Katt
Take a short TDY from the Village, only to return to cat and rodent games.
sand, the things we get up to without you. Hey, how is the sweet Loon?
Why hasn’t anybody mentioned Catbert yet?