Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty

I am so hoping that my husband does not read my blog while he is on the road. Our truck up and died in the driveway on Friday and had to be towed to the city, so I had to drive Peter to work this morning. He is on his way out of town for a couple of days. After I dropped him off, I proceeded to the gas station at Hwy. 5 & 2. There was a young german shepherd trying desparately to get this small cat (kitten) to play with it. The cat wanted nothing to do with this puppy and was hissing and spitting at her. I get out of the van, crouch down and say, "Here, kitty, kitty" and this cat just makes a bee-line for me, but gets intercepted by the puppy and runs back towards the big propane tanks.

The gas jockey/owner comes out and tells me this cat has been hanging around for a couple of weeks and is always trying to sneak into the restaurant. By this time I have the cat in my arms and she is just purring away. She's really friendly.

Yadda, yadda, yadda - I have a new cat.

Well - my other cats are not very pleased with this new arrival and upon seeing her they all puffed to twice their size and got big spazzed tails. The dogs are very curious. New kitty is just hissing and spitting at dogs and cats. However, she loves people and does circles around my legs.

She is currently seeking refuge on a ledge in front of the microwave. I guess she feels safe up there.

I am not quite sure how old she is. She is very small, however does not have a kitten look. I think her new name is "Pretty Kitty" and she will now be known as simply "Pretty".

I wonder how long it will take for Peter to notice we have another cat?

Update - April 1, 2009: "Pretty" has been to the vet and much to my relief is not pregnant. She is less than a year old - maybe 10-11 months old. No ear mites! No feline lukemia or HIV. Very good condition. Yippee! She will be spayed soon.

Nay Nay

We had a great night out on the town last evening. We went out for dinner - tried to get into East Side Mario's, but the wait time was 30 minutes. We ended up at Mano's on 8th St. and were promptly seated. Mano's is newly renovated and is now a more upscale decor along with the prices. Despite the screaming toddler at the next table, we did have an enjoyable meal and our waiter, Blaine, was very attentive.

We had tickets to see the comic, John Pinette at Centennial Auditorium (I know it has a different name now). Now, this place is so much better than Credit Union Place. For one thing, it is an actual auditorium with great acoustics and comfortable seats with legroom.

John is a big, funny man who's entire life is devoted to food and that is the central theme of his show. You'll never look at turnips in the same light again. I highly recommend you catch his act!

A couple of clips for your enjoyment.






Update: I forgot to mention. We parked on the Sears side of Midtown Mall and had to walk 3 blocks to get to the auditorium. We had fully intended to park underground, but when we pulled into the "Sears" lot the underground parking was blocked off. Unlike the evening we attended the Eagles concert - it was a lovely -3C. So the 3 block walk was invigorating - walking off the Mano's supper as opposed to walking to keep our blood from freezing. Our seats were at the end of the aisle, so getting out after the show was simple. To our delight there was no toll booth in this parking lot when we left - WOW saved a big 4 bucks!

Blast from the Past

My sister sent me this photo this morning. This is me when I was 18 years old. Don't you just love the 70's hair and flared pants!

P.S. Abba called - they want their costume back.

Speaking of Critics

OK - I watched American Idol (AI) last night just like 30 million other er..fans. Boy do they ever draw this show out. My prediction for tonight:

Bottom Three
Sarver
Melanie Joy Cockrey (I don't know why they don't use her last name any more)
Lil Rounds

I was quite disappointed with Lil Rounds performance. I figured she'd have this one in the bag, but she ended up shouting her song. I am not sure who she was trying to be in that outfit...Tina Turner meets Diana Ross?

Best Performances
I quite enjoyed Adam Lambert's performance and he reminded me of a young Kurt Russell - all dark and brooding. He certainly is not boring.

Allison - she can sing. You go girl.

Boring, boring, boring
Scott - He is no Jeff Healey
Anoop - yes, the boy has a lovely voice but ...snore. He will be safe though.

Who else? Can't remember as they didn't make an impression on me. Oh yah...Gokey...whatever.

Who's leaving?
My guess is Sarver.

Harsh Critic

Having a little jam session with cats and dogs - they are a great audience, or so I thought. Turns out Baby Puddy is a critic - and a harsh one at that. I'm singing and playing away and she saunters over, jumps up on the couch and then presses her paws against my mouth.

How much clearer of a message could she send out? Her other way of telling me that I am making her ears bleed - she goes into my guitar case and shreds my sheet music.

Hallelujah

I am a campfire singer. For my adoring fans I have added "Hallelujuah" to my repetoire ....I sound good if you drink enough booze. In the meantime enjoy someone with real talent...

Coldest Place on Earth

I googled "coldest place on earth" and this is what popped up in Wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon

On Climate Wiki quotes:

"Saskatoon in Winter.Saskatoon is in a dry-prairie/savanna biome and experiences
warm summers and very cold winters. The city has four distinct seasons. Average
temperatures range from -17°C in January to 18.2°C in July."

Average -17 C?

LIARS!

That should read -27 C!

Looking south towards our place - March 24, 2009.