On comparative efficacies of psychotropic substances 19 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am

The benefits of a combination of fluoxetine and bupropion do not seem to be quite as immediate as the effects of a glass of rum. It is a great disappointment that science hasn’t yet found a way to com...

An aside placeholder 12 Jul 2013 | 10:24 am

We would call this an aside: Like a Twitter status update, but written here at the site. Like a blog post, but much more brief, no front page title, no (easily accessed) single post, maybe.

BREAKING: Big ol’ cat takes up most of bed 5 Jul 2013 | 11:32 pm

M and I have had a queen-sized bed throughout our marriage. We recently bought a new mattress and box spring, also queen-sized. We considered moving to a king – that is, I remarked once on the spaciou...

Site shedding its skin 5 Jul 2013 | 09:46 pm

Forgive any radical changes you detect in this site between now and the next few days. I am updating Thesis to the 2.1 beta. Also, I am imposing a different and responsive skin for the site. Hope you ...

Cats at breakfast 21 Apr 2013 | 08:05 pm

We call this one bitey 11 Apr 2013 | 01:01 am

Leon is the largest of our seven cats, a big orange stripey teenager of a feline. While he gets along fairly well with the ladycats of the household – Venice, for example, can put him in his place pre...

#stltoatx 8 Apr 2013 | 08:16 am

HEY, GUYS! GUYS!! Er, ahem: Guys! Remember when I mentioned something a while back, more or less in passing, about M and I and seven cats moving to Austin? Well, yeah. We totally did that. We’ve b...

Agua Felipe, or Water, water everywhere 21 Feb 2013 | 03:07 am

I turn fifty-one years old this year, and I don’t mind too terribly much. First of all, I get to grow a bit older. Secondly, I get to turn the occasion on its head and make it about other people inste...

Seven carriers for seven cats 19 Feb 2013 | 08:42 am

Our seven cats, each in a carrier, ready to set out from Kingsbury Animal Hospital in St. Louis to our new home in Austin. Don’t they look thrilled? No? Well, would you in their position? :-p

A note from the year 2013 11 Feb 2013 | 07:07 am

The blog is staying; I’m moving. That is: kits, cats, husbands and wives of this household are leaving St. Louis for Austin. Our lives will change considerably, and this humble website will be here to...