First things first. It’s been kindly brought to my attention that the photos I’ve posted of myself haven’t been as flattering as they could have been. So you don’t like me all sweaty in no makeup? Oh well. Here’s another one then. Just no mentions, please, of:
1. Cleaning the mirror.
2. Figuring out how to use the remote on the camera. (Is there one? I’ll have to check)
3. Smiling. That’s in Phase II.
Okay. On to the topic at hand.
I have a serious bone to pick with Nacho. That’s this one:
He’s, evidently, a cord-chewer. How do I know? Because I left a brand-new headset plugged in to the USB port of my PC while I went to get Eric something to eat, and when I came back, it looked like this:
This thing was so new I hadn’t even bothered to chew the plastic off it, as excited as I was to begin using it. It was a gift. Which meant a lot. I had plans for it.
Mr. Radio Shack Guy informs me that it’s too complicated to attempt a splice (many, many wires). He suggested I throw the cat out the window. I haven’t done that yet. Poor Nacho, he wants attention.
Hey, you want to see the end of that wire up close? I knew you did!
Spliceable? Cast your vote:
a. No way in hell.
b. Doubtful…you could try.
c. Absolutely! I just did one like that last week! And here’s how to do it!
May 12th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
The answer: C
Why – because I have a cat named Jack, AND he chews through my headphone cords faster that I can get to the other room and back. (He also chews through venetian blind cords as an added prize.)
Just cut the insulation back and match up the colors. You can tape them with black electrical tape. It would be better if you soldered them, but you do have to know how to do that and have a soldering iron.
Ron
May 13th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Soldering iron? Hmm. You know, I do like the power tools… Well, I’ll just stick to tape. (Yes, I do amuse myself!)
May 13th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
wow, you are really beautiful!
patthe cat
spliceable? sure!
May 13th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
And you are very kind. Okay, two votes yes for splicing!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
I’ll second the “you are really beautiful!” motion.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
May 15th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
You brought back so many memories!
I had forgotten…
My cat Sugar… now deceased… and probably second smartest cat i’ve ever known… smartest was Ruff… also deceased… Ruff is the one who cost me the friendship of a dear neighbor.
uh… as i was saying…
Sugar LOVED cords… also phones… and entertained herself through doing a couple of interesting things:
1. she would play phone messages while i was gone.
“but i called you!” friends would say. aha. rewind messages… there they are. who played them? sugar.
2. she would chew any and all cords.
i learned how to hide both cords and phone while i was gone (easier then bec. i didn’t have a kid).
While Shug was listening to my phone messages… Ruff was using the toilet… something he taught himself to do…
until i figured all this out i just muddled through coming home to think…. “hey! didn’t i flush the toilet? and did i leave that tp on the ground? and why doesn’t anyone call me? and why isn’t my phone ringing? oh… the cord is broken…”
etc.
(Ruff not only used the toilet for both pee and poo… he also “used” the toilet paper… scratching it so that it was shredded to small bits.)
Ruff would also “invite” his buds up to my place… i often left the windows open (it was hot… it was new orleans)… and i would come home to my 3rd floor apt to find ruff and his running buddies laid out on the floor… one look at me and his partners would high tail to it to the window leading to the fire escape.
(Ruff had lived on the street for a while before living with me.)
okay… my Ruff and Shug stories are pretty endless.
i’ll stop there!
May 17th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I third the “you are beautiful” comment, which I believe according to Robert’s Rules carries the motion. I was going to use ‘gorgeous’ but I won’t quibble w/ the quorum…. /s
ps: and let kitties be kitties. cords are cheap, and you can use crimping connectors if the soldering option seems daunting – better than tape. Your friends at Radio Shack can help you there.
May 17th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Blushing now, Sumner.
Cyn – Seems like the next step would be to teach the flushing.
May 18th, 2007 at 8:44 am
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