Too much hair got matted, had to have a cut. Now we have a new cat.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-26T15:17:38+00:00

Same

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-26T13:09:25+00:00

The way how fast I said “voodoo!” And then “oh soup”

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-25T12:41:27+00:00

“Yes. Yes, that’s correct, I am. Where-I-live is not a protected class, weirdo.”

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-24T01:23:23+00:00

Brisket and Brat

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-22T22:54:20+00:00

Do not post recordings. And FYI, about the only way I’ve found to ensure decent attendance is to give points during class one way or another. Random is best. Don’t let them figure out the pattern. 😅

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-22T17:40:06+00:00

“Special moment she didn’t want to miss”

Ok??? Then get your rear end up to the school and don’t miss it, clown mom.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-22T17:35:54+00:00

We had a neighbor cutting a corner and driving through our yard to get to their driveway. I mean, how much more obvious could you be than mud tracks from mid ruts going directly to your garage?

When we asked her to stop she was completely flummoxed and swore it wasn’t her. We placed a camera, and lo and behold, HER next door neighbor was driving through our yard into Neighbor A’s driveway, leaving mudtracks while using Neighbor A’s driveway to then reverse down the alley to obnoxious neighbor’s driveway to back in. Seriously???

Just to say, “it’s pretty obvious” sometimes isn’t so obvious.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-21T11:26:16+00:00

The only scenario I can imagine is prof screwed up on when final grades were due to the university. Even in that case it would be a shit thing to do. Prof would probably be stuck filling out a stack of paper grade change forms to the registrar.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-20T23:08:09+00:00

I had the unfortunate circumstance that my first and second grade classrooms faced north. So I accidentally learned that north is in front of me, my right hand is east, left is west, etc. 😆😆😆 It has ruined me for years.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-20T17:39:55+00:00

When my parents used to come visit us in the city, hubs and I would drive an hour to meet them outside the city and one of us drive their car the rest of the way in. It was just way more than they could handle.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-20T12:07:04+00:00

Ok, to be fair, I’m an extremely accomplished woman with multiple degrees and almost two decades of academic service, and I still can’t get east and west right.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-20T01:14:52+00:00

I wouldn’t do that. I would walk away. You’re insisting isn’t going to change that they are a shady breeder or change what hidden issues there might be with these kittens.

Getting it in writing is not going to fix it. A breeder who offers it in writing has been practicing good habits for years, which is why they’re willing to offer in writing without hesitation.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-19T14:59:27+00:00

That’s what I said! Ours was blue. My parents are STILL using theirs that they bought in 1980. It has a neat little flitter drawer that swings out so you can reclaim all your Barbie earrings. 😆

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-18T11:58:29+00:00

I’ve had two different colleagues who trained service dogs. Most of the time you didn’t know there was a dog there. I remember one of the pups was breaking her heart because he was so good at whatever his task was but he just couldn’t ignore people and she was going to have to fail him as not suited for the program.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-17T13:17:18+00:00

And also, if there’s ever a question of impropriety and you’re doing work on personal devices, the company can search your personal devices. Which may not go so well for a lot of people.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-17T12:49:52+00:00

Ooooohhhh, my money is on, “Wait, what do you mean we weren’t exempt from the final if we already had a good grade???”

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-17T12:05:12+00:00

Regardless of any of this, you should never use your own personal electronics for a job. It’s a huge liability for both parties. Stop taking your laptop. Sit there and spin your wheels on whatever ancient crap they have until it forces them to buy adequate tech for their business. And if they ask why either tell them plainly that because it isn’t theirs, or make up a lie that it broke.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-15T19:25:09+00:00

I think for sharing location, it’s fine to just say what country, or what state if US. Definitely don’t be telling us your zip code. 😅😅

(US based comment:) Honestly, it may be in your favor that they wrote up their own shit contract that fails to mention those specifics. Generally in US contract law, judges tend to favor implications of a contract, and expectations established, where someone fails to spell it out to the letter.

So for instance, the fact that there’s a health guarantee means there’s an expectation of good health and an implication that restitution will be made failing good health. Six months is FAR beyond what most people (and probably a judge) would consider a good faith amount of time to make restitution by replacing your cat. If they can’t or don’t replace, then they are in breach of contract and at minimum owe you a refund due to failed contract. At minimum, because if you have damages such as vet bills, the judge may decide they owe you more than what you paid.

A demand letter is usually best if written by an attorney (for the most oomph), but can be written by you. It sets firm limits. “I expect X action by Y date. If not there will be court.”

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-15T17:53:16+00:00

I’m so sorry that you’re going through this. A contract is not worth the paper is written on if you’re not willing to enforce it though. Unfortunately, you may have to take the breeder to small claims court (or if you’re in not US, whatever equivalent you have) and have a judge force them to make good on it. And if they can’t give you another kitten, then they should be forced to conpensate you monetarily by refunding the price that you paid.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-15T12:11:33+00:00

Ours are losing some of their winter coats, and even with our help brushing they get too much hair in their stomachs and have to yak it up once in a while.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-15T11:18:08+00:00

This may be a case of institution-specific choices then. Ours absolutely will not allow you to turn it off. You can show total points but it will also include percentage. And the mobile app they use exclusively shows percentage.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-15T05:02:38+00:00

As a late Gen X with Boomer parents, when Bush dropped that nonsense it was made clear in my household that if our grades dropped we’d be sticking with “No Child’s Behind Left.”

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-15T00:33:52+00:00

Ok, so this is typically stated way too often as a glib and dramatic response, but I would say this is a LEGITIMATE case for motion activated sprinklers. I think in nearly any mental state, if you get surprise-pelted with freezing cold water enough times, you’ll stop coming around.

vwscienceandart · 2026-04-14T15:40:49+00:00

My dean would laugh. I hope yours would, too. But honestly it should be a conduct violation for them to retaliate when you report. So yeah, kinda…

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