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One of our cats, Baker, was transported to a 24-hour veterinarian's office by Mrs. Prof last night. For two straight days, we'd found kitty litter scattered all over the floor around the litter boxes (we have multiple, since we've got two cats). Last night, Mrs. Prof noticed Baker going back and forth between the litter boxes. She kind of spied on him using one of them, and noted that nothing came out. She felt his abdomen and got worried that he might have a urethral blockage, so off to the vet they went. The good news was that there was no blockage. However, he might have been developing crystals. The vet couldn't tell since Baker's bladder was empty. So, conservatively, they gave him a pain med and medication to help relax his urethra. They also put him on prescription canned food. Meanwhile, Mrs. Prof needs to do some more research and consulting with her cat rescue friends. As of this morning, Baker is still on the medicine. He's rather grogged out and assuming the pose of Meatloaf Cat on the floor. I've seen him use the litter box successfully, and he's not scattering the litter so much. He's not too enamored with the prescription food, but we'll deal with that. Time will tell how he progresses.

Explorer the Cat sleeping in the cat-cave.

Explorer the Cat has spent more time on my living room table today than is normal. She still doesn't knock things off of it, which I understand is a violation of some Cat Code or something.

Luke, I am your mother!

A bit of off the mark trivia, fish forks are a real thing (but not in my home), but not specific to carp. Carp are particularly bony, so I suppose that an eating implement could be developed that would lend itself to picking the bones out. As to Holy, this must have to do with the Roman Catholic Church's meatless Friday rule, and having your eating utensils blessed. Or something. Hey, they ate fish in Israel during the time of Jesus, maybe these are the utensils from the last supper. Yeah, that's the ticket. This probably has something to do with why you can get anchovies on pizza, as well.

Obamagate summed up.