Life, Interrupted

Some days I hate squirrels. One dug into my baby spider plants to sit in the moist soil, and killed one of the plants.

Stupid squirrel.

I now have a recipe for squirrel. Seminole Stew.

Just sayin'.
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I have been spattered several times today by raindrops, but nothing exciting happened. As far as I'm concerned, it hasn't rained until my car has all the dust and bird poop washed off it. Ah, the joys of apartment living. Lots of dark clouds moving past to the Northeast in a hurry, but no rain.

Here's an autumn icon anyway. I won't see much color here this year, but I know you have some elsewhere!
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If you are so much as in the same region as any wildfires, you might want to try some of the suggestions my friend Kit has in her professional blog. Let's call it Self-Care During Wildfire Season. She's a fine acupuncturist, with a lot of herbal and nutritional knowledge. Listen to her!
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The following was a story of 9-11 I never heard, and it was a tale of bravery that should be shared. We are constantly told of the devotion and bravery of suicide bombers willing to give their lives for their cause. Well -- the first response America was able to muster on the morning of 9-11 was two f-16 fighters. They were crewed by a man who was a senior officer and veteran of many flights, and his rookie -- a woman who had never fired a shot in anger.

Their planes had just been used in mock-battle runs, and they had no ammunition at all.

Their mission? To find the missing 757 airliner and bring it down...by ramming it. The extent of their conversation before throwing themselves into the sky was something like: "I'll aim for the cockpit" and "I'll take the tail."

No one had ever thought of having to cripple a 757, to force it to crash. They had no idea if it would work. But they went up prepared to do it, to stop still another skyscraper and its occupants from being destroyed.

As it turned out, they did not have to make a kamikaze flight against Flight 93. Instead, they were backup to the bravery of the people on board. But as always, with our incredible troops -- with our incredible citizens -- they were called, and they did not hesitate.

Worth knowing.
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The maze is glowing! And of course Allie has gone to investigate.