So we caught the edge of the tornado cell, in the usual form edges of weather patterns take in this part of the world, which is rain. Quite a lot of rain. With sound effects, nothing really close to the woods surrounding the Cat Sanctuary, but a sound as if people in town were getting lots of thunder and lightning and melodrama. The "good" computer, which does not connect to the Internet, had some time off. The Unsatisfactory Toshiba lost its connection to the Internet for more than an hour, during which I saw a visitor vehicle coming up the road. Oh dear--refugees from town! Well, no, they said, actually the lights were still on in town, nobody had been flooded out of home, and the aging Bradford Pears hadn't even collapsed into the trailer park, which has been a prospect the trailer dwellers have been thinking about for the last year or two. It had just been bad enough that they'd thought about leaving town, and wondered whether things had been even worse out here above the town. So they sat and basked in the cool, quiet, rain-cleaned air for a bit and went home.
In theory I could go to sleep, enjoying the sound of a gentle rain on the roof and the thought that the Professional Bad Neighbor doesn't like to get wet. In practice, I had slept a lot while feeling the effects of last week's spray poisoning, and now that the air was clear I felt no need to sleep. I could spend the night catching up on things I'd felt too lazy to do all weekend, and did. My waist measurement is still about 30% more than it ought to be, but other than that I feel about 500% better in every way.
Then as the dawn's early light began to appear I remembered that I hadn't written today's Petfinder post yet. Maybe a little time spent looking at cute dog pictures is what I need.
Zipcode 10101: Lunchbox from New York City
His web page: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/lunchbox-71515523/ny/new-york/animal-care-centers-of-nyc-manhattan-ny12/
He's a nice dog, they say--just nervous. He can't help having spots around his eyes that give him the look of a haggard, stressed-out human. He does seem to panic, and feel a need to hide his panic behind a belligerent attitude, when he meets other dogs on the street--and may be calmer when he feels himself behind pulled in on a short leash. With other animals, including children, he's wary but not aggressive. He's not known ever to have attacked anyone. Shelter staff reckon Lunchbox just needs a good home with a calm, firm human. He solicits cuddles to help himself calm down.
Zipcode 20202: Porthos from D.C.
His web page: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/porthos-71276245/dc/washington/lailas-legacy-animal-rescue-dc31/
Not much is known about Porthos. He won on looks, but yes, if by any chance you want three puppies, Athos and Aramis are there, too. No special kind of person is required for these pups but it probably helps to remember The Three Musketeers.
Zipcode 30303: Pixie from Fulton County
Her web page: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/pixie-71554526/ga/atlanta/fulton-county-animal-services-ga217/
About all that's known about Pixie is that she's female. A dog as photogenic as this wouldn't have been in a shelter for long. Yes, she is in a county shelter. Can't you read her nonverbal message? Get her out of there.
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