A lioness on the prowl

Well, now there was an interesting blurb on the radio (WRVA) this afternoon - it seems that there is a lioness on the loose in the general vicinity of my apartment. From what I heard, she has been seen wandering around a just about 1 1/2 miles from here as the crow flies. Just what I want to see when I open my door in the middle of the night to let Carla out.

The news report stated that they were thinking that the lioness has been a pet and either gotten loose or had just been let out. Delightful. And here when I first heard the report I thought that the zoo had had an escape, but the zoo is in the opposite end of the county from where I am. Now just to wait to hear that she is caught.

This evening I'm working another teleconference for work. It'll be about two hours then time for bed.

I've not been feeling all that perky for the last couple of days. It's progressively getting worse, but not anything specific that I can put my finger on. No fever or other big symptoms, other than feeling nauseous and having a headache. Advil has been the drug of choice to work on the headache, yet it hasn't been working out really well. The nauseousness is getting worse hopefully it will pass before Monday. The history of this "bug" is a couple of really bad days of nausea and some congestion to go with it. It has been sneaking its way through the office over the past couple of weeks. I really thought that I had managed to avoid it, by just staying in my office with the door closed. Oh well. I'm looking forward to it just running its course and being done with.

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The Man Rules
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down finally , the guys' side of the story. (I must admit, it's pretty good.) We always hear ' the rules' from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered '1' ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday sports It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say 'nothing,' We will act like nothings wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really .

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; but did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.