I had to wait for a while after feeding the fish; the bettas can have their lights off straight away because they are hand-fed, but the others need a little time. I haven’t managed to get in the shower yet, so I thought I’d grab a couple of California Cuties (they’re citrus fruit, not surfer […]

I have a bunch of old files that are in Real format. I was still running Gutsy back then. Helix can’t open them, and I couldn’t remember what the hell they were, only that I’d “liberated” them from BBC and for that reason, they might actually be useful, so I installed Real Player; I think […]

After I lost Valerie, I moved Olena over to Val’s old house. I took some of her stuff along with her, but when I did, I forgot about an ootheca. Chinese praying mantises overwinter as oothecae here; the female deposits the case, and the little dudes hatch out when warm weather comes in spring. I […]