Instead I've gone to a work-related meeting, and discovered that it would cost me more to repair my dryer than to replace it. Except I'm supposed to be an environmentalist, so I should probably repair it.

A new dryer may be more efficient, particularly if it has a moisture sensor and a cool-down period, both of which save energy. The price of scrap metal is such today that the old dryer will almost certainly be recycled.

So I casually mentioned to a friend that I was trying to decide if I wanted another cat or not. A few days later she let me know that another friend's ex was trying to get rid of one of his cats, because he doesn't love the cat. Anyway, he just sent me a kind of passive aggressive message on Facebook asking if I was interested in the cat...but maybe he shouldn't give away the cat because he's worried that his other cat (which he likes) might miss her, because they're brother and sister. I already thought this guy was a total douchebag, but now this just confirms it. Who commits to a pet and then give it up because he can't return it's affection? Who splits up littermates? What kind of jackass is this guy? Anyway I am torn between telling him off and telling him to stick with his goddman committments, and rescuing this poor unloved cat from this jackhole.

The thing is, jackhole aside, I am not sure if I want another cat. I think Clio might like a companion, but I am very happy with one cat. I am not sure how to respond to him.

A new dryer may be more efficient, particularly if it has a moisture sensor and a cool-down period, both of which save energy. The price of scrap metal is such today that the old dryer will almost certainly be recycled

Hmm, that's promising.

What kind of jackass is this guy?

Total.

Not a tiny one, mind you. A *manly* one.

It's not the size of the tricorn, it's what you do with it...

Sue - I'd tell him no thanks and he really shouldn't split them up.

I am starving. Already had a plate of tomato and mozz.

Holy crap -- I just watched the L&O based on the Lisa Steinberg case (and I had to look her up because it's been so long and there have been so many famous dead children since then), and at the end, they explictly said that "while it may remind you" of the Steinberg case, the mother in that case was aquitted and there was no evidence she had been involved with the abuse. I don't remember them ever naming the headlines from which the case had been ripped.

Yikes.

NYCistas take cover - we're under another tornado warning.

Sue - I'd tell him no thanks and he really shouldn't split them up.

It's what I am leaning towards. But knowing this guy the little I do, I do know he's going to get rid of the cat. He's that selfish.

Sigh. I am paying bills. My oil bills are making me cry.

NYCistas take cover - we're under another tornado warning.

Yikes. Stay safe people.