So there's this fluffy black stray I've been calling the Tribble because it looks like a small round one(this story is not mine, not another me-feline-drama) that Sarah&Joe set a shelter up for and were feeding on their porch. Seemed kinda feral, would run from people but hung out on all our porches. Sarah's been waging a campaign to befriend it/him.She even got him to submit to brushing (liked it lots.) Anyway, I get an email tonight, he's in her basement and not being at all shy or feral. And she's calling him The Tribble. Her cat, who is verrrry particular, is completely indifferent. I'm gonna laugh if they end up with a cat they call The Tribble.

...and thank my stars they noticed him first and Joe set up a shelter and I was coming off Andy trauma.

Yay Tribble!

ND,

She should have to buy you out if she wants the house.

I agree, and I say that as someone who wanted the house, and who had to take out a mortgage to buy out the rest of the family. But it was the right thing to do because in all that time, I've never felt one speck of guilt about walking off with someone else's inheritance. You are not obliged to walk away from all of your inheritance just because your sister made bad choices.

Hi, my name is Connie, and I have a bin problem.

Various bins are for sale at the supermarket. I looked at them and thought "Ooh, bins!" I had to yell at myself "You have empty bins! You have a basket of bins! You do not need more bins!" "But . . . bins!" Really, it's a sickness. Fortunately I got out of there without them.

Various bins are for sale at the supermarket. I looked at them and thought "Ooh, bins!" I had to yell at myself "You have empty bins! You have a basket of bins! You do not need more bins!" "But . . . bins!" Really, it's a sickness. Fortunately I got out of there without them.

Let your motto be "Bin there, done that."

Drew, I'm very sorry. You have higher priorities right now than your sister's demands.

Steph, I"m glad your brother's getting through it. He's lucky you could go out there.

Can your sister not get a mortgage? Seems like death and inheritances can make everybody act terribly, even if they don't normally. So people who normally aren't great...

I am so happy to be home right now! I wasn't supposed to land until 1am (was going to have to fly through LA and change planes) but I got to the airport and saw there was a direct flight and they were willing to switch me, surprisingly!

Also I finally got the official offer letter for my new job (which I start getting better paid for as of 3/1 but don't actually start training for/doing until almost April?) so that's a relief and exciting. And more money!

Yay for Tribble, finding a good home!

You are not obliged to walk away from all of your inheritance just because your sister made bad choices.

That, for sure.

Connie, I have the same problem with small storage boxes.

I feel futless. There's work to do, but I've promised myself I won't work outside actual work hours anymore. There's other stuff to do, but I'm tired and can't focus on it. There's stuff to watch on the DVR, but I can't focus on that either. I should just take a Benadryl and go on to bed.

Drew, I'm sorry your sister is making this so much harder.

Steph, I'm glad your brother is doing better.

-t, congrats on the recognition. That's fantastic.

I failed to adequately meara the last 2-3 days of posts I just caught up on, but I was vibing appropriately at each of you as I read along.

Connie, I have the same problem with small storage boxes.

They're so damned cute! And if I get enough boxes and bins, everything will be sorted and make sense!

Mmm, storage containers.

Yay, Tribble (and sarameg for not being the Tribble-keeper)

Woohoo, meara, for getting home earlier than expected and even more so for new job with more money!

I hope you are sleeping, Zen.

Man, Gray's Anatomy had me all sad and self-reflective and then the end left me in the dust in a way that takes me feel safe to have another glass of wine and watch Scandal. I don't know how they can call this a "Bordeaux blend" when it's made in California, but it's tasty.

Steph, I"m glad your brother's getting through it. He's lucky you could go out there.

He's had a pretty good day today -- he hasn't had a beer in 26 hours now -- but got kind of shaky towards the end of the day. That may have been a blood sugar issue, because he had some fruit juice and a baked potato and felt somewhat better.

We're currently watching Family Feud and debating how long it would take for our family to bust out into a fistfight because of how bad our answers would be. We think it would happen before the first commercial break.