Yesterday Mrs. Twayn started showing the cat videos of birds and squirrels on the iPad and now she's obsessed with YouTube. When the birds fly off out of frame, she looks all around the room trying to find them again. When a squirrel runs off screen, she'll look behind the iPad to see if it's hiding on the other side. This is the most entertaining use of technology I've seen in ages.
and i thought the laser pointer was a game changer.
We retired the laser pointer because it made the dog insane. We got one for Christmas a few years ago, a stand-up unit that randomly moved the pointer around the room. One day I put it on the coffee table and left it running for the dog while I went out to the garage. When I got back, I found the laser pointer stuck in a stationary position and the dog had chewed a hole in the carpet where the red dot was shining.
Laser pointers will drive an animal neurotic, because they can never catch it. For the same reason, drug sniffing dogs are periodically presented with planted drugs so that they can enjoy a success.
Mrs Twayn or the cat?
MrsS's observation is that human children don't develop that object permanency until like six months, and that cats are therefore smarter than babies.
Chacin with a rough outing today.
Sad news: R. I. P. Jordan Olerud, nineteen-year-old daughter of John Olerud, who was born with a rare chromosome disease.
Yesterday Mrs. Twayn started showing the cat videos of birds and squirrels on the iPad and now she's obsessed with YouTube. When the birds fly off out of frame, she looks all around the room trying to find them again. When a squirrel runs off screen, she'll look behind the iPad to see if it's hiding on the other side. This is the most entertaining use of technology I've seen in ages.
and i thought the laser pointer was a game changer.
We retired the laser pointer because it made the dog insane. We got one for Christmas a few years ago, a stand-up unit that randomly moved the pointer around the room. One day I put it on the coffee table and left it running for the dog while I went out to the garage. When I got back, I found the laser pointer stuck in a stationary position and the dog had chewed a hole in the carpet where the red dot was shining.
Laser pointers will drive an animal neurotic, because they can never catch it. For the same reason, drug sniffing dogs are periodically presented with planted drugs so that they can enjoy a success.
Mrs Twayn or the cat?
MrsS's observation is that human children don't develop that object permanency until like six months, and that cats are therefore smarter than babies.
Chacin with a rough outing today.
Sad news: R. I. P. Jordan Olerud, nineteen-year-old daughter of John Olerud, who was born with a rare chromosome disease.
Kevin is my neighbor and a drinking buddy.