What’s that noise?  Eh, nevermind.  I’m just gonna lay here and be my black cat self in this dark doorway–surely no misfortune can come [...]]]> Lots of fireworks going off tonight.  It’s strange, having grown up with animals that ALL THE WAY freak out when the fireworks start going off.  The animals now could care less.

What’s that noise?  Eh, nevermind.  I’m just gonna lay here and be my black cat self in this dark doorway–surely no misfortune can come of this.

Silly cat.

It feels like July 4th is a great time to take a look back at the last six months and get all reflective and analytical.  Maybe it’s just the fireworks.  Whenever there are fireworks we should think about how we’ve been performing, and what our goals are for the future.  Also fried chicken.  We should eat fried chicken and watch fireworks.  I think I just jumped off track…

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I spent Friday with Beth at the hearing and balance center where she underwent tests to see how bad the Labrynthitis (that she got on May 20th) affected her.  It turns out her balance is 75% damaged in the right here.  What does this mean?

Labrythitis is believed to be caused by a virus, and affects the inner ear, in the place that handles your balance.  People affected by Labrynthitis come down with a TERRIBLE case of vertigo.  Some of the damage can be permanent, and the recovery can last months as the brain has to be retrained in how to balance using the undamaged inner ear.

It’s been a crazy month or two, but Beth starts Physical Therapy next week to help her brain compensate and learn to balance using only the left ear, instead of relying on both.

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Last night I woke up to get some water and saw the idiot cat sleeping on the floor like this.

This morning when I went outside, I watched this Robin pull a worm from the ground in our front yard, and then fly up into our ANCIENT Lilac tree with a worm hanging from its mouth.  This is why we don’t spray for weeds.  Birds LOVE our yard.  So do worms, I imagine.