Be careful what you wish for
December 1st, 2008 at 12:08pm |
I have been secretly wishing that my old automatic litter box would die. It’s four years old, after all. I’d like a new model. I’d like to start fresh.
And poof! When I woke up this morning, my wish was granted. Too bad my wish is a rather expensive wish.
I’m not made of money. Ugh.
Maybe I could wish that a big pile of money would fall in my lap. But judging by the way things have been going for me lately, it’d be a pile of pennies that would fall down from the sky and kill me. At least my throat wouldn’t hurt any more.
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There may be another stimulus check coming from the government–although my wife says probably not. She’s been following things more closely than I, and she says the Democrats are probably going to give money to big businesses, but not ordinary people. Still I’m hoping for a check from the government. We could all use a little economic stimulation right now.
Ont eh subject of cat litter, we’ve been using this biodegradable, made-from-corn litter that you can scoop. It saves a little money because it is scoopable–therefore you waste less–but you actually have to do the scooping yourself. Maybe you should consider going back to manual labor
Well, I already use scoopable litter and I do have a second litter box that is not automatic, though I tend not to scoop it and just throw it out.
I’m like those elites — I don’t like to get my hands dirty.
Although I will then admit that the supposedly hands-free litter box is anything but hands-free. As Heather pointed out to me, I hated the damn thing. But the more I think about poo sitting around in my bathroom until I scoop it, the less I like the idea. There’s some in there right now, because apparently the cats don’t mind using it despite the fact that the rake is stuck, making it harder to get in.
Oh, and there are three cats, so it makes it easier to keep up with them.
I can see the point of having one of those, if you have multiple cats. Even my one cat seems to use the litterbox an inordinate amount of time. Sometimes I think she must be sneaking another cat into the house at night, because that box needs scooping every day.
Oh, one other thing you could do to help out is get a dog. They love to help you, um, clean the cat box. Just don’t let the dog lick you on the mouth afterwards.
Ewwwww….
I know I specifically am not allowed to get any dogs. First of all, Data would tear any dog to shreds.
I try to not think too hard about where my cats have been and what they lick. If I don’t see it, it didn’t happen.