A bullet dodged

Got Li'l Lisa back just now, and guess what? Yep, she was pregnant again... I guess when we took the kittens away and she dried up, she came in season and Champ was right there. She was only a couple of weeks along, so the spay shouldn't have been too difficult on her. I'm glad she wasn't further along, that would have squicked me out a little bit, but we still would have had her spayed -- no point bringing another litter into the world and not being absolutely sure we could find them homes. Finding homes for the other kittens was just a fortuitous combination of events -- asking the fates for such a situation again would have been being greedy.

So she's in the trap still, has food and water, and is safely tucked into the big shelter we have outside in case it rains (it's overcast). In a little while we'll let her out, once she realizes she's back home and safe. She's probably going to regress some, and not let us near her, but that's okay -- she's not making babies anymore!

And the jokes just write themselves...

Dick Cheney Has No Pulse And Must Be Plugged In At Night

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney now has no pulse and needs to be plugged in at night.

Cheney had a ventricular assist device connected to his heart last week at Inova Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute in Washington's Northern Virginia suburbs.

Dr. Allen Stewart, head of aortic surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital, told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that Cheney now has no pulse. His heart valves are still closed and the device is now providing a continuous flow of blood.

Even more fascinating is that the device runs on batteries and Cheney is supposed to carry extras with him, and, at night, it has to be plugged into a power adapter in the wall.

Cheney is fully conscious and hopes to resume his active lifestyle. He has suffered five heart attacks since age 37.

Enjoy this video where Rachel Maddow explores this "news" (since we all knew it had to be the case) with Darth's surgeon...

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