Just Spotted at Fern's: Yippykya!

A few days ago, I joined a burgeoning community of people who are, for the most part, college age. The community is called Yippykya. This is a high-energy environment

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The Ant as Entomologist

t is time to clear up a few persistent myths about ants, ant behavior, ant methodologies, and cats. The Cat has studied this extensively over the past several summers, and has come to the following conclusions:

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The Cat as Seismic Event Sensing Device

After rigorous testing, data gathering, event tracking, response analysis, survival studies through 22 months of seismic events, and meticulous observation, we are ready to publish our findings on the Cat Actuated Tremor Predictive Event Engine (CATPEE).

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Just Spotted at Fern's: High School Musical WIldcats

I had a chance to see High School Musical and its adorable sequel within the last week, and can definitely see why these two wholesome movies have captured the hearts and imaginations of America.

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The Cat as Contemporary Office Accessory

I can't type today. The Cat wants attention. A LOT of attention. For some cat-only-known reason, The Cat has declared that this Monday is Give Your Full Attention To The Cat Day.

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The Cat as Procrastination Facilitator

This is me violating almost every rule in Top Ten Ways to Blog and Bore Your Visitors to Itty Bitty Bits. I'd love to be able to say that The Cat made me do it, but that would be wrong.

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Ch-ch-ch-changes for the Perfectly Shaped World

Visitors to Fern's have been noticing significant changes in the past few weeks. As the store itself has taken on its new direction and shape, its definition is taking shape as well, and what is coming into focus has been a surprise for a lot of people.

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The Cat as Escape Velocity Engineering Technician

We have two of the ugliest orange swivel arm chairs that a human can imagine. I don't recall where we got them but they've been following me around for the past 32 years

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The Cat as Ego Booster

Sometimes a little forgiveness is all one needs to make it through the difficult year markers.

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