Recent Content by saundby

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I enjoyed reading about Pixel here, just as I enjoyed the literary adventures of Pixel's namesake in Heinlein's books (walking through walls in The Cat Who Could Walk Through Walls and talking in To Sail Beyond the Sunset.) Thanks for the wonderful pictures of...

Try turning off Java in your browser. At the same time, clear cookies and caches. Reboot, try again. If it continues, try turning off Javascript. You won't want to leave it off, it's too useful, but it will be informative to know if the problem goes away. Sometimes Javascript files on a page...

Create a new user, give that account admin ability. Then take admin away from your current account. In my case, I usually create two admin accounts under Windows with different passwords in case I forget one. Then I only use those accounts for software installs or maintenance.

Wonderful news! Our Zyelena hid for about two weeks, then still avoided me for months--she'd been abused before we got her. Hated men and went berzerk when she saw a beard. Glad you didn't have to go through that. I got my love later. She would never cuddle or sit in laps until she was 3. When...

Welcome! I know our two cats are a lot of what keeps me on an even keel. what wonderful things cats are. Look forward to seeing you around the forums!

Welcome to TCS!

Welcome! Good luck with your girl and her kittens. Don't worry too much about the ugly comment--sometimes it takes folks a while to get used to a particular cat's look. Especially if they're not around them enough to be used to the variations. (I think she's gorgeous. She looks a lot like our...

I've always just given them a finger tip. If I don't want them kneading me I lay them with their back down instead of on their side, and let them press into my arm or hand (the same one they're sucking the pinky on, when they're little.) By two years the behavior will stop, earlier if you make...

Gosh, that's great! "Making eyes" is one of my favorite ways of interacting with our cats. Especially since neither of our current cats cuddle much (compared to our prior cats, anyway.)

I used to wear them, though I've gone back to clip-ons. They should transition within 5 minutes or so. I now wear glasses that take custom clip-ons that aren't as bulky as the old style (which drove me to Transitions.) Amateur astronomy is a hobby of mine, and even just the initial dazzling by...

I get visual migraines from being at a computer too long (as well as a couple of other things.) Changing to LCD displays from CRTs has helped a bit. I also had to rearrange everything when I went to progressive lenses recently. My neck would be wrecked in a week, otherwise. A few years ago I...

I have read parts of the FAQ, though not all of it, I'll admit. I've looked up sections on things I have specific questions on, and scanned a few of the sections at the top. The parts I've read have been very helpful. I haven't seen anything that I can identify as an error yet, but then since...

Disclosure: I'm an aerospace engineer. I worked on the Shuttle and a bunch of other launch systems. So my answer is, "It depends." Let me be part of the team designing and building the launch, vehicle, and recovery systems, back me up with the support I and the other engineers need to do the...

Just reading the title of the thread made me draw my breath in. I had a friend killed by a red light runner when he moved into the intersection after a light change. I have another who was an athlete until a car flew over the divide and planted itself in the front of his car, now he's still...

If you get both cats together as kittens, they may be willing to share a box. We've had many pairs of cats who did. You'll want to make sure you're especially regular about scooping and cleaning, though. One time of letting things go too long may mean you'll need to add a second box (though...