This is the first time in my life I’ve had both a cat and a dog at the same time. I think we were a bit idealistic about how they would get along when Stoney came home a couple weeks back. So far, it hasn’t worked out.
While I was in the back yard this morning burning leaves and brush, Stoney was happily laying nearby. I also knew that Violet, our cat, was in the yard and asking to be let inside and away from the dog. Well, she got a bit too close and the dog noticed the cat. The next things I knew I was in an episode right out of Dumb and Dumber. The cat ran to one end of the yard with the dog hot on it’s tail. I was hollering at them both… then the cat realized she couldn’t jump the fence at full speed so she doubled back and hauled butt towards the tree. Just as Stoney was neared her tail… Violet gave a huge leap and flew up about 20 feet into a tree. I didn’t even know that cat could climb trees and I wondered if she knew she could. Instincts saved the day.
Within a few minutes I had the dog safely in the basement and the cat came inside to rest. So much for the dog and cat living in harmony.
In other news… I placed a limit order to buy some stock today in a company most people haven’t heard of before. Grey Wolf Inc is a oil rig driller. The play is that after Katrina and Rita there will be an increased desire to drill both on and off shore in the U.S. Well, with a previous downturn in that business… a lot of driller went out of business and their rigs were sold off. But since there is a huge demand for drilling now and not a lot of drilling rigs… Grey Wolf is working 24/7 to try to keep up. It might only be a stock I hold for a quarter or so… but I think it’s a solid energy play… away from my default “likes” of retail consumer goods and technology. I am eager to hear Intel’s numbers tommorow. I’d like for them to make me some money before I ditch them 1/1/06.
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