Growth

When we took Kaylee to the vet just after we got her, the first week of November, she weighed 42.4 lbs.

I just got back from another weighing. 51.7 lbs. So +22% of her old weight in seven weeks.

I thought she was growing.

Still funny

This piece, rescued from rec.humor.funny, still manages to entertain. It's a parody of Jerry Pournelle's old column at Byte.

"I called Jan Toady, president of Hyena, who indicated that a helicopter of ground-assault technical assistants was hovering near Fractal Manor 24 hours a day and that all I had to do was give the word and they'd parachute in. (Based on my own experience, I think Hyena offers the best service in the business, and not just because I mention their products every month in my column which millions of avid computer buyers read either. I bet you'd get the same service I do. Recommended.)"

These days, of course, it's Walter Mossberg and David Pogue who have helicopters hovering over their houses for tech support, and they both assume everyone gets this service.