Things I heard while lying in bed this morning:

On NPR’s Morning Edition, U.S. Attorney General nominee Eric Holder taking issue with the line of questioning from Senator Arlen Specter during his confirmation hearing as “crossing the line into questioning my integrity” [paraphrase]…
…then the thought that this type of questioning is necessary to avoid a series of “rubber stamp” appointments, which woke me up just a little more;
The low frequency hum of the BlackBerry vibrating on the nightstand;
The thud of the BlackBerry hitting the floor immediately after vibrating off the nightstand;
The clickety-clack of the rear claws of one of my cats running down the hallway into the bedroom to find the source of the thud;
The unpalatable guttural sound of a cat (probably Barbara) vomiting in the hallway;
My thought, thanking providence that I never carpeted the hallway, running through my head;
The whrrrr of the heating system starting up…
…and the whoosh of the warm air coming out of the floor vent in the bedroom;
The local announcer on public radio WBHM stating the following: “Today will be clear and sunny, and the high temperature might reach freezing;”
The rustle of the bed sheets as I pulled them back over my head.

Tags: house · politics · self

1 kim waites // Jan 16, 2009 at 9:50 PM

I can totally relate to hearing the sound of a cat vomiting in the distance and you are too paralyzed to move. And rationalizing in your head that one should wait until it dries up to clean anyway…the cats are always in control!
2 Laura // Jan 16, 2009 at 11:26 PM

At least Barbara has the where-with-all to regurgitate in the hallway instead of in your bed (as some pets do).

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