Last night, I woke up at 4:00 am, and said, I think there's a bat
in the room.
There was, and I caught it using an empty yogurt container about 4:30 in the mudroom. Around 9:00 am, I turned it over to an animal control officer for rabies testing.
The CDC says, you should seek medical attention for rabies if you wake up with a bat in your room, because bats can leave undetectable bites.
Undetectable, that is, until you drop dead from rabies, which is 100% fatal.
We'll hear back about this most recently caught bat sometime later in the week, but we're probably going to start prophylactic post-exposure treatments before that. Fortunately, it's not nine shots in the abdomen, the way it was when they were trying to scare us away from petting stray dogs back in the third grade. Now it's four shots over the course of as many weeks.
We're taking steps to get rid of the infestation, but it will help us to sleep at night knowing that we are protected against waking up foaming at the mouth.
<obviousjoke>I've also invested in a crucifix, some garlic, and a wooden stake, just in case.</obviousjoke>
Today is a high activity day:
Total miles: 25
Falls taken: many (but not from the bike)
This morning, I was getting ready for today's Planning Commission meeting, which requires me to deviate in my dress from my usual jeans and t-shirt in favor of a suit or jacket and tie.
Having pulled a less-conservative ensemble from my closet, I
said to Barbara, I need your help: can you tell me if this tie
clashes with this shirt?
She looked me up and down, then made a face.
It does...
I said, turning back to my closet.
No,
she replied. Your tie: it's so loud...
Oh, I'm not worried about that. I just want to know if the colors
don't match.
I'm not very good at that,
she told me. Besides, when I
look at you, all I can see is TIE.
Perfect, I thought, and closed my closet door.
Alright, so the aikido thing didn't work out, and I didn't make it to practice last night.
After talking to Natalie about the mower, painting, the fence, and the possibility of hosting a yoga class in the unoccupied and unfinished unit, Barbara and I had some errands to run. Important errands. Around our house having enough cat litter is an important errand. As we were checking out at PetSomething, and glanced at the clock: 7:05, five minutes past the start of class at the dojo across town. Stupid clock.
Disappointing, but not the end of the world. I'll try to get over to the dojo today and pay my dues for August.
The cats were happy to see us when we got home last night. I took the day off because I've racked up a bunch of vacation and to have a day to recover from the weekend's frivolity. (Actually driving mostly.)
I spent this morning playing around with the css stylesheets for this page using the Web Developer add-on for Firefox. It's fun but I wish I were a better designer.
Caitlin's at Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company's summer camp. I hope she can invest enough in it to get something out of it.
In just a few days, it's off to Dallas for a visit.