GOOD DAY, CAMPERS! IT'S OUR SECOND OFFICIAL
TRIPLE-H DAY HERE ON THIS FORUM WHICH STILL HAS THAT FRESH NEW FORUM SMELL. USUALLY WE START THESE THINGS ON WEDNESDAY HERE IN THE STATES, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, THE ONLY TIME ZONE THAT MATTERS :icon_biggrin:, BUT AS PER FORUM RULES, WE'RE STARTING IT WHEN IT'S WEDNESDAY IN AUSTRALIA (AND NEW ZEALAND). (TECHNICALLY, IT'S WEDNESDAY IN NEW ZEALAND FIRST BUT AUSTRALIA HAS THE ALPHABETICAL ADVANTAGE.) AND IT ENDS WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES THURSDAY IN HAWAI'I. IT FEELS WEIRD BUT IT GIVES US A LONGER PERIOD TO CELEBRATE! BOO-FREAKIN'-YAH!
SO, SLAP THAT CAPS-LOCK KEY AND TELL US WHAT YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR ON THIS EXTENDED HUMP HUMP HOORAY DAY CELEBRATION THREAD!
FOR ONE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER!

NEXT, SO WE HAVE A FERAL CAT AT THE OFFICE THAT IS INDOORS NOW EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T LIKE IT AS WELL BUT ALL BUT MAYBE ONE OF HIS OUTDOOR BUDDIES ARE ROADKILL SO HE'S BETTER OFF INSIDE. HE WENT TO THE VET YESTERDAY. THE BAD NEWS IS HE HAS A BAD TOOTH. MIGHT HAVE TO BE REMOVED (HOPE NOT) BUT THE VET IS TRYING ANTIBIOTICS FIRST TO SEE IF IT CLEARS THE INFECTION AND SAVES THE TOOTH. HE GOES BACK IN TWO WEEKS TO FIND OUT. IN THE MEANTIME, I MIGHT HAVE TO SELL LIKE, YOU KNOW, 10,000 BOOKS OR SOMETHING TO COVER THE FELINE TOOTH EXTRACTION. THAT'D BE LIKE A 10,000% INCREASE IN SALES. I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC.
HOWEVER, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT DESPITE BEING OUTDOORS AND DESPITE OBVIOUSLY HAVING GOTTEN INTO A FAIR NUMBER OF SCRAPES WITH OTHER CATS, HE DOES NOT HAVE FELV OR FIV. YAY FOR THAT! AND, EXCEPT FOR THE TOOTH, HE'S PERFECTLY HEALTHY BUT HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO GAIN ANY MORE WEIGHT.
SO WHAT MILESTONES OR HAPPY NEWS DO YOU HAVE TO SHARE THIS MID-WEEK?
ALSO, HERE'S THE OBLIGATORY BANANA RIDING A GREEN LLAMA:

WOOHOO! RIDE 'EM, BANANA COWBOY!
NOW IF ONLY THE FORUM COULD SETTLE ON A LOGO.
