Why am I so damned tired?

Family reunion was good.  I took quite a lot of pictures, but I'm pretty tired from the reuning and the driving.  So... later.  Yes, later.  Pictures and writing later, sleep now.

Praise for kitty litter

I'd just like to take a moment to give a quick shout-out to, of all things, kitty litter.  Tidy Cats just recently reformulated their clumping cat litter with what they call "Tidy Lock,"  and it works so much better.  I know this may not mean much to non-cat owners, but let me just outline this for the cat folk out there: I went away for almost 60 hours, left out food and water for my cat, and obviously left the litter untended.  I didn't get around to it until this morning, a good 72+ hours since it was last scooped.  There was zero smell.  And the little pee clumps, which used to have an appalling tendency to break open like little ammonia-scented stink bombs?  Firm and unyielding.  It's absolutely amazing, and I love it.  I know it seems weird to get so excited about the box my cat shits in, but it's just amazing!