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Quirky Folk - June 2009

Cockroach Trapping and Baiting

June 30th 2009 21:00


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I got this idea one night after eating one of those microwavable meals that come in a plastic bowl. At the time I was working twelve hour days so by the time I got home I had enough time to have dinner, shower and then have a quick read before going to bed and starting the whole routine again.

So I had finished my meal and left the bowl on the floor, intending to put it in the recycling bin later on.

The next day I awoke to the sound of something scratching around. I looked around and there was my bowl, complete with at least twenty cockroaches. What a perfect way of getting rid of cockroaches. If you’re a Buddhist like my mum you can take the container outside and release the cockroaches. Non-Buddhist me chose to kill them instead. All I had to do was spray them with insecticide. Trapped with no where to go, the cockroaches carked it in a few seconds. I then tossed them into the toilet and flushed them away.
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My 100th Caterpillar Dream

June 29th 2009 21:00


Photo by Michael Gimelfarb. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


My subconscious must be obsessed with caterpillars, if the number of dreams I have about them are anything to go by. The latest one was quite a beauty. I dreamt I was walking on a dry, dusty area when I nearly stepped on a large black and green swallowtail caterpillar. The caterpillar was almost as big as my foot. I cried out in fear only to find myself awake and lying in the safety of my bed.


Why can’t I dream about something pleasant for a change?

I also often dream about tripping over or falling down the stairs. As with the caterpillar dreams, these dreams are related to my fear of heights. They are not pleasant either and they always jolt me awake. On the other hand, I would rather dream about falling over any day instead of having caterpillar dreams.

My third phobia is of dentists, particularly tooth extractions. That’s one phobia I don’t dream about simply because I have never experienced an extraction. Sooky me, chose to have my wisdom teeth removed in one hit in hospital. But I often dream about my teeth falling out.

My sister also dreams about losing her teeth. She swears this happens whenever she forgets to brush her teeth. I don’t know how anyone can forget to brush their teeth. Isn’t it a task that is performed at roughly the same time every day? People are strange. So are my dreams for that matter.
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Brett’s Lack of Privacy

June 28th 2009 21:00



Lately my friend Brett has been complaining about his lack of privacy. The reason? Well, two actually called Butterscotch and Gingersnap. His two little Tonks insist on watching him take a shower. Brett doesn’t like this and often shoos them away so he can shower in private.

The image of two Tonkinese cats sitting outside the shower cubicle is too cute for words. Brett was not impressed at my lack of understanding of the situation. But he’s got to understand that I am not used to such friendly cats. Most of the cats I encountered as a child and later, as an adult, were typical scaredy cats. Perhaps I haven’t gotten over the novelty of having two cats follow me around.

But if there is any consolation for Brett it’s the fact that the same Tonks like to watch me go to the toilet. Again, I find this cute, especially when Gingersnap rubs his face against my leg while I am going about my business. How could I not fall in love with such loving creatures? And if the price to pay for such love and affection and companionship is the loss of a little bit of privacy, it’s a price I’ll gladly to pay.

After all, it’s not the same as going to the toilet or showering in front of a human. Unlike a human, the cats don’t appear to be horrified, disgusted or titillated by what they are seeing. They are not judgemental in the way a human would be.
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The Cockatiel Woman

June 25th 2009 21:00


Photo by Magalaes. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Andrea Wants to Give Misty to me

June 24th 2009 21:00


Photo by Warren Szeto. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Figaro Attacks Me

June 23rd 2009 21:00
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Baby Hedgehog

June 22nd 2009 21:00


Look at this palm-sized baby. I would love to hold it in my hand. I wonder if the spines would hurt me. Or maybe they would just be ticklish. Just look at those gentle dark eyes. Who could resist eyes like those? I could spend all day playing with it. Can’t you just feel the love?

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One of Brett’s Boys is Sick

June 21st 2009 21:00
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“Dumb” Gingersnap

June 17th 2009 21:00
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Zoe the Earless Kitten

June 16th 2009 21:00
Like many stories of animal cruelty, this almost made me cry. A mother and daughter find a kitten in a dumpster. Some mongrel had cut off her ears and left her there to die. The pair decides to adopt the kitten and write a book about her crazy antics which include jumping into the bathtub when it is being occupied and a fondness for being carried upside down. I don’t know any cat who would tolerate the latter except for Gingersnap and that’s because I have a photo of Brett holding him sideways. The pose looks awkward as Gingersnap has his head dangling upside down over Brett’s arm. Meanwhile, his lower legs are sticking up in the air. The funny thing is that Gingersnap doesn’t look terrified.

Surprisingly, when if you check out the gallery of Zoe’s pictures, she doesn’t look as “earless” as you would expect. Okay, you do see a cat without ears but her head isn’t entirely round; where the ears used to be are now tufts of cat hair. I can’t imagine how painful it must have been to lose her ears, nor can I imagine how little empathy someone could have in order to abuse a harmless animal. What’s amazing is her resilience and ability to trust another human being again. I hope she knows not all humans are cruel and how lucky she is to be given a second chance at life.

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Caterpillar Alley

June 15th 2009 21:00


Near my place is a small laneway that people use as a short cut to get to Potts Point. I sometimes use it too.

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A much cleaner Butterscotch

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Cat Kisses

June 10th 2009 21:00


Photograph by Alfred Hutter - http://gentry.de

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Thank God I Don’t Have a Cat

June 9th 2009 21:00


Photo by LiquidGhoul. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Photo by Dalmatiner24.eu. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Photo by Khutuck. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.


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Gingersnap is now a Wool Sucker

June 4th 2009 21:00

Gingersnap with his brother on his favourite red cushion.


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Photo by Arnold Reinhold. Used in accordance with the terms of Wikimedia Commons’ GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.


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Cockroach Killing tip #43

June 1st 2009 21:00


Photo by Ltshears. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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