Three things for Friday

[nwhiker]

1. Poor sweet BamBam had another seizure today, 5 months or so after the last one. By chance, he had a vet appointment scheduled. No obvious causes, he seems to be recovering nicely (he just jumped up to the counter with no issues). They still do not recommend meds. Sigh. Poor boy. And my poor boyo who was there with him when it happened, though I guess he called for dh right away and they sat with the poor kitty. Aside from that, a truly unremarkable vet visit. We declined the blood work since last time it showed nothing but also that his kidney function was still normal, so.

2. I applied online for a passport renewal last Sunday afternoon. I received my new passport today. That's.... pretty incredibly fast. I mean, kudos to the passport folks in Tuscon and it's nice to see that right now that's still something Melon Husk and Little Marco haven't managed to fuck up. I'll add that I am a cis woman who has never changed her name, so no issues there.

3. In typical PNW fashion. Last night was partly clear. I was outside several times during the first phase of the lunar eclipse and while misty, the skies were still clearish. Then about 35 seconds after the start of "totality" the clouds rolled in. I could still see some through the binocs but barely naked eye. Dh got some terrible photos. We have a zoom lens and a wide-angle lens that is good for astrophotography... he insists on using the latter for moon photos even though all the things I've seen online say to use the zoom lens, zoomed in. So yeah. Blah.