Friday Unrelated Information

1. I saw what can only be described as the Calico Bird of the Apocalypse this morning at the bird feeder: It was between a startling and a sparrow in size, and it looked just like a calico cat--black, brown, and white. And fluffy. I've never seen anything like it.

2. I accompanied my friend Sean--he of the Picnic watching and the not understanding the appeal of pets--to a party last night at a very posh home on Country Club Drive. The hosts had a pug puppy that had an "accident" in the course of the evening--or, as Sean put it, "That mammal just defecated in their house."

3. This is not Toby, but it could be. I just can't allow him outside, though. Who knows what bird will come to the feeder next and carry him away?