On moving, from a cat's perspective and on organized skating

Well as I have documented elsewhere in this blog I have two little guys. Kilu seems to have taken well to the new home despite some early problems. I have little doubt that the trauma of seeing all the things that Kilu knew of, computers, clothing and the like, suddenly in boxes, then gone, then Kilu himself, being relocated was more than a little traumatizing for the little guy. His first night he hid in the basement and he still cries a lot when Lesley or I are not around, but at least he's becoming more sociable, just like he used to be.

Kalubi is a different animal completely, he has moved from hiding in the cat litter, to hiding in the front parlor to hiding under the laundry sink, but the basic theme of hiding is central to Kalubi's life (or lack-there-of in this case) style.

Meanwhile the 30 day Tarion report of deficiencies we have found now exceeds 20 items and there's still 7 days left! (Remarkably my issues are mostly modest, a scratch here, a misaligned cabinet door there, inadequate insulation here, etc.)

As I sit on the bed typing this Kilu has decided to climb into bed, crawl under the blanket and is now a lump near the foot of the bed, adorable little guy, but my allergies are going to be bad all night... oh well!

In unrelated news, I am trying, with little apparent success to organize a marathon length skate along the North Shore of Lake Ontario here in Toronto. The way I see it:

1. Driving to Hamilton (a 60km one way trip) is a shameful waste of gas and cause of green house gas emissions.
2. Hamilton beach is just way to easy, its a straight bloody line, for heaven's sakes even Duluth is harder than that!
3. If we ever want to have races in Toronto we should probably start by having organized group events first.

Anyway I hope some people decide to join me, if not, then I guess I go it on my own and then spend the afternoon unpacking and building shelving. (Its not as if I lack for things to do on weekends these days.)

Speaking of weekends, my new goal, bike to Oakville and back. Achieving that my next goal is Hamilton and back. Also, in honour of Ed Duncan (see my readings at the right) I am going to do my damnedest to live a carbon emissions free lifestyle, no driving to work or recreational driving if at all possible - which I suppose means if I go to Hamilton to skate I will have to use my bike to get there. From now on, if I don't need to drive somewhere, I won't. (And yes, I'm installing compact florescent lights all over the house.) For the curious among you, as it is still a little cold outside, the heat is on, set to 20 degrees, once I switch over to chilling, the thermostats will be set to 25. None of this hotter in the winter than the summer lunacy.