Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.

Tag: pet.tales

  • Boxed

  • Feline Obligations

    Feline Obligations

    Reluctantly, I must admit to the world that we have a cat. I have tried to reach this place of acceptance many times, beginning with a first draft of this post on October 3, 2018. I continued it in July of 2019 and again in February 2020. Now here we are, approximately three and a…

  • Must…Get…Ball…

  • In Memoriam

    In Memoriam

    Four years ago today my cat James (named after the character in Ursula K. LeGuin’s Catwings) died at ten years old. Death is an integral part of life and while there isn’t much cause for sadness years and years later, I like to look back over the experiences I had while he was a part…

  • Snow

    This morning, I woke up somewhat refreshed, as I had about seven hours of sleep under my belt. Straining through the morning fog surrounding my brain, I listened as the radio droned through the list of school closings. Howard County Public schools, closed. Just about every other county? Closed. Howard Community College? Business as usual. After chem and lab, they…