I Love Rube Goldberg

I am not alone in this, of course - there's a reason the man made a living designing machinery that served no useful purpose whatever, or for the most part ever got built. But seeing people actually make Rube Goldberg contraptions warms my heart so much, especially when it's delirious insanity like this Easter machine right here:

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It's the Little Things, Really

My computer desk has a monitor shelf, with empty space between it and the desk surface. Friday, overgrown kitten that he is, likes to get under there and lounge behind the laptop while I'm doing whatever form of timekilling I've decided to get up to on my laptop.

A minute ago I leaned over and we shared a look. Then he started thumping his tail against the desk.

It's not like having a kid, but it's its own sort of reward sometimes.