by Meryl Yourish | Jun 8, 2014 | Cats
Of course, every day is Caturday in my household. But here’s one of Meimei’s kitten pictures. It cheers me up. by Meryl Yourish | Jun 6, 2014 | Life
Tonight is our annual hot dog and hamburger cookout at my synagogue. A couple of years ago, I volunteered my nifty Coleman gas grill because a) it’s kosher, b) it’s portable, and c) it’s gas. The grill was made for tailgating. The difference in... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 6, 2014 | Miscellaneous
Jim Steinman is so shlocky, and yet I have both Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell albums and, well, I love Jim Steinman. This was my favorite Air Supply song. Can’t get it out of my head today. My gift to you all. (The video is SO awful.) by Meryl Yourish | Jun 5, 2014 | Blogging
Thirteen years ago, I started blogging with a dual purpose: To keep up my HTML skills (I actually hand-coded everything in those days) and to keep writing every day. I figured hey, it may not be fiction, but it’s writing. I did write a little bit of fiction,... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 5, 2014 | Cats, Life
I lost Gracie, the model for Goldeneyes, in October. A few days after she died, I found a tiny, half-Siamese, half-tabby female kitten at a local agency. I named her Meimei, the Mandarin word for “little sister” I learned from watching Firefly. And I...