This post is a collection of facts with no theme. If you’d like to borrow my cat for your own squishings, I’m sorry. Only I get to squish my cat.

I bought a pair of Skechers running shoes for the first time. They have memory-foam inserts which are very, very comfortable.

Now that I’ve indulged in such luxury, I might be just a step away from the next level, like switching out my 2-person camping tent for a 36-foot RV, and covering my front porch steps with a ramp for a new motorized wheelchair.

When I have things to do, I like to bike instead of drive. I often make my very compliant cat Gloopy lay on the sidewalk so I can run over and squish her as I leave.

Sometimes I ride with my arms folded, no hands on the handlebars. Once, a pair of very young kids saw me, and I overheard them expressing astonishment at the guy riding with no hands.

I did a one-day road trip in rural Idaho recently with two of my former college roommates. At one stop we happened to be next to a cattle guard. I’ve been wanting to do a short video for this blog in which I fall through the bars because I’m so thin. So I got my camera and asked my former roommate to film me.

It didn’t turn out the way I hoped. I need to set it up better.

Finally, I’ve been having problems with my refrigerator. At first I thought the solution was hiring a repairman. Then I realized I’m like the person who thinks surgery is the answer for every medical problem.

Like alternative medical treatment for people, there are alternative repairs for appliances. I used electro-shock rebalancing (unplugging and plugging-in repeatedly), conversational healing (compliments and affirmations), and touch therapy (hugging).

Now my fridge works like the day I bought it.