If anyone is missing a grey cat, approximately one foot in length, please come to my house and remove it from the bottom of my well. It’s beginning to smell.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

Mood song for the day: Cat Scratch Fever

Nearly one-quarter of all high school bands performing in next week’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on the streets of Philadelphia are from right here in sweet home east central Alabama. Bands from Auburn High, Smiths Station, Reeltown and Tallassee are part of the 17-band extravaganza. That’s a feather in our cap.

We take pride in our football, but we’ve got some of the best musical talent around. It will be neat to watch them Thursday, beginning at 11 a.m. on ABC.

Other high school bands marching include: DuPont, Del.; Bainbridge, Ga.; Centennial, Tenn.; Christopher Newport, Va.; Lake Weir, Fla.; Maryville, Tenn.; North Augusta, S.C.; Ocoee, Fla.; Peachtree, Ga.; Pennsbury, Penn.; Petal, Miss.; St. Mary’s, Ohio; Tippecanoe, Ohio; and Trinity Valley, Texas.

The parade’s official Web site is http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/feature?section=resources/lifestyle_community/community/events&id=6477119

Mood song for today: Toy Soldiers by Martyka

After a month of walking on water, soggy carpet and concrete throughout my house, things are almost getting back to normal.

Remember the great flood? The one that spewed from beneath my water water (though it was previously believed to be a washing machine issue)? The one that sent waves of floodwaters crashing into the corners of my house? The one that kept me up all night mopping like an idiot? The one that wrecked my living room and a month of my life? Yes, that one.

Well, it’s all dry now. In fact, I’ve got carpet installed in two rooms and laminate floors ready to be placed in others. I even tried my hand at painting. See my living room below? Big green walls. My paint job was so bad I had to call in the pros from TNT. The great thing about my living room is despite the great flood, I still had my TV and recliner. You know, the important things in life.

Things are almost normal now. I better not say that. Don’t want to jinx myself. I couldn’t have made it through this without sushi.