Stray Cat

A few months ago, a pregnant stray cat came up to my door for food. I didnt offer it any but I gave it a cardboard mat to lay on. She was happy enough. So she hunts during the day and retires to a comfortable pad for a rest at night. However 5 weeks ago, she dissapeared. I didn't know where she went to, and I just assumed that she gave birth and went on her merry way.

smugfaced pregnant cat with no sign of appreciation

Then yesterday I found her again, this time with a brood of two kittens. Very cute. She was in this position yesterday evening, and this morning as I left for work, she was in the same place. She must be tired.

ex-pregnant but still smugfaced cat but with cute kittens

The strange thing is, when I saw her first in mid May, she looked like she was about to burst already. The gestation period is 65 days. She definitely is the same cat: same markings and all. The kittens: are they new born or 1 month old? I have no idea ...

I dont like stray animals. They live in such dire conditions, that I would hate that their offspring would have to endure such harsh treatment too. So anybody want to adopt a cat-family? BTW, Im not a fan of cats. They have such irritating attitudes.




yk.

Blast from the past: Stareogramme

I got a nudge from a friend, and asked if this was me, and it is!

wow...


SIRDS Programs available last updated: 94.06.11

A summary of SIRDS ( Single Image Random Dot Stereogram ) and SIS ( Single Image Stereogram ) generating programs for the PC. If you discover any errors or omissions, please send corrections and your opinions to peterj@netcom.com for inclusion if future updates.

My entry is as follows:

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Program:                    STAR   3.21  Stareogramme
FTP site:                   katz.anu.edu.au:/pub/stereograms/programs/pc
OS:                         DOS
Bump Format:                TGA, TIFF 320x200 max
Output Format:              TGA
Panel Format:               TGA  200x400 max
Random pattern:             yes, variable density
Number of Layers:           variable
Back color:                 black
Shareware?                  Yes, voluntary amount.
Source Available:
Comments:                   Pretty good.
                    batch oriented

Author:                     Yoon Kit Yong
                    yky@doc.ic.ac.uk

Information Systems Engineering Dept.
Electrical Engineering Building,
Imperial College
London.

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Of course nowadays that email doesnt work. And katz.anu.edu.au doesnt work anymore. And Ive lost the source code for this bit of software...

Must add that I received about 3 cheques from 'adoring fans' for this 'shareware'; 2 from US and one from Germany. It cost more to process the cheques than what it was worth, so at the end of the day, I still didn't get money from it.


yk.