{"id":573893235,"date":"2021-05-19T17:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573893235"},"modified":"2021-05-20T16:58:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:58:47","slug":"something-for-you-to-listen-to-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2021\/05\/19\/something-for-you-to-listen-to-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Something for you to listen to here"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had so much to do this week — a week’s summary on Monday and a lot of outdoor wildlife on Tuesday — that we’ve had put off this week’s check-in with the cats until today. Probably the most successful feature on this humble little blog, so let’s get to it. <\/p>\n

Phoebe has lately really enjoyed whatever this toy is. We throw it in the air, and she catches it or bats it down. And, now, she … licks it … I guess.<\/p>\n

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Poseidon has kept his attention on the birds. And the squirrels. And the chipmunks. And the rabbits. And maybe the cicadas. Who knows what he’s looking at here.<\/p>\n

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I went out for a little run yesterday. It went bad before it started — Not unlike today’s bike ride! — but at least I saw some interesting plant life. <\/p>\n

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Hand it to those local bike shop bros, though. Ask them to work on three things, get your bike back nine days later<\/em> and they addressed … at least one of those items. I’m not saying it’s frustrating, but I think you could put those pieces together. <\/p>\n

That was a delightful afternoon ride.<\/p>\n

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I talked with a clinical psychologist this morning about substance use disorder. It was an interesting interview. The tricky part was asking reasonable questions. This is not an area I’ve spent a lot of time in, and I wanted to set up an actual, you know, expert, with some useful softballs.<\/p>\n