Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

Today was Spawnie's last #caturday. He found us in 2008, when he was already about 5. He came in with a colony of ferals, so we assumed he was one of them, until he climbed in Angela's lap one day. We had named all the feral cats "Jordan" because in 2008 that was the unisex parents were using to frequently at the time. We assumed the new cat was a kitten, so we called him "Spawn of Jordan". Spawnie was FIV positive, so we didn't feel we could bring him inside.

Despite being a small cat, Spawnie never punched down. He was famous for chasing raccoons three times his weight out of the yard or forcing them under the deck. We figured that he taught them to fear him when they were young. Squirrels, on the other hand, were not a concern.

We finally let Spawnie move indoors in 2016 because he was getting sick frequently. Spawnie survived a 2 year long stint an insulin dependent diabetic, before getting better suddenly (that happens in cats). Unlike every other adoptee from outside, Spawnie never expressed a desire to go back outside. Luxury and comfort were what he desired. He spent his last days in front of the fire.

I've always been a fan of the #Colecovision version of #DonkeyKong. The reproduced levels were relatively faithful and the control action was good even with the Colecovision mini-joysticks. The Colecovision was essentially the last console system before the dark time... Before the gamepad empire.

Of course I didn't pull out my colecovision for this. I'm playing on RetroArch/blueMSX with a
Hyperkin Trooper 2 Atari style joystick.

#throwbackthursday #joysticksFTW

19 year old Spawnie says "Don't you dare leave me on #caturday."

Not losing!

I've got my grandfathers #QSL cards. This is what social media looked like 99 years ago.

May your #caturday be relaxing.

Someone handed me a plastic case of paper tape with a little manual. Haven't even figured out what machine they are for yet. #throwbackthursday

Unfortunately, proof of mojito is too soon followed by proof of no mojito.

Since the vote was 13-2 in favor of mojito, and I am a believer in democracy, here is proof of mojito. I will attempt not to work tomorrow and Saturday.

Just an oddity to end the evening. This white bird, photographed a week ago in our back yard, is a gold-crowned sparrow, like the other birds in the picture. It's a leucistic sparrow rather than an albino as it does have some coloration on its wings and the eyes are not pink.

We've seen it a couple times since, but we don't expect it will live long, as every predator in the area can see it from far away.

So a toast to all the white sparrows among us. May you escape notice when necessary.

Some posts do age well.

How's this for #throwbackthursday? OK, the picture was taken today, but the content is definitely old school.