Miss Mischief Prissypants got herself locked in the basement last night. All night. Well, at least until 4 a.m., when I noticed my head was cat-free and sent my sweetie down to look for her. This morning, she’s all pathetic and rub-my-belly-ish. You’d think she’d learn from this horrible, locked-in-the-cold-dark-place experience. But probably not.

I’m sitting in front of my computer and I really need to write a past-due review (or two) for Firefox News, but I just can’t get motivated. My boss of most recent vintage was sacked today. The big guy who runs the company will oversee the department, again, in the interim. He wants to hold staff meetings at 8:30 a.m. every morning, which means I’ll have to be at work and fully caffeinated a half-hour…

Mike and Alli at the top of the Liberty Memorial Originally uploaded by AllisonStein My sweetie and I went to the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial. We finished the day with a trip to the top of the tower. It was chilly, but worth it.