Author Archives: Gort

About Gort

Retired space traveler and part time author.

New Faces & Far Away Places

The new faces around here are getting familiar. The tall new-staff is certainly fussy about my room. Everyday, sweep, sweep, sweep. He really should nap more. He’s up at all hours of the day. I thought only cats did that. … Continue reading

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Fitting In

Fitting into corners, that is. The tall new-staffer sits near this warm thing a lot. When he is there, this corner is the purrrfect napping place.     That is until he fusses with shinny papers and really shiny round … Continue reading

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To the Gate and Beyond !!!

The four-footers had let on that there were other places beyond the gate. The dog was most helpful, actually. Even after the power stare, we got along quite well. The dog told me about something called downstairs. There was food … Continue reading

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2014 Ski For Light Regional (part 2)

Subtitle: Getting There (or Not). Ken and Astrid had completed their mission. They found a suitable venue for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Ski For Light (NEPA SFL) program. Nevertheless, there was still much work to be done and only half the … Continue reading

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The Dog…

…is not a problem. It happened like this: I was watching the birds flit from tree limb to tree limb. I had their motions calculated. I could have had any one of them if I’d been outside. But I’m inside. … Continue reading

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The Others…

…are a mix of two-footers and four-footers. There are two two-footers that comprise the new-staff. There is another cat who seems quite upset that I’m here. She seems unstable, threatened, and always on edge. She needs watching. Then there is … Continue reading

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Christmas 2013

As we grow older, time seems to be both too long and too short. To wait a year for something seems terribly long. To remember a year gone by seems very short. Recalling the past year for this missive can … Continue reading

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To the Vet? No? Then Where?

We left the house and I thought for certain it was for a vet visit but they let me out of my cage in the rolling cage! And then everything was different. I didn’t know why exactly and I was … Continue reading

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2014 Ski For Light Regional (part 1)

Subtitle: Plan B? It was shortly after sending out the call for applications for the 2014 SFL regional event that the coordinators learned about a turn of events that would have severe impact on how they would conduct the next … Continue reading

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Something About a Wedding?

Yes, there was a wedding on 17 October 2013. Probably there were many weddings on this day but the one in which I participated by dancing with and giving away the bride is the one you’ll read about here. Briefly … Continue reading

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