I had a colleague once say, "I have a PhD in Education and am telling you that “et al.” should be “et. al”. I had to say, "I have a PhD in physics and am telling you it’s ‘et al.’ because it’s short for ‘et alia.’ " SMH.
It took my Gandalf a couple years to fully trust the human who’d catnapped him . . . largely because he’d come from a troubled home, been kicked out, then bullied outside for years. So no good humans existed, in his mind.
Trust came in stages, which were fun to watch . . . and it was also very clear that he was SO appreciative even if his PTSD-brain couldn’t act that way.
Yes, a “bomb” cyclone is one for which the central pressure drops more than 24 millibars in a 24-hour period, which is very rapid intensification for a storm. OK, enough geekery . . . I’m just glad you’re OK!
Ditto . . . when my Gandalf came in, he was very neat and clean. He took to the litterbox immediately, even after having been outdoors for just about all his life. And even before he realized that the New Human was nice, he NEVER tried to go out a door.
I had a colleague once say, "I have a PhD in Education and am telling you that “et al.” should be “et. al”. I had to say, "I have a PhD in physics and am telling you it’s ‘et al.’ because it’s short for ‘et alia.’ " SMH.