Jimmie Lightner

Technology, Truth, and Common Sense

Category: Pets

  • Petlibro Granary Smart Feeder Review

    Wow. I’m not typically moved to write a product review. You’d think it would be for something special, right? Like it was because something was mind blowingly awesome, riiiiight? NOPE! This review is for a thing that is a total piece of shit. Well, hang on, let me back up. The physical pet feeder itself…

  • Shattered

    She didn’t ring the bell; she just stood there at the edge of the porch, her gaze meeting mine through the glass of the living room window. The silence seemed deliberate, a prelude to the inevitable. Death was shorter than I imagined, but with a kind, gentle smile. She carried with her a small black…

  • The Divide

    A sense of guilt washes over me, again. I watch as you sleep, restlessly. Your ears and whiskers twitch as you dream, someplace beyond this cruel reality I’m trapped within. I feel foolish. I’ve secretly held my hopes high, but the truth of things comes ever more steadily into focus, crushing the dream I’ve managed…

  • An offering

    I’m scared. I sit here swallowing my own heart. I’ve tried to tread every step with a planned and careful thoughtfulness, to base every agonizing decision out of love, and attempt to anticipate the outcome. The possibilities and uncertainty are tearing me to pieces. Nico is my heart. He isn’t a pet, he is my…

  • Bad Luck

    It seems to me that I’ve had quite a bit of bad luck lately. I’m truly not sure what I’ve done to offend lady Karma, but she has since responded and laid her divine retribution squarely on my shoulders, consistently, for the past month. While I do not understand, I am listening, I am learning,…

  • Nico the Napping

    This cat is the most adorable creature in the world…

  • Holiday Time Off Shenanigans

    What do you do for time off? Home improvement? Technical skilling? Visiting family? Hang out with friends? I’m off work until January 3rd! I need some things to keep myself busy: Seems like enough for a while. It’s a rough work in progress, but check out https://www.communityreeftank.com

  • Ozotech Poseidon Racket

    It’s been a long time since I’ve given any thought to the ozone setup I run on the office tank. I was contemplating updating my 15+ year old (but still very much working!) AquaMedic 200 mg Ozone Generator with one of the Ozotech Poseidon units until I read on the Ozotech website they suggest replacing…

  • Meet Koda

    We adopted a baby pupper! He’s something akin to a murder floof, or so the scary things you’d read about on the interwebz or hear about on TikTok would have you believe. Maligator, vicious, bitey demon, fur missile, etc. Some of those may be partly true. 😅 He’s got a little mouth full of razor…

  • Aquarium Stock List

    I have a 120 gallon tank in my office and these are the inhabitants, past and present. I’ve also included potential additions. Before you flame me, know that they’re only fish that I think are attractive and will likely get along in the existing community based on research of behaviors. I am aware of their…