OUR KITTEN KEATS became FUJI (the stray cat)

Our Kitten Keats must have strayed some from home, actually she was a very friendly cat and loved 

people. This story is in past tense since we have not seen Kitten Keats since September 7, 2025.

Here is a current picture of Kitten Keats

                                           K. Keats alias FUJI

Here is a picture of Kitten Keats with her brother Jethro. Both cats are tabby's, and I am very fond of 

this picture of them lounging on a pillow.

                                            Keats with her older brother Jethro alias Charley

I knew Kitten Keats either had an accident, was shot at by a BB gun, a taser or was attacked by a swarm 

of bees or re-inherited her original flea infection.  Bruno my roommate brought her home when she was 

small, barely weaned.  She was infested with fleas as a new born, since mom was probably not that 

well  taken care of by her owners.  I had to keep Kitten Keats contained in the bathroom. I spent time 

combing the fleas out but prior to getting to that task, I gave her a bath.  As she got older she put her 

paw down and scratched the heck out of me when I tried to rinse the soap off in the tub.

Keat's was  Bruno's favorite cat. He adored her and he gave her special attention above the other three 

cats we had at home.  

friend used to come in through the kitchen window.  The last time I saw her, I noticed she was injured on her

 shoulder. It was a big wound, it looked as if someone shot her with a B-B gun.  I took off her flea collar

 and was ready to examine her injury.  I turned my back and she jumped on the kitchen counter and

 stood in the window. She looked at me with sad eyes. We connected and it was as if she was saying 

goodbye.  I could not reach her in time she jumped out the window and then was gone. 

It took some doing, but I actually found out that she was brought to the emergency room by a someone 

the veterinary hospital called a samaritin.  The samaritin took FUJI with them after a short stay in the 

veterinary hospital.

Fortuantely I asked around and someone I connected with knew a friend who had recently picked up a 

cat.  Oh lucky me I was contacted by the "samaritin" by text message. So I knew Kitten Keats was 

safe, or atleast she was with someone who cared for her.

a call by a lawyer / mediator about pet ownership.  So I have to negotiate whether we can have our pet

 back home with a legal professional.

KITTEN KEAT'S - MY MEDICAL REPORT

 

September 7, 2025    Between 8-9 pm Kitten Keats was admitted in the ER.

September 18, 2025  Kitten Keats last health status was recorded on her Medical Record.

Kitten Keats was hospitalized for 11 days.

It appears Kitten Keats had a gash on her neck. 

MM Attitude 

• MM stands for Mucous Membranes.
• Pink BAR indicates that the mucous membranes were a healthy pink color and the cat was Bright, Alert, and Responsive. 
• BAR stands for Bright, Alert, and Responsive. 
• QAR: Quiet, Alert, and Responsive.
• Normal CRT: The color should return in 1 to 2 seconds. 
• A normal body temperature for a cat is between 99°F and 102.5°F
• BCS stands for Body Condition Score   a score of 5/9 is ideal

It looked really serious to me, so I ran on it and put a poster on Petco Love Lost right one day after Kitten Keats left through the kitchen window.  

                                    Petco Love Lost website

And a gash on Kitten Keat's neck was the reported problem she had.  That is above and beyond potential bee attack or flea infestation.  Of course it came into my mind she was shot at, and the KABOB ZONE on College Ave, the manager had a threatening statement when I had inquired about her were abouts.  

His statement directed at me, was to call the police on this Kitten and have them use a tasor. Since the business is owned by Turkish immigrants, there may be a communication barrier.  But that statement seemed direct and to the point. If that action was taken - it would injure her. My inital thoughts about how she was injured - from a BB shot was not unfounded.  

DURING THE ARREST THE PEACE OFFICER WAS NOT HONEST WHEN HE WROTE THE ARREST REPORT

HE WAS DISHONEST (peace officer at RPI)

THIS IS WHAT HE WROTE

Something different than what happened.  What he really wrote down on the report implied that I was not making a friendly visit to the Public Safety Office at the college I graduated from , rather it implied I was intending to do some type of harm, and that there were threats of potential violence.

BUT what were the consequences? Years later you can find out what happened.  How did that arrest effect my life, my career, my family and my chances of ever working as an engineer after graduating from RPI with a master's degree in engineering?

Today in the news - arresting Senator of CA and comptroller of NYC

Time Newsletter

“We see time and time again with this Administration trying to precipitate a response by the misuse and the abuse of force,” Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said on the Senate floor. “This is more akin to authoritarian governments when you see a democratic nation having their Executive begin to arrest mayors, begin to arrest judges, begin to arrest a United States Senator who is simply asking for answers to their questions… This is something that we should not tolerate.”

How will the arrest effect the Senator's life, and the Comptroller's future?

Journal about Gratitude: Fear and Self-Reliance

Do we desire to work alone (isolate) , or is better to build a network of work friends to lean on.  Reaching out to build accountability, we learn to exchange ideas, expand our knowledge base and create a great team of co-workers who really can achieve success together.  

Which part of self have I been relying on that has failed me?

Getting back to basics and being totally honest with myself - things do not not always work the way I want. I have to acknowledge that I do not have total control over what happens in the future, and I have do not have total control over other people.  This is something I have to accept as truth.  

How time unfolds. Feelings, beliefs and what actions people take.

Taking time to ask get inner guidance is a constant battle in this work-a-day world.  It takes self-discipline to set aside time to reflect in a journal. To do or not to do - an honest self assessment by attempting to reach your inner self when you need guidance.  Asking for guidance and reflecting on the result by writing about the impressions you get in a journal is a common method to test your decisions and to stay in sync at work and home.  

Can I rely on myself and why not, what fears did you have?

Asking for and receiving feedback as a gift of knowledge. Working to accept criticism, in whatever form it takes.  

Define criticism: the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes rather than receiving criticism as  ______? 

All the daily decisions you make add up to a series of events that lead you from the time you wake up to the time you lay your head on the pillow.  And all those decisions really matter in every aspect of life.  

Affirm Yourself

Passion to - A - Greater Purpose

Success

Being in Alignment - with what I do and what I value

Turn your lack into love - disappointment - pathways to divine openings to your higher self (source)

Experiencing dissatisfaction - is god speaking to you

Are you willing to get unstuck - rework yesterday

Wasting of time - review goals commit to actions

Reverse engineer your life

A laser focus on your journal - your time

A focus on action

You know the answer - you have it on hand - so just start by taking to proper actions

When designing your life, take actions that are focused on personal wellness

Complete actions - measure progress - are your actions in alignment with your goals? 

Finally are you in alignment with your compelling vision - which is designed to give you a purpose filling you with feelings of accomplishment, and taking time to reward your achievements.

Indifference - might lead to feelings of emptiness and lack of purpose

(build your vision - write a compelling vision)

Behavior , listen to yourself , trying something for a month

Try

. . . ergo . . .

Drive to just do it.

Or Just Do It

Value your self and healthy wanting

Emotion - Enthusiasm

Launch to Start - Sustain

Simple things and Simple Needs

Passion as a Desire - Deep rooted feeling

Passion for Communication

Passion for doing things well

Think about Passion

Early Spring: Mid March - Late April

We are smack dab into mid June. June 13th exactly.

And Bruno decides to go crazy pruning the hedges. The kid Nate has a record, and Bruno is into music so they get along. Just released from a youth detention center, Nate ends up on our lawn. Our front lawn that is, he plans to mow it and does just that.

Comment:  I thought good, what a better way for a youth to live life, lawncare and trees. It was a new beginning for Nate.

Bruno gets the Earthwise hedge trimmer from Ollie's and Nate starts the project.  No good I said, the time of year is not right for a major hedge trim.  Always cut them in early spring and early spring in New York is mid March to late April.  

Since the two butchered the hedges, stepped all over my flowers I had to pray to the source. I knew it was coming, I spent too much time planting that garden and it was destined for trouble.  Knowing Bruno looked angry and too hot on keeping his dismissive behaviors safe. Talking to him is out of the question and pleading even worse. The nature of the beast might enjoy the pain over a lost effort. Source concluded daisy's were better off in a vase ergo the plant regenerates new flowers anyhow.

Turn the homesteading over like a pile of compost with a shovel, I resorted to asking myself if restoring the hedges to order, would mean using the trimmings create a new hedge plant? 

My search results were "Yes, it is possible to turn twigs and branches into a plant through a process called vegetative propagation, specifically stem cuttings."

The environment is blooming and this process is best done in summer: Mid June - Late August, and that is perfect timing. Keeping the silence, knowing the damage was done _ I ran off in mid morning to study chapter 6, algebra and trigonometry.

Journal About Gratitude: Self-Care and Self-Indifference Day 1

Gratitude is real appreciation. I make it in the now - very present and very needed to recover from the hard knocks and hard times I experienced in Troy, New York.

Trying to brush off the idea that things had not gotten that bad to beginning to ask myself how this indifference clouded my vision of my current realtity.   Was this indifference a feeling or emotion that crept in soul, a little bit at a time causing decisions that where based on an attitude of indifference.  I sat and thought a minute, have things have become disordered because my decisions became focused away from important life goals.  Somehow I was lead somewhere I did not want to go, to a place where actions were out of alignment with a real vision of the original intentions I had in mind for my life.   

At home the signs were there, my roommate did not want to talk to me and started spending more time in bed - resting.  I spent my efforts trying to coach, advice, fix and help with the feelings in the home environment as a result of a lull that took over our lives.  When I called on the phone, there was silence on the other end of the line.  When we first met each other, his dreams where shattered by how this lull caused ill health.  He was bed-ridden for months, staying under cover during the cold months - hibernating for the winter.  

Despite this, I still wondered why the house was unkept, and why clutter was piled everywhere. The mess was something I felt I could conquer but I was only kidding myself.  After failed attempts at trying to connect to my roommate, I started a journey to recovery, looking for all the whys and hows to remedy my situation. Facing facts about failed my job search in which all the efforts of planning a career went out the window. My wallet was screaming feed me, instead of a much wanted income, we began collecting food on the free line.  

A trap was set where a free pile of really good food, was a temporary fix not a permanent fixture.  And feeding the unemployed fellows that spent their lifetime savings, or disabled people who unable to find their way into work.  As the years rolled by, this attractive habit of relying on free food, became a crutch.   Since time went by with less progress, I have reconsidered whether I could help with the clean up any situation including the renovation of this home. 

His silence was followed by a change in character.  A necessary review of what would open the doors of communication, collaboration and progress towards positive change.  I had a unwavering spirit where giving up was not part of my plan. This plan was about learning to work with impossible characters on impossible causes starts with self-care.

Self - care believing in a growth mindset starts by finding true appreciation for my life.  

Journal About Gratitude: No Agenda

One commitment to a focus on wellness included writing in a journal about gratitude.

The well know psychologist Laurie Santos is a professor at Yale who teaches a course on the science of wellness. Finding her course on Coursera, I took an audit since the topic was interesting to me.  Not withstanding I read Kelly's book on Happiness, and gave it a positive review.  The impact book had an impact on my life, I used it at home when I needed to help my roommate get out of a severe depression.  Somehow that smile was contagious - it caught on like fire.   I can't put down Santo's course on wellness, since the rewirements are an ongoing process leading to that goal of achieving overall wellbeing.  The book was free and the course was an audit but the time spent with it was more than I expected.  

Savor the experience - being present in the moment, and connecting to the experience.  I did it at the Diner in Brunswick NY. My roommate was enjoying his favorite dish - fish medley.  Just an attempt at enjoying my friend's company without much of an agenda. Since there was always an agenda for me, I made that small change which  I made the day one one I would always remember. 

Mountains of Money: Revolving Debt

Secured and unsecured debt. What do I need to know about making ordinary payments and money?

Having just taking credit cards for granted means taking for granted that I would always have a source of income to pay off the remaining balance.  Revolving credit allows for a balance at the end of the month since only a minimum payment is due.  Sometimes the balance accrues for individuals that end up without a job with a salary and benefits, or without a savings account that covers almost all of the expenses. Not taking positive actions leaves an in-debt person without the means of successfully resolving their fate of not having enough.  

Whipping out a credit card and making a payment without much thought or concern was just the way money works in the world of finance and business.  Then receiving the bill and making a payment without examining what was bought and how much was spent.  Falling into a debt cycle may require halting all activities that require a payment.  A typical example is the cost daily cup of coffee. Examining over a month to a year of what a coffee habit costs a consumer. 

In the world of finance the payment process is often an automated process designed to get what is due to the creditor's bank account.  First things first, using credit cards is not always a best choice since not everyone considers developing a set of personal finance skills one of their first priorities.  Priority means a daily record of expenses and income, a monthly budget and allocated spending plan.

As soon I graduated from engineering school, my sister set me up for my first credit card, an American Express card.  Oh boy, then there was a Discover card and a Fuel card and of course a Bank Visa card. My sister started her career by entering a college program in art and design.  She was interested in entering the world of fashion and started with an internship in Filene's in retail and fashion. After some deliberation she changed her career focus and switched to accounting. And at that time she was a female who entered a male dominated field by getting her CPA. 

Attending and participating in financial literacy workshops help convince me not to use credit cards, instead to buy with cash.  I finally understood that when I use my credit card I am taking out a short term loan. It is a debt I need to pay since I am using money that I do not have in my wallet or bank account. When I use my credit card, I am borrowing money from a creditor.  That is called a line of credit - a revolving debt.  The financial arrangement made with the creditor includes an set or variable interest rate which can effect the ability for someone to pay off the entire balance owed the creditor.

Using revolving debt to cover expenses while unemployed may lead to bankruptcy.

Journal About Gratitude: Success

 Currently, dealing with solving situations that seem impossible to resolve.  I have tried for a term and did not give in to the feelings that the would be no solution.  In an effort to move things (mountains) forward I started to take personal development courses online and one option was Coursera

The Coursera Success Course offered by Richard Shell, University of Pennsylvania is a brief examination intended to cover the issues and beliefs I hold about my personal and professional success.  The course provides a chance to think more about values, lifestyles, and achievements that form ideas and beliefs about what defines a successful life. The time spent on this exercise, and the effort seems like a luxury not a necessity.  Do I really have to move a mountain to get things done?

Family upbringing definitely shape personal views on success. Many cases, families live in different locations, distances that are not easy to travel.  Even years between visits and phone calls, have caused a separation.  Values and life experiences have changed individual family members. Sometimes these changes are difficult to understand

What about decision making and future planning.  Do cultural, and gender differences affect our productivity when working in pairs or teams? Is it possible that peer-support groups can help with finding solutions that help resolve these differences? Always the outcomes of these interactions can effect wellbeing, work environment or views on personal success.  

Of course - most would think that success and wellbeing are correlated.  

The reasons to study success are simply to create a more satisfying life, to figure what direction I will turn next, and develop a personal and professional plan for creating my overall successful life.

Is it all about happiness? some people think so.  Shifting your focus on engineering your life, designing your future and examining your present situation.   Starting with self-awareness , dissatisfaction, dealing with life's disappointments and preparing to make improvements when working with others.

Journaling about Sources of Cognitive Biases

 Decisions , Decisions and more Decisions!

Our decision making processes are biased by problems related to memory, attention and other mental mistakes.  These are unconscious decision-making processes that affect our ability to make sound decisions, without us realizing their effect on us. 

If we only have the ability to project into the future, to see the outcome of our decisions.  Let's just hope that decisions I today make a better future for my life and those around me.  

Problems with perception and memory, our memory bias affects our recall of past events, situations and perceptions of what really happened.  We may take a rosy outlook, which paints a different scene and how will that affect our decisions.  

Over time our life moves forward, we have changed.   More importantly, how do we correct memory bias, and what questions do we need to ask ourselves knowing our current attitudes, behaviors, moods or emotions will skew our recall of the past.  

“Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them, or they may only have dreamed or imagined they did so.” — William James.

Entering the situation room.  

Let's say the situation is the same but our resources are very different.  We may have gone bankrupt and have forgotten the had financial hardship of the past.  Possibly we have reverted back to a time and place when jobs available, not ever believing work would not be available.  Our view of the world is different since our prior situation was one filled an attitude of abundance since we had financial resources. 

Look we are human and we do not always make rational decisions , there are times we act compulsively.  Here is a mental problem , I can spend more time or more money that I can afford to spend.  Say for instance, I pulled out my credit card and charged the meal, not thinking that what I spent this month on entertainment was more than I could afford.  Or I spend more time solving problems that are not creating a better future for myself, and my life.  

Possibly we are not keeping an accurate account of our expenses or a detailed record of how we spend our time, and we make rash decisions believing we have more time and money that we actually do.  We need to correct our thinking and find solutions for our mental mistakes.  

Knowing that compulsive actions - which one example is compulsive spending generating problems that lead to financial distress or depression.  Not putting our attention on setting goals, instead taking actions that create a better future for ourselves.  Jump on the other side of the fence and state that saving money and managing our time is simply a decision we make when we put our attention and time on setting realistic goals that match the vision of our future. 

CHECK THE POLICE REPORT FOR FALSE STATEMENTS

FALSE Statements in a police report may change the verdict or opinion of the court.

The police report is easily obtained at the police station, records department.  Just stop in and say you need a copy of the police report. Get all the records before you go to court. Read them and research the law using the NOLO books in your public library.

Here is a lawyer that states they deal with false statements on a police report, has anyone had experience with this law firm? How to find out more information about a lawyer you are hiring to represent you in court?

 https://ialawny.businesshomepage.info/personal/criminal-defense/

What About Time Management? 5 Minutes of Planning for Change

 PLANNING IN ADVANCE

Start by planning the night  before for the next day

• Tools: Time Blocking 
• Tools: Signal Handling
• Tools: Controlling Interruptions
• Methods: Create a Process - Setup a System - Record Your Time
• Fail - Adjust and Proceed

REPEAT THE PROCESS

CREATING A LIST

• Create a List the Night Before
• Expect 25% Increase in Productivity
• Measure Results - Adjust and Repeat

GOAL 1:  Setup a Routine

• Plan the Next Day from Start to Finish
• Setup Standard Tasks and Assign Time Blocks
• Measure the Value of Being on Time with the Task
• Measure Improvements
• Set Deadlines and Meet them

GOAL 2:  Time equals Money

• Per Hour Worth is Crucial to Effective Time Management
• Get the Most out of your Time Investment
• Eventually you will Boost your Hourly Value

GOAL 3: Learn to Delegate

• Learn to Share the Responsibility - Engage Others in Activities
• Delegate Low Wage Tasks to Other Workers
• 1000% RETURN - SMART GOAL SETTING
• 1 Minute of Proper Planning - 10 Minutes of Execution
• Measure by Setting Standards

VALUE OF TIME

• With Proper Planning will create Improvements
• Value is $10,000 to $100,000 in one Year

WHAT YOU NEED

• Good Habits
• Good Organization
• Time to think through Planning Strategies
• Evaluation Skills

Think Big - Be Descriptive - Extend to Financial, Career and Personal Goals

Words of Affirmation 5 Love Languages

I worked on building relationships after I knew the power of appreciation.  Not only does our spoken praise and appreciation count but these 5 are highly valued.  One or all these help you build relationships.

Quality Time         Gifts          Acts of Service

Physical Touch            Words of Affirmation

 

Low Cost Professional and Financial Development Training

Scarcity Mindset vs Growth Mindset

It is always a good idea to add to a process, learning to develop people is often a challenge for technologists early on in their careers.

Professional development  If you are interested in taking time to update your soft skills, how will that improve you chances for getting a better life?

30 Days to your Dream Job Day 5: Make Sure Employers Can Find You

Day 5:  Make Sure Employers Can Find You

Better yet, the keywords are important is true, but the experts suggest that updating your profiles on three career websites every day makes it easier for employers to find you!  The websites are LinkedIN, Monster Career Website, and Capital Area Help Wanted.  This is a time investment of  less than an hour a day.  An early morning habit that may bring you success in improving your network.

How to choose keywords that are tailored to the audience you want to attract?  What is your chosen field and what keywords are of value to your profession.  HR is more interested in fitting you in their  corporate culture so find those keywords on the company website.   That passes your profile through HR to the hiring manager.  Hiring managers are interested in finding keywords listed in the job description since your skills and achievements need to match what they need to satisfy the job requirements.

Setting up your resume, or online profile to fill achievement gaps.  Achievement gaps may reflect what skills you are updating, and give information about your most recent accomplishments.

Job Search 101: 30 Days to Your Dream Job Day 2

How to Create a Brand Statement that really works on Day 2 of how to find your dream job in 30 days.  The link to guide you on Day 2 Create a Branding Statement 

It feels like Day 2 happens one time / month so I expect to revise my brand statement every month for 12 months out of the year.  This month I used the 10 steps outlined in the article by Scott Ginsberg, 10 Good Ways to ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ to rewrite my brand statement.

The keywords used to target your resume are important since they represent your skills and achievements in words that are familiar to the company or group you want to connect.  The keywords should be similar to those used by the employer to describe the company culture, products, services and the actual job description.  When your keywords match the company's keywords you are more likely to connect to dream job.

Envision you own your own company and choose keywords that describe you.  The keywords are used in your brand statement, biography and your professional profile.

10 Questions that guide you to writing that brand statement.

1. Three Keywords About My Business: Smart - Enthusiastic - Focused  
                     
2. This month's Quote:  "Believe you can and you're halfway there."

3. My Philosophy:  Important to Make Plans But be Flexible.

4. About Me: I am energetic, like to take charge.

5. Google Search:  My online presence is just very very real.

6. My passions - be active, find adventure and continue trying to reach your goals.

7. If you are always learning make sure you connect with An Expert.

8. Lead by Example - Discover what people want, Take action and Prove you are credible.

9. ! is Today's Compliment.

10. Brand Statement:   Smart enthusiastic, great career potential focused on connecting to the right people. Looking for brief online or phone interviews fixed on returning to work.

By making a list of the keywords you used you can begin to understand your brand.  I asked myself if my keywords where on target with professional image.

My Keywords:

      Smart                  Enthusiastic                     Focused

      Strategy              Flexible (agility)              Energetic

      Manage              Team Leader                     Presence

      Passion               Action Oriented                Adventure

      Goal Oriented     Lifelong Learning       

      Credible              Acheivement

      Potential             Focused

U.S. Government Moves to Close the Gender Wage Gap - IEEE - The Institute

Catch this statistic in the  IEEE Institute:




Women in the United States are, on average, more educated, according to ave 2014 study by the White House Council of Economic Advisors: 40 percent of women earn at least a bachelor’s degree, compared with about 32 percent of men.



U.S. Government Moves to Close the Gender Wage Gap - IEEE - The Institute

Can Virtual Reality Help Eliminate Gender Bias? - IEEE - The Institute

Can Virtual Reality Help Eliminate Gender Bias? - IEEE - The Institute



Only 11% of the engineering workforce are women.

Gender Wage Gap: Women make only $0.79 to men $1.00.

Determining the Value of Your Time

Before you start wondering about the Melinda Gates Time Poverty campaign for 2016, Ponder this concept - TIME Poverty: The Wage Gap.

From Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Our 2016 ANNUAL LETTER
IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? February 22, 2016


Getting Ahead in a just getting by world, is all a study on America's class structure though an economic viewpoint. The facilitator assigned a research project on time management and change.  It lead me to pick up the Dummies Guide on Successful time management this April 2016.  I read all the tips, pointers and highlighted text in the entire book, then decided that learning time management starts with determining the value of your time.

Time Management is a project in itself so to speed up the process, close the poverty time gap by convincing yourself that your time is worth MONEY!  Begin by determining how many hours you work for free every week?