I heard a yelp clear from here.

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Man was I hungry.  It has been since... Wednesday evening?  Yes, I think so.  That is a lot of hunger.  I wondered why my stomach felt like it was eating itself.  No, the cats have been being fed.  Without a constant time by which to measure, I think they may have actually been getting too much food.  They can trick me by begging like they haven't had food just an hour ago, when I am really tired.  Still, I would rather err on over feeding then under feeding.  They don't have a choice to be here, sort of.

I ate four bagels with cream cheese.  I also put a pot of beans to soak, soaked them, and am cooking them now.  So far I haven't had to sleep since 1:00, it is now 8:00.  That is the longest uptime I have had in a while now.  When that finishes I may cook some hamburger, with a half dozen or more spices, add some beans, grate some cheese, and have a real meal.  Meatless meals are not real meals, they only stall the hunger and only slightly.  A little time bought, sometimes, is enough.  I have gone days, even weeks, without food.  It's not pretty.  Starting up the bowels again is a brutal process.

Yep, I heard someone whining and moaning out there, in the bushes. Perhaps I am just a bit too suspicious, though I think a shot in the dark sometimes finds the skulking beast just the same. Oh, don't take it personally, or... no more personally than it should be. I think you more than had that coming.

Hmm, off to some other task.  Enough here for now.