re: #49 Amory Blaine

I’m giving George the cat mixed signals. I tell him no when he wants to bite on my mouse cord, yet I throw every other string I see at him.

Pick up (or make) chile oil and paint the mouse cord with it every day. Depending how stubborn the cat is, it’ll take a week to a month. (make sure you don’t drag the cord on papers you want to keep, make sure if you touch the cord yourself you wash your hand before rubbing your eyes.)

(Steep 1/4 cup crushed dried red peppers in 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon vodka for 24 hours before first use.)