It is 8:30pm and I am still in my work clothes... been a long day and wasn't feeling like anything got accomplished. Calva came down wanting to talk and we had a good discussion. I need to back up a second and let you know that Friday I got all new screens put in at my apt! So, we are sitting talking and he sees a rat on top of my cabinet. I got my machete, and tried to kill my unwanted guest... but he got away out of a hole in my brand new screen! So, I set a trap between the screen and the now closed window. We continued talking and pretty soon... Bam! I ran over and opened the curtain to see it only had him by the tail. We quickly ran outside and blocked the hole in the screen so now he was trapped. It was a good thing, cause about that time he got free of the rat trap. So I went inside and opened the louvered glass window just enough to get my machete through and got him!!!!! I will spare you the pictures and just tell you he was 81/2" without his tail. Did I mention that I ABSOLUTELY HATE RATS!!!!