So I had to take my mind off Willie, and Quinn's.  Quinn was so
mournful-looking, staring out in the yard and paws on the windowsill,
looking for Willie running around the railing.  So we went by the Humane
Society, and I chose Bosco - an affectionate little black cat, and Harry
- an older cat not doing well, and they threw in General - renamed Tao,
a general hellion, clumsy climber and scavenger extraordinare.  Picture
posted on binaries, under Subject: refugee.

Bosco is a perfectly dispositioned black cat who even Case, hater of all
other cats, has cuddled with.  He's tempted Quinn into a cat chase or
two, and ventured out in the rain ala Beastie or Willie.  He needs
dinner manners yet, nosing into others including me.

Tao is incorrigible, opener of cabinet and pantry doors - if he learns
the fridge secrets it's all over.  Like the others, a lapcat but also
exploring all over.  And a walker on my shoulders as well.

Harry is pronounced Har-rie from the plaintive bride in Rear Window.
Tho older, he started animated and friendly, but after the vet I found
why he wouldn't eat well, mouth ulcers and abcessed teeth.  After a
cortisone shot and antibiotics he's even stealing kibble an dthe vet is
holding off pulling teeth for another two weeks.  Turns out, between my
visits he'd attended a lecture on cat teeth problems and it seems that
some cats actually have an immune reponse to their own teeth,  So it may
be with Har-rie who has developed sn adoring personality and play as
well.  I just love happy healthy older cats and with some luck Har-rie
will get older happily.

More tales to come, undoubtedly.

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"In 2005, the refining margin...has exceeded $20 per barrel, far above
the long-term average of $6.  That has meant record profits for oil
companies and refiners"  NYT 2005/09/11