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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005Introducing My Babies
Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one of my own. Our little Deputy found me in the most original way.... I am a (female) police officer and was working in the detective bureau at the time. My partner and I were in a very bad part of town when a patrol officer had a suspect take off running from him. We were fairly nearby so we thought we'd see if we could help turn the bad guy up. We pulled to the side of the road and got out our flashlights, heading into the yards to see if he was hiding near one of the houses. As we walked past the sidewalk into the first yard, this tiny orange ball of fluff came bouncing out of the bushes toward us! As we made our way around, peering into anything that could contain a human body, the fluffball followed. Every bush we shined the light into, he would pounce into. Every dark spot we checked, he jumped into with all four feet. This kitten was more fearless than most of the guys on the force! We never did find our suspect, and wandered back to the car. My new partner followed closely. As we stood by the car talking to some other officers, he pranced up and sat down, cocking his head as if he were listening too. I bent down and picked him up, and he snuggled right into my arms. Well, of course I was hooked ;-) I told my partner I wanted to take my new friend home, and he threw a fit. He is NOT a cat person, and claimed to be horribly allergic and refused to let me take my new baby into his car. So, I took my fluffball up onto a porch, and told him to stay right there and I would be right back for him. My "partner", with whom I was now absolutely furious, took me back to the station where I immediately got my car and streaked back to the porch where my kitty was waiting, praying that he would still be there. As soon as I pulled up, I saw the little orange ball of fluff bouncing toward me again from the porch. I scooped him up, snuggled him, and took him to the emergency vet to make sure he was treated for his fleas, worms, and to check to see if he had any diseases before he was introduced to my other kitties (one of whom was very sick at the time). The vet told me he was about 3 mos old and very skinny - probably had not eaten in a while. He asked me what his name was, and I came up with Deputy, as he had certainly earned his badge that night ;-) I picked him up first thing in the morning, gave him a bath, and he fell fast asleep on my chest. He has been the best thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) I picked him up first thing in the morning, gave > him a bath, and he fell fast asleep on my chest. He has been the best > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) What a really cute story. How did the other owners find you? :) Welcome to the group. Helen M >>>What a really cute story. How did the other owners find you? :) >>>Welcome to the group. >>>Helen M Thank you! ;-) Romeo came to live with us (me and my 12 year old daughter) through an advertisement on the wall of the health club I belong to. One of the instructors had posted a note that her daughter had some free kittens to give away, and I thought the older cat that I had at the time (Nikita, RB) needed some companionship as she was alone a good part of the day. Melanie and I called the number and went out to an old farmhouse to pick out our new kitten, and Romeo was the friendliest ;-) The woman said that she had gone to a garage sale and heard some meowing coming from the house. When she investigated, she found the mama kitty and her babies in a window well. The person holding the garage sale told her they were strays and they ended up going home with her (free of charge, of course). We ended up taking mama kitty too, since this woman was moving out west to work on a large animal rescue site (don't remember the name or where offhand). Unfortunately, mama kitty, renamed Sasha, died a couple of months later, as she was FIV+ and had other health problems as well. Amazingly, Romeo was FIV- and has continued to be. We are so thankful for that! Socks belonged to my best friend since he was a kitten, and she allowed him to move in with us when she and her husband moved to Spain. He had an.... *adjustment* period at first, but has settled in nicely and is content being Beta cat, because you know my little Deputy runs the household ;-) Being that Deputy isn't so little anymore (13 lbs now), Socks didn't stand much of a chance anyway.... He was an outdoor kitty all hjis life, and I'm surprised (and thrilled) that he never clamors to go out. I guess he's happy and content to be an indoor baby and doted on and fawned over now. Oh, by the way, to avoid any confusion, my name is Kerrie, but my nickname on the force is Dorothy. That's a story for another day ;-) Kerrie Most unusual story and VERY cute. Do you have pictures on the web anywhere? Welcome! Kerrie wrote: >Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - >Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age >almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH >who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been >reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one >of my own. ------------<snip of heartwarming story>------------- Welcome! It's nice to have you here. You sure started off with a great story. You must have been frantic till you could get back to that porch -- I'm glad the little one was still there. We'd all love to hear the stories of how you got your other two, but this one will be hard to top. I especially liked the part about how she hung out with her little head cocked listening to the banter after the incident was over. Again, welcome! Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon >>>Welcome! It's nice to have you here. You sure started off with a >>>great story. You must have been frantic till you could get back to >>>that porch -- I'm glad the little one was still there. We'd all love >>>to hear the stories of how you got your other two, but this one will >>>be hard to top. I especially liked the part about how she hung out >>>with her little head cocked listening to the banter after the incident >>>was over. >>>Again, welcome! >>>Regards and Purrs, >>>O J (Old John) Gritmon Thank you so much! Oh yes, I was absolutely petrified that he would be gone. I was prepared to search high and low for him if need be (and that's saying something if you know that neighborhood). He was just so friendly and sweet, I didn't want him to come across one of those cathaters and get hurt. I still drive by there every once in a while when I'm working and thank God that I got there in time. Kerrie > Thank you so much! Oh yes, I was absolutely petrified that he would be > gone. I was prepared to search high and low for him if need be (and that's [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kerrie Hah! I read "cathaters" as a typo of "catheters" and was wondering why there would be catheters lying around ... Welcome to the group! I'm pretty new here, myself.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - Welcome to the Group!! Good to have you here. >Our little Deputy found me in the most original way.... Absolutely delightful story! (I think *I'm* in love with him already!) Looking forward to many more tales of your trio. Jeanne > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) Welcome to the group, Dorothy! What a sweet story. Deputy sounds like a little hooli-kitten, please give him scritches from me. How did your other owners find you? BTW, my brother was a police officer in New Orleans for 38 years (now retired) and we have at least one other police officer (Dallas) who posts here, so you're doubly welcome! Hugs, CatNipped See all my kitties and read their stories at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >>>Welcome to the group, Dorothy! What a sweet story. Deputy sounds like a >>>little hooli-kitten, please give him scritches from me. How did your other >>>owners find you? >>>BTW, my brother was a police officer in New Orleans for 38 years (now >>>retired) and we have at least one other police officer (Dallas) who posts >>>here, so you're doubly welcome! >>>Hugs, >>>CatNipped >>>See all my kitties and read their stories at: >>>http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Thank you for the welcome! Deputy is definitely a hooli-kitten, though not even close to your Sammy! I stayed up very late last night reading all of the With Mommy stories, and the Bandit stories too. Purrs and good thoughts coming your way for Bandit to feel all better quickly and continue to be the *presence* that she is ;-) You are such a gifted writer, and I was inspired to write down my story in large part because of yours. I was literally laughing so hard reading your Sammy chronicles I was crying - then I cried for a different reason reading Sammy's tribute to Pericles and Bandit's story of how she came to you. It warms my heart to know she found such a safe and loving home to rule with iron claw ;-) Kerrie >>>Welcome to the group, Dorothy! What a sweet story. Deputy sounds Thank you for the welcome! Deputy is definitely a hooli-kitten, though not even close to your Sammy! I stayed up very late last night reading all of the With Mommy stories, and the Bandit stories too. Purrs and good thoughts coming your way for Bandit to feel all better quickly and continue to be the *presence* that she is ;-) You are such a gifted writer, and I was inspired to write down my story in large part because of yours. I was literally laughing so hard reading your Sammy chronicles I was crying - then I cried for a different reason reading Sammy's tribute to Pericles and Bandit's story of how she came to you. It warms my heart to know she found such a safe and loving home to rule with iron claw ;-) Kerrie Thank you Kerrie! Lots of people here are way more talented writers than me - I'm just pretty good at capturing the slapstick that is my life!! ;> You need to read the stories of the late Dave Yahuda (Flippy, can you give Kerrie the URL to that site, I've lost it?). Bandit certainly does rule with an iron claw! She's a "queen" in every sense of the word! Hugs, CatNipped <snipped> Well, I'm not Flippy, but her URL is http://www.flippyscatpage.com/ Welcome to the group, Kerrie. Loved Deputy's story. Sam, owned and operated by Smokey (14YO solid black DMH) and Mistletoe (6YO DSH dilute tortie), who is my RPCA "supervisor" > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > houses. As we walked past the sidewalk into the first yard, this > tiny orange ball of fluff came bouncing out of the bushes toward us! (snipped wonderful stuff) Welcome to the group! Well, it was simply meant to be with Deputy, wasn't it! Can't wait to read more from you! Jill (owned by Persia and a lovebird named Peaches) >>>(snipped wonderful stuff) >>>Welcome to the group! Well, it was simply meant to be with Deputy, wasn't >>>it! Can't wait to read more from you! >>>Jill (owned by Persia and a lovebird named Peaches) Thank you very much! I firmly believe this little boy was meant to come into my life at just this time - he has been such a lifesaver to me, I can't even begin to explain. He is a very special kitty, and I am so grateful that he allows me to share HIS housespace ;-) Kerrie >Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - >Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age >almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH >who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been >reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one >of my own. (snip) What a great story! Got pictures? ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>>What a great story! Got pictures? ;) >>>Theresa >>>Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh >>>My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com I do have some pictures, but I have to figure out how to get them posted somewhere you guys can see them. I'm thinking about trying to set up an AOL homepage and putting them there, as I've never done a web page and I figure AOL has to be fairly idiot-proof ;-) I'll let you know when I figure it out, however if anyone would like a couple of pics by email let me know and I'll be happy to send them. Kerrie >>>>What a great story! Got pictures? ;) > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Kerrie We loves us our kitty pics around here. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com I do have some pictures, but I have to figure out how to get them posted somewhere you guys can see them. I'm thinking about trying to set up an AOL homepage and putting them there, as I've never done a web page and I figure AOL has to be fairly idiot-proof ;-) I'll let you know when I figure it out, however if anyone would like a couple of pics by email let me know and I'll be happy to send them. Kerrie Kerrie, I have a web site where I post pictures (and purrs ;>) for other rpca-ers. If you'd like, just email them to me and I'll up them up and then post the URL. Hugs, CatNipped >>>> What a great story! Got pictures? ;) > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Kerrie Try Webshots. It's a free service that allows you to set up albums and upload photos and it's easy to use. You can also order great gifts made with your pics if you wish. I've had coffee mugs and even holiday cards made from Webshots. High quality, good price. My parents argued over who was going to get the Persia mug vs. who was going to get the Peaches (lovebird) mug! Jill >>>Try Webshots. It's a free service that allows you to set up albums and >>>upload photos and it's easy to use. >>>You can also order great gifts made with your pics if you wish. I've had >>>coffee mugs and even holiday cards made from Webshots. High quality, good >>>price. My parents argued over who was going to get the Persia mug vs. who >>>was going to get the Peaches (lovebird) mug! >>>Jill Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. In the meantime, I've sent a picture to Catnipped and if it goes through OK, I'll send her a few more to post on her website until I can get one up and running. So hopefully I'll have pics available for everyone who wants to check out my hooli-kitten shortly ;-) Kerrie > Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out. In the meantime, I've sent a > picture to Catnipped and if it goes through OK, I'll send her a few [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kerrie It's up there. Don't worry about rushing to get your own up, I have *gigabytes* of space on my hosting ISP I used and I've only used a fraction of that. And since I do web work for a living, and for personal user, *and* as a volunteer, I can practically do it in my sleep and it only takes me a minute or two to get a page up. No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the URL to Kerrie and she can post it when she's ready (but be prepared for some *serious* kitten fever when you see the first pic!!!). Hugs, CatNipped >>>No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>URL to Kerrie >>>and she can post it when she's ready (but be prepared for >>>some *serious* >>>kitten fever when you see the first pic!!!). >>>Hugs, >>>CatNipped OK, it's all ready to go, and CatNipped did a fantastic job getting my pictures all set up! Thank you so, so much ;-) My owners (and my daughter) are available for viewing at http://www.possibleplaces.com/Kerrie/ Kerrie >>>>No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>URL >to Kerrie [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Kerrie Aww, what a cute gang! Deputy is squeal-worthy, and the other two are lovely. And your daughter is beautiful, too. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >>>>No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>URL [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Thank you!! I am very proud of them all ;-) Kerrie >>>> No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>URL > to Kerrie [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Kerrie Oh my goodness!!! They are all just adorable!! > >>>> No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>URL [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > Oh my goodness!!! They are all just adorable!! Thank you!! ;-) Kerrie Lovely pics KerrieI see Deputy is like my Wilson we used to have one like Socks a long lime ago too and Romeo is like only he looks bigger Panther was a dainty female. Jean.P. > > in article 1110587408.051750.311680@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com, > dorothy at [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Kerrie oh my god, that is precious. Deputy and your daughter has the exact same pose!!! That's just darling. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time >>>>No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>URL > to Kerrie [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Kerrie > OK, it's all ready to go, and CatNipped did a fantastic job getting my > pictures all set up! Thank you so, so much ;-) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kerrie I sound like a broken record looking at your daughter and the kitties. I just keep saying, "Awwwwww" but they are seriously awwwww kiddies (all of them). Julie > OK, it's all ready to go, and CatNipped did a fantastic job getting my > pictures all set up! Thank you so, so much ;-) > > My owners (and my daughter) are available for viewing at Aw, I can see how Deputy won you over. He has a very personable face. The other cats (and daughter) are beautiful, too. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>>Aw, I can see how Deputy won you over. He has a very personable face. >>>The other cats (and daughter) are beautiful, too. >>>-- >>>Marina, Frank and Nikki >>>marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi >>>Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ >>>and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Thank you! I brought my daughter in to see the web page and read everyone's reactions - she has a swelled head now ;-) She told me that she and Deputy must be famous now if they have a web page dedicated to them. Deputy has given his approval as well - he jumpead up on the desk and pawed at the screen at his image. He's still up here helping me type - I may get this message out by St Pat's Day.... Kerrie Kerrie wrote: >OK, it's all ready to go, and CatNipped did a fantastic job getting my >pictures all set up! Thank you so, so much ;-) > >My owners (and my daughter) are available for viewing at > >http://www.possibleplaces.com/Kerrie/ What pretty babies! Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon OK, it's all ready to go, and CatNipped did a fantastic job getting my pictures all set up! Thank you so, so much ;-) My owners (and my daughter) are available for viewing at http://www.possibleplaces.com/Kerrie/ Kerrie ============================================ Deputy is soooooooooooo cute. Your daughter looks very pretty/ Suz >>>> No folks, I'm not going to give you a sneak peak, I sent the >>>> >>>URL to Kerrie and she can post it when she's ready (but be [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Kerrie Oh what sweeties! Your daughter is lovely, too :) Deputy has this look of mischief - uh, no offense, Mischief! Jill Way cute bunch of kitties and a nice-looking young lady. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > OK, it's all ready to go, and CatNipped did a fantastic job getting my > pictures all set up! Thank you so, so much ;-) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kerrie AWWWWW, they're all beautiful. Any chance that you can take your vacation in July and join us at Toadsuck Arkansas from July 7 to 10? That's when we're having our first ever cat group gathering. Pam S. actively recruiting celebrants >>>AWWWWW, they're all beautiful. Any chance that you can take your >>>vacation in July and join us at Toadsuck Arkansas from July 7 to 10? >>>That's when we're having our first ever cat group gathering. >>>Pam S. actively recruiting celebrants Is that really a town??? LOL I'm sure it is, as my father and his whole side of the family is from Arkansas. He grew up near Bald Knob.... I would love to join you all, just email me the details ;-) Kerrie > Is that really a town??? LOL I'm sure it is, as my father and his > whole side of the family is from Arkansas. He grew up near Bald > Knob.... I would love to join you all, just email me the details ;-) > > Kerrie ok, the history and basic details are listed here: For those who joined our merry little band of the feline owned since last July, let me briefly tell you the history of this upcoming event. Last spring, Sherry R. mentioned that she and her husband were driving down I-40 in Arkansas and saw an exit sign for a place called Toad Suck Arkansas. Sherry wanted to check the place out, as the name had caught her imagination, but her hubby said no and kept on driving. Toad Suck jokes abounded on the group and by June, Sherry wasn't the only curious person in the group. June 2004: My family starts it's epic journey across country from Fayetteville North Carolina to Idaho and into Washington State then British Columbia Canada then back to North Carolina again. I have posted requests to meet up with anyone willing to tolerate us, and received replies from various places. Our route will take us down I-40 to Flagstaff Arizona and then north to Idaho, giving us a chance to see the Grand Canyon on this trip. Sherry is one of the people we are going to connect with. With Sherry in mind, we visit Toad Suck Arkansas. When we meet Sherry and Steve Touchstone (awesome people BTW) we find out that our trip has caught the group's imagination. I start cooking up ideas to meet more of the most wonderful people in the world. By the time we meet Christine Burel and her family in Albuquerque New Mexico, Rob and I are discussing ways to get us together. It is brought up to Christine, and she adds some great ideas of her own to the mix. We meet Dave Yehuddah and his brother in law in Flagstaff and become determined to find a place for us to meet as many others as we can. I first bring up the idea of Kansas City Missouri, as it is both centrally located and out in the middle of no where. Dave Y is interested but noncommittal. We met Sam and Ramona Nash at Grand Coulee Dam Washington and find that you can talk to someone for hours and still want to talk for days. This is just a confirmation of the earlier meetings we've had. By now both Rob and I are addicted to meeting group members. We're thrilled when we get to meet KLC and Loen in Penticton Canada. They are so totally wonderful it isn't funny. We're discussing all sorts of possibilities for meetings and I bring up Kansas City Missouri as a possible meeting place. Rob suggests Toad Suck Arkansas instead, as it matches the strangeness of our group. We all agree that Rob is a genius and we have to try to gather us together. We get home and the idea of the Toad Suck gathering is born. So why am I posting this now? Well now is the time to plan this puppy, or is that kitty, out. Do we want to meet at a campsite or at a motel? How many of us are interested in getting together. How many of us are going to be there. I'm planning on the 7th through 10th of July. Yes, I know it's hot, but it will be hot just about every where in the USA at that time. What activities are we interested in? Are there people interested in having a real troll-be-que? If there are people who can't get there under their own steam, are there others who are willing to transport them? Come on people, I want to get together and stay up all night munching snacks and yakking. Pam S. Tanada <tanada@nospamearthlink.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Photos (WAS: Re: Introducing My Babies): >So why am I posting this now? Well now is the time to plan this puppy, >or is that kitty, out. Do we want to meet at a campsite or at a motel? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >transport them? Come on people, I want to get together and stay up all >night munching snacks and yakking. Interested, but unable (my checkbook is SUCH a spoilsport). Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >>>So why am I posting this now? Well now is the time to plan this puppy, >>>or is that kitty, out. Do we want to meet at a campsite or at a motel? >>> How many of us are interested in getting together. How many of us are >>>going to be there. I'm planning on the 7th through 10th of July. Yes, >>>I know it's hot, but it will be hot just about every where in the USA at >>>that time. What activities are we interested in? Are there people >>>interested in having a real troll-be-que? If there are people who can't >>>get there under their own steam, are there others who are willing to >>>transport them? Come on people, I want to get together and stay up all >>>night munching snacks and yakking. >>>Pam S. Well, the newbie is in - the mention of the troll-be-que hooked me! ;-) Does anyone know if they *have* a motel in Toad Suck? Will we be dining on Frog's Legs? Sounds like an adventure! ;-) Kerrie > I do have some pictures, but I have to figure out how to get them > posted somewhere you guys can see them. I'm thinking about trying to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kerrie Both Yahoo and Webshots have places where you can post your JPGS. I use Yahoo, because I have an account there, which makes it easier to be a member of the non-Usenet RPCA groups. Anyway, you will undoubtedly have more JPGS to post, so you'll probably want to set up your own site. I can't wait to see them. Pam S. who loves cat JPGS >>>Both Yahoo and Webshots have places where you can post your JPGS. I use >>>Yahoo, because I have an account there, which makes it easier to be a >>>member of the non-Usenet RPCA groups. >>>Anyway, you will undoubtedly have more JPGS to post, so you'll probably >>>want to set up your own site. I can't wait to see them. >>>Pam S. who loves cat JPGS I have a Yahoo ID too, will have to check it out. What are the non-Usenet RPCA groups? Are they on Yahoo? Kerrie > I have a Yahoo ID too, will have to check it out. What are the > non-Usenet RPCA groups? Are they on Yahoo? > > Kerrie Catslaves is for those topics we don't particularly want to talk about on USENET. If you're interested in that one (great people, some of whom are no longer posting on RPCA) let Yowie know and she'll set you up. There are also a couple of picture groups as well, RPCA pictures comes to mind, that are solely for pictures. I believe Victor started that one. I'm sure that the owners will cough up the addys for them if you'd like. Pam S. what a wonderful tale about Deputy, Dorothy Welcome to the group and for sharing your story. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - NOTE: her name is Kerrie, even though she's posting under Dorothy :) Jill >>>dorothy wrote: >>>> Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - >>>NOTE: her name is Kerrie, even though she's posting under Dorothy :) >>>Jill I'm sorry - I haven't posted much before and I should have realized this would cause some confusion. Here's the backstory: While I was still in the FTO program (part of police training where the rookie - me - rides with a senior officer - Grandpa - and learns things from her grizzled elders), I was patrolling the South Side and got a call on a domestic involving a woman with a knife. As we were driving to the call, I saw a woman matching the suspect description walking on the street. It was around 3:00 in the morning, so she was one of the only people out. I stopped the car, told her to stop, and when she turned around I could see the knife in her hands. This was one of the first times I ever had to draw my weapon, and I was terrified. Long story short, she ended up dropping the weapon and was arrested without further incident. For some reason, it hadn't dawned on her that pulling a knife on your boyfriend would probably mean a trip to jail, and she came unglued when the wagon showed up. Grandpa (also known as Yoda, for the physical resemblance as well as the vast stores of knowledge) watched me wrestle this woman out of the back seat of the squad car, change her cuffs, and assist the wagon driver in searching her again prior to boarding the wagon. The entire time, this female was screaming at me at the top of her lungs, and one of the epithets she came out with was, "You Dorothy-lookin' b****, why don't you go on back to Kansas." This had Grandpa rolling on the ground for some reason, and I have henceforth been known as Dorothy to my fellow officers ;-) And that.... is the REST of the story. Kerrie >>>> dorothy wrote: >>>>> Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > officers ;-) > And that.... is the REST of the story. Sounds like how I got nicknamed "George".... With a name like Katrina, you'd think there wouldn't be too many of us, but several years ago when I was working for State Parks I worked in a position where the other person doing that job at that site was also named Katrina. Since she was there first, she was Katrina 1 and I was Katrina 2... She was physically smaller, so she was Katrina the Lesser, and I was Katrina the Greater. When we were both there, yelling "hey, Katrina!" got to be confusing, so she answered to Katrina, I answered to "George". There are still 2 or 3 people from that time in my life who call me George, and I periodially have to explain the nickname... Katrina (aka "George") > Sounds like how I got nicknamed "George".... With a name like Katrina, > you'd think there wouldn't be too many of us, but several years ago when I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Katrina (aka "George") Makes sense to me! At my old company, we could choose our own email IDs, and I chose monique. That worked fine until (what are the odds?) another Monique started working for us. I still kept the userid and frequently got her email, as well as her packages, which was kind of odd. We were a small enough company that everyone should have known both of us. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I was nicknamed Gidget, if you met me you'd know why ! funnily enough I quite liked being Gidget My son said I should have used it for for mypost aka but I never thought about it, too late now. Jean.P. > > Sounds like how I got nicknamed "George".... With a name like Katrina, > > you'd think there wouldn't be too many of us, but several years ago when I [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca Kerrie wrote: ---------------------<snip>---------------------- >Grandpa (also known as >Yoda, for the physical resemblance as well as the vast stores of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >And that.... is the REST of the story. Joseph Wambaugh, the author and former police officer once remarked in one of his books that something every officer craves is a nickname related to the job. He was speaking of his creation, a secondary character in one of his novels, "Bullets" Bambrella. "Bullets" had experienced someone emptying a revolver at him and had had the good fortune to have all the bullets miss him. I love the way you got your nickname, and you got it so early in your career too! Had I been there to witness that exchange between you and the suspect, I suspect I would have found it as hysterically funny as your partner did. Regards and Purrs, O J >>>Joseph Wambaugh, the author and former police officer once remarked in >>>one of his books that something every officer craves is a nickname >>>related to the job. He was speaking of his creation, a secondary >>>character in one of his novels, "Bullets" Bambrella. "Bullets" had >>>experienced someone emptying a revolver at him and had had the good >>>fortune to have all the bullets miss him. >>>I love the way you got your nickname, and you got it so early in your >>>career too! Had I been there to witness that exchange between you and >>>the suspect, I suspect I would have found it as hysterically funny as >>>your partner did. >>>Regards and Purrs, >>>O J I love Wambaugh! I've read his books for years, although I think the more recent ones have not been on a par with his first productions. I loved _The Choirboys_, and _The Onion Field_, and one I think was called _Lines and Shadows_ I read through twice, which is something I never do. There was a part in that book where they are doing an undercover interdiction operation, I believe, and something goes wrong. One of the officers is running to back another up, and is yelling the acronym of their task force to identify himself - BARF. The mental picture of this officer running around trying to project an authoritative, we're-in-charge-now image yelling, "Barf, barf, barf, barf" just has me in tears every time. ;-) I also loved that most of his fiction was based in fact, gleaned from his experiences and those of his fellow officers. He also wrote some non-fiction as well. To try to bring this back on topic...... ummm, I don't know if he owned any cats ;-) Kerrie "dorothy" <Calypso92@aol.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: NOTE: Re: Introducing My Babies: >I love Wambaugh! I've read his books for years, although I think the >more recent ones have not been on a par with his first productions. I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >try to bring this back on topic...... ummm, I don't know if he owned >any cats ;-) Books and food are also customarily deemed on-topic, but we're easy-going about wanderings off-topic as long as everyone's playing nicely together. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > I also loved that most of > his fiction was based in fact, gleaned from his experiences and those [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Kerrie I doubt if there is much that is off topic in here. Cats love food, books, comfort, and being with those they love. I think this fits RPCA as well. If you really want to know what makes us tick, http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm is the place to go Yowie did an awesome job catching the essence of RPCA with her website. Pam S. who says that books are never off topic and also loved Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field. > The entire time, this female > was screaming at me at the top of her lungs, and one of the epithets > she came out with was, "You Dorothy-lookin' b****, why don't you go on > back to Kansas." This had Grandpa rolling on the ground for some > reason, and I have henceforth been known as Dorothy to my fellow > officers ;-) And I bet you will NEVER willingly travel to Kansas Pam S. giggling > listening too. I bent down and picked him up, and he snuggled right > into my arms. Well, of course I was hooked ;-) Awwww!!!!!!!!!! > him a bath, and he fell fast asleep on my chest. He has been the best > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) That's a *great* story, thank you so much for sharing. And welcome to the best darned newsgroup on usenet! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >>>That's a *great* story, thank you so much for sharing. And welcome to >>>the best darned newsgroup on usenet! >>>Victor M. Martinez >>>Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) >>>Send your spam here: u...@ftc.gov >>>Email me here: pistorLIT...@BOXaustin.rr.com Thank you so much for welcoming me, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I have lurked in a few other kitty-related newsgroups, and you are all so friendly here that I finally felt comfortable enough to let my guard down and share ;-) I have gotten so much pleasure out of reading all of your stories, I feel like I know you all already. Kerrie >>>That's a *great* story, thank you so much for sharing. And welcome to >>>the best darned newsgroup on usenet! >>>Victor M. Martinez >>>Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) >>>Send your spam here: u...@ftc.gov >>>Email me here: pistorLIT...@BOXaustin.rr.com Thank you so much for welcoming me, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I have lurked in a few other kitty-related newsgroups, and you are all so friendly here that I finally felt comfortable enough to let my guard down and share ;-) I have gotten so much pleasure out of reading all of your stories, I feel like I know you all already. Kerrie +=========================================== Welcome Kerrie, great story about Deputy. My Dad is a retired Mich State Trouper, he often brout dogs that seemed lost home. Some we kept, some found new homes and some were returned to their homes(which didn't always thrill us.). Kudos on making Detective, that's not easy. > >>>That's a *great* story, thank you so much for sharing. And welcome > to [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > found new homes and some were returned to their homes(which didn't always > thrill us.). Kudos on making Detective, that's not easy. Thank you for the welcome and the kudos ;-) My Dad was a police officer here too for 30 years, so I guess I followed in his footsteps. I was a Detective for about 2 yrs, and went back to 3rd shift patrol (midnights) in Oct of 04. I had been working 2nd shift in the Detective bureau (4-12) and never got to spend any time with my daughter. As a single mom of a preteen girl, I figured my place was with her. I miss the Detective bureau, and hope to return some day, but I get to spend all evening with my girl and my kitties, and that's most important ;-) Kerrie >>>> That's a *great* story, thank you so much for sharing. And welcome >>>> to the best darned newsgroup on usenet! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Kerrie They can get downright nasty on some of those other cat ngs. You may have noticed if someone starts trolling or flaming or spamming, we reply with recipes :) Jill >>>They can get downright nasty on some of those other cat ngs. You may have >>>noticed if someone starts trolling or flaming or spamming, we reply with >>>recipes :) >>>Jill I have noticed, and I am so far out of my league when it comes to some of the recipes posted here ;-) I have saved some of them, though, and am looking forward to trying them. I love to experiment in the kitchen, but unfortunately my daughter is not generally impressed with Mom's attempts at culinary prowess.... Kerrie >>>>They can get downright nasty on some of those other cat ngs. You > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Kerrie lol, my husband is like your daughter. I spend several hours making something really delicious and he turns up his nose and says, "I like hamburger helper". Yech! I can't eat anything that has powdered cheese in the preparation. Julie >>>lol, my husband is like your daughter. I spend several hours making >>>something really delicious and he turns up his nose and says, "I like >>>hamburger helper". Yech! I can't eat anything that has powdered cheese >>>in the preparation. >>>Julie That sounds sooooo familiar! ;-) We also have to have a supply of HH on hand for those nights when Mom's concoctions are deemed completely inedible (and there are times I've shared her opinion, don't tell ;-) Unfortunately for Mel, the HH doesn't escape experimentation either - I usually have to doctor it up with something to make it taste somewhat better than the cardboard box it came in. Kerrie > lol, my husband is like your daughter. I spend several hours making > something really delicious and he turns up his nose and says, "I like > hamburger helper". Yech! I can't eat anything that has powdered cheese in > the preparation. Funny you should say that ... I remember attempting to make some form of HH in high school, at my bf's house. He exclaimed, "Monique, what are you doing??" as I distractedly poured the powdered cheese right into the food ... it hadn't occured to me to mix it with milk (or whatever) as the directions say. Oops? It's really amazing that I've gotten to the point where I can cook anything at all, because examples like that aren't exactly uncommon in my culinary history. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Funny you should say that ... I remember attempting to make some form of HH in > high school, at my bf's house. He exclaimed, "Monique, what are you doing??" [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > all, because examples like that aren't exactly uncommon in my culinary > history. My personal cooking disaster was trying to impress a man, it wasn't anything impressive, I wasn't trying cordon bleu, it was burgers, chips and peas. My mum used to get these stunning burgers from a local butchers so I popped them under the grill and waited.....until the smell started/....I forgot that as they came frozen, they had little plastic sheets between them to keep them apart and yes, they were melting very nicely.....This is the same man who when I first met him, I didn't realise he had a plastic arm....obviously this relationship was not fated to last.... 26 years later we're still together Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Oh that is TOO funny!!! > > Funny you should say that ... I remember attempting to make some form of HH in > > high school, at my bf's house. He exclaimed, "Monique, what are you doing??" [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age > almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH > who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been > reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one > of my own. SNip Welcome Kerrie, It's nice to hear you have a "partner on the force" while at home. Deputy certainly knew a good thing when he saw one. And you didn't let him down. =o) Melissa Welcome Kerrie, >>>It's nice to hear you have a "partner on the force" while at home. Deputy >>>certainly knew a good thing when he saw one. And you didn't let him down. >>>=o) >>>Melissa What a sweet thing to say! Thank you very much and thanks to everyone who has welcomed me. I hope to figure out the web page thing soon, as I have some pics I can't wait to share! I have a treasure trove of Deputy stories, and will definitely be trotting them out soon. All of you are simply wonderful people and I'm so happy to be here! Kerrie Please excuse top post, which I always do when tired. This is a lovely story, I really enjoyed it. Tweed UK > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) Welcome, Kerrie and your babies! I loved your story about how Deputy adopted you. Looking forward to the pics of your kitties if at all possible, SignaturePolonca & Soncek from Slovenia, Europe > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) A lovely story Kerrie ,they just know who will take care of them dont they BTW, how is the kitty who was sick? Jean.P. <Calypso92@aol.com> wrote in message news:1110445827.059195.319820@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really > rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) >>>A lovely story Kerrie ,they just know who will take care of them dont they >>>BTW, how is the kitty who was sick? Jean.P. Unfortunately, Nikita was at the end of her battle with IBD and I lost her about 3 days after Deputy came to live with us. It almost seemed as if she had been waiting for someone to come and keep Romeo company before she left. However, Deputy terrorized big 13 lb Romeo from the minute he got here ;-) I had been keeping Deputy separated from Kita and Romeo in the den with his own litter box and food while I was treating him for roundworms and ear mites. Deputy stayed in his room overnight, but when my daughter and I got up in the morning and she was getting ready for school, I saw a flash of orange in the living room and heard a squall from Romeo. All of a sudden, Romeo came tearing into the kitchen with tiny little Deputy bounding along after him. I got after my daughter about letting Deputy out as I opened the den door and returned Deputy to his quarters. She kept telling me she didn't let him out, and as I was saying, "Melanie, he didn't get out of the closed door all by himself," I heard scratching at the bottom of the den door. I turned around and saw this scrawny little kitten squeezing himself out through the inch high space between the bottom of the door and the floor. He then came prancing back into the kitchen, threw me a triumphant smile, and lit out after Romeo again. He's had full run of the house ever since. Kerrie Wonderful and I know all about cats squeezing under things, Wilson is almost 3 & a 1/2 now and when I saw him inching his way under the bottom of my sofa the other day, I ran for my camera, but when I got back there was only a 1/4 of his tail showing and that soon disappeared I took a pic of that anyway,unfortunately I have no way of putting any pics up or I would. Jean.P. > >>>A lovely story Kerrie ,they just know who will take care of them > dont they [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Kerrie > closed door all by himself," I heard scratching at the bottom of the > den door. I turned around and saw this scrawny little kitten squeezing [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kerrie It's hard to believe given her current "gravitationaly gifted" state, but my baby Amelia used to do that! I was in the bathroom one morning when she was only about 4 months old and wasn't quick enough to open the door when she meowed her "let me in!" demand. About half a minute later I heard this scrabbling sound, and a tiny little torty girl came squirming UNDER the bathroom door to join me. I was amazed! > > closed door all by himself," I heard scratching at the bottom of the > > den door. I turned around and saw this scrawny little kitten squeezing [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > It's hard to believe given her current "gravitationaly gifted" state, > but my baby Amelia used to do that! I was in the bathroom one morning > when she was only about 4 months old and wasn't quick enough to open the > door when she meowed her "let me in!" demand. About half a minute later > I heard this scrabbling sound, and a tiny little torty girl came > squirming UNDER the bathroom door to join me. I was amazed! LOL!! Willful little creatures, aren't they? Deputy is a high flier now, too - he loves to hide around a corner of the house when I'm trying to get ready and leaping chest high at me as I pass. Scares the bejeezus out of me every time ;-) Kerrie > Unfortunately, Nikita was at the end of her battle with IBD and I lost > her about 3 days after Deputy came to live with us. It almost seemed [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Kerrie ROTFLMAOWTIME! Hooli-kitten antics fer shure! Hugs, CatNipped Yep, a true hooli-kitten, in the classic tradition. I congratulate you, on having your house, family, and other owners in the care and feeding of one of the wildest and funniest creatures ever to jerk G*d's chain. Pam S. who has Pine Cone, still a hooli-cat > Unfortunately, Nikita was at the end of her battle with IBD and I lost > her about 3 days after Deputy came to live with us. It almost seemed [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Kerrie >Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - >Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >thing in my life ever since, and has helped me through some really >rough times. He's without a doubt the best partner I've EVER had ;-) What a great story! I am so happy Deputy got the perfect forever home. And you got the perfect partner. Welcome to the group. -- CATherine > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age > almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH > who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been > reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one > of my own. Welcome to the group! What a great story, Deputy sounds like a sweetheart. Got pics? SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net Welcoming purrs going out to Romeo, Socks, Deputy and their hoomin Kerrie. That's quite a story about how Deputy came into your life - definitely sounds like it was meant to be ;-) SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age > almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH > who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been > reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one > of my own. Welcome to the group, Kerrie. I truly enjoyed your story about Deputy and look forward to more stories from you. I live in Stone Mountain, GA with five furry children. There is Hobbes who adopted us when he was about 3 months old, Selena who was 2 y/o when she joined us from a rescue group, Lacey - a neighborhood stray, Sam - abandoned by a neighbor and Barnabus who just joined us from the backyard. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age > almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH > who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. Hi Kerrie, and welcome to the group with your three kitties. Lovely story about Deputy, and the other story about how he got full run of the house. LOL! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties > - Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; > Deputy, age almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, > grey & white DSH who we just adopted from a friend who moved to > Spain. I've been reading all of your stories here for a while > and I wanted to share one of my own. <snip> Welcome Kerrie! I loved your story about Deputy and look forward to more! I'm meowmie to 4 (you've lurked so you've probably already seen them) beautiful, quirky, lovable furrbabies Shamrock (aka poopyhead lately), Bonnie, Scarlett and Rhett. SignatureCheryl > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age > almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH > who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been > reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one > of my own. <snip> Great story, welcome to the group. We have another police officer on the group, in Texas. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > Hi! My name's Kerrie and I'm Meowmie to three beautiful kitties - > Romeo, age 3, black DLH w/ little white spot on his chest; Deputy, age > almost 13 mos, orange tabby DLH; and Socks, age 8?, grey & white DSH > who we just adopted from a friend who moved to Spain. I've been > reading all of your stories here for a while and I wanted to share one > of my own. Welcome!!! We now have two police members in the group. Awesome. Where are you at, if you don't mind me asking? Deputy sounds like a total love bug, and so helpful too. Romeo and Socks sound wonderful as well. How did you come to adopt them, or rather, how did they come to adopt you? Pam S. |
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