Since I've reached the stage in life where I've been reading the obits
to see if I'm on the list yet, in reading them this morning I found
one a bit unusual.   A beloved lady had passed on and, of course,
there was a list of survivors - - husband, son, step-sisters and

I written before about Sammy and thunderstorms. She starts making
herself scarce long before I see the first flash or hear any thunder.
When I wake to the fact that a storm is rolling in and she's hiding, I
find her and tell her everything is ok.

    I just was pointed to a web page that encompasses two of the
interests I follow with Usenet.  It's a cat urban legend page located
at: http://www.messybeast.com/urbancat.htm.
    Lots of interesting things to see and read, including a picture

Simeon, our adoptive son who's name I added to the Christmas card list
came home at 4 am Friday morning.  His biological dad had driven over
from Washington State and Rob, Mandy, and I were there to greet him.  He
looks good, though his skin is a bright red which makes that red ...

This has to be the darndest thing I've ever seen in my life. I clicked
my way into Jewishmusic.com on the Web and found a listening station
where I could sit and listen to -- guess what?-- Jewish music. By
clicking on the songs, I could hear some of the finest Jewish music

Hi gang.  I've had a rough week.  First off on Tuesday my father passed out
on the floor.  I'm thinking he had a heart attack, immediately call 911.
Long story short - one heart med he was on caused him to have heart palps so
he took three nitro tablets - that mixed w/the heart meds ...

I don't often do this do I? But it's a bad night. My mother's cat, her
darling 14 year old Lulu, is in the vets with severe constipation, and will
be having a very expensive enema tomorrow. Purrs please that this will sort
her out, and that there isn't anything more sinister wrong. ...

I just found out a dear friend of mine on IRC had a car crash yesterday and
is still unconscious.  Send your purrayers and purrs to wolfgrl in NY.
Kristy

This morning I decided it had been long enough and it was time to dose
the Fantastic Seven (TM) with Revolution (a topical medication for
fleas, ticks, worms, and all kinds of parasites). I got the seven vials
and put them in my pocket. Fez and Rufous took it and didn't even ...

I had to spend two nights in DC to attend my adorable big fat
red-headed six-month-old nephew's christening.  When I am away for one
or two nights, I leave Stinky home, and a friend comes in to feed him,
etc.  I was anxious, because Stinky tends to overgroom when left alone

Hey, Hobbes!  This is your buddy Mike - I wanted to thank you for the
get-well present and the card.  You have awfully neat handwriting for
a cat.
That thing in the bag - it smells awfully interesting, but did you

    The family cat we had as I reached adulthood was The Puddy.  He
and I played a great game together.  He loved to chase objects that
were rolled across the floor to him  The way our game started was, we
would go up into my room where I kept a small jar of pennies.  

Whoa. I'm getting a new computer for my birthday. I'm so excited. (Even though
it's just a cheapo Dell)....BUT I now have a circa 1996 Packard Bell, with
Windows 95. I can't open half the websites people post, and if I do, it takes
forever (if the thing doesn't just lock up). Forget ...

Heya folks!
So last night I was sitting there using the computer, and Lynxie's food
bowl was between the door and me. I noticed him come into the room, walk
RIGHT PAST the food bowl, rub himself against and around my ankles,

At the beginning of the month, things got really hectic around here.  Dennis
came back from Burma and 2 days later my friend Raymond from Canada showed
up and then the next day my other friend Holly showed up.  On top of that,
my maid took 3 weeks holiday with no warning.