Stinky has respectable, not spectacular, whiskers.   When little Mimi
was with me, she had quite astonishingly, comically long whiskers.
She was quite a sight with them bristling out in all directions from
her little face; in fact in her later days, they gave her a somewhat

I'm looking over at "Smokey" on the couch.  Smokey's been an inside
boy for over two years now.  He's lying on his back with all his legs
in the air and his eye rolling around to check me out upside-down,
since the back of his head is on the pillow and his mouth is in the

I just posted a pic of Persia in a rather unique box on
alt.binaries.pictures.animals.  Seems she would like to work for the U.S.
Postal Service :)
(If you can't get to this ng, shoot me an email and I'll send you a copy.)

I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea.  This is a medical
condition where you periodically stop breathing.  There are several
possible causes, but, in my case, I apparently have an inherited
tendency for my windpipe to "relax" too thoroughly when I am asleep,

Since Persia settled down (after letting me properly know she was pissed off
at my leaving her in that smelly place for 7 days), she's become extra
cuddly.  Clingy, even.  Last night I was awakened several times with my side
being kneaded (maybe she wanted me to get up and make ...

Ok. Sporticus...the man of the house was at it again. Was laying in bed & he
plopped down (all 16pds) on my chest. This doesn't bother me when he is
purring in my face as it usually helps me go to sleep!
Lately he's taken to confronting my with his backend. Not that I'm into this

I finally managed to get some pictures of Sammy sucking her toe.  I just
wish I could get video of it because it's not half as hilarious as when you
hear the *very* loud purring, and the *VERY* loud sucking noises she
makes!!!  ;>

Ginger-lyn, we're on our way to Ohio once more.  Actually, last weekend
was a quick visit to get some testing in. This next week is the SCCA
National RunOffs and we'll be in Mansfield, Ohio all of next week.  If
you get this, send me your phone number (email is unbungled) and if ...

I thought you might enjoy the story of Tuffy and the worm pill.
Tuffy (RB, unfortunately) was the wonderful result of a momma cat with some
Siamese in her and - well, God knows what, but he was big.  Tuffy had the
Siamese markings, but a more stocky body and a medium-length coat.  ...

Bouncing bitties--raising feline "children"
Between Smokey and Nocturne, my partner and I thought we had
sufficient cats for a two-bedroom apartment.  In the summer of 2003, I
was on military service, he was finishing his masters' degree, and we

I'm off tomorrow for a five-day trip.  Looking forward to this "trip
from hell" I'll no doubt stock up on a Valium/Bourbon mix to get
through it.  If I survive, I anticipate at least a thousand+ great
posts to read on my return.  Meanwhile, I'm sending a batch of purrs

I got my first kisses from Hubert today!  He still doesn't like
petting much - he likes for me to smooth along his perfect little
jawline when he's *very* sleepy, but that's it - so I most frequently
just hold out my hand for him to sniff as our main friendly gesture.

Sorry, you may have to cut and paste the link into your browser
address bar.  Geocities doesn't link well.
Smokey so pokey:
http://www.geocities.com/-snowblind-/bitties/smokey.jpg

Hey gang.  Rob and I will be at a cancer retreat Friday and Saturday.
So don't be surprised if your email bounces, my smart mouthed comments
aren't posted, and I complain because you all posted so much.  Please
ignore my not so friendly stalker, and kill file him after posting ...

Well folks, I've finally splashed out and replaced my circa 1975
television set with a new one.
Stirling is rather bothered by it and doesn't want to get too near. From
time to time he gets brave and trys a sort of sideways approach, but