I *used to have* a very nice map of the world on the wall in my
computer room. Licorice has been slowly ripping the edges of it,
which I tolerated because the parts that got ripped weren't part of
the actual map. He likes to take the push pins (that hold the map

My niece's Russian Blue, Kira, is expecting her second litter. It's
expected at the end of November. The father is Estonian, and Kira spent
some time in Tallinn with the his hoomins. They weren't sure at first
whether she'd accepted the boy at all, but now she is very obviously

Tanada, did I miss something or should have I received our holiday
card list last weekend?  It's entirly possible that I missed it.  It's
been pretty crazy aound here.
--Kim and Lucy

For several weeks my pc has been acting up. For no reason at random times
the screen would go black and it would automatically re-boot and do
scan-disk. It kept getting more and more frequent. At first my son said it
is just a Bill Gates glitch. But he finally had his movie ...

Went shopping today and got pet supplies including a new bag of food.
Imp came out to investigate and this is his thought pattern as he came
into the living room......
*sniffing*  Hmmm, that smells good.....It smells like........FOOD!!!

Dear Baha,
   I have tried phone calls to your machine. Emails bounce. Getting hard to
get a hold of you.
   As I remember, you've got some computer parts. My friend Kath is

This is really a question about an ailment that I have. Over the last
several months, I've had these outbreaks of extreme itchiness on my
forearms, wrists, and backs of my hands. It's a very local kind of thing
(ie, not systemic), that lasts a little while and then goes away (after

My Antonio, who I found in my front yard as a tiny kitten, has never
been a lap cat.
He came and sat on my lap today.
Not bad for after a year and a half.

Has anyone here read "The Ghatti's Tale - Book One: Finders-Seekers" by
Gayle Greeno?  I don't usually read fantasy - I prefer "hard" science
fiction, but since this had cats as the main characters I was intrigued
enough to buy it.  It's slow going, but good so far.  If you have ...

The 11th minute of the11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
We will remember them.
Lest we forget.
Yowie

I was the only one that went as a cat. A lot of the women went as witches,
with varied costumes and they all looked great, some with cobweb shawls.
Some of the men had some good ideas, vampires etc.  One had a special mask
that poured fake blood into it, like he was really a ...

At my college, we have two cats that are our program animals.  The RVT
students take care of them and we get to practice restraint techniques
and other stuff. And by the end of the semester we find homes for
them.  This semester we have two d*gs, Yogi and SoLow, a bunch of

Yowie mentioned this.  Now I'll tell you my story.
My 80 year old father enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 at the age
of 17.  This was immediately after Pearl Harbor was attacked.  I have no
idea, nor do historians, why Japan thought they could tackle a country as

Ping's appointment for "The Big Snip" was yesterday.  Sunday night all cat
dishes were emptied so Ping wouldn't eat anything (he's been inside now for
5-6 days, we felt soooooooo sorry for him out there on the porch, his meows
were breaking our hearts.  There has been some ...

I posted a message yesterday about one of my cats possibly having mange,
and infecting me with it. No one has said a peep. I appreciate that maybe
some of you don't have an answer, but I was looking for similar stories,
some ideas and suggestions.