After the American election humor (and this is original, BTW):
Pres. Bush's plan to save the American economy!
It seems that in secret, Pres. Bush has been working on the budget, and has
come up with a plan to save hundreds of millions of dollars, or more, each year!

and now banned at my house.   Ginger has always loved catnip rolling around
in it being happy and stuff.  Max it just never did anything for him, till
today.  I got a free sample in the mail and gave him some to see if he'd
like it.  He pawed in it rolled around in it and the next ...

** You're From Rural New York  If **
1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a
tractor on the highway.
2. "Vacation" means going to Niagra Falls for the weekend.

Okay this was weird
Mischief and Imp normally don't show any affection towards each other,
like grooming or rubbing.  They play every onec in a while, but mainly
jut co-exist

If you see me, it means I finally figured out how to set up this
newsserver......Lorna (longtime lurker)

I made that turtle cheesecake recipe you posted a few weeks back.  OH
MAN!!!  That was absolutely delicious.  I modified it a little bit by
double the cheesecake recipe part since I like high cheesecakes, but all
the proportions and carmel and pecans were in there as called for.

I haven't posted here in a long time, although I do check in an read
sometimes.
Last night, when I went to bed, Shroder was fine. This morning he was in
the closet, where he never goes. He came out and laid around all day. We

For those of you in the USA, I hope today - Election Day - goes smoothly,
that there will be no hint of improper goings on, that the will of the
people is done, and that people vote with the best interests of their
country, and indeed, the world, in mind (and heart).

Canada Post has issued new stamps featuring favourite pets. The
4-stamp panels feature goldfish, a rabbit and a dog (with their young
owners), and a pair of gorgeous cats - a longhair and a tabby -
lounging on a comfy chair. Here they are:

Article in last weeks NYT mentions that a feechur start among some
bloggers, posting pics of their cats.  Here's a site that captures
various blogs with cat posts  in the previous week:
http://www.carnivalofthecats.com/

Well, my requirements for a new cat were a little girl with big ears and a
long tail....
I always quit there cause it would get pretty obvious all I really want in
Rosie back and I know I can't have that.

All the Halloween kitty talk has reminded me of this "scary" guy:
<http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/dowbrigade/2003/12/07>
Last December, a story (and this picture) circulated about this black
cat, Kooshi, being confined to his apartment in Tel Aviv, because he

playing catchup:    (the 1st is best if you can take only one :-)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/cats.asp?date=20041007
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/cats.asp?date=20041011
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/cats.asp?date=20041012

Well, the vet finally rang me. She'd had a difficult patient before
Frank so it took her this long (it's 3 in the afternoon here) to get
around to him (guesswho's been on tenterhooks the past 6 hours?).
From the new X-rays and the old ones, and examining him while he was

I submitted the following fundraising ideas to The Haven today.  Please
tell me what you think of them, or any other ideas you may have for a
no-kill animal shelter.
Pam