No sign of Otis at all.  We've hand delivered 96 fliers, posted fliers in
the local shopping center, called by-law services (trapped cats), posted on
Pet-Lynx, went to the SPCA and filled out a report and searched cages,
talked to the neighbours.  It's cold and raining.  I'm ...

I'd been to the store and when I got home I immediately stripped off my
brassiere and tossed it on the floor.  As if that wasn't commentary enough,
Persia grabbed it by one of the straps and dragged it out of sight.  Either
she agrees with me these are evil creations or she highly ...

The other night while I was lying on my back in front of the TV, Katie
and Orlie both settled themselves on my chest/tummy together. In between
wheezing and gasping for breath (neither of them is a lightweight) I
couldn't help saying "wow, this is quite a milestone - one of the

There were 446 new posts this morning!
Just since last evening. That is 200 more than a general busy night.
I will never catch up!
Elisabet

We are thinking of setting one up since the Usenet version has become
such a wasteland.  It would be through an easily-accessible venue such
as Yahoo, etc.  Would anyone here be interested in participating?  If
so, please send me an email - address in header is valid.

There are recent dragon boat races in Vancouver and Ottawa.
Dragon boat race is an ancient Chinese tradition that is gaining
popularity.
I am wondering is it popular in other parts of the world besides

Most if not all of you know, I lost my job in April, 2004.  Shortly
thereafter, as a former military dependent and USAA member I discovered I
could take out a short term medical insurance policy.  I did so.  It's got a
$500 deductible and 80/20 coverage for hospitalization, surgery, ...

Did Dan M. pick this kitty up today for the guy in Washington?  I would just
as soon have a very friendly answer than go into the h&b group.  Not even
subscribed to that mess.
TIA!!

My daughter doesnt want me to be alone without anyone to talk to even a
single minute of the day. As DH will not be home for another 2 weeks from
Boulder, she took me to PetSmart this morning and I adopted a little 10 week
old Torti. Her name is Lily.

Howard, I've been meaning to ask you this for a while but kept forgetting...
A couple of years ago I had an ECG and the doctor said I had a brachial
branch blockage.  He said it wasn't anything to worry about and made it
sound like it was something to do with the medical equipment ...

I think probably this is the cause of her fairly frequent and wierd vomiting
attacks. She started this morning at 5 a.m. She has always occassionally
coughed and that triggers heaving (she *does* have a hair trigger gag
mechanism. Giving her laxatone or if she sniffs a food she ...

I've just taken a very sad phone call from Bryony, who is my friend
Paddy's daughter. He died on Thursday night from a massive heart attack,
and she's been trying to get hold of me since.
I'm absolutely gutted at the news. I can't believe that I'll never be

I'm slowly uploading, I have my favorite picture that was taken on her
birthday last year.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gracecatt/detail?.dir=/34d9&.dnm=b42d.jpg
That was how she looked all the time. Shaggy hair and huge blue eyes.

In case anyone hasn't read about it yet, Harri Roadcat is very ill.
Tuesday she was breathing very hard, so I took her to the vet. The vet
found that both of her lungs were partially collapsed and referred her
to a specialist 60 miles away. The specialist found a large amount of

So, anyone watch King of the Hill last night? It had a rather negative
portrayal of cats, which I found irritating.
The jist of it is, Hank Hill signs up for some military "take care of a
recruit's pet while he's at war" program, and was expecting a dog.