Well, for a bit of lightness to contrast with the sobriety of Katrina's
aftermath, Nina has been putting on a grand show on my bed tonight, with her
favorite toy, Mr. Straw. Mr Straw is a red plastic drinking tube that has
seen better days.  Nina will pounce on Mr. Straw, and chew ...

IBKFergus has become an official member of the family. Its not something one
immediately notices, she wasn't one day a "newcomer" and then the next just
another (fur)person I share my life with. It sorta snuck up on me, heck, I
hadn't really realised that she had been fully ...

A few nights ago, I dozed off in front of the TV. When I semi-awoke in the
wee hours of the morning, the lamp (which is on a timer) had turned off,
and the only light remaining in the living room was emanating from the
television. I saw Stanley taking a vigorous interest in ...

I guess I still have a shred of hope.  If any of you have a moment or two to
help me search the "survivors" databases just in case I missed one?
My family still missing:
David and Annie Reeves - my brother and sister-in-law

Looks like they decided to leave us alone for the time being, Hallelujah!

Trolls are a sad and pathetic fact of life on Usenet. There are several ways
to deal with them: Ignore them (usually the best bet)
    Shred their arguments (sometimes works, but remember you are dealing
with someone clueless)

I haven't bought frozen peas in a while and I was eating some for a
snack when Tony comes up to my bowl and starts munching down.  Frozen
peas?  What self respecting cat likes peas when they are frozen?  I
mean, I know I like them, but him?  He must have eaten 20 of them.  I

How are you feeling? How's Frank progressing? Any more cute photos of
Mir-mir and Cali? :)

No, not the new fish in the pond, the fish in our 110 gallon aquarium.
This is the second night this week someone has opened the stand during
the night, and somehow turned off the filter. In the morning all the
fish were gasping at the surface, trying to get oxygen. I need to ...

It's very dirty today, I'll dine dully or John will explain the
cans.  Hey Zephram will learn the barber, and if Carolyn believably
looks it too, the hen will arrive within the easy obelisk.  I was
teasing buckets to lower Claude, who's seeking in back of the

Which would you save?

Tubs came home with a torn up ear today. His slave (Gloria, my neighbor) is
gone on a trip, so I am having to doctor him.
He was clearly in considerable pain, with pus coming out of the wound and it
was quite hot to the touch. He was a perfect angel about letting me hold his

I'd love to hear stories about how to live with an overbearing siamese cat.
Mister Mongo (and don't you forget it!) is quite capable of howling himself
into a frenzy if he isn't served immediately.   Once I closed the bedroom door
while trying to study and not have to let him ...

I've written ad nauseum about how Otis is keeping us up at night and I just
can't stand it anymore.  He gets up most mornings between 4 and 5 AM and
yowls, claws the window screens, and also my face.  He seems to want to go
outside to go to the bathroom and to have a snack.  He ...

I have been informed on more than one occasion, and again just a short time
ago, my posts about food seem to show up when people are hungry.  I am
thereby proposing a new warning, HW for "hunger warning", to accompany food
posts made when we hold a Troll-B-Que :)