Tomorrow Jet and I are off to my father's house - a train ride, a
plane ride and a car ride away.  Please wish us luck and wish Jet a
comfortable and no-too-anxious journey.  
He went to the groomers today and came home smelling of *talcum

Today is the 3rd anniversary of Duffy's adoption, and what happy years they
have been! Duffy is a true delight, a wonderful, bright, active, loving
little cat. While browsing through some files last week, I came across a
message I posted on Jan. 27, 2003 just after I had made the ...

"Turn & face the change" - David Bowie.  So, here I am, back living the
skihill lifestyle.  My dw (can I call her that? we're not married or
anything) & I bought a house about 10 min below Sun Peaks Resort in BC.
 Dw is still in Nelson, but her transfer came through & she's moving ...

Cleo has an annoying habit of bringing her toys to bed. Not just one toy,
but all the toys. This would not be so bad if she didn't have to announce
the arrival of each new toy and then beat it into submission.  Fortunately I
manage to fall asleep most nights after the second ...

The past few nights Smokey has been keeping an eye on the evil kitty in the
Skylight. It's a very menacing kitty, after all. Tonight she was so
engrossed, that when Cleo walked up behind her and bopped her, she turned
and gave Cleo a dirty look rather than running away. "Can't ...

Today, Superbowl Sunday, at 3pm eastern, The Animal Planet channel will
present the second annual PUPPY BOWL!
Rumors are that the half-time show will be a bunch of KITTIES cavorting
around the stage. :)

This is truly off the wall, but one never knows when someone else has
relevant experience. I will be starting some international work, with
stays of some months out of the country. The company will have its own
long-range aircraft, and a couple of us, variously catted and dogged,

I had a cat flap installed in the kitchen dooor today. Now I'm up to 5
cats, and the spring and summer are coming, I figured it was only fair
to the mogs for them to be able to go out during the day.
You have NEVER seen such excitement! Robbie, Lily and Tiger all

Okay, so I'm *still* playing Bubbels (along with Addiction Solitaire).
And the kittens have pretty much ignored me.  Until today.
Jack got up on the desk in front of me (makes it *very* difficult to
see where you're shooting the cannon, I tell ya!), fascinated.  He

I made a stop into PetSmart today. I ended up getting a large
litterbox (Little Boy said his box was too small), some catnip and a
feather wand.
Little Boy had a bad habit of throwing litter all over, so the new

From Little Boy:
Ever since I came to live here, all the other cats (except Unca
Buster) have been mean to me. Dulce Mae hissed and slapped me. Little
Feet ran away and hid when I wanted to play chase. Both Little Feet

Well I had a letter from my apartment complex management in my mail when
I got home tonight. It was a new rental/lease agreement that goes into
effect in thirty days on March 1st, 2006. The most notable of the
changes listed on it is it says in bold print "No Pets Have Been

I have finally taken some pictures of Little Boy, processed them, and
put them in a web page so you can get a gander of this wonderfully
sweet cat who showed up on our doorstep during the big freeze we had
last month.

I hate fleas!
All the furry people have been dosed with Advantage. Indeed, were dosed a
week ago. I don't see any evidence of fleas on them. But I certainly still
get fleas on me. The itch is driving me batty. Neither Joel nor Cary seem to

Out fettling with Gino this morning as I'm off to do a morning cycle ride.
As I'm fettling, I hear meows. I look up and it's one of my neighbour's
cats. So I meow back and this is responded to by loud purrs and headbutts of
my leg. So I put the bike down, purr back and am invited ...