It's that time of year when I can open the windows and the air is nice and
crisp.  I LOVE FALL!  I have my cat-flag hanging and a small harvest display
by the front door:  a small sugar pumpkin and a big striped gourd here:
http://outdoors.webshots ...

I wish I could take this gorgeous boy:
http://tinyurl.com/mmebq

The president signed  the PETS transportation act into law
Happy Dance

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"Tiggy's new home - in a nest"

For people that don't normally have access to binary newsgroups try this
server,
dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu
A while ago it seemed to stop working but I just tried it and it has some

That not only has he cort mousies to put on der rug for meowmie to step on
for der last free days inclooding two yestday but he cort a litl rat tonite.
He was abote to put in nere der kettl so meowmie cud stand on it but she saw
im first.

http://www.comics.com/comics/arlonjanis/archive/arlonjanis-20060920.html
http://www.comics.com/comics/arlonjanis/archive/arlonjanis-20061001.html
http://www.comics.com/comics/arlonjanis/archive/arlonjanis-20061003.html
http://www.comics ...

And I had to share. THis is a church friend of our receptionist's. She has
just GORGEOUS items! And most I've never seen before.
http://catgifts4u.com/catalog/

i've tried to train my cat to stay in the yard with one of those
"invisible fence" collars.  after the third day it's personality has
changed drastically.  could someone give me advice?  here's a video of
it's behaviour http://www.looptard.com/weird_video_evil_cat_hissing.html

When I posted my "final" list of Mooch's fans, I neglected to include
Weeble, one of Magic Mood Jeep's 11 kitties. I rectified that, but it
put me in mind of something Oscar Brand, a long-time family friend,
once told me. It may entertain you even though it's not about cats.

Rhett must have decided that he wants to be “top cat”.  Lately he’s
actually had Shamrock hissing at him.  He [Shamrock] cowers under a
table with his ears back and totally pissed or afraid, with Rhett
trying to get at him from the other side.  I’m not sure what’s been

There I was, typing away merrily, when I heard this funny shhhhhh noise from
my kitchen. Turned around to see Congo on the run with a bag of breadcrumbs,
which he was carrying, upside down of course, and pursued by several other
curious cats. A nice, thick trail of breadcrumbs ...

You know, even when I don't have money for myself:  my pets, and now these
lovely pets, always come first.  Thanks Joyce! for the idea :)
Meet Maria.  Poor Maria had a very difficult time of things overseas, as you
can see from her photo.  But she's a lovebug by all accounts:

I swear I'm going to install a slide lock on the door to the pantry.  Twice
in 10 minutes I've heard this weird sound coming from the kitchen.  Both
times I went in and found Persia trying valiantly to drag the bag of Hill's
x/d past the trash can into the kitchen.  (How she thinks ...