Tiger seems all better except he still smells awful.  He is making an
effort to clean his bum but it is a slow process.  The first vet
appointment I could get is August 8th.  Hopefully by then he will have
cleaned himself up!

Its a good thing that Steven adores Molly and that she adores him
right  back.
I went to the kitchen a few minutes ago and saw Steven closing the
glass door on the cats he had just put outside.  Then I noticed a

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/imagestore/2008/7/28/9c9075e0-0034-4553-b10
2-fcea5b16b1b3.jpg
Holy moly!

No, that's not Persia.  It's my mother talking to Persia. :)
Having never really been around a cat before she doesn't quite know what to
make of my chatty cat.  That's okay; Persia doesn't know what to make of my
mom, either.

Story on Foxnews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,393102,00.html
DO NOT READ if sensitive, as it is about animal abuse (but they have
arrested a 9 year old and charged him with a FELONY - and he didn't post

I have finally input the last of the data that y'all sent me, then run
a few queries to show the breakdown of the group according to the
census data.
For those who have forgotten, the census page is located at:

There was a sad story in my morning paper.  Employees opening a pet medical
center for the day found a dog on the doorstep with a note saying that the
owner was a homeless, disabled veteran.  The note said that the dog, named
Kaiser, was 16 years old and had apparently had a ...

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/07/29/funny-pictures-1st-annual-camping-trip/
Tanada told them another naptime story, I suspect.
Pam S.

My diabetes has been giving me a really bad time
these past few days. I've been becoming hypoglycemic
in the afternoons and thank goodness DH is home
or I may have been in a lot of trouble Monday.

Bear cub rises from Shasta-Trinity's ashes
Smokey Bear might have a rival in the mascot department.
A 7-month-old black bear cub rescued from a wildfire in the
Shasta-Trinity National Forest was recovering Saturday from severely

There is a huricane heading toward Texas. Purrs that everyone is safe.

Yes, it's me.  Yes, I was in the hospital.  Yes, Matthew, I was posting in
the wee hours of Saturday morning (7/12) because I was so uncomfortable I
couldn't sleep.  By 11AM I was in the emergency room, having been whisked
off by ambulance.  I couldn't stand up, much less drive ...

My sister is now owned, she adopted, Lucky-Rafa, two weeks ago. He is about
two years old and very loving. I haven't met him yet but hope I will soon,
I've posted some pictures my mother took of him last week.
5 pictures start here.

To answer some questions:  Yes, Webtv keeps long (read 300) posts at the
top every time a post is added.  I was frustrated by this and took it
out on Kyla.  I apologize to her for this.  Webtv has other advantages
and I much prefer it over my computer.

Soon I will have a new toy with which to terrorize the cats - a Gibson RB
Deluxe Mastertone banjo. I start lessons next weekend.
Please purr that I am able to learn this instrument and that I rapidly
increase in skill.