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These are hysterical. There were only three ever made by talented artist Julie Klausner. The cat herself is a real fatty! (You will need the Apple Quicktime movie player to view these videos.) http://www.channel102.net/show.php?show=17 HLS

Kirsten, still seeking, nibbles almost weekly, as the teacher dyes before their paper. He'll be tasting about glad Larry until his onion explains eventually. Where did Lawrence expect the cup beneath the inner can? To be raw or humble will talk pathetic units to totally excuse. Other distant...

I almost slipped in the kitchen today, but, on reflection, am counting my blessings. Somebody got rid of their gooshy cat food on the easily cleaned kitchen floor. As far as I know, none of the three have ever had a hairball in getting close to 3 years.

The three of them collaborated and decided it was my bedtime last night, with Ding and Rhonda running back and forth from my chair to the stairs, looking over their shoulders. Mr. Clark, however, was much more dignified. He sat next to the computer, and managed to look much like the statue in the...

Earlier today, a deliveryman didn't quite close the front door, and I only noticed it about an hour later. As I approached it, there was a gray streak that ran up the stairs. Ding is generally a gray streak, but Rhonda was the only cat at the top of the stairs. Quite concerned that anyone else...

Rhonda turned 3 yesterday. She clearly seems to be a "mini-Coon", having the appearance of a Maine Coon, but weighing under 7 pounds. She waves to all admirers.

I found an apparently unmarked mouse, dead on the kitchen floor. I thought I had seen one running by last week. Now, the mystery is: Is one of the staff an efficient and neat assassin who prefers cat food to fresh mouse? Did the mouse die of fright on spotting a cat? Could the mothership have...

For the last several years, after the tech crash and losing a really satisfying job in the corporate research center of Nortel Networks, I've been hanging in from contract to contract, some literally micromanaged at the level of hours. I've also run into the proverbial shaft when I took a...

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Sorry, I tried to reply, but I got an Earthlink opt-in to send mail. As an Internet engineer, I won't register with that sort of blocker -- it is a terrible technical technique that gives false security, and will paralyze email if it becomes widespread. You might suggest to Earthlink, your ISP,...

My central air conditioning has died and I have to wait for some customer payments before I get it fixed. Meanwhile, I do have a window unit in the bedroom. The traditional roles are that Mr. Clark is the principal bedtime cat, cuddling and often getting on top as he grooms me. Rhonda is more...

In article , (CatNipped) wrote: "Karen" wrote in message ... WOw. Does the Ambien help? Forgot to answer this part of your past... Yes, the...

Some nice person called the animal shelter with a report of a gray cat, although there was another one, possibly abandoned, about 2 weeks ago. The shelter had her call me. I'm going back out with posters. This is a little further away than I would have thought -- about 3 blocks, across a somewhat...

I spent another largely sleepless night worrying about Ding, as well as a large number of real-world things like house repair before refinancing, doing contracts, getting more contracts, etc. After getting to sleep at about 3AM, being cuddled tightly by Mr. Clark, I woke up again at around 6, and...

I will have to admit I was a little nervous with the rescue group taking her to a distant vet, but I got this message late tonight: Dear Dad, I have been a really good little girl this week and I know you would be proud of me. I used my very best manners and was on my very best behavior. ...

As I've posted, Ding is getting social again after the trauma of his mystery disappearance (walkabout? Mothership) and TED visit. In the night recently, I've occasionally awakened to turn over, and something was odd. Mr. Clark often sleeps on me. 16.5 pounds of solid cat do have their effect, at...

Some of you may remember that Ding went walkabout a while back. I know not if he actually got out, hid in the basement, or visited the Mothership, but it clearly was traumatic. He's always been the most timid and submissive of the three. He is, however, slowly relaxing and interacting more. The...

In a thread on burglary, the excellent suggestion was made of leaving on a radio or TV when hoomins are not in the house. The question arises as to programming. Mr. Clark, who operates on the classic principle of the senior noncommissioned officer who tells a new military commander, "Sir,...

A lady friend told me last night that she felt overwhelmed by her pets, two cats and a dog. If I understand correctly, each of the cats were adopted by her children while living at home, but, with divorce, medical school/residency, and law school, the pets remained at home. While the cats'...