......to think that studying for finals is more important than the QUEEN!!!! i managed to study for a good 4 hours today wihtout any "help" but now MIschief has woken from her nap and is protesting that I'm neglecting my slave duties. So she "helps"...

I have discovered that simple hissing when Buffy the kitty bites to hard is having an amazing success. Now Buffy doesn't clamp down as hard -nearly- as oftern. Nibbles and licks instead of 'I like human flesh bleagh!'.

She was fast asleep. Not even the flash woke her up. http://community.webshots.com/photo/353761746/355513787Hvrryh -- Marina, Frank and Mere. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and...

At Sea It was with great grief that we learned of the passing to the Rainbow bridge of one of our own last week. Nikki, our Finnish huntress and water hunting technique teacher, is much missed by all of us as seen in the droopiness of our whiskers and clouding of our eyes. Miss Nikki owner of...

Hey everyone, Just to let you know what is going on with Tinta and Elvis, the two program cats at Pierce college. Evelyn, on of the members of this NG, is going to be meeting with me tomorrow to meet Tinta. Purrs that everything goes well. Will keep you posted. Other news,

Finnish loo roll crisis A strike in the paper industry in Finland has left the country desperately short of toilet paper. Shops have been selling out of loo roll up and down the country and people stock up. One store manager in Helsinki said: "We have been sold out for days, and on the rare...

With pardons to Catnipped, it's 71F here, light breeze and not at all humid. Persia insisted it's a "patio day" for her (at least for the time being). She's meatloafing in her Kitty Walk enclosure, chattering at the birds and squirrels, sniffing the air, looking very relaxed. Jill -- I used to...

Such a fearless little thing! She'll wrestle with anyone who will take her on. Billy, at about 12X her size, has been extremely considerate, but her favorite is Abelard, who is only about 4X bigger. Each night they romp & wrestle for hours. It's great entertainment! Good for Abelard to finally have...

The kittens have all had horrendous flu for the last week. Fortunately, all your purrs worked and they are all on the mend and feeling much better. :o) However, the potential adoptive mommy of Flanagan and Lola rang me tonight. She has decided that she doesn't want kittens that have suffered from...

I had *SO* much fun tonight - I haven't laughed that hard in ages - and I talked so much my throat hurts. Victor and Tom are as sweet and nice and caring in person as they are in cyber space (we already knew Bonbon and Michael were from the last time we met). Bonbon came dressed to fit her true...

Hi the I was out in the backyard trying to plant when the cats, particuarly Chester, started being crazy. They were running around chasing each other and then Chester climbed the chainlink fence and finally, the huge ornamental crabapple, currently in blossom. He had a big fall from...

Last night I was watching G4 channel with my oldest daughter, it is the channel where they show all of the new video game reviews. Well they reviewed this new game, supposedly for the teenage crowd. What upsets me is the main focus of the game is street drugs and even more drugs "invented" for use...

Ah yes, a lazy day on the sofa. My travel plans for next week (I depart June 1st) are all set. Reservations for boarding Persia and Peaches have been made. I booked us a lovely studio suite just a few miles from the show for an astonishing rate. (I've learned if you ask if they can offer you...

Hi, I was talking to a friend today and she is worried about one of her cats. She took him to the vet because he had been alternately refusing food and being sick, and one of the things they did was an x ray. They found this thickening and have booked him in for surgery this week for a biopsy to...

OK, I talked to my best girlfriend of 42 years (unfortunately she lives two states away and we don't get to talk that often) and she if even more of a extremely polite southern lady b*tch than I am. She helped me polish this letter even more. So, see what you think now... Re. Resignation Dear...

http://community.webshots.com/photo/353761746/354849351VWSpbg http://community.webshots.com/photo/354849863/354849863vnutvj -- Marina, Frank and Mere. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and...

Usually the cats are locked out of the bedroom at night because it is hard for me to fall asleep with five cats all trying to sleep on me at the same time while Mia does her starfish impression. Anyway, Mia was away last night so I thought I would let the cats in because they could sleep on *her*...

Summary: old job. Gone last week. Pay check.Still owed (mailed wednesday? So why not here yet?). New job. Okay so far. Pay check. Not due for another week... Bills. Due. Rent. Due NOW. Bank account. Shrinking. Scout. Sneezing (allergies?). Insurance. None for two months. Me. Tonsillitis? Worried...

I'd like to teach my two wimpy kittens to hunt, or at least to give them very entertaining and instructive to do. I want them to be like my girlfriends' cats, that cool cat who killed bunnies and birds. I am considering the idea of buying several small rodents from the pet store and releasing them...

This seemed to get lost into another thread, so I'm posting this again to make sure my thanks reach each and every one of you. I don't have the words to thank everybody enough for all your compassionate messages, both here and privately. I'm the kind of person who bottleds things up, and your...