I saw the surgeon today and he said it actually looks better than when he saw it Tuesday - infection-wise. He said that the opening of the stitch was a good thing and asked it I wanted him to snip the stitch in between the two torn stitches (for easier packing of the wound and easier to get...

wel guys i finally bit the bullet and got dsl and wow is it fast, no more gmail for me, now it is att.net

He isn't ripping his skin but he's a stoned kitty. He lays in front of the front door and isn't a lap cat anymore. I have a theory. I think I need to teach him how to be a cat on prozak. I think he needs stimulation that exceeds what he used to get. He just seems zoned out. I would like...

My granddaughter, Lexie, got the proofs from her graduation portraits. These have the name of the studio watermarked, and they're a bit blurry, but you can still get a good idea of what the finished photo will look like. I'm so proud, you can see her letter jacket, her pom-poms, and her...

There have been 3 deaths reported in the last two days associated with the record-breaking heat and drought. One was an youngish, healthy man, so it's not just the older people who don't have air conditioners (very few, our charities include A/C for elders - it really is essential here). ...

For the last two days it's been 112 or higher - that's 44 C. Inside the house it's 91. At least it does stay a little cooler indoors. Most of the cats are flat. I repeat the song I composed a few years back about the tomcats: We're the Flat Boys We forgot all about our toys

Kitten is growing even more...he's now a grand 1.5 pounds and had his very first deworming pill on Wednesday....even swallowed it on the first try, but gave me a "HEY! That wasn't food!" Mayhem is still supervising when he plays on the bed, watching with mild amusement. tomorrow is my day off...

What's new, huh? ; Of course I couldn't have a surgery with good or no consequences. The "new" wound which should have fixed the "old" wound - the 14 inch long, 4 inch wide gash that went from my ta-tas to my hoo-ha - but it didn't. In fact it made it worse. I've gotten an infection in...

My two boys are humongous, 15 - 16 pounds of muscle. My two girls are teeny tiny, 6 - 7 pounds of fluff. Yet the total dominance of power is with the females. The boys dare not even try to sniff the tips of the girls' tails without getting bopped in the face and sent running to mommy. Goes...

Wowsa, there are all kinds of birds in my back yard. Persia is making squeaky sounds at them. There are bluejays, tufted titmice, cardinals, Carolina wrens, chickadees. Even the occasional bluebird and mourning doves. Oh, and hummingbirds. How sweet! Jill

A warning to everyone using facebook. That hacker group that has been attacking all the sites has vowed to kill facebook. Everyone should make sure their personal info is not to...

Are you safe? I hear there is rioting and looting near you tonight. Tweed

Do something nice for yourself day! Hey, you deserve it :) (I actually did this yesterday.) I bought myself a bouquet of fresh flowers when I was doing the tedious task of grocery shopping. Looking at the lovely flowers just makes me smile. In 1984 when I was going through a messy divorce...

When Boyfie had his vacs a few weeks ago, I also got some Stronghold which is a spot-on for external & internal parasites. Without two functional arms (one to hold him and the other to part his fur) I haven't been able to apply it. Simon visited today, and as he is the only person Boyfie is...

I routinely do crossword puzzles. Lately I've noticed that I if I can't solve a word, I need to check the clue, because sometimes the word I thought I saw isn't the one that was printed. This word confusion really gave me a jolt - and a laugh - today. For a number of months, each issue of the...

This is a combination of some things I wrote to a couple of friends today. I thought I'd reach out here, too. I'm home "sick" today. I guess you could call it a mental health day, although it feels more like a mental illness day to me. I'm not getting enough sleep, I don't have much energy, and I...

I told God long long ago if I had the $$$ I would never turn away on of his creatures that was hungry . Yesterday morn saw a little frightened kitty, on my patio. was starving, also was raining. Fed it two cans of soft cat food, almost got it to come in, but it was scared. Because of the storm...

The night before we became Pepper's family,s he was given a bath by the people who rescued her to get rid of most of her fleas. She certainly didn't have very many when we picked her up, but to be certain, we stopped on the way home and picked up some flea drops (for the back of the neck) from...

when I was 13, we got this red mule, her name was Pearl. Because the previous owner had shook her bridle at her when taking her harness off, she was extremely hard to catch . I spent one whole spring & summer , petting her, picking up apples feeding them to her by hand, just being very kind to her...

Yes i do talk to my cat in a meow voice http://youtu.be/PbnBGbR-kIQ