I know my situation isn't nearly as dire as many, but ... I just found out this morning that I've been laid off. Due to shifting priorities at NASA, my project's budget for this year was decimated. I was rolled off of the s/w team because apparently, I'd been scheduled to roll off this summer...

I emailed our pet sitter with the following message: Our new alarm system keeps track of when it gets turned on and off and when doors are opened and closed. According to the records, you spent an average of 10 minutes per visit inside the house, including three visits of less than 6 minutes. When...

I am having cataract surgery on the 31st. Any spare purrs and prayers would be greatly appreciated. Lily's mama Lydia -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time

It's 10.30 p.m. and I've just had a call from the vet to say that Enid has just had a seizure and passed away. They have offered to do a post-mortem (autopsy) free of charge so I've taken them up on this. I am so so sad for Shylock. It seems so unfair that he's lost such a young wife so soon after...

Is it just me, or do cats have cheesy smelling feet? ;o) Lily has developed a habit of shoving her feet in my face when she's sprawled beside me, and they are usually a tad wiffy! ;o) Helen M -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

I haven't been reading or posting for a few days, as I have not been doing well at all. I was turned down by SSDI. I lost yet another friend, who was the one truly trying to make my life better, and was even going to help me with getting my poetry published. I got upset, he got angry, he left my...

I have been lurking here for a couple weeks now and would like to introduce the gang. I'm Randy. My partner and I are the humble servants to: Smokey aka Smokey-pea: Male DSH black 5 years old. Smokey is a BIG (20lb) boy, very lovable but is afraid of his own shadow, litter mate to...

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! When I turned in my final work study project to my professor, I didn't have enough hours, and hadn't completed the list of activities. Remember this was due to me losing my job at the end of March. And i was stressed on completeing everything and...

They're worse on the DH front, but at least it looks like I've recovered one of my "lost" friendships. He came over last night and we talked for four or five hours, even stuff from years ago (we've known each other half my life). Worked through a lot, got very honest about a lot, and it looks...

With all the bad/sad posts here lately, I've been hesitant to add more but Speckles has had a rough week or so and the vets have done all they can for her. My last hope is in asking for purrs - I know they can work wonders. *Please* send a few spare purrs to help her. Thank you. Jeanne ...

Well, we've managed to get through the day and settle everyone down. The cats have been unusually clingy this evening but have finally begun to relax again. I'm not sure where Selena was when all of this took place but every time she walks by the front hallway she slinks low and glances toward...

I was in Big W at lunch doing a spot of shopping. Suddenly a woman ran out of the toy aisle screaming "what do I do what do I do?". She went back into the aisle, and came back out holding her daughter, perhaps 3 at the most, who had blood gushing down her face and was crying loudly. A crowd of...

I'm so tired of listening to Pharmaceutical companies "pushing" their drugs on the public in television commercials! For one thing, how do they manage to sell these drugs when... "possible side effects can include tuberculosis, lymphoma (no kidding, I just heard this one), heart attack, stroke",...

.... there are many times that I sit down to write and wish I was Bev - this is another of these times. After dragging my discouraged rear-end around to 96 homes dropping off flyers, crying my eyes out, looking behind every nook and cranny that I was legally allowed to look, I came home with...

Today we had to say goodbye to our beloved Ted, calico queen of our household. Ted was DH's special cat and they had been friends for Ted's entire 19 years. Ted lived a long, happy and adventurous life and lived it well. She was much loved by not only us, but by her original people and many...

*commence rant* This is a rant about the loser lair where our next door neighbours live. TWICE this week they've woken us both from sleep with their loud music. Once at 1:30 am, once at 3 am. Last year, every month or so they'd get their music a little loud. We'd go over and ask them to turn...

The Yolet goes into hospital to have grommets inserted in his ears in th early hours of tomorrow. Its not a major operation, and should stop the almost permanent round of ear infections and subsequent grumpiness, as well as possibly improving his balance and speech devlopment, but I', his mother,...

Hi guys, Could I ask for purrs for Bob? Yesterday we had to take Bob Marley (ferrett) to the emergency vet. He had lots of blood in his urine. It turned out to be a bladder infection. The vet gave him amoxicillin for the infection. My little baby is just miserable and everytime he wets he hollars....

I've spent the best part of two days working on cleaning my kitchen, starting with washing dishes, pots and pans, and in another two days at this pace, I'll have done them all (including the ones I use in the meantime) and be able to start on the counters. That job looks like it will take about...

Heh, I don't know how many pictures I've taken of Caliban sleeping, but here's another one. I guess I can't believe the cuteness. ;o) The difference here is that he's not sleeping on my bed, he's on my chair, and I had just finished brushing his tummy fur (he didn't move a muscle while I was doing...