Story from the Bedford, Indiana paper (since Bloomington's is pay-to- view, and Bedford's isn't - strange since they are both owned by the same company...) http://www.tmnews.com/stories/2008/12/18/news.nw-619008.tms Animal rescue Firefighting crews practice life-saving techniques for pets fair...

First I would like to apologize to anyone receiving cards from me this year. I will be printing address labels rather than writing addresses on the envelope. I want you to get your cards from me before the holiday and I'm running out of time. As many of you know, I work at a university hospital....

I don't normally do this but I have to make an exception this time. See "Grand Torino". It's a real winner.

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/most-alien-looking-place-on-earth.html Scroll down a bit once you get to the site, because there are a few ads and links at the top. This place has the most amazing vegetation I've ever seen, plus beautiful buildings on a cliffside, weird and forbidding...

I was looking at the WSU med school website for something connected with my job when I saw that they have a pet loss hotline, staffed by volunteers. We at rcpa and rcpc have each other but it is really nice to see this concern. They have a link to the story of the Rainbow Bridge there. It warmed my...

Gone

She's still hanging in there, and some improvement - not much, but any improvement is good. When someone (was it Cheryl?) posted a link http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini to a journal I went the guest book and sent a message telling her and her husband that we were thinking of them and...

As posted by her husband on the CaringBridge site: "(Note, I'm doing this in the wee hours of the morning. Any mention of "today" refers to Tuesday) She was responsive today. Unhappy and uncomfortable, but responsive. The one doctor I did talk to was not at all positive in his outlook. I'm...

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=Cleo

You all know some of the things I've been dealing with lately - along with the holiday blues that I get every year. But every day I come home from work in eager anticipation of the cards that may be in my mailbox - cards from all around the world, cards from dear friends that I just haven't met...

My friend in NYC has a lovely black tortie who keeps chewing herself raw! She's been to the vet several times, but nothing seems to be working. Does anyone here have suggestions that she might try? Keep in mind that she's got mobility problems and is very short of cash, but she's willing to do...

Is there any difference between the symptoms of phantom pregnancy and real pregnancy? ....click here to find out http://www.pets-planet.info/articals_9.htm

Last thing I did before going to bed was post a generally good update on Kili. Well, today's journal update is not good. She was unresponsive all day today. Yesterday they were talking removing the oxygen, today maybe going back with a ventilator. Purrs are needed that she gets over this bump in...

Last night was the main TV sporting award night in the UK, the BBC's Sporting Personality Of The Year. Coaching award: Dave Brailsford, British Cycling Team award: British Cycling Olympic Team Individual award: Chris Hoy, triple Olympic gold cyclist It's the best night for cycling in the UK in...

I had a guy come out yesterday to make sure the minor damage to the house is not termites, merely the expected (in very humid climates) wood rot. It's wood rot. But while he was trying to move a sliding screen door over one of the living room back patio doors he chuckled, noddled his head for...

Is it just me, or has there been a lot less posting lately? It could just be me - I tend to get overly needy at this time of year, and this group is one of my life-saving coping mechanisms! I keep coming back to my newsreader and fruitlessly hitting "refresh" in the hopes of seeing something...

Per her husband's latest entry on the CaringBridge site: "Bad news today. She has been unresponsive all day. She did respond to my voice, but only marginally. She hasn't opened her eyes all day. The respiratory doctor came in, I greeted him, he said, "She's in respiratory failure again. I'm...

last May I put in a request for one of the new Smart Cars - particularly a Cabriolet (convertible). They said it takes 12 - 18 months to get one. I wanted a bright yellow one, but now, with the 2009 models, that color is no longer available (but you can order the body panels in that color, or...

It's been a week since I last posted an update, so thought I'd go ahead and post another. I know some are checking the Caringbridge Journal site, http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini so are seeing the daily updates already, but this is for those who aren't. I don't pretend to know a lot...

Boyfriend has been in all day apart from a brief foray outside early this a.m. It's been minus some C's all week and yesterday it threw it down with rain all day. We've all snuggled down today with the woodburner on. So he had his tea tonight and really needed to go out to have a wee. There...