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So, Europeans, Australians, and anyone else who's passed the 7PM mark in your time zone: all accounted for? Or did you get through the line in the grocery store a little faster than usual? Did you find a seat on the bus right away, or a great parking space immediately? That reminds me of a bumper...

In case there is any doubt, this post is *very on-topic*. http://www.theittybittykittycommittee.com/2011/08/four-years-really.html You will be "ded of teh cute". Joyce -- A clean house is a sign of a broken computer.

Jack Campin wrote: How this only has 54 views in 8 months I can't imagine. I'd have expected it to go viral and attract millions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AE7DY5ikZA Maybe not *quite* SFW depending on your employer. HAHAHAHA!! He killed her!

This video was first posted to Youtube 6 years ago, so some of you might already have seen it. This guy comes back from Afghanistan and his dog races out of the house to great him in a frenzy of happiness. Be sure to click the "more" button to read all the stuff the poster wrote about it. He seems...

Hey Jill, I was ordering a couple of things online, and before I submitted the order, I went to retailmenot.com to see if they had any promotion codes. They did - if I bought one more item. Well, I just happened to need a new pair of jeans, which I've been planning to buy, but not today. Why not,...

Long story short: a friend of mine found a litter of 5-week-old kittens under her house. I called a local feral cat rescue group, and hooked my friend up with them. They put out traps, caught the mother cat and had her spayed. Eventually they caught the kittens as well. Since they're young enough...

The two little babies are *adorable*. They're both Siamese/tabby mixes, probably lilac point. They are very playful - all they want to do is attack each other or me. I think I've taught them not to bite hard, which they were doing at first. Each time they bit hard enough to cause pain, I made a...

They're doing better today! :) :) I didn't see any diarrhea in the cage last night, and none this morning, either. There were a couple of stools in the litterbox that seemed a bit more solid, although I didn't take a really close look. Both of them had clean butts and they were in high...

I just got this one today. It's a bit long (3 minutes), but is really sweet and fun to watch, with nice scenery, too. If you like jangly rock music, you'll love the song - otherwise, you might want to turn the sound down a bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqmba7npY8g Joyce --

Good news! Echo (my friend's dog) has been snatched from the jaws of death and has had a remarkable turnaround. Earlier this week, he really looked like he was about to die, or would soon need to be euthanized. And then yesterday (Friday), he suddenly started to bounce back. Today he was even...

I just got an email from my downstairs neighbor letting me know that her little chihuahua Gracie had to be put down. I've taken care of Gracie on numerous occasions when my neighbor went out of town, feeding and walking her, and watching TV in the apartment so I could hang out with her for a while....

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Licky has urinary cystitis again, resulting in irritation of the urinary tract and some blood in his urine, so he's at the vet's today being checked for crystals. I was out of town last week and I think he got stressed out because (1) I was gone, and someone he doesn't trust was feeding him, and...

Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after...

Here's a great article from Scientific American. Despite the name of the journal, the article doesn't focus much on the Americas, but looks at the ancient domestication of cats. The understanding of how that all occurred is changing, due to more recent archeological finds and new research using DNA...

Nothing to do with cats whatsoever, but I liked this short stop-motion video. http://www.youtube.com/user/Bilderbergconspiracy -- Joyce ^..^ To email me, remove the XXX from my user name.

A friend mailed this to me. The story is scary, but the pictures are adorable: ------------------------------------------------------------ The Jesusita Fire in Santa Barbara, CA this year caused these two to take shelter together. The fawn is about 3 days old and the bobcat about 3 weeks. They...

moonglow minnow wrote: And of course, neither vital wheat gluten nor any sort of malt product can be used in food for people with celiac disease. Gluten free breads have gotten a lot better with the use of flour mixes including bean flours, sorghum, and the use of extra eggs, egg...

Here are the promised pictures of my two foster kittens (who I have provisionally named "Dora" and "Mama's Boy"). My friend Stef came over last weekend and snapped these while I played with them. Enjoy! http://sonic.net/~jwermont/misc/animals/baby_kittens/babykittens.html -- Joyce