Got a letter from my credit card company declining my application to use my "credit protection insurance". The reason cited was I didn't notify them of the "event" (lost job) in a timely manner. Uh, wrong. I have a copy of where they wrote and acknowledged it. So I called and pointed out I have...

so there I was, reading news groups and working on my food journal... when I heard a horrible racket... I heard a screech and several cats went running across the top of the drapes... I thought holy crap a squirrel has somehow gotten in, I am having visions of rabies and ER vet bills and almost...

one of the finest things about animals is their ability to understannd our limits as humans, all of the animals i have ever cared for, except the fish have figured out very quickly that i couldn't see, depending on the degree of my vision limits at the time the animals have adpated, the squirrel...

Hey, what is up with Vino (and Britta and Dennis), these days? Britta, if you're reading this, pop in and report, willya? -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

....Every time I have a dream with a cat in it, it isn't either of mine. I always dream about small, helpless kittens needing resuce - sometimes in the perils of nearly being eaten by a snake (I have snakes at home) or wandering into traffic, etc. There is always a bunch of them, and they are a...

I got a call from the vet. They got 2 bags of Persia's Hill's Prescription Diet x/d in, did I want to come pick them up? John gave me a little "pin money" (as my grandmother would have called it). So I went to the vet and got the bags of food. Persia had been sound asleep when I left but was...

I can't believe how many clocks I have. Sheesh, are all these really necessary? There's a clock on my mantle. A clock on the microwave. A clock on the coffee maker. A clock on the VCR/DVD player. There's a wall clock in the kitchen. A clock in the bathroom. An alarm clock. The clock in...

Disclaimer...this contains some disturbing info... * * * * * * * Some of you may remember an obnoxious pro-declaw poster who plagued

What do people think of dentals without anaesthetic? I mean the kind of dental that doesn't require anaesthetic. Several vets do this. A friend of mine recently took her dog to have a dental done by a vet who doesn't put the animal under. I asked if the work she does is as thorough as what they do...

http://www.nbc10.com/automotive/11093399/detail.html Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War

I've been living in this apartment complex for 9 years now. I never had a complaint until they decided to rip out and re-build the fences around the patios in 1999. The old fences were 6 feet tall and provided privacy but they needed to be replaced. The new ones they installed are only 3...

I have a question. Persia is an indoor cat but she does have that Kitty Walk mesh enclosure on the patio. I got her a flea collar which I put on her when she's going to sit outside. Soon it will be too hot for that. I leave it on for a day after she's been out there, then take it off. In...

This goose has been protecting a ToysRUs store in New Jersey. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=bizarre&id=4063319 I saw footage on the local news just now. Doesn't look TOO mean. Just a bit persistant. The store is taking it well. Wild goose chases shoppers at Toys R Us Â* April 7, 2006...

The morning I left to come to SC, Persia hid under the bed. Much as it pained me, I had to use a broom handle to get her to scoot out. She ran from the room. I'd already blocked access to my office and the 2nd bathroom, so when she ran out of the bedroom I closed the door behind me. And...

Caliban managed to turn off my touchpad and I didn't know how to turn it back on without clicking on the icon, which I couldn't do because the touchpad wasn't working so I couldn't move the cursor. Note to self: always close laptop when leaving it unattended. PS I finally found the User's Guide...

Fez has been pestering me for an hour, claiming he's starving. Thing is, wet food was served an hour ago, but Fez much prefers kibble. But he's not getting any. At least until he eats some wet food. That's my intention, anyway, but his other daddy often breaks down and gives "poor hungry Fezie"...

Has anyone ever had success in trying to mend a bad introduction, that has caused friction for a number of years, between two cats? I'm talking about Smudge and Licky, of course. I didn't put much effort into introducing them because I wasn't planning on keeping Licky (or his brother - I was...

Does anyone use that new clumping corn litter? I'm wondering whether it works well... we use feline pine and it works great but it's HEAVY. I'm very tempted to try the corn litter because it's so much lighter and easier to carry upstairs. I tried a wheat-based litter once but it made Silver sneeze...

Okay, I decided maybe I really should finally get a specialized license plate that says WYSIWYG. So I went to the South Carolina DMV web site. The link to the specialized plates is broken. But look at what they have! http://www.scdmvonline.com/VehPlateSpecialty.aspx Scroll down to "No More...

HI all,Speaking of lost posts! can anyone explain to me, why there are posts on here from weeks back, and yet mine often disappear the next day? Icant work it out, amI doing something wrong?.On the 17th I wrote asking for Purrs for Daniella, my 6yr old Grand-Daughter could finish up in hospital for...