Have you ever looked at a tabby cat's face and noticed the mark above the eyes that looks like an M? There is a legend about this that some call the Mark of Mohammed, and was probably brought into Europe by merchants who traded with Arabs and the Arabic-speaking peoples of North Africa. It is said...

Yet, another update, this one is about the possible move out to the country that I wrote about a while back. If it works out, I'd be moving to a barn apartment, taking care of the landowner's yard and providing a little security by living on the property, since she does a lot of traveling and isn't...

Vino in pudding mode: http://tinyurl.com/3mg7c -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Back from Cyprus. Sister married and i got a big brother now. had a great time, weather brilliant and scotland is freezing. Mistoffelees and Grizzy happy to be back from cat and dog home. Both have almost forgiven me and are trying to make me guilty enough to feed them 4 meals a day. They survived...

.... and then lets his friends out of their cages: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/10/05/udog.xml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/04/eveningnews/main647343.shtml Joyce

Therapist helps top cats purr Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Posted: 5:24 PM EDT (2124 GMT) NEW YORK (Reuters) -- If the idea of hundreds of cats in one room makes you uncomfortable, fear not. Therapist Carole Wilbourn can help. If you're a cat, that is. The therapist will be on hand for this...

Sco 1 possum 2 baby raccoons (at the same time!) 1 very large, very angry neighbor's cat 1 very large, very angry raccoon 0 little gray cat with too tight flea collar!!! I need more purrs guys, this isn't working!

As I write this, there is a very contented cat being a wrist rest for my right hand. It makes it 7478 sort of hard to type. Well, now she's laying on my right hand and I'm typing under her -- it's a little easier. I can't deny my dear twenty year old Lady Jane Grey anything today, she gave me...

There's a possibility that I could get a long-term posting in China with the company I work for. The oppurtunity would be fantastic, Joel would love it and I think it would be great for Cary to be immersed in another culture and language whilst he can still learn language the 'natural' way. I'd...

I have to preface this a bit. I have a really weird house (which is why I found it so charming and decided to buy it despite the amount of work it needs). My front porch goes up to the middle of the two floors and the front door opens to a stair landing. When you enter the front door you...

After letting my hair grow out for three and a half years, it's become thick and heavy and hangs down to my butt even after I braid it. Last night the spirit of Tarzan took possession of Stosh. He took a running start and grabbed my hair, swinging on it like a vine. All 16 pounds of Stosh. This...

Well, I had to go back to the hospital today for an opinion on my recently operated upon eye. I won't bore you with how long it was after my appointment time, that I was seen. Hours. Anyway, I had my operation on Sept 7. Last week I was in great pain because the pressure was up. I only found...

How about this? One of my two Devon Rex cats, Teti, found a new way of having a good time this morning. We were playing as usual, me trying to catch him, him running two feet ahead of me until he surrendered and asked to be picked up and cuddled. But today was different. "Great Balls of Fire" with...

He's 12 now. We got him a chenille throw. He loves to knead soft things and lie on them. He loves it and has claimed it already. A good gift for a senior citizen cat, I thought. It's weird to think when we got him. I was a workaholic with a houseful of kids and a litte league mom & den mother. He...

We're still purring up a storm for Francis to have many more happy years. Victor

Good news about Sammy today. I picked up her from her day-long ordeal at TED a little while ago, and was happy with the test results. When we got home her momma, LB, got a whiff of that TED smell, and hissed when Sammy ran up to her. Sammy stopped short, and LB approached cautiously. Once LB...

Some of my "cats & music" stories -- what are yours? What specific music does your cat like or dislike? ____________ Years ago my wife & I had a great funny Siamese "Chim-Chim" (RB) who was a classical fan, as most cats are. When we put on any classical music, CC would find a good spot midway...

I admit it, I hate spiders. Besides daddy-long-legs (ues, I know they aren't exaactly spiers but they have 8 legs and look alot like them) which I can stand as long as they stay up in the corner sof the bathroom eating mosquitos, spiders tend to cop a rather quick shoe if they dare come into the...

Hi All, DH makes things go so smoothly for me that it can become too easy for me to overlook the weight she carries on her shoulders. She's executor of the estate of our friend and neighbor who died a few days ago. One of the heirs is making it very difficult for her to carry out the last wishes...

Crackles mom posted a note on the Yahoo! group "catslaves" that Crackles had to be PTS on Tuesday as his cancer had gotten much worse and he was suffering. She was posting from a library since she and her family are still in the process of moving out of their hurricane-damaged home. Purrs are...