I was woken up at 2am by a horrible thunderstorm with lightning that was right on top of us... I turned on the tv and watched for awhile while John slept, then I went back to sleep, only to be woken up again at 4am by another one (or the same one coming back again...) The rain was torrential, and...

I am so un-amused right now My wife who is in great shape for her age has decide that she needs to loose weight starting today, right now and the whole household has to join her. I said Thanksgiving is this week I have already got food prepared and food that will be delivered. She told me to...

Fizz came into my life from the Washington DC animal shelter in late fall 2000. He had grown up on the streets of DC, in a not-so-nice neighborhood. I went into the shelter looking for a black and white girl cat, but there was something about him that made me look twice. I was smitten when he...

....and growing, and growing. Take a look at these comparison pictures of (10 pound) Bandit and Sammy. http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Sammy21/ Hugs, CatNipped

3 new pictures in the boys fifth album! First, Otis snuggly in bed (should I be posting this on the www?) Second, my cat decorated birthday cake Last, Otis hibernating. All starting he http://community.webshots.com/photo/442230722/513881969hdtyhz Susan M

"Yowie" wrote in message ... Please ignore that last message, it obviously went to the wrong NG (it was supposed to go to alt.religion.wicca.moderated) You can answer it if you like, though :-) I didn't go looking for...

I'm gone for the day and came home to 162 posts and an updated Holiday Card list! It's going to take me a while to catch up!! Just had to let you know, though, that after 54 years I finally got up the courage to have my ears pierced!!! LOL! My granddaughters shamed me into it - the oldest had...

My cousin adopted two kittens a few weeks ago and has some very cute pictures of them on his web site. The black one is Julie, and the tabby is Dot. Strap on some protective headgear if you're prone to fainting spells =) and head over to http://andy.mr-happy.com/gallery/cats enjoy, Jeff

badwilson wrote: I've been through 2 days of absolute hell. The worst thing imaginable happened, my hard drive crashed and was un-openable. snip tale of woe I'm glad it wasn't worse, at least you manged to recover most of your files. It was a very good idea getting an external drive for...

I need to ask all of you that are active in working at your local shelters, does the shelter have a lawyer? We have gotten a couple of calls recently from Humane Society people in neighboring counties, saying they'd heard that my DH is someone who *WILL* aggressively prosecute animal cruelty...

This is in really bad taste. I take no responsiblity for any reactions. http://www.starterupsteve.com/swf/chowmein.html Visit at own risk. dave not bad, not bad at all

The other day, I heard some weird-sounding scratching in the sauna. Then I heard Miranda yowl. She ran a few laps around the flat, then she was back in the sauna and I heard the scratching andf the yowl again. Went to see what was up, and what was up was Miranda! She had climbed up the wood panel...

This morning when I went to open the door to the enclosure, I saw a thin layer of white out there. Ooh, it snowed during the night! So I stayed to observe what the kittens would do. This is their first encounter with snow. Miranda had been waiting impatiently at the door, and she rushed outside....

Deer Klub members, My Meowmie just came home from 'werk' (whatever that is) and when I went to meet her at the door she said, 'you're going in for your snip-snip tomorrow' and then she does that rood gesture with her fingers, like cutting wif scissors. She keeps going 'snip-snip' at me and doing...

I have just blogged a memorial tribute (wmv cli)p I made in honor of my recently departed pal, Chumley. I came hear looking for a shoulder to cry on about 5 weeks ago when he passed, and y'all were very kind and supportive, and thought if anyone would understand why I would bother to make...

I don't think he knows that he is a cat. I think he thinks he is a human baby. I'm rocking the human child to sleep and Finn walks in the nursery, meows, then jumps up on the Boppy with the little man, puts his head under my chin and sits there and rocks with us. Alexander giggles. A few...

I've just had a wierd encounter. Nice, but strange. A gentleman just came to my door, having seen Lilly-Whiskers story in the paper. He had tracked me down because the paper had printed the street that I live in, and he had asked a neighbour where I lived, using my photo in the paper to ID me. He...

Boyfriend has seemed hungry today, and he has already eaten three pouches of wet food, so when he asked me for more a while ago I decided to give him some dry kibble. He has a dish for his wet food and one for his dry, in a different part of the kitchen. I got a new box of dry from the porch (we...

Lowly Cardboard Box Gets Toy Hall Of Fame Spot POSTED: 11:46 am EST November 12, 2005 UPDATED: 11:47 am EST November 12, 2005 ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Forget the fancy toy: The box it comes in can be much more fun. Spaceship, castle, haven to daydream in, the cardboard box was enshrined Friday in the...

There was a mouse in the house today, and Baby Eyes was the first to see it. Once she got after it, the hunt kept her fully occupied for more than an hour. When she finally captured the mouse, it was so worn out it just surrendered, and sat next to the cat, grooming itself, for the longest...