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PINGS (or, has anyone heard from....)
Where's:
Hazel, Bev, Bridget, TJ, Flea, Motherthing, Aim, Jepo, Mark Edwards, Dave G, Dave S, Rosie Tavener-Jones (forgotten her net nick) Vicki Jarvis (there are other people I'd like to hear from as well, but have forgotten their posting names) Can anyone tell us if they're OK? Lena, Caroline & Gracecat almost made it on this list too, but suddenly decided to post something after a long absence) Yowie, missing old friends. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 9/08/04 |
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Yowie wrote:
Where's: Bev, On vacation. Bridget, She's been posting regularly, lately. Mark Edwards, I've seen posts by Mark pretty recently, too. Joyce |
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wrote in message ... Yowie wrote: Where's: Bev, On vacation. Bridget, She's been posting regularly, lately. Mark Edwards, I've seen posts by Mark pretty recently, too. Joyce Also, Hazel is busy with 2 jobs and a boyfriend. She reads Catslaves but not the NG, so you may try to ping her there. Sometimes she's on Yahoo messenger for chat. Dave S only posts occasionally, but I thought I saw a post from him within a week or so. I'd really like to hear from Jen (Jepo). I bet she's busy and not reading the NG. I wonder if she's still in Calgary because if so, I'd like to see about getting together with her and Susan M when I *finally* get over there for a visit, in October. -- 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 |
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"badwilson" wrote in
: wrote in message I'd really like to hear from Jen (Jepo). I bet she's busy and not reading the NG. I wonder if she's still in Calgary because if so, I'd like to see about getting together with her and Susan M when I *finally* get over there for a visit, in October. Hi, is Jen. I heard that perhaps some people were wondering where the heck I was! I haven't really been readying any newsgroups lately. I'm still in Calgary, but wouldn't you know it we're all moving next month (that sounds about right for us, moving once per year! Kid and Muggles are 3 and about to move into their 5th home/apartment - Inky, it's his first go at a move and lengthy car trip). Pete and I love/loved Calgary a lot - I was so happy moving back here (especially into a townhouse). So, naturally the drama continues, and we move to San Francisco next month because I got a job there (very happy about). Have to finish up writing another book before then though, so as usual the paniced rush. So the cats, what's probably the main interest (if any...!!). Oh, Muggles - I noticed that that was posted He was shaved because he had mats in his fur. There were a bunch of them around his lower-back/bum region and I just couldn't get them out (and he HATES being brushed, particularly around the tail... part of the problem). He's the cat who will scream bloody murder after you pull a comb through him a couple times (with no mats). Getting him shaved was the right choice, we discovered - he seemed much more chipper and lively after we got it done (after the initial tragedy with the shaver - he hated it, but it did pay off). Plus, we don't have all the fur/shedding issues now - and with his big trouble last year with being bunged up from fur, we avoided that potential issue too. So we're probably going to do it each year, and the lady said they get used to it to some extent. Anyway - his fur is still really short, and he looks pretty good that way to boot Muggles is still pretty dumb though - but Muggles and Inky (aka "boycats") are still the best of buddies (their difference in smarts, size and personality works to their advantage, I think - as far as you can intellectualize that stuff). Inky is still SO small for a cat. He's 1 yr 5 months old, and still way smaller than Kid. I think he stopped growing a long time ago too. He wears a harness a lot, and we haven't made it bigger since we bought it in January. And I can still fit my fingers through! He's very wiry, and certainly not underfed (he has a small paddle too). So I guess he just decided to quit growing - and honestly that's pretty good because he likes to try to escape out the door (he LOVES outside) and he's easier to handle when he does make a run for it. He's SO agile - he walks along our bannister all the time, and it's only an inch wide - and we can't stop him.... This little dude is insane. He's a bit of a spook, and not outwardly friendly with other people. He's terribly confident, but spooks very easily - if that makes any sense. He will eventually make friends with strangers, the very same evening, but it takes awhile and out of nowhere he'll come and sit in your lap. Our cat sitter still couldn't even touch him for the entire week she looked after them at Christmas, even though she came here to feed them! Same deal when she came here a few days when I flew to SF for my interviews (a set of 12, if you can believe it). Inky has turned into one of those sneaky avid hunter cats - he adores outside, and will go hunting at the end of a leash (though he doesn't have a hope in hell of catching a bird, he'll try and leap 4 feet in the air believing he could catch one at eat it). *moth warning* Kid is our moth hunter - each night she goes out on the balcony and waits for moths to arrive, and then she brings them inside - and she's very good at it. I have learned to dispise moths like the other moth-haters here. She always catches huge ones, and I'll shriek when she carts them up here to the computer room to release and chase them. She will eat them, which is so terribly disgusting - I want her to though, to get rid of the damn things! Kid and Muggles still hate each other. Kid doesn't like Inky, and we couldn't leave them together, but she doesn't despise him. She *hates* Muggles, and won't even tolerate him to look at. About a year of this now - they haven't co-existed, and despite complete separation, there's no change. I think the damage was done... sometime. So, she spends her days with us in the computer room, or (usually) in the bedroom. She knows that each night the boys go to bed (she hears us prepare them for bed, and starts meowing), and then she's let out to hunt moths for the njght. It's a pretty good system - they all know the system, and she's happy as a clam being an "only cat" in a sense. She knows they're out there, and she's ok with it as long as they don't touch her or invade her rooms. She seems a lot happier in general though, happier than I've ever known her. And so much more personality (which is saying a lot, because she already had a lot of it!) - I just love Kid to bits. So I guess it was meant to be. So that's the complication with moving again - finding a good apartment for cat-segregation. We're planning on finding a place with a walk-in closet and ensuite for Kid, so she has more room in *her* bedroom. What we do for cats, eh? The boycats are actually going with my parents to live in B.C. for a couple months, so we don't have to take them in the car together, and battle it out in the temporary housing (now THAT would be tough!) My parents then drive them down to the new place in November. Kid comes with us (but loves the car and changes, so she'll be fine). Muggles is used to all this, so although it's not his preference, he should be fine too - it's Inky though that will be the big question mark. But he's resiliant - I'm sure he won't mind too much. So that's the news from here! Oh my goodness this is long - bet yer all sorry you asked Take care, and thanks - is very nice to hear that some people are wondering where you are - it's rare that it happens, so it's much appreciated. Regards, Jen, Muggles, Kid, Inky. |
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So good to hear from you, Jen! I'm very happy to hear about your new job;
hope all goes well with your move and that you'll keep checking in here from time to time! Miss you! Our cat household reminds me of yours -- Midnight and Tucker are always in competition for who's dominant and we've had several visits to the vet to fix up some bad scratches because of it, so for now when I leave the house, either Tucker gets put up or Midnight, Omar, & Oreo - we switch off. I hope this will end eventually. When we're home we just keep a constant watch on everyone. Hugs and purrs to you! Christine and Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker "jen" wrote in message .95.211... "badwilson" wrote in : wrote in message I'd really like to hear from Jen (Jepo). I bet she's busy and not reading the NG. I wonder if she's still in Calgary because if so, I'd like to see about getting together with her and Susan M when I *finally* get over there for a visit, in October. Hi, is Jen. I heard that perhaps some people were wondering where the heck I was! I haven't really been readying any newsgroups lately. I'm still in Calgary, but wouldn't you know it we're all moving next month (that sounds about right for us, moving once per year! Kid and Muggles are 3 and about to move into their 5th home/apartment - Inky, it's his first go at a move and lengthy car trip). Pete and I love/loved Calgary a lot - I was so happy moving back here (especially into a townhouse). So, naturally the drama continues, and we move to San Francisco next month because I got a job there (very happy about). Have to finish up writing another book before then though, so as usual the paniced rush. So the cats, what's probably the main interest (if any...!!). Oh, Muggles - I noticed that that was posted He was shaved because he had mats in his fur. There were a bunch of them around his lower-back/bum region and I just couldn't get them out (and he HATES being brushed, particularly around the tail... part of the problem). He's the cat who will scream bloody murder after you pull a comb through him a couple times (with no mats). Getting him shaved was the right choice, we discovered - he seemed much more chipper and lively after we got it done (after the initial tragedy with the shaver - he hated it, but it did pay off). Plus, we don't have all the fur/shedding issues now - and with his big trouble last year with being bunged up from fur, we avoided that potential issue too. So we're probably going to do it each year, and the lady said they get used to it to some extent. Anyway - his fur is still really short, and he looks pretty good that way to boot Muggles is still pretty dumb though - but Muggles and Inky (aka "boycats") are still the best of buddies (their difference in smarts, size and personality works to their advantage, I think - as far as you can intellectualize that stuff). Inky is still SO small for a cat. He's 1 yr 5 months old, and still way smaller than Kid. I think he stopped growing a long time ago too. He wears a harness a lot, and we haven't made it bigger since we bought it in January. And I can still fit my fingers through! He's very wiry, and certainly not underfed (he has a small paddle too). So I guess he just decided to quit growing - and honestly that's pretty good because he likes to try to escape out the door (he LOVES outside) and he's easier to handle when he does make a run for it. He's SO agile - he walks along our bannister all the time, and it's only an inch wide - and we can't stop him.... This little dude is insane. He's a bit of a spook, and not outwardly friendly with other people. He's terribly confident, but spooks very easily - if that makes any sense. He will eventually make friends with strangers, the very same evening, but it takes awhile and out of nowhere he'll come and sit in your lap. Our cat sitter still couldn't even touch him for the entire week she looked after them at Christmas, even though she came here to feed them! Same deal when she came here a few days when I flew to SF for my interviews (a set of 12, if you can believe it). Inky has turned into one of those sneaky avid hunter cats - he adores outside, and will go hunting at the end of a leash (though he doesn't have a hope in hell of catching a bird, he'll try and leap 4 feet in the air believing he could catch one at eat it). *moth warning* Kid is our moth hunter - each night she goes out on the balcony and waits for moths to arrive, and then she brings them inside - and she's very good at it. I have learned to dispise moths like the other moth-haters here. She always catches huge ones, and I'll shriek when she carts them up here to the computer room to release and chase them. She will eat them, which is so terribly disgusting - I want her to though, to get rid of the damn things! Kid and Muggles still hate each other. Kid doesn't like Inky, and we couldn't leave them together, but she doesn't despise him. She *hates* Muggles, and won't even tolerate him to look at. About a year of this now - they haven't co-existed, and despite complete separation, there's no change. I think the damage was done... sometime. So, she spends her days with us in the computer room, or (usually) in the bedroom. She knows that each night the boys go to bed (she hears us prepare them for bed, and starts meowing), and then she's let out to hunt moths for the njght. It's a pretty good system - they all know the system, and she's happy as a clam being an "only cat" in a sense. She knows they're out there, and she's ok with it as long as they don't touch her or invade her rooms. She seems a lot happier in general though, happier than I've ever known her. And so much more personality (which is saying a lot, because she already had a lot of it!) - I just love Kid to bits. So I guess it was meant to be. So that's the complication with moving again - finding a good apartment for cat-segregation. We're planning on finding a place with a walk-in closet and ensuite for Kid, so she has more room in *her* bedroom. What we do for cats, eh? The boycats are actually going with my parents to live in B.C. for a couple months, so we don't have to take them in the car together, and battle it out in the temporary housing (now THAT would be tough!) My parents then drive them down to the new place in November. Kid comes with us (but loves the car and changes, so she'll be fine). Muggles is used to all this, so although it's not his preference, he should be fine too - it's Inky though that will be the big question mark. But he's resiliant - I'm sure he won't mind too much. So that's the news from here! Oh my goodness this is long - bet yer all sorry you asked Take care, and thanks - is very nice to hear that some people are wondering where you are - it's rare that it happens, so it's much appreciated. Regards, Jen, Muggles, Kid, Inky. |
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"Christine Burel" wrote in
: So good to hear from you, Jen! I'm very happy to hear about your new job; hope all goes well with your move and that you'll keep checking in here from time to time! Miss you! Our cat household reminds me of yours -- Midnight and Tucker are always in competition for who's dominant and we've had several visits to the vet to fix up some bad scratches because of it, so for now when I leave the house, either Tucker gets put up or Midnight, Omar, & Oreo - we switch off. I hope this will end eventually. When we're home we just keep a constant watch on everyone. Oh it's so crazy isn't it! Kid will put Inky in his place (he kind-of listens), but just goes completely submissive with Muggles and doesn't defend herself (anymore). Maybe one day though - maybe she'll forget in 5 years I can totally relate with the whole leaving the house and making sure the cats are all "arranged" - and all the doors clicked shut Jen. |
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"Christine Burel" wrote in
: So good to hear from you, Jen! I'm very happy to hear about your new job; hope all goes well with your move and that you'll keep checking in here from time to time! Miss you! Our cat household reminds me of yours -- Midnight and Tucker are always in competition for who's dominant and we've had several visits to the vet to fix up some bad scratches because of it, so for now when I leave the house, either Tucker gets put up or Midnight, Omar, & Oreo - we switch off. I hope this will end eventually. When we're home we just keep a constant watch on everyone. Oh it's so crazy isn't it! Kid will put Inky in his place (he kind-of listens), but just goes completely submissive with Muggles and doesn't defend herself (anymore). Maybe one day though - maybe she'll forget in 5 years I can totally relate with the whole leaving the house and making sure the cats are all "arranged" - and all the doors clicked shut Jen. |
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"Christine Burel" wrote in
: So good to hear from you, Jen! I'm very happy to hear about your new job; hope all goes well with your move and that you'll keep checking in here from time to time! Miss you! Our cat household reminds me of yours -- Midnight and Tucker are always in competition for who's dominant and we've had several visits to the vet to fix up some bad scratches because of it, so for now when I leave the house, either Tucker gets put up or Midnight, Omar, & Oreo - we switch off. I hope this will end eventually. When we're home we just keep a constant watch on everyone. Oh it's so crazy isn't it! Kid will put Inky in his place (he kind-of listens), but just goes completely submissive with Muggles and doesn't defend herself (anymore). Maybe one day though - maybe she'll forget in 5 years I can totally relate with the whole leaving the house and making sure the cats are all "arranged" - and all the doors clicked shut Jen. |
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"jen" wrote in message
Hi, is Jen. I heard that perhaps some people were wondering where the heck I was! I haven't really been readying any newsgroups lately. snip lots of excitement Great to hear from you Jen, it sounds like you've finally fallen on your feet again, I'm so glad, and we are all purring our loudest that it works out. Gotta keep those furry masters in luxury and comfort, haven't we? The Yowlet arrived 4 months ago (I can't believe its been that long) and although Joel and I are obviously biased, we think he's the cutest thing ever (dont' tell Shmogg of course) Shmogg has adaptd very well to the intruder, after all, it means more milk is avaliable for his benefit (how else is one suppoed to rid oneself of the milk a baby doesn't drink in the bottle?) and has worked out a system of gettign second breakfast which involves howling he place down at the 4am feed, and hten doing it again at the 8am feed. If the adult humans arne't really awake at 4am (who is?) then they'll often forget that they've already done the breakfast run and feed him again. Otherwise, he's still his ornerr self, and spends most of his day out of ear shot of the wailing one, but still sleeps with me at night. I call him my furry grey bed buddy. But he does hop out of bed whenever I feed Cary, he's nto stupid. Fluffy has mixed feelings about her bare puppy, after all he doesn't know how to destroy socks with her yet so isn't much use. She's interested and *very* protective, but is wary because we kept saying "no" very shaprly to her when he first came home, otherwise the poor boy would have been utterly smothered in doggy drool and hair from the getgo. I'm sure she'll come around once Cary learns how to throw things, though. After all, every boy needs a doggy best friend. That about it for us, I gotta run, these days I odn't have much time for typing long missives, this is about as good as it gets! Here's hoping that life finally settles down for you folks and the furkids can sort it all out, Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 9/08/04 |
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