Bad Neighbors & Morganna Update

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:

As has also been surmised, I am not a "professional" rescuer, nor am I
associated with any shelter or rescue group. I am just an individual,
who has had far too many stray cats show up at my door. I have
rescued as many of them as I could. Some stayed with me, and the
others went to no-kill shelters, save a few (those being lost cats
returned home, and Morganna/Tallulah).

I think you've done an admirable job with her, and as I said in another
post, you risked your own safety to do it. How many people would do that?

You were definitely between a rock and a hard place in this situation,
with dangerous neighbors, very few financial resources of your own, and
a rescue community that already has its hands full. When someone throws
you a rope, you grab it. I'm glad you did. She wasn't perfect, but I
strongly believe that Tallulah is much better off now than she was
before. Kudos to you!

Joyce

Ginger-lyn Summer wrote:

As has also been surmised, I am not a "professional" rescuer, nor am I
associated with any shelter or rescue group. I am just an individual,
who has had far too many stray cats show up at my door. I have
rescued as many of them as I could. Some stayed with me, and the
others went to no-kill shelters, save a few (those being lost cats
returned home, and Morganna/Tallulah).

I think you've done an admirable job with her, and as I said in another
post, you risked your own safety to do it. How many people would do that?

You were definitely between a rock and a hard place in this situation,
with dangerous neighbors, very few financial resources of your own, and
a rescue community that already has its hands full. When someone throws
you a rope, you grab it. I'm glad you did. She wasn't perfect, but I
strongly believe that Tallulah is much better off now than she was
before. Kudos to you!

Joyce

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:41:19 GMT, wrote:

Either I'm not as good at typing people as I thought I was, or else it's
harder than it seems to try to guess people's types over the Internet.
But I would have *definitely* said you were a T, no question about it!
Which is not to say that you're not a feeling person (a common mistake
people make when learning about Myers-Briggs

I would think it's always hard to make a judgement based on someone's
writing style. Especially hard on the internet when they is no face to
face meeting and you have no idea if someone is just dashing off
something off the top of their head, or writing something and going
over it several times proofing what they've written.

BTW, I've never heard of Myers-Briggs, so don't know what you all are
talking about. I've gather that it's some sort of personality study
that might be used during company seminars?
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:41:19 GMT, wrote:

Either I'm not as good at typing people as I thought I was, or else it's
harder than it seems to try to guess people's types over the Internet.
But I would have *definitely* said you were a T, no question about it!
Which is not to say that you're not a feeling person (a common mistake
people make when learning about Myers-Briggs

I would think it's always hard to make a judgement based on someone's
writing style. Especially hard on the internet when they is no face to
face meeting and you have no idea if someone is just dashing off
something off the top of their head, or writing something and going
over it several times proofing what they've written.

BTW, I've never heard of Myers-Briggs, so don't know what you all are
talking about. I've gather that it's some sort of personality study
that might be used during company seminars?
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...

BTW, I've never heard of Myers-Briggs, so don't know what you all are
talking about. I've gather that it's some sort of personality study
that might be used during company seminars?
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html
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Yeah, it's basically just common sense - people have different types of
personalities and deal with situations in different ways. Where it is
really helpful is teaching you how to put yourself in someone else's shoes
and try to see things the way they see them. That helps you put things in a
way that they will relate to. It helps teams of different type
personalities to be able to work on problems together and use each others'
strengths to solve problems. It also tells you what stresses other people
and how to recognize that stress related behavior so that you can avoid
"butting heads" and arguing just for arguments' sake.

The important thing to know, and I think we all already know it here, is
that there is no right or wrong type, no better or worse ways of dealing,
just differences. When we learn to use those differences to the advantage
of everyone, everyone benefits.

If I were on a team and we had a situation where we had to negotiate with
someone who used feelings to make decisions (actually a very good way to
make decisions when dealing with personnel), I would let an "F" type team
member take the lead. If we were dealing with a "things" problem (numbers,
programs, etc.) and not people, I might take the lead.

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...

BTW, I've never heard of Myers-Briggs, so don't know what you all are
talking about. I've gather that it's some sort of personality study
that might be used during company seminars?
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

[remove Junk for email]
Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html
Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html

Yeah, it's basically just common sense - people have different types of
personalities and deal with situations in different ways. Where it is
really helpful is teaching you how to put yourself in someone else's shoes
and try to see things the way they see them. That helps you put things in a
way that they will relate to. It helps teams of different type
personalities to be able to work on problems together and use each others'
strengths to solve problems. It also tells you what stresses other people
and how to recognize that stress related behavior so that you can avoid
"butting heads" and arguing just for arguments' sake.

The important thing to know, and I think we all already know it here, is
that there is no right or wrong type, no better or worse ways of dealing,
just differences. When we learn to use those differences to the advantage
of everyone, everyone benefits.

If I were on a team and we had a situation where we had to negotiate with
someone who used feelings to make decisions (actually a very good way to
make decisions when dealing with personnel), I would let an "F" type team
member take the lead. If we were dealing with a "things" problem (numbers,
programs, etc.) and not people, I might take the lead.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Dan M wrote:


We will certainly be purring for that. But in the meanwhile, just know
that a lot of us (damn near all of us, I'm sure) admire you for taking
the steps necessary to rescue a kitty in need. That is, after all, our
goal, isn't it? To move kitties without appropriate homes into better
living situations? And being master of loving human family is far better
than being an outdoor kitty, even if means eventiually being declawed.
And as you said, that is appears to be less than a certain thing yet.



I agree with both Dan and Steve. For one thing, how do we know that
this woman is into cat mutilation, i.e. declawing. I for one didn't
have any strong opinions about declawing, other than that I wouldn't do
it to one of my owners, until I looked at the literature about it. Now
I'm very against declawing.

Like Steve, I've received hate mail over some of my posts over the
years. At one point, I almost quit the group because I was so depressed
by the language in the emails I got. A couple of good people, you know
who you are, talked me out of quitting.

Personally, I think you've done all that a reasonable person would do to
help out Morganna and should be commended for your work on her behalf.
Thank you for posting an update on her, even if you did get your ears
handed back to you by Megan.

Pam S.

Dan M wrote:


We will certainly be purring for that. But in the meanwhile, just know
that a lot of us (damn near all of us, I'm sure) admire you for taking
the steps necessary to rescue a kitty in need. That is, after all, our
goal, isn't it? To move kitties without appropriate homes into better
living situations? And being master of loving human family is far better
than being an outdoor kitty, even if means eventiually being declawed.
And as you said, that is appears to be less than a certain thing yet.



I agree with both Dan and Steve. For one thing, how do we know that
this woman is into cat mutilation, i.e. declawing. I for one didn't
have any strong opinions about declawing, other than that I wouldn't do
it to one of my owners, until I looked at the literature about it. Now
I'm very against declawing.

Like Steve, I've received hate mail over some of my posts over the
years. At one point, I almost quit the group because I was so depressed
by the language in the emails I got. A couple of good people, you know
who you are, talked me out of quitting.

Personally, I think you've done all that a reasonable person would do to
help out Morganna and should be commended for your work on her behalf.
Thank you for posting an update on her, even if you did get your ears
handed back to you by Megan.

Pam S.

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:41:19 GMT, wrote:

Either I'm not as good at typing people as I thought I was, or else
it's
harder than it seems to try to guess people's types over the
Internet.
But I would have *definitely* said you were a T, no question about
it!
Which is not to say that you're not a feeling person (a common
mistake
people make when learning about Myers-Briggs

I would think it's always hard to make a judgement based on
someone's
writing style. Especially hard on the internet when they is no face
to
face meeting and you have no idea if someone is just dashing off
something off the top of their head, or writing something and going
over it several times proofing what they've written.

BTW, I've never heard of Myers-Briggs, so don't know what you all
are
talking about. I've gather that it's some sort of personality study
that might be used during company seminars?
--
Steve Touchstone,

I found a site online to take the test. I just took it and it seems
that I am ESTJ. You can check it yourself at
http://similarminds.com/myers-briggs-jung.html
--
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

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:41:19 GMT, wrote:

Either I'm not as good at typing people as I thought I was, or else
it's
harder than it seems to try to guess people's types over the
Internet.
But I would have *definitely* said you were a T, no question about
it!
Which is not to say that you're not a feeling person (a common
mistake
people make when learning about Myers-Briggs

I would think it's always hard to make a judgement based on
someone's
writing style. Especially hard on the internet when they is no face
to
face meeting and you have no idea if someone is just dashing off
something off the top of their head, or writing something and going
over it several times proofing what they've written.

BTW, I've never heard of Myers-Briggs, so don't know what you all
are
talking about. I've gather that it's some sort of personality study
that might be used during company seminars?
--
Steve Touchstone,

I found a site online to take the test. I just took it and it seems
that I am ESTJ. You can check it yourself at
http://similarminds.com/myers-briggs-jung.html
--
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