The Worst Birthday Ever (Long)

As much as I love cats, I put my own life and wellbeing (and that of my
family) before theirs. I even put the life and wellbeing of *my* cat above
the life and wellbeing of other cats. Yes, I'll feel bad about it, buts that
how it is. Given the choice, the cats (and other beings) I have
discriminated against would make the very same decision.

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, and have to do
so under a great deal of pressure and without time to consder all the
possible options. We make the best choice we can under the circumstances.
Doens't mean we'll feel good about it later, but its still the best decision
we could have made under the circumstances.

I can't condemn anyone who makes the best decision they can in the situation
they find themselves in. What I can do is offer compassion, support and
understanding, and I can choose not to be judgemental towards those who
don't live in an ideal world. Its hard enough to know that whatever you do,
someone or something has to suffer; condemning a person who has been forced
into such a situation does nothing to help either party - both are the
victims of a universe that just doesn't play fair sometimes.

Yowie

As much as I love cats, I put my own life and wellbeing (and that of my
family) before theirs. I even put the life and wellbeing of *my* cat above
the life and wellbeing of other cats. Yes, I'll feel bad about it, buts that
how it is. Given the choice, the cats (and other beings) I have
discriminated against would make the very same decision.

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, and have to do
so under a great deal of pressure and without time to consder all the
possible options. We make the best choice we can under the circumstances.
Doens't mean we'll feel good about it later, but its still the best decision
we could have made under the circumstances.

I can't condemn anyone who makes the best decision they can in the situation
they find themselves in. What I can do is offer compassion, support and
understanding, and I can choose not to be judgemental towards those who
don't live in an ideal world. Its hard enough to know that whatever you do,
someone or something has to suffer; condemning a person who has been forced
into such a situation does nothing to help either party - both are the
victims of a universe that just doesn't play fair sometimes.

Yowie

As much as I love cats, I put my own life and wellbeing (and that of my
family) before theirs. I even put the life and wellbeing of *my* cat above
the life and wellbeing of other cats. Yes, I'll feel bad about it, buts that
how it is. Given the choice, the cats (and other beings) I have
discriminated against would make the very same decision.

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, and have to do
so under a great deal of pressure and without time to consder all the
possible options. We make the best choice we can under the circumstances.
Doens't mean we'll feel good about it later, but its still the best decision
we could have made under the circumstances.

I can't condemn anyone who makes the best decision they can in the situation
they find themselves in. What I can do is offer compassion, support and
understanding, and I can choose not to be judgemental towards those who
don't live in an ideal world. Its hard enough to know that whatever you do,
someone or something has to suffer; condemning a person who has been forced
into such a situation does nothing to help either party - both are the
victims of a universe that just doesn't play fair sometimes.

Yowie

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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 08:31:10 +1000, "Yowie"
wrote:

As much as I love cats, I put my own life and wellbeing (and that of
my family) before theirs. I even put the life and wellbeing of *my*
cat above the life and wellbeing of other cats. Yes, I'll feel bad
about it, buts that how it is. Given the choice, the cats (and other
beings) I have
discriminated against would make the very same decision.

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, and
have to do so under a great deal of pressure and without time to
consder all the possible options. We make the best choice we can
under the circumstances. Doens't mean we'll feel good about it
later, but its still the best decision we could have made under the
circumstances.

I can't condemn anyone who makes the best decision they can in the
situation they find themselves in. What I can do is offer
compassion, support and understanding, and I can choose not to be
judgemental towards those who don't live in an ideal world. Its hard
enough to know that whatever you do, someone or something has to
suffer; condemning a person who has been forced into such a
situation does nothing to help either party - both are the victims
of a universe that just doesn't play fair sometimes.


This was the sort of choice that I was faced with when my house
caught fire in February 2003. My cat ran and hid, and the smoke was
heavy enough that I had to make the difficult choice to get myself
out of the house, rather than stay searching for the cat and possibly
die with her. I told the firemen about my cat when they arrived,
nine minutes after I called the fire department, and they found her a
couple of minutes later, but she was already dead from smoke
inhalation. I don't know how long I would have been able to survive
had I stayed inside to search.

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John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 08:31:10 +1000, "Yowie"
wrote:

As much as I love cats, I put my own life and wellbeing (and that of
my family) before theirs. I even put the life and wellbeing of *my*
cat above the life and wellbeing of other cats. Yes, I'll feel bad
about it, buts that how it is. Given the choice, the cats (and other
beings) I have
discriminated against would make the very same decision.

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, and
have to do so under a great deal of pressure and without time to
consder all the possible options. We make the best choice we can
under the circumstances. Doens't mean we'll feel good about it
later, but its still the best decision we could have made under the
circumstances.

I can't condemn anyone who makes the best decision they can in the
situation they find themselves in. What I can do is offer
compassion, support and understanding, and I can choose not to be
judgemental towards those who don't live in an ideal world. Its hard
enough to know that whatever you do, someone or something has to
suffer; condemning a person who has been forced into such a
situation does nothing to help either party - both are the victims
of a universe that just doesn't play fair sometimes.


This was the sort of choice that I was faced with when my house
caught fire in February 2003. My cat ran and hid, and the smoke was
heavy enough that I had to make the difficult choice to get myself
out of the house, rather than stay searching for the cat and possibly
die with her. I told the firemen about my cat when they arrived,
nine minutes after I called the fire department, and they found her a
couple of minutes later, but she was already dead from smoke
inhalation. I don't know how long I would have been able to survive
had I stayed inside to search.

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--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 08:31:10 +1000, "Yowie"
wrote:

As much as I love cats, I put my own life and wellbeing (and that of
my family) before theirs. I even put the life and wellbeing of *my*
cat above the life and wellbeing of other cats. Yes, I'll feel bad
about it, buts that how it is. Given the choice, the cats (and other
beings) I have
discriminated against would make the very same decision.

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, and
have to do so under a great deal of pressure and without time to
consder all the possible options. We make the best choice we can
under the circumstances. Doens't mean we'll feel good about it
later, but its still the best decision we could have made under the
circumstances.

I can't condemn anyone who makes the best decision they can in the
situation they find themselves in. What I can do is offer
compassion, support and understanding, and I can choose not to be
judgemental towards those who don't live in an ideal world. Its hard
enough to know that whatever you do, someone or something has to
suffer; condemning a person who has been forced into such a
situation does nothing to help either party - both are the victims
of a universe that just doesn't play fair sometimes.


This was the sort of choice that I was faced with when my house
caught fire in February 2003. My cat ran and hid, and the smoke was
heavy enough that I had to make the difficult choice to get myself
out of the house, rather than stay searching for the cat and possibly
die with her. I told the firemen about my cat when they arrived,
nine minutes after I called the fire department, and they found her a
couple of minutes later, but she was already dead from smoke
inhalation. I don't know how long I would have been able to survive
had I stayed inside to search.

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--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", John F. Eldredge
artfully composed this message within
on 17 Jul 2004:

This was the sort of choice that I was faced with when my house
caught fire in February 2003. My cat ran and hid, and the smoke
was heavy enough that I had to make the difficult choice to get
myself out of the house, rather than stay searching for the cat
and possibly die with her.

Oh, John. That is one of my biggest fears. I'm so sorry you had to go
through that.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", John F. Eldredge
artfully composed this message within
on 17 Jul 2004:

This was the sort of choice that I was faced with when my house
caught fire in February 2003. My cat ran and hid, and the smoke
was heavy enough that I had to make the difficult choice to get
myself out of the house, rather than stay searching for the cat
and possibly die with her.

Oh, John. That is one of my biggest fears. I'm so sorry you had to go
through that.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", John F. Eldredge
artfully composed this message within
on 17 Jul 2004:

This was the sort of choice that I was faced with when my house
caught fire in February 2003. My cat ran and hid, and the smoke
was heavy enough that I had to make the difficult choice to get
myself out of the house, rather than stay searching for the cat
and possibly die with her.

Oh, John. That is one of my biggest fears. I'm so sorry you had to go
through that.

--
Cheryl

In message , SUQKRT
writes
Ginger-lyn belated Happy Birthday. I'm sorry it was so stressful. I hope you
managed to finish watching Big Fish, its a great flick. Hopefully "those"
people (or some of them) are gone soon.

I was feeling sorry for myself Thursday (my birthday, July is a popular
birthmonth). Burearocracy (sp?) is giving me a hard time with my home help
funding. So I spent myy birthday stressed, playing phonetag. Friday was better
I went to the Burlinton Mall with a friend.

Belated happy birthday both from yet another crab (8 July). I think
Polonca's sometime in July as well.
--
Cathi