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Thanksgiving for Cat Ladies
I spent my Friday cleaning cages at the adoption center. I know St. Francis was hoping to ride on Black Friday to get some adoptions, but we only managed one today. I had some lookers and attracted a couple of views when I had "Madonna" purring in my arms ( Read more... ) -
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month
Though today isn't my usual shift at the adoption center, I offered to clean cages and stick around until the volunteers showed up (yes, tape a sign that says "SUCKER" on my forehead). As I was wheeling the cleaning cart out of the adoption center, a woman approached me with a shopping cart containing a carrier ( Read more... ) -
オバマ大統領、おめでとう
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I would like to be living in Japan about now. I want to hear what the Japanese think of Americans now without the influence of the Bushes. I would like to be on the world stage in Tokyo right now ( Read more... ) -
So. Voting Day.
I got up extra early and hit the polling place when it opened. There was a line about fifty yards long going out the door. That's okay. I brought a book. Though I was wanting a sweater with the rather chilly wind blowing across the parking lot. All told, I went in, voted, slapped an "I Voted!" sticker over my right boob, and was on my way to the ( Read more... ) -
More Cat Rage
Chelsea is back in the granny flat. It was that or have her sent back to Animal Control where she came from. Nobody could touch her, and I heard she injured a couple of kennelers and the cat coordinator.
The moment she went into the carrier, she was back to her nice old self.
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Cat Rage
Another day at the adoption center. Today, amongst the kittens, we had a three-year-old Himalayan/Persian female. Fat, declawed, sporting a lion cut because of the mats in her fur, the poor, sweet, miserable thing shivered in my arms. Her owner had taken her to the vet and dumped her there because said owner wanted two cute kittens instead. I hope ( Read more... ) -
Bits and pieces
A couple of things have been going on the past couple of weeks. Of course, hurricane season is in full swing, so we're watching the progress of Gustav as it heads toward the Gulf Coast. My mother's husband is freaking out and has the TV welded to the Weather Channel because Gustav is scheduled to make landfall near his hometown. Meanwhile, Hanna ( Read more... ) -
Cat rant and hurricane hysteria rolled into one!
Tropical Storm Faye is now over Cuba. Its "cone of death" extends over the entire west coast of Florida, while the center plot line goes perilously close to home. This is cause for concern, especially if Faye balloons to a hurricane within the warm waters of the Gulf... and it will ( Read more... ) -
Birthday stuff
Well, the birthday weekend was pretty busy. It marked both my mother's birthday and mine (two days apart). For my mother's, we visited my brother's girlfriend's family at their rented condo in Indian Rocks Beach. Ate spaghetti dinner, walked the beach, watch some Olympics and the Bucs vs. Dolphins game, and had cake. Not a bad day actually ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Miss Timmy
Miss Timmy was eating well this morning. I thought she was doing better. This evening, she was worse than she was the other night. Her anus was badly swollen and extremely painful, and as she bent over to lick herself, she urinated all over the carpet ( Read more... )