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Fidel Catro
: Chesterfield, Missouri, USA
Fidel Catro loves to get into everything! He especially loves the dishwasher (clean or dirty).
Author: Tom “The Kittenmaster” Cooper
Tom is the owner of 4 amazing cats, and using the Daily Kitten he provides a place for cat and kitten lovers to share the love for their own cats and kittens.
He matches your kitchen decor! Beautiful!
How funny he is adorible if my cat did that my mom would be up the wall
Again I’m first in line. That’s twice in 2 days !!!
Today’s Mutts is for you!
http://muttscomics.com/art/dailyarchive.asp
That’s great, Ginny! I love Mutts. If I only have time to read one comic strip, it’s Mutts.
Yesh!
Joan,
There is an “Animal Friendly” license plate available in NJ that was designed by Patrick McDonnell. Do you have one?
http://www.njmvc.com/cit_plates/ani_friendly.htm
no yuo’re not there is two people ahead of you.
No, you’re not. There are two people… couldn’t resist.
big kitten
yeah is he a kitten or r u cheating
By definition, a kitten is a feline under the age of 1 year, even though (s)he appears fully-grown usually around the age of 6 months. Therefore, this probably is, indeed a real kitten.
Even if he isn’t, I won’t hold it against the Kittenmaster.
*claws calendar to shreds and tosses it in the litterbox*
What a great kitty! Persians are such sweethearts…
Persian or Hymalayan? (sp?)
persian, himmy’s have a flatter almost no nose face.
Ah, but the doll faced Himmy has a cute little nose just like Fidel. This looks like my Clementine…a Flamepoint Himmy. Depends on the mum and dad. Too many Persians are being bred w/squashed faces and they tend to have eye drainage and breathing problems. This includes the Himmies that are considered Colorpoint Persians in England…sorry for the sidebar comments…I’ll get off of my soapbox now…
Striking a pose by the dishes – so cute!
a great spot to be the center of attention
Does Fidel have any good cigars about his cattliness? What a fluffball.
I’ll settle for a mojito!
Ginny, MMMMM Mojito. (Home Simpson noises) Throw in an empanada or two and we are set for a Fiesta!
Little Fidel rules the roost with an iron paw, I am sure, but he needs to be careful that someone doesn’t try to use him to scrub dishes!
mmm… I second the mojito with Homer Simpson noises. PF Chang’s in Boston makes a killer asian pear mojito.
Does anyone have a Durango Steakhouse near them? It is suprisingly good for a mid-priced restaurant. They have 28 different margarita flavors. They are strong and fantastic!
There’s this place in down town SA, TX -Fat Tuesdays- they have like 20 different flavors of these Margarita like drinks. The one that’s made with 151 and Tang-sooo good- will knock you on your bum! Learned that one the hard way let me tell you!!
The best mojitos I’ve had are at The Cheesecake Factory, of all places!
Or did the thought of chasing a mojito with cheesecake just make it SEEM better?
Bacardi has a frozen mojito mix…. if you add some fresh mint and a squeeze of lime…they ain’t half bad…
A mojito with a cheesecake chaser…… sorry… doesn’t sound at ALL appealing…
Do they do empanadas in Cuba? Or is that just a Mexican thing?
The cuddly pussycat with the means-business name! Oh, he’s beautiful. Lovely blue eyes!
Oh, what a nice big ball of fur! My grandmother had a white persion. Hey, just don’t run the dishwasher with fidel in it, you’d have a big ball of wet fuzz! LOL
I thought Petey was the only goofey kitty that did that.
Susan, a co-worker told me just this morning that she has to keep chasing her new boy kitten out of her dishwasher (and everywhere else).
Fidel is a doll…
Huddy’s ‘cousin’ ShamSham always gets in the dishwasher. My sister has a fit chasing him out of there. I think it’s funny.
My neice’s son climbs in too he likes to “help” mommy. I have a cute pix of him in the dishwasher. I never said my family was normal.
When I was in high school, I had a greykitty, Nermal, who would have LIVED in the dishwasher, had I let him. I still have a photo of him in the same pose as ol’ Fidel, there.
They already have “Cats in Sinks,” maybe we should branch out to “Cats in Dishwashers”!
No Susan, my cat Sylvester wants to climb into the dishwasher too. Crazy cats!
love the mustache
I have been eating this jello mold since I was 3 years old and all the while professing that I hate cranberries.
Cranberry Port Wine Jello Mold
IGNORE THE DIRECTIONS ON THE BOX
1 large or two small boxes of black cherry or cherry jello
1 can of whole cranbeery sauce
1 can of crushed pineapple drained
1 cup of port wine
1 cup of boiling water
disolve the jello in the boiling water
add to the other stuff
This makes a stiff jello mold that can be sliced or scooped. I use a 10 inch tube pan or a bundt pan or just in a bowl works fine. To unmold dip the pan into HOT water and cover with the plate that you will serve it on and flip over.
You can also add chopped walnuts or pecans if you care to.
This can be served at anytime not just Thanksgiving.
I always tell people that it contains wine incase some people refrain from drinking as the wine is not cooked away.
That’s funny Susan, I hate cranberries too but I will try this! Thanks
Fidel C has been partying too hard? Looks like he needs some under eye make-up. Lucky he is so adorable. Only a kitty gets away with everything 🙂
That’s funny I was thinking the same thing when I saw his picture…he sure has some really dark circles under those eyes….Avon’s Renew Eye Cream will take care of that,,and he can order it from me…LOL 🙂
Get out! Tell the truth, please?! Does it really work? The bane of my existence and it doesn’t look remotely cute on me 🙂
Yes Evangeline it really does work…..it’s called “Anew Clinical Eye Lift” it comes in a jar that’s white and has an inner divider…one part is a gel for the upper eye area the other half is a cream for the under eye…you know dark circles, puffiness, etc. I use it myself and I love it, if you have a local rep that you can contact it’s in the campaign 7 book for $18.00(that’s $10.00 off the regular price)or you can go to:
http://www.youravon.com
They will have links to find a rep or to order directly from Avon itself….
Happy Shopping….there’s tons of great stuff coming out…it’s not your mother’s Avon anymore! 🙂
Kathy-Eva would be your client. Mail it to her. My rep mails me my orders from out of town. She mails out about 100 packages each campaign. She has been a rep for over 35 years. Don’t give away you sales. *steps off soapbox again*
The new Avon cream in the brown glass jar is absolutely wonderful too. Sorry can’t remember the name but I use it every day. The other day one of the women at work said I look younger.
Hi Teresa….
you must be talking about the Anew Alternative line…I haven’t tried that myself yet but I’ve heard it’s great stuff…. 🙂
The friends that brought this too our house for parties never told me what was in it. I asked for the recipe when they were moving to Palm Springs, CA when I was 27. I read the recipe and said oh this isn’t the one I want this has cranberries and I hate cranberries. They just laughed and said yes, Susan we know. I guess with the cup of port wine I never noticed the cranberries. Sometimes if I am using a ring mold I place a small pretty dish or a stemmed glass in the center with mayo in it a dolp does taste good on top.
Yikes, the first line that should be to not too and it should be dolop. Anyway I place some one top of my turkey sandwich with mayo and it is wonderful.
persians always have that look it’s because their eyes leak a lot and and good owner would wash their eyes daily to keep that from building up .Iknow bc Ihad a couple in my life once and was told by the breder how to care for them .Ibought a pair and was giong to start my own persian cattreywith the help from the person that sold me the pair ,as they were silver shaded persians and rare in the north west.
I LOVE cranberries, but HATE jello! It’s all wiggly in your mouth and then people put lumps in it-eeewww
This is the only jello mold I will eat because it is jiggly it is solid as I said it can be sliced. Try it you’ll like it best said with a Yiddish accent.
That must be a mighty large jello mold in order to still be eating it. Either that or you are an amazingly precocious child.
I was waiting for that…
I aim to please
My friend that visited awhile back looked in the fridge and saw the jello mold she asked fi she could have some before dinner and I told it was set yet she said well I can drink it! I poured her a glass of port wine.
OH, that sounds good… I have a recipe for blackberry and zinfandel jello….. I don’t have it here though…
Fidel es muy guapo… (forgive me, spanish speakers!)
Este frase es correcto. No te preoccupes.
Thanks, Susan. This looks yummy! I’m going to be making a fresh ham for Easter (my son hates lamb) so this will go very well with it!
That sounds refreshing. But if CatRancher happened to be here, not only would she ignore the directions on the box, she would ignore every ingredient except for the port wine. tee hee. I miss you C/R.
Whew…I’m glad you said that and not me. Ditto on the missing C/R.
Little Fidel need a little green jacket and hat! Can we get any fuzzier???
And a cigar
Why was this cutie pie named Fidel Castro there must be a story that goes with the name?
Cuban dishes crisis……are they clean or dirty?
Clever!!
Did you really just say that?! :-)))
Poor Baby! Looks like he hasn’t been getting enough sleep with those dark bags under the eyes.
Good thing it doesn’t cause a cuteness decrease.
Was he named Fidel Castro because of all the hair? I don’t know if I could stomach my cat having a moniker like that. Unless I was a Cuban communist.
(PS – Sanjaya stays another week! I just might move to Cuba. Now you can shoot me, Fidel.)
How could such a beautiful cat be named for such an evil man?
At least he wasn’t named for his brother Raul–all of Fidel’s ruthlessness, but none of his charm.
It’s a softer, cuddlier Fidel!
A kinder, gentler Fidel! lol
And obviously cleaner!!
people, it’s Fidel CATro!
Noted, but still…
amen to that I can’t believe that he is still with us but he is cute
He is actually named Fidel CATro.
I like the story about the lady whose cats have the following names:
1. Atastrophe
2. Amaran
3. Atonic and
4. Harsis
Their first names were all “Cat.”
The next one could have been Ch-22, the one after that could have been Alytic Converter, and the next one could have been TleRustler.
I gotta million of ’em, folks. Tip yer waitress, try the ravioli.
Viva Fidel!!!
Definitely going to be a CLEAN kitty, isn’t he? Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
Hello TDKers, sorry for the double post. I was out of the office.
I have to have neck fusion surgery later this year – it’s a long story but I broke my neck about 17 years ago and my vertabra are deteriorating (sp) and I’m in constant pain.
I’m hoping for a miracle, as I don’t like to be cut on. I’m not lucky and they’ll probably end up doing something bad to me.
ouch. I hope all goes well.
HM, I don’t know if you already have a surgeon lined up, but if you don’t, get someone through Hermann. Those folks are first-rate! They took care of my daughter last year when she broke every bone in her face after an auto accident. She (and we) spent 10 days there, and everyone we met (from the custodians to the nurses, to the surgeons) was friendly, knowledgable, and highly skilled at what they do. Every trip back for a follow-up has been well worth it (even with Houston traffic)!
Prayers and good wishes to you HM…. surgery of any kind is scary… I cannot imagine surgery to the spine in any location. Keep us posted !!!
Oh, please, PLEASE get a second opinion. There are so many alternitives to fusion these days. Many well wishes and possitive, possitive energy to you as hard as I can.
Good thoughts going out to you, HM
Aw, honey. So sorry you hurt. Neck pain is the pitts. Hope all goes well (don’t buy trouble) and keep us posted. Need a sitter for the critters? I’m sure there’s a backpack or two lurking about.
Our thoughts will be with you. Who is your healthcare provider?
Is it the vertebra or the discs between? I have degenerative disc disease. This was caused by repeated injuries in my neck. Moon walk accident as a kid and then several car accidents and a bought with carpal tunnel that also affected my neck and shoulder. I’ve read multiple things to do to slow it down, but they say eventually it will lead to surgery. That idea scares me to death.
By all that, I am saying that I understand your fear and feel for you. I wish you the best. They have really gotten so much better with spinal surgeries. Careful and don’t overlaod that backpack though, that can cause a major strain on your spine.
There is a new surgery where they can now replace damaged discs instead of fusing the vertebra. I have two badly damaged discs in the lower lumbar. I’m doing well with Chiropractic and daily stretches, but I was excited when I heard about the advancement that the replacement surgery represents.
So sorry to hear that HM… I have to agree… get a second opinion… but… My fav uncle had all of his vertabrae fused, except the last 3-4… it didn’t stop him from a wonderful, adventurous life… (He was one of Howard Hughes personal chopper pilots, as well as a bunch of other things) One of the things that it did for him.. since he couldn’t turn his head, he turned from the waist when he spoke with you.. and you felt like you had his full attention…
So sorry you are in pain and I will send prayers and healing energy!!
All the best HM! I’m hoping you’ll be like my dear Dad. They thought they would have to fuse his neck after a car accident, (but when they got in they we able to correct the problem w/out fusing his neck. (Sorry I don’t remember exact details– it was 14 years ago.)
Fidel is a sweetie.
Oh, HM! So sorry to hear about that. Make sure you take your backpack full of kitties to keep you company. They will oversee that the surgery goes by with flying colors and that no harm comes to you. Best of luck and hang in there!
HM, please don’t keep the negative thought about a bad outcome. If you have a surgeon that you trust you must keep positive thoughts. And if you don’t trust him(her), find another. Remember we will all be praying for you and the surgeon. Keep the faith that all will be well. Yes you are lucky, you found TDK didn’t you.
Listen to Elene, HM, you are lucky, you found us, and we’ll be there for you with prayers, headbutts, positive thoughts, whatever we have. We also listen.
Yes HM, listen to Elene, you have all of us, our positive thoughts, prayers, purrs and whatevers, and you are lucky, it just may have taken a while to kick in. *sneaks over to Fidel Catsro, and gently scoops him up and puts him in HM’s backpack*
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My husband had spinal fusion surgery 4th, 5th & 6th cervical vertebrae about 5 years ago. The recovery period was difficult, but he recovered fully and is doing well. Please make sure you have a neurosurgeon you trust and definitely get a second opinion.
BTW-What a cute kitty!
Hi Huddy’s Mom, I’m so very sorry that you have to have surgery. Sending positive thoughts, prayers and head bonks to you.
Ooh, HM! I will be thinking positive thoughts and prayers that the surgery goes well for you. Have you gotten more than one or two doctor’s opinions?
Sorry you are in pain. Perhaps another doctor might be able to suggest an alternative to surgery. In any case, I hope all goes well and you can keep carrying that metaphorical backpack full of kitties.
So sorry to hear about that H/M. We are all wishing the best for you. But, you already knew that…
Think positive. I’ll send the Angels to guide the surgeon’s hands.
You guys are just the best with your wellwishes and advice. I’m sitting here getting all misty. I WAS lucky enough to find you guys, so I’m gonna be lucky enough to come through this ok.
Hugs, kisses, and much love to my TDK family.
You guys rock.
Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent your way. I do agree get a second opinon.
H/M –
All of the TDKers are giving you great advice and lots of support. Check it all out and make the best decision you can. Then go at it with all of the confidence you have. Attitude is soooo important in life. We are all here for you as you are here for us.
I am so pleased that, even though we are a group that will probably never meet face to face, we have come to care so much for each other.
Hugs and best wishes to you, HM!!! If it turns out that you do need the surgery, ask your doctor who he or she would have do it if it were they who needed it or one of their family. When you see the surgeon, ask how many times they’ve done this surgery, and ask if you can talk to someone who has had it done. That way you can find out about the things that only someone who has been through it will know, and that the surgeon may not think (or not know) to tell you. Please don’t let yourself suffer! We care about you and your pitchfork (oops, peashooter 😀 )!!
I am so sorry for you. I do wish for a miracle!
Kittenmaster,
One of the later posts for Calvin yesterday attached the name Fraser to you. (I haven’t been able to listen to the interview; the filter here blocks that site, and my dial-up at home is too slow.) Are you a Fraser? I am a member of that Scottish clan through my paternal grandmother and belong to the Clan Fraser Society of America. If so, the world has just gotten a little smaller, cousin! 🙂
Fraser is my first name, not a family name, unless there’s some strange Scottish connection from way back in the mists of time that I don’t know about.
In fact, I’ve got no idea at all why I was given the name.
Ginny, I’m not a Fraser, but I married into the Scottish Clan Baird. In fact, I am supposed to be planning next year’s reunion of the American branch.
Cool! I also have links to the Clans Gordon, Gunn, and MacPhee (or MacFie). All my Scottish ancestors came to the American Colonies ca. 1730 and settled in the western Carolinas and Virginia, but some wound up in Georgia during the American Revolution and stayed there.
MM, you may want to look into the Daughters of Scotia. ( http://www.daughtersofscotia.org/ ) Membreship is open to anyone 17-up who is either of Scottish descent or married to a person of Scottish descent. I belong and used to be active with my lodge when I lived in FL, but there are no lodges in TX. I’d love to start one, and have intended to, but where I live everyone is either Czech, German, African-American, or Hispanic. No Scots here 🙁
My Scots heritage comes from Craig which is part of the Clan Gordon or so I am told. My grandfather was Irish, Scots and English.
Cool! Thanks Ginny. Personally, I’m a mutt. I’m more Filipino that anything else, and I’m only a quarter that.
I will check into the Daughters of Scotia, I am Italian and Scott and …(Mutt 🙂 )- Clan MacKinnon, from Isle of Sky. I have pages and pages of lineage that my mom pulled together.
On my mama’s side of the family we are Gibson’s and Armstrong’s. I looked up different clans on a Scotish site and I couldn’t find where we fit in. I do know my greatgrandmother came from Glascow and married etc. in TX.
Howdy, Cousin! I’m half Irish and half Scot, with Clan MacGregor, Clan MacIntyre, Clan Fraser, Clan MacKenzie and Clan Gunn in my ancestry. Do you know any Gaelic? I started learning a year ago, and can *almost* make it sound right 😉 !
Slainte, Erin go Bragh, and I know the PROPER way to pronounce “Auld Lang Syne.” That’s about it.
I know enough Spanish and French to get myself in trouble. I can speak a smattering of Russian (and can read the Cyrillic alphabet). I can say “thank you” in Italian, Korean, Cantonese, and Japanese. That’s about it.
No cuss words?
In the deep south, we can take a certain 4-letter word meaning “excrement,” and stretch it out to 5-6 syllables!
After that, why learn anything else?
What an odd name for a cat. When my mom was a kid, she had a siamese whom my grandfather was just dying to name “Chairman Meow”… he ended up being named Lucky, he lived the longest of any of my mom’s childhood pets, and sadly they had to put him down due to veterinary malpractice. He’s the only cat my grandfather still talks about!
Chairman Meow- Hahaha I love clever names like that. I always loved Pug dogs and swore if I ever got one I’d name it Vee W, so I would have a VW Pug.
Both are funny and clever names. VW Pug…now that is audacious!
The best cat name I ever heard came from the evillest person I’ve ever known–I disliked her so intensely, I hated to even grudgingly admit that I thought “Kitten Noodle Soup” was an awesome name!
Ha Ha – Our cat is name Tikka, as in the Indian dish Chicken Tikka Masala. But when I joked about called her Kitty Tikka Masala, I just got dirty looks! 😉 We often go for an Indian meal, and when we order Chicken Tikka they bring us a salad, telling us it is the “Salad for Tikka”. We crack up picturing Tikka sitting at the table in the restaurant eating her salad!
That is a cool name. Hope the kitten was cool in spite of its evil mistress. Don’t all witches have cats? :-}
I almost named my cat Noodle, he just lets you do anything to him, just like a wet noodle. Then it was almost Elvis (the pelvis) and we would call his brother Enus—. But we settled on Bug.
One of my best friends in California had a cat named Bratwurst Elvis. He was a beautiful tuxedo wearing fellow. I have no idea how he got the name, but we all called him Bratty.
When I was in graduate school, when dirt was new and dinosaurs roamed the earth, a friend had a lovely sealpoint meezer named Puppy. Puppy had kittens. For over 35 years (oops), I’ve been able to honestly say my friend’s puppy had kittens.
There is a great children’s book by Bill Wallace entitled “A Dog Called Kitty” The dog gets his name when he appears as a mostly-starved stray puppy who shows up when the barn cats are fed. (“Here Kitty, Kitty”). By the time the family decides to keep the dog, he has associated the word “Kitty” with food and won’t respond to anything else, hence the name.
When I was in high school, we got a Dachshund puppy. We’d already had a Weimeramer named Heidi, so that name was out. I wanted some other German name like Gretchen or Brunhilde, and was horrified that my brother wanted to name her 280Z because she had “four on the floor”!
We wound up naming her “Prissy.”
Since your Weimeramer was named Heidi you should have called her Lowdi
Drat! I never think of the clever ones on time. Sometimes, never at all. 🙁
Very clever but have you been nipping at work?
No. I think that’s the problem.
Such a soft looking baby, all that hair must require alot of care. Do persian kitties sit for brushings well? Is there special spritzes that make it easier? Do they have special needs do to hairball problems? Do they blow coat like short haired kitties? I imagine matting is a problem, is it detrimental to have them shorn/ clipped? Does there hair vary in length, some cats longer than others sort of thing? Wow, this opened up a whole lot of questions I never thought about before. I’m part kitty, very curious.
PS. forgot to mention what beautiful eyes! Love that shade of blue. And is the discoloration a breed thing, like those bug-eyed dogs get? Oops more curiosity slipped out!!
We used to have a lovely little calico kitty who was part persian. she LOVED to be brushed, but she did mat a lot. We would clip her mats and comb them out, and then the hair would grow back in. I think they do make spritzes, as the hair on persians tends to be fine, but on other long-haired cats such as Himalayan it is very thick (our kitty is part himalayan now, but she has medium length fur. It is sooooo thick!)
My mother’s cat is a pure breed Himalayan. His hair is very long and incredibly thick. He gets mats that he will only allow my dad to cut out. In fact, my dad is the only one allowed to brush him also. Maybe I should have said that my father’s cat is a pure breed Himalayan.
He was a rescue. His previous owners spent a lot of money for him with a breeder only to discover that they were allergic. They hand picked my parents as his new servants.
My April, who looks like a Maine Coon and has more wool on her than a sheep, just HATES to be brushed. Needless to say it’s a constant struggle against matted hairs. In a moment of desperation three weeks ago I took the clippers to her and survived to tell the tale. Her initial shock wore off quickly and for some reason she has become a lot more affectionate than she used to be and is even allowing me to brush her more. I think it’s because she can now feel my touch better when I pet her, without that thick blanket of hair in between. Her coat will be in its full glory again soon, but I’ll just enjoy this grace period while it lasts.
Wow those blue eyes! Paul Newman or Frankie? Hmm. Paul!
HM-My ol’ man has the same condition. It’s constant pain. Glad you are back. Missed ya.
Gladys-Where are you sweetie?
What a gorgeous kitten! I can’t wait to see what Ivory Bill comes up with for a poem on this one!
Conquering the dishes
A Communist Cat
Must obey Castro’s wishes
Or be shot like a Rat
A cigar in one hand
Iron fist for the other
Fidel rules the land
Compassion only for his mother
Oooo, Very clever girl!!
Those two big plates look like giant rabbit-ears attached to the kitty!! Fidel is a pretty, pretty boy…
So I’ve got some news…finally, after 5 months and 3 days of being unemployed, this morning I finally got THE CALL I’d been waiting for–I’ve finally, FINALLY been hired!! (Did I mention “finally”???) I am absolutely over the moon about this…I can’t even articulate it, other than to say: if I were a cat, I’d be pouncing and wacketing and purring like a lawnmower right now!!! 🙂
Congratulations Gladys! That’s such wonderful news! I hope it’s the best job of your life and you’re happy there. No matter what, you’ll love the money coming in. I hope it hasn’t been too stressful on you. Congrats, again!
Super fantastic——Wonderful news. A really good day.
YeeHAH! ‘Nip party at Gladys’ house!
Congrats!
Congratulations!!
Fantastic news, Gladys! Talk about “waiting to exhale”, eh? Good luck to you!
Celebration!!!!
You rock! 😆
Yahooooooooooooooo….thank god for you Gladys! Are you doing the “happy dance” right now?
Congratulations Gladys!
I’m so happy for you! There seems to be good luck happening here(wishes for good luck for you too HM). Hopefully I’ll be employed soon too.
😀
party party party!!!
YAY for you Gladys. Having been unemployed a few times in my life, that phone call makes you wanna just scream for joy at the top of your lungs.
I don’t have a new job but I have a new stove! I did the happy dance.
Cuban Kitten Crisis! The Cuban Bay of Kittens! I Havana Kitten do you? OK, I’m getting to corney now.
Kudos to the new job and Huddy’s Mama, it’s all those kittens in your kitten backpack that is exasberbating your neck. Just kidding, I know it is serious and I sincerely hope that you will be fine and you have great doctor.
I almost attributed it to the backpack full of kitties when I was posting.
Kid all you want, I love a good laugh, dahling.
As a matter of fact I’m LMAO at Cuban Bay of Kittens.
Huddy’s Mama, You are such a good sport. That’s what I like about you!
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I love happy endings! My hubby took your place among the unemployed today. He’s on the job hunt trail again. Many congrats to you and Tracie on new beginnings!
Fantastic, Gladys!!!! You *go* girl 🙂 !
Woohoo, Yeeha and all the rest!! Boy do I know how you feel. I landed a great job and love it-it even gives me time to visit TDK! I hope the same for you! Congrats!! Here’s to Gladys for not giving up and never lowering your expectations! Hip Hip Hooray!!
Thanks, y’all!! So much was riding on this call–let’s just say my finances weren’t built to withstand five MINUTES of unemployment, much less five MONTHS–and so when it finally came, about a gazillion problems pretty much solved themselves automatically…Anyway, thanks to all of you for your good thoughts–tonight the catnip is on me!!! 🙂 (And Sharon–good thoughts to the hubby–job searching is never any fun!)
Congratulations Gladys!! I’ll bring some CA ‘nip and a couple bottles of CA vino. I’m (we’re) soooo happy for you! Mittens sends Big Purrs and more ‘nip.
Congrats!
What a beautiful kitten! Mine like to hang out in the dryer. I have learned to check before I throw the clean wet clothes in!
Are we sure this isn’t Fidel CATstro? So fuzzy! So beautiful! Hope he’s nicer than his namesake, which I’m sure Fuzz-butt Fidel is the sweetest kitty in the world!
Ah, answered my own question… Just read the footnote to him… Fidel Catro… hehe
AHH! Fidel Catro is adorable!!!
Is he related to Mousie-Dung?
Hahahaha! Get it? 🙄
ohhhhh, yeah.
That was worthy (?) of Instinct!
I’m humbled and honored.
So then you could ask if the “cat got your dung?” tee hee
ewww
I never thought a cat will be given a name similar to Fidel Castro!!!
which means he is on somebody’s mind>>>He seems to love the dishwasher as if it is, his sleeping area=Happy to see catro doing so well!!!!
He’s a lovely boy! Great eyes! 🙂
Adorable photo of Catro. My late Juliet would sleep like this on the edge of the open oven door–on cold days I would turn the oven on very low for her and she would bask in the heat while sleeping on the edge of the oven door. So sweet.
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**Man loses ears trying to break up bar fight**
Wed Mar 28, 8:26 AM ET
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek tavern owner who tried to break up a fight between customers watching a Greece-Turkey soccer match had both ears bitten off, police said on Wednesday.
Owner Dimitris Tsibibakis intervened as scuffles erupted after a group of Bulgarians shouted slogans supporting Turkey when they scored their third goal in the European championship qualifier and locals told them to stop.
“I tried to split them up and ended up on the floor with one of the Bulgarians biting one ear and another one chewing the other ear off,” Tsibibakis told state television on Wednesday from hospital.
“I need to have plastic surgery. Doctors told me they cannot just stitch them back on,” Tsibibakis said. “At least I still have the pieces that were bitten off.”
Police said they arrested three of the Bulgarians and were looking for a fourth. Greece lost the match against their archrivals 4-1.
Happy ending to yesterday’s story!
**Wash. shelter finds homes for 110 birds**
Thu Mar 29, 12:11 AM ET
SEATTLE – The Seattle Animal Shelter found new homes Wednesday for 110 parakeets discovered in a one-bedroom apartment.
At least 30 people, holding cages the shelter required for free adoption of the bright, multicolored birds, were lined up waiting when the shelter opened at noon.
The birds were found after neighbors complained.
“You could hear the noise from the street,” animal control officer Neil Deruyter said.
The birds were being kept in unsanitary conditions and were surrendered by their owner, an unidentified man in his 50s who had been collecting them for about five years, authorities said.
The owner told the officers he previously tried to give the small birds to another shelter, but said he had been told only five would be kept and the rest would be euthanized.
No animal cruelty charges were expected to be filed against the owner because of his cooperation, Seattle Animal Shelter executive Director Don Jordan said.
RADICAL IDEA! 😯
“Should apes have human rights?”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6505691.stm
YGTBSM!
you’ve got to be ? ?
…s***ting me!
I’m not sure I could swallow you
That’s o.k. No one else can, either!
This is a little over the top, but the world would be a better place if we all lived by this quote that I pulled straight from the article and treated all living things this way, not just humans and apes…
“that apes be granted the right to life, freedom and protection from torture.”
My thought exactly. Wish we could make it happen.
**Caterer fired over suspected dog meat**
Thu Mar 29, 8:40 AM ET
DHAKA (Reuters) – The caterer at a dormitory on Bangladesh’s Dhaka University has been fired after students complained they were served dog meat, officials said on Thursday.
Students at the Hajji Mohammad Mohsin Hall protested after a student suspected that the meat on his plate was of a “dog or fox,” instead of beef or mutton.
He drew the attention of other students, who rushed to the authorities demanding an immediate investigation.
“We have seized the menu and expelled the hall caterer,” said Ahmed Zaman Anwar, provost of the 1,200-student dormitory.
“The offending meat has been sent for tests at a laboratory and we are waiting for the results,” he said.
Very clever!
**Ten of the best April Fool’s Day hoaxes: US museum**
Thu Mar 29, 4:19 AM ET
NEW YORK (AFP) – From television revealing that spaghetti grows on trees to advertisements for the left-handed burger, the tradition of April Fool’s Day stories in the media has a weird and wonderful history.
Here are 10 of the top April Fool’s Day pranks ever pulled off, as judged by the San Diego-based Museum of Hoaxes for their notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped.
— In 1957, a BBC television show announced that thanks to a mild winter and the virtual elimination of the spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. Footage of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees prompted a barrage of calls from people wanting to know how to grow their own spaghetti at home.
— In 1985, Sports Illustrated magazine published a story that a rookie baseball pitcher who could reportedly throw a ball at 270 kilometers per hour (168 miles per hour) was set to join the New York Mets. Finch was said to have mastered his skill — pitching significantly faster than anyone else has ever managed — in a Tibetan monastery. Mets fans’ celebrations were short-lived.
— Sweden in 1962 had only one television channel, which broadcast in black and white. The station’s technical expert appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, viewers could convert their existing sets to receive color pictures by pulling a nylon stocking over the screen. In fact, they had to wait until 1970.
— In 1996, American fast-food chain Taco Bell announced that it had bought Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, a historic symbol of American independence, from the federal government and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell.
Outraged citizens called to express their anger before Taco Bell revealed the hoax. Then-White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale and said the Lincoln Memorial in Washington had also been sold and was to be renamed the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial after the automotive giant.
— In 1977, British newspaper The Guardian published a seven-page supplement for the 10th anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several semicolon-shaped islands. A series of articles described the geography and culture of the two main islands, named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.
— In 1992, US National Public Radio announced that Richard Nixon was running for president again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” They even had clips of Nixon announcing his candidacy. Listeners flooded the show with calls expressing their outrage. Nixon’s voice actually turned out to be that of impersonator Rich Little.
— In 1998, a newsletter titled New Mexicans for Science and Reason carried an article that the state of Alabama had voted to change the value of pi from 3.14159 to the “Biblical value” of 3.0.
— Burger King, another American fast-food chain, published a full-page advertisement in USA Today in 1998 announcing the introduction of the “Left-Handed Whopper,” specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original, but the condiments were rotated 180 degrees. The chain said it received thousands of requests for the new burger, as well as orders for the original “right-handed” version.
— Discover Magazine announced in 1995 that a highly respected biologist, Aprile Pazzo (Italian for April Fool), had discovered a new species in Antarctica: the hotheaded naked ice borer. The creatures were described as having bony plates on their heads that became burning hot, allowing the animals to bore through ice at high speed — a technique they used to hunt penguins.
— Noted British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on the radio in 1976 that at 9:47 am, a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, in which Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, would cause a gravitational alignment that would reduce the Earth’s gravity. Moore told listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment of the planetary alignment, they would experience a floating sensation. Hundreds of people called in to report feeling the sensation.
LOL – These are great! A few years ago, on the evening of March 31, I fell asleep on the sofa with the television on. I woke up at something like 4:00 AM with some news program on. It was reporting that they had discovered that turkeys could communicate using language! They showed a turkey who was talking in English in a very turkey-like gobbling sort of voice. I was still half-asleep and just could NOT figure out what the heck was going on! It took a few minutes before it dawned on me that it was then April Fools Day! 😀
The best April Fools rib we ever pulled was on my sister.
She fell asleep one afternoon and we moved and the clocks around so when she woke up a couple of hours later, we had her convinced that it was actually the NEXT day.
She was tearing her hair out wondering what would have made her sleep so long. We ran with it for a good 8 hours.
I don’t think she’s ever forgiven us for it.
Moved THE clocks around.
Sorry, but I’m just chock FULL of demerol and darvocet.
That is a great one!
I wanted to convince the other 2 members of our Lang. Arts dep’t that I had won 2 backstage passes to see George Strait and hubby couldn’t go so I had 1 extra and watch the two false claimants to the title “Mrs. George Strait” duke it out.
Then I found out that April Fool’s is on a Sunday this year.
Bummer.
Left handed Whoppers! Awesome concept! American ingenuity at its best.
Okay, this wasn’t an April Fools joke, it was just that my dad and I would play jokes on my mom all the time and only because she was just so gullable. One day, when we lived in New York, we convinced my mom that red ants were extreemly poisonous, no big deal if you live in New York, but we moved to Florida some years later and my mom steped on a fire ant mound while hanging clothes one day while I was at school. When I came home, my mom was laying on the couch wimpering. She proceded to tell me she was dieing and that it was no use calling an ambulance the poison had reached her head, she could feel it. She was too weak to get to the bedroom and that I should know where the will was and that sort of thing. I was horrified at first not realizing what had happened. When she told me it was ants that had poisoned her you could have knocked me over with a feather! It took me all of an hour to convince her (a fraction of the time it took to get her to believe the first bit) that we were just pulling her leg about the ants! When she finally realized what we had done, she came off that couch and chased me with the broom!! She wasn’t weak anymore, that’s for sure! The only thing was I got all the flack and my dad got away with it scott free! (Interesting expression scott free)
Buwahahahahahahahahahahahah!
Does Fidel need some eye makeup to hide those under the eye puffiness, eh? Been out partying too much. hehe
I am off to two interviews today. We will see how they go. Here is something a friend of my sent to me.
>> >
>> > RETARDED GRANDPARENTS
>> >(this was actually reported by a teacher)
>> >
>> >
>> >After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils how they spent
>>their
>> >holiday away from school. One child wrote the following:
>> >
>> >
>> >We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma and Grandpa.
>>They used to
>> >live in a big brick house but Grandpa got retarded and they moved
>>to
>> >Florida. Now they live in a tin box and have rocks painted green
>>to look
>> >like grass. They ride around on their bicycles and wear name tags
>>because
>> >they don’t know who they are anymore.
>> >
>> >
>> >They go to a building called a wrecked center, but they must have
>>got it
>> >fixed because it is all okay now, and do exercises there, but
>>they don’t do
>> >them very well.
>> >
>> >
>> >There is a swimming pool too, but in it, they all jump up and
>>down with
>> >hats on.
>> >
>> >
>> >At their gate, there is a doll house with a little old man
>>sitting in it.
>> >He watches all day so nobody can escape. Sometimes they sneak
>>out.
>> >
>> >
>> >They go cruising in their golf carts!
>> >
>> >
>> >Nobody there cooks, they just eat out. And, they eat the same
>>thing every
>> >night — early birds.
>> >
>> >
>> >Some of the people can’t get out past the man in the doll house.
>>The ones
>> >who do get out, bring food back to the wrecked centre for pot
>>luck.
>> >
>> >
>> >My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to earn his
>>retardment and
>> >says I should work hard so I can be retarded someday too. When I
>>earn my
>> >retardment, I want to be the man in the doll house. Then I will
>>let people
>> >out so they can visit their grandchildren.
PRICELESS
Good luck on those interviews, Karin!
Ditto, good luck, break a leg, whatever works! My honey is semi-retarded, he works part time and is retarded the rest!
I’m crying. 😛 😆 I hope no one reading this is at work or one of their coworkers may have them committed for laughing insanely. I know I am tired, but even awake this would be hilarious.
Retirement: Twice as much husband; half as much money.
**Mountain Lion Feared Trapped Under Home**
http://www.nbc11.com/news/11423826/detail.html
Near the bottom of the page, click on this slideshow–very happy tears!
**Woman Reunites With Lost Dog After 2½ Years**
Hi Dee, Loved the slide show about the reunion between the lady and her dog. Did you check out the cutest kitten slide show too?
Yes—I’ve posted that one before—isn’t the winner precious? Extra squishable!
Did you see the size of the game warden….? Paul Bunyan
That reminds me of an old Mae West movie where she sees this really tall guy and says, “Oo, you’re a tall drink of water cowboy, how tall are you?” To which he replies, “Six foot seven inches ma’m.” Then she says, “I don’t care about the six feet, but lets talk about the seven inches!”
How about when Jayne Mansfield first saw later-hubby Mickey Hargitay in an all-male chorus line at a Hollywood supper club?
When the waiter came to take her order, she said “I’ll have the man on the right.”
Result: Mariska Hargitay (Det. Olivia Benson on SVU)
Fluffy little dude! He is so very cute and he blends in with the dishwasher. I wonder if his eyes blue because he is a baby. I’ve heard that white cats with blue eyes are often deaf. I hope Fidel isn’t.
Why didn’t I ever think of this?
Tip of the Week: March 26, 2007
An apple corer is the key to perfect roast potato wedges.
When making roasted potato wedges, use an apple corer to cut the potatoes. The cut wedges are uniform in size, so they’re done cooking at the same time. You can even cook the “core†that results. It works best with medium-sized potatoes.
I feel a new product coming on
I don’t think he is a white Persian–he looks more like a flame-point ragdoll. The color under his eyes is the flame-point part, with the white point that Ragdolls have.
Fidel is a flame-point Himalayan.
Snarky site of the day–**Who “Nose” Best? The 23 Most talked about celebrity nose jobs**
http://www.body-philosophy.net/Nose_Jobs_rhinoplasty_Angelina_Jolie_Ashlee_Simpson_Britney_Spears_Cameron_Diaz_Catherine_Zeta_Jones_Cher_Giselle_Bundchen_Gwen_
Here is another joke:
A man, standing nude, looks in the bedroom mirror and says to his wife, ‘I feel horrible, I look fat, ugly and out of shape. Pay me a compliment.’
The wife replies, ‘Your eyesight’s damn near perfect!!’
LMAO…..and sending it to all my friends and family on my address list….they or someone they know can relate big time… 🙂
Yet Another Joke:
You Know You’re Out Of College When…
1. Your salary is less than your tuition.
2. Your potted plants stay alive.
3. Shacking in a twin-sized bed seems absurd.
4. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
5. You have to pay your own credit card bill.
6. Mac & Cheese no longer counts as a well-balanced meal.
7. You haven’t seen a soap opera in over a year.
8. 8:00a.m. is not early.
9. You have to file for your own taxes.
10. You hear your favorite song on the elevator at work.
11. You’re not carded anymore.
12. You carry an umbrella.
13. You learn that “Bachelor” is a nicer term for a jackass.
14. “Extended childhood” only really pertains to your salary, which is a little less than your allowance used to be.
15. “Twenty-something” means over-qualified, under-paid, and not married.
16. Your friends marry instead of hook-up, and divorce instead of break-up.
17. You start watching the weather channel.
18. Jeans and baseball caps aren’t staples in your wardrobe.
19. You can no longer take shots, and smoking gives you a sinus attack.
20. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.
21. You stop confusing 401K plan with 10K run.
22. You go to parties that the police don’t raid.
23. Adults feel comfortable telling jokes about sex in front of you.
24. You don’t know what time Wendy’s closes anymore.
25. Your car insurance goes down.
26. You refer to college students as kids.
27. You drink wine, scotch and martinis instead of beer, bourbon, and rum.
OMG! Those are all freakishly true! haha!
What does it mean if you drink all the things listed in number 27?
And yeah, all true
I graduated college more than a decade ago now, and ANY time before 10 am is STILL early. That doesn’t mean I’m not up then, but It’s still early.
Got another one – High school kids start looking like babies. Remember how adult we thought we all looked back then? Now whenever I go to a high school graduation, I can’t get over how YOUNG they all look! 🙂
What a sweetie pie! Too cute for a name like that. But I suppose you had your reasons. May God bless you and this baby always. 🙂
**Cat Breeds by Popularity**
By: PetPlace Staff
Although not recognized by the Cat Fancier’s Association (CFA), the most popular cats are the domestic short hair and domestic longhair. They are more commonly considered the feline “mutts†of the world.
There are 41 pedigreed breeds recognized by the Cat Fancier’s Association (CFA). The CFA is the world’s largest cat registry and rank the most popular purebred cats as follows:
1. Persian
2. Maine Coon
3. Exotic
4. Siamese
5. Abyssinian
6. Ragdoll
7. Birman
8. American Shorthair
9. Oriental
10. Sphynx
11. Norwegian Forest Cat
12. Burmese
13. Cornish Rex
14. Devon Rex
**RealAge Tip of the DAY for March 29, 2007**
•Laugh It Up
Giggle, snort, and laugh till it hurts. You — and everyone around you — will be healthier.
In a recent study, sounds of laughter or cheering triggered strong brain activity in listeners, particularly the brain areas that control the muscles of the face — which means listeners were primed to smile or laugh, too. The response was automatic — and contagious. Here’s how laughter helps your health.
Laughter is good for both body and soul. It can thwart stress, boost the immune system, and help protect against the flu and even cancer. In a study, men who watched a favorite funny video had lower levels of stress hormones and higher amounts of growth hormone, both of which bolster the immune response. And study participants had more of the natural killer cells that target tumors and viruses.
Just anticipating a chuckle or guffaw can keep you healthy and reduce stress. In another study, people who knew in advance that they would be watching a funny movie had elevated levels of growth hormone and more beta-endorphins (feel-good brain chemicals that block pain and help you relax). And these levels held steady throughout the hour of viewing as well as afterwards, for up to 24 hours. A mere 30 minutes of comic relief may be all you need for similar health benefits.
So go ahead, laugh often and out loud. It’s your — and your friends’, family’s, and cronies’ — best medicine.
RealAge Benefit: Laughing often can make your RealAge up to 8 years younger.
Wow, I’m actually doing something healthy and I didn’t even have to be TOLD to do it. Silliness has it’s benefits.
**Urge Canada’s Minister of International Trade to Stop the Seal Hunt**
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/global_trademinister_protectseals
Yet another loser mom who lets her young boyfriend babysit her children…
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-brf-childabuse,0,1598214.story?track=mostemailedlink
That’s sickening.
It makes me wonder what our young women of today are thinking.
I’m sure you’ve all heard the story of the young woman who was killed and burned on a bbq pit here in Houston all because her ex-boyfriend (who was too old for her anyway) was upset that she had moved on and started another relationship. There is nothing left of her for her mother to even bury.
*shakes head*
Dear Dee
I don’t think it is fair to call the Mother a loser. We don’t know what her circumstances were, she was at work……the cost of day care or a reliable babysitter is not affordable for a huge portion of our population. Our country is in a crisis and this an example of part of the problem.
The baby was only 4 weeks old. Most day cares won’t take infants until they’re at least 6-8 weeks old (or older). It is hard to find a sitter for a child that young but she still made a poor choice leaving her kids with the boyfriend.
I understand your comment, Tinafish, but after reporting many, many stories such as these for 14 years, the circumstances are almost always the same: an unfit mother who is usually in the daddy of the month club. Frankly, I would not be comfortable with most 18 year old young men sitting for my cats let alone my 4 week old child.
I agree with Dee. After having some twentysomething “boys” living below me, I wouldn’t trust them with my cat either.
Stories like this make me sick to my stomach. What is wrong with idiot mothers like this who leave their kids with the boyfriend.
Equally, if not more important… what is wrong with the idiot boyfriend!!!!
Now what’s going to happen the baby’s daddy finds out?
**Good Samaritan Robbed After Pushing Man’s Truck To Gas Station**
POSTED: 10:22 am PDT March 29, 2007
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A man robbed a good Samaritan who had helped pushed his truck to a nearby gas station, police said.
Darvin Wayne Capps, 25, of York, was charged with strong-arm robbery in the incident, in which he pulled a razor blade and stole a necklace, according to a police report.
“It’s getting to the point that it’s hard to be a good Samaritan because you don’t know who you’re stopping to help,” police Lt. Jerry Waldrop said.
Kevin Tucker, 21, said he will be more careful in the future, but still plans to help people when he can.
“Everybody’s not like that,” Tucker said.
According to the police report, Tucker and his girlfriend noticed a truck in the road around 2 a.m. Monday.
The driver asked the couple for money and a push to a gas station. Tucker used his car to push the truck and the driver asked again for gas money and to use a cell phone.
After using the phone and giving it back, the man pulled out a razor blade and started swinging at Tucker, according to the report.
Tucker’s forearm was scraped. He said the man drove off after yanking off his necklace.
Police later arrested Capps, who had the broken necklace on him, according to the report. He remained in custody Wednesday.
Here you go, Instinct.
**Zoo Hopes Panda Porn Will Help Species**
Panda Mates Kept Apart To Brew Sparks
POSTED: 11:27 am PDT March 28, 2007
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Zoo keepers hope panda porn will get Chuang Chuang in the mood.
The furry guy is spending his days in front of a big screen TV showing scenes of pandas mating.
Officials at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand are also putting Chuang Chuang on a diet. They fear he may be too hefty to make whoopie.
Chuang Chuang will be reunited with his partner in about a week. The zoo has kept them apart for months in hopes that sparks will fly when they get back together.
Whats next? viagra for pandas? will they stop at nothing……
Whew. Very, very busy woman…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=445272&in_page_id=1879
and…………. she’s not ashamed.
Go figure.
Well it’s a little late for shame doncha think? 🙂
Right. So when your life is a wreck, write a book. Isn’t that always the way?!! Sick.
This just makes me so sad for her. I’m not saying that women need a husband in order to be complete, we are complete anyway. What she is doing is trying to fill a void. I think it’s a cry for help
Her behavior obviously upsets her younger son but she doesn’t care because SHE’s happy. Kinda selfish, doncha think? Sheesh!
So what is Portnoy’s Complaint? Bet she favored the candlestick maker the most.
I remember that book from a long time ago (Portnoy’s Complaint). My older sister had it lying around and when I tried read it it didn’t make sense. lol
It’s very sad and ultimately very detrimental to the self esteem…. you make sure that no one really wants to be with you all the time….
Can you find her book next to Wilt Chamberlain’s?
Fidel is charming! (and doubtless, very clean) I have always liked punning feline names, I had a Genghis Khat and a Kublah Khat. They were a marmelade tabby and tortie and white respectively, not related, but raised together, and they each lived to be 14, they died a few months apart, about five years ago, and of course, I still miss them very much.
This kitty is too cute to be Fidel, but on second thought… don’t most cats become our rulers for life? Anyway, I’d much rather look at Fidel the cat than at the real one. He is an awesome-looking kitty.
Not much to say today; got 2 wisdom teeth pulled yesterday– OUCH! 🙁 All I want to do is sleep through the pain–wake me up when it’s all done, okay? Back to bed I go, swooping up my two kitties for snuggling and comfort…..
Here, Rainingwolf, I’ll share my drugs with you.
I’m nothing if not generous – except where the backpack is involved.
*comforts HM and the Wolf*
Ouch!!! Hope they really had to come out. That’s no fun. 😳
Take care of yourself and get well soon.
Yummy Lemon Meringue Pie for Easter!
http://magazines.ivillage.com/countryliving/recipefinder/recipe/0,,688638,00.html
Adorable baby red pandas!
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/sc/032807redpandas/im:/070328/photos_ts/2007_03_28t090748_347x450_us_australia_pandas_life;_ylt=As_AYde4IBnLb8B5gUZt5znlWMcF
Dictator of the Dishwasher FUZZ
**~~Ghost in the Machine fuZz~~**
I hope Fidel isnt smoking Cuban cigars
**Tending The Hearth**
Women’s Work
In the recent past, the term women’s work has come to have a derogatory connotation. Women’s work encompasses all the domestic chores that have historically been associated only with women-cooking, cleaning, and raising children. Whenever a person is limited to only certain kinds of work in a society, there is a need to break free from that work in order to inhabit a place of choice. However, when we choose to do women’s work because we enjoy it, there is nothing degrading about it. There is an honor to it, and when done alone or in a group this work can be truly meaningful and fulfilling because the home is the foundation of security for all who live in it. The importance of tending the hearth that nurtures all who bask in its warmth cannot be overstated.
In addition to being essential to the functioning of the world, women’s work offers creative fulfillment, intimate interaction, and personal satisfaction. The more we become aware of the significance of this realm of labor, the more fulfilling it will be to those who do the work and those who benefit from it. A well-set table and a delicious, healthy meal can heal us on multiple levels. Clean, crisp sheets on a bed allow us to enter a deep slumber, inspiring a sense of safety and trust. Our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health all rest upon the smooth functioning of our homes.
The gift of women’s work, which still often comes from the hands of women, now also comes from fathers, husbands, and hired help. Whatever the source, our sincere gratitude upon receiving these treasures reminds us of the profound value of what is traditionally known as women’s work. The more we acknowledge the tremendous importance of this work, the more we are able to do it with a sense of pride, never feeling for a moment that our efforts are less significant or meaningful than those working outside the home-on the contrary, it is this work that makes all other work possible.
Unfortunately, ‘women’s work’ is still not given the recognition that it deserves. –After all these years!
We thought we came a long way baby, but the truth is still the opposite. (I marched in NY for equality in the 60’s, you know…)Progress is agonizingly slow, and acceptance of the worth of woman’s work is still medieval! Women still to this day don’t make as much as men in the same job, and women don’t get the promotions and opportunities that men do.
**is happy to be retired. Softly steps off her soapbox. Hoping it’s better, but shaking her head and wondering how the next generation of women will get along**
“Men work ’til setting sun, but women’s work is never done.”
-old proverb
**Utah Dog Gets Pacemaker To Fix Heart Problems**
http://kutv.com/local/local_story_087171658.html
Cool!
**World’s Largest Pez Dispenser**
http://www.worldslargestpezdispenser.com/
**Five-year-old falls nine stories and survives**
http://www.therecord.com/home_page_main_story/home_page_main_story_999736.html
Awww (:
Thats all I can really say ^^
you know what’s adorable is the apricot coloured, fidel
awwww how cute is fidel?! LOL! great pic of a beautiful kitty! 🙂
Update on Bobbie Boo: I expected her to go into heat today – no signs so …… I think she must be preggers. She is still hissing at Duchess, I hope they calm down soon
Oh, Fidel! Those baby blue eyes are irresistible!
I guess I’m the last person to comment today.so I get to take fidel home for the night ,yahoo,he’s mine, mine,mine.BOOWAAAHAAA
Oh no you don’t! He’s mine.
http://psychokitty.blogspot.com/
If you want a real hoot, try this site-it’s a diary kept by Psychokitty, and you (or your kitten) can make comments as well.
For now I am the last peson so HA HA!
Cute kitty or should I say kitty-cat!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAA,AND THE PURPLE PIMPERNELL STRIKES AGAIN,come my little fidel you’re going home with me!
How sweet, I bet he is such a joy to have in your house, cats are such a wonderful thing, I have two cats myself.
I have 6 cats,and one of my cats are expecting a litter of kittens which you all can see when they are born on my catster site ,just click on my name when i announce the news on TDK.
FDA has warned the Iams company in January against using an untested “dietary supplement†in its cat and dog weight control formula wet and dry foods. The FDA was not happy with Iams’ argument that the ingredient would not cause tumors or genetic mutations. No word yet if Iams has complied with the warning to remove the ingredient chromium tripicolinate. We’ve read several posts concerning the removal of weight control formulas from stores. We are not sure if these are related.
http://www.itchmo.com/read/fda-issues-warning-against-iams_20070329
I love this name! Fidel Catro! Hee hee! Very pretty kitty, too.
MY CAT DID THE SAME THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your baby is adorable!
I have two kitties who absolutely love sitting in the dishwasher. My little girl likes to step through the racks to the back of the machine then sits peering out at us. Crazy cats!
SO pretty & floofy! But the eyes….AMAZING!
I wonder what would happen if you washed that beautiful white cat.
it woould probably blind you wwith its whiteness
u wouldnt b able to c it against snow 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀