(thanks wordbox!)

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.

2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.

3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.

4. Don’t be angry with me for long and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainments. But I have only you.

5. Talk to me. Even if I don’t understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.

6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.

7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I have teeth that could easily crush the bones in your hand, and yet I choose not to bite you.

8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I’m not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long or my heart might be getting old or weak.

9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too will grow old.

10. On the difficult journey, on the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can’t bear to watch. Don’t make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there. Because I love you so.

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semagic is being stupid so i can't do anything fancy... but go click that link and look at pictures of my kitties! they have a new toy (aka "the cat fortress") that we built this weekend. it's not finished yet, but it's already monstrous and they are loving it. they're spoiled rotten, so i have to show them off! :P

PICTURES!

I think she's Egyptian, or at least partly so (google image "egyptian mau" to see more examples).  She's 5.9 lbs now, so she's up a half pound bigger than when I adopted her June 24.  She still has big ears, cleopatra eyeliner marks, otter like whiskers, furry webbed toes, polka dots on her tummy, and rings around her tail with the tip dipped in black. 

Since I got her, she's had an eye infection in both eyes (2 meds for that), a cold (antibiotics plus nasal drops), dirty ears (ear cleaner), and now that that's all cleared up, she was just diagnosed Tuesday with ear mites.  So now I've got more meds for that, as well as q-tipping her ears a few times a day to get some of the stuff out.  SHe's good about it though because they itch and she shakes her head like she's got water in her ears.  Poor baby.  She's also good about letting me clip her toenails, wipe her nose when she's sneezy and ishy, and clean off her feet if she gets 'em dirty in her box.

She also still has her claws, although my mom is trying to convince me that my doctor will make me get them removed if I get an infection from her scratches.  I've been covered in scratches, unintentionally. 

She's super playful.  She plays fetch.  And tries to follow the arrow around on my computer, or type for me.  She watches tv.  Just now she jumped up and did her halloween-kitty back arch at the sight and sound of a helicopter going across the screen on Walker Texas Ranger, but settled down again on the coffee table just staring at the screen.  Of course, this leaves little wet kitty snot prints all over the screens when she's sniffing stuff.  She plays hide and seek, and goes into jungle kitty mode every morning and night, where she runs and hides all over.  She sleeps next to me with her head on my pillow and sometimes she puts her paw on me.  And she gets happy paws as she falls asleep like she's kneading dough with her claws. 

Her favorite foods are cheese, ice cream (she's tried mint choco chip and cookie dough), boca burgers, taco dip, shrimp lo mein, peanut butter, and my mom's plants.  She's also tried different cereals, asparagus, green beans, tofu, fake chik'n, hummus, tortilla chips, and scrambled egg, but didn't seem to be as much of a fan with that stuff.  She likes batting around frosted mini wheats on the kitchen floor, as well as ponytail holders and the rings you find around gallons of milk.  she also likes to sleep on magazines or the latest Onion, as well as eat any sort of paper.  She also wouldn't mind eating bugs if I'd let her, but I don't. 

She's kinda scared of lots of people, but she loves attention and will flop down at your feet if she thinks you'll rub her.  She cries when I leave, or when I'm in the shower (she HATES water), or when I'm in the other room... basically she whimpers and whines until I come back.  And if she loses one of her toys, she cries until I fish it out from under the stove or fridge.  She follows me around.  She's tough though - a cat twice her size tried to come into my apartment and she tried to smack him. 

Minnie's gotten some toys from my coworker, and my mom and I spoil her with treats and toys, and my sisters bring home milk cap rings for her.  She's totally spoiled, but that's ok.  As you can see, I've already taken a ton of pics of her.  More to come! 

Wisconsin Wants To Join Morning-After Pill Suit

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's attorney general filed a request with federal judge Wednesday to join a lawsuit demanding that the morning-after pill be made available without a prescription.

Wisconsin is the only state that has requested to join the Center for Reproductive Rights' lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York. The case is entering the discovery phase.

Peg Lautenschlager says the Food and Drug Administration's delays in approving the pills for over-the-counter distribution hurts rape victims who need the pills immediately. The Democrat says it also burdens the state's medical assistance programs with the costs of unplanned pregnancies.


I love Peg.  And another newsworthy article from WI:
Wisconsin Group Seeks Referendum To South Dakota Abortion Law

To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
e.e. cummings

Since the original community is shutting down, I created a new one so people can post whatever they're happy about in!

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