"I see salt and I see pepper, but I don't see a salt substitute." - Bob Wiley, "What About Bob?"
Cats have always been my household pet of choice. So much so in fact that to date I have had ten different cats who played a significant role in my life. The very first one was the least memorable…mostly because I don’t remember him/her. While no dissertation of my life would be complete without including […]
It wasn’t too long after our cat Laddy ran away sometime between 1975 and ‘76 that a new stray kitten ingratiated himself to us and merged his little self into our household. My Dad gave him the moniker Charcoal simply because he was solid gray…charcoal gray. I had established a fondness for kitties at a young age, and I […]
I had long pined for a new kitten and Lisa finally succumbed to my wishes in October of 1995 by picking up a kitten for me at the local pet store, and presenting him to me for the one-year anniversary of our meeting on October 21, 1994. He was an adorable little white seven-week-old kitten with un-uniform […]
In the Summer of 2004, during one of our annual outings to the Ascension festival, Carolyn and I treated Ashleigh to a few games of ‘throw-the-ping-pong-ball-into-the-outrageously-colored-water-in-a-goldfish-bowl’ challenges. After tossing a few dozen balls, Ashleigh finally made one into the bowl where she won a free…drumroll…goldfish. Assuming that this fish would be dead in a matter […]
Recently, Tiny the one-year old kitten has developed a keen awareness and passion for fine foods. Just look at the picture at right to see her ogling Ashleigh’s frozen waffle. In the past, we have always kept the cat treats on the counter next to the jug of regular cat food. One day about two weeks […]