Blogdaughter Tammi of Tammi's World is getting soft-hearted for a stray cat:

"there's this really pretty white and gray kitten been hanging around for a couple of days....so sweet. Not very old - I'm betting under a year. And, well, it's sooo hungry.....and just one bowl of milk couldn't hurt tooooooo much, could it? And, it's just so cute."

*sigh*

Well, it IS possible to keep outdoor cats. TNT & I had a gang of 'em when we lived out in the country. We'd leave a bunch of food out for 'em, they'd show up, chow down & wander away. While they were eating, you could give 'em a little head-scratch & make 'em purr.

My suggestion - buy some cheap-ass dry food and a flea collar. It'll be fine outside until winter, at which point you can choose to make it a housecat or take it to a shelter. Either way, it'll be flea-free when you decide.

By the way, we only adopted one of the dozen or so strays we fed, and that was only because she adored horse-dog Jake.

4-pound kitten. 80-pound (at the time) dog. Go figure.

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Fuzzy & Jake

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1 Oh cute!! Reminds me of our dog Mike who adopted a just days old kitten... Mike has long since gone to heaven but "Mike's Partner" (shortened eventually to Partner) still lives in Cheyanne, Wyo. He's like 18 now.

Posted by: Richmond at April 20, 2006 12:05 PM (e8QFP)

2 My dog ran away...

Posted by: Madfish Willie at April 22, 2006 05:46 PM (lDcUQ)

3 YellowDog stayed home... the little one ran away.

Posted by: Madfish Willie at April 22, 2006 05:47 PM (lDcUQ)

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"Aaargh! Too much pressure, I can't take it!"

This time by Rachel of Pereiraville:

Six Weird Facts About Me and/or Habits I Have

1) Ice in milk and beer - 4 years of living on an aircraft carrier, doing turns in the 100+ degree heat of the Indian Ocean - where cold beverages were more legend than fact - have given me an unnatural appreciation for the cooling power of ice. I don't care if it makes the beverage watery, it makes it COLD.

2) I once gave a guy my car in exchange for a coffee-grinder - Why? The car had been in an accident(not my fault), the insurance company gave me a check for the full value (they said it was totalled, but it still ran - just looked like a beat up piece of crap), the guy needed a car, and I had three cars and only two parking spaces (living in downtown Madison at the time, where you're lucky to find a parking spot to rent within 3 blocks of your apartment).

10 years later, I've still got the coffee grinder, and the car has long since been scrapped.

3) During my 6 month stint at Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, I quit smoking and started chewing Wrigley's Spearmint gum. I used the wrappers to make a gum wrapper chain. It ended up being about 30 feet long.

I still have it.

And no, it's not a record.

4) I know what a seam ripper is, I own one, and I've used it for its intended purpose on numerous occasions. My sister was shocked to discover this.

5) I know where to look to find wild catnip, and I think cats are hilarious after they've had a snootful.

6) I always carry a pen with me wherever I go, and don't understand people who don't.

Next victims:

Machelle of Quality Weenie - I gotta do SOMETHING to distract her from playing doggie-dress-up.

Chris of Spotted Horse - He turned 38 on April 16th, and needs something to distract him from his near-fatal rabbit-related wounding.

Songstress of News From The Great Beyond - Because the wombat told me to.

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1 thanks for playing!

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at April 19, 2006 11:00 AM (yHahS)

2 Ahh, my arch-nemesis the Wombat! OK, I'll play...

Posted by: songstress7 at April 19, 2006 11:08 AM (0zDjn)

3 I always thought a "seam ripper" was a sharp, but strong blast of bowel windage.

Posted by: Jim - PRS at April 19, 2006 07:10 PM (njBz/)

4 doesn't every squid have a seam ripper in his locker?

Posted by: gamongrel at April 20, 2006 04:28 PM (tYXgL)

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...when I found out Comedy Central censored the "Cartoon Wars: Part 2" episode of South Park:

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(part of the South Park Republican Gallery at Justin's Random Thoughts)

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Victimized by Humble Devildog of Random Firings of Neurons

Four Jobs I've Had In My Life:

1. Paperboy
2. Camp Counselor
3. Squid
4. Pizza delivery

Movies I Could Watch Over And Over Again: (and have)

1. Aliens
2. Princess Bride
3. A Few Good Men
4. Gone in 60 Seconds (Nicholas Cage version)

Four Places I Have Lived:

1. Madison, WI
2. Orlando, FL
3. Fort Atkinson, WI
4. Alameda, CA (on a nuclear wessel)

Four TV Shows I Love To Watch:

1. Family Guy
2. Futurama
3. Simpsons
4. House

Four Places I Have Been On Vacation:

1. Jamaica - Hedonism II
2. Jamaica - Grand Lido Braco (got married there - April 9th 1999 - 7th anniversary fast approaching)
3. Vegas, baby
4. Orlando, FL

Four Websites I Visit Daily:

1. Day By Day
2. User Friendly
3. Pearls Before Swine
4. Prickly City

Four Of My Favorite Foods:

1. Lasagna
2. Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Ice Cream
3. Chicken soup
4. Pretty much anything with turkey in it

Four Places I'd Rather Be Right Now:

1. Next to Beloved Wife
2. Above Beloved Wife
3. Below Beloved Wife
4. Inside Beloved Wife

Four People I'm Tagging With This: (in an attempt to shake up some deadbeat bloggers)

1. Blogless Brother of NoWhere News
2. Alex of Alex in Wonderland
3. Sally of Whimsy Capricious
4. MC Tutor of An Unfortunate Intrusion of Reality

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