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Everyone who walks into a shelter with the intension of adoption should come under intense scrutiny. I don’t mean just the usual background check to ascertain whether they are wanted by the Feds for animal cruelty or have an appetite for such delicacies as “Tiny Tiger,” but actually undergo ridged interrogation to find out whetherRead more

            Being the “have-to-know” nut that I am, I decided to do a little research into animal shelters for this occasion, and here’s what I found. I’ll try to keep it brief.             Animal shelters evolved from pounds which were used in colonial times to round up wandering livestock that could be redeemed from theRead more

            I was told at my last visit to my primary physician that my blood pressure was getting to the place where he is recommending medication to control it, and he wanted a week’s worth of readings to confirm his diagnosis. I borrowed a blood pressure monitor from my son-in-law who also struggles with theRead more

We’ve managed to chalk up another one, but this one won’t be forgotten any time soon.  I hope this finds you and yours well and as protected as possible. I don’t generally try to stay awake to watch the new year come in, but I intend to do so this year only to make d****Read more

Cats’ kidneys can filter salt out of water. This means that cats could drink sea water if fresh water is not available. Apparently kitty doesn’t have to worry about his blood pressure. Killing a cat in Egypt 4000 years ago brought the death penalty. Personally, I think that should apply today as well! Contrary toRead more

            The Web is a miraculous piece of technology and endless source of knowledge and information . . . as a rule.  Staying home due to Covid-19 has given me the opportunity to do research on a gazillion different topics, and I’m discovering that a lot of the sites, evenRead more

What with Covid-19, Asian flu, the hurricane season, property taxes coming due and a critical election ganging up on us all at once, tempers are flaring up much too quickly these days, and understandably so. It’s so easy to let life’s little annoyances blow up to the size of an erupting volcano without giving itRead more

The lyrics of the old song state that, “Love is where you find it; don’t be blind, it’s all around you everywhere.” Those of us who have pets, especially cats, know that the same applies to fur during the shedding season which has become a continual year-round occurrence. Wild animals on this continent shed inRead more

          I think when you go to the shelter to get a pet, be it cat, dog or whatever, you should be required to take a vow much like getting married, only this one would be a vow to take that pet for better or worse, and to love and have patience in sickness andRead more

I found this on the web quite a while ago and forgot I had copied it to my “APR Stuff” folder, but I’m glad I saved it until now.     Allie           Everyone in the apartment complex where I lived knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in thisRead more