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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
note_to_cat [ firefall_varuna ]	11:51a	Dear Echo Dear Echo, I know it's been a stressful month, going from our old home to dozens of hotels and now to Matt's house. You've been an amazingly good kitty for the past month. But you did not have to demonstrate your elite spider-kitty skills our first night here and break one of Matt's beer steins. I know there were birdies on top of the chimney and you just were trying to figure out where they were. The mantle is a ridiculously high jump and a blind leap too. We're all just very lucky Matt is so easy-going. Another guy would have been pissed off, rather than just saying almost cheerfully that he'll just have to go back to Germany for another. So please, please, please be a good kitty! If you want to demonstrate your spider-kitty skills, shock us by standing on top of a door like you usually do. Your loving owner, - Sally Current Mood: blah (1 Comment |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ writersredqueen ]	11:13a	Goldie, Of Midnight Fur My Dearest Goldie: My precious, I understand that it is just us for long periods of time.  This does not mean that you may hiss at Daddy any time he is home from active duty.  Daddy has had a hard enough time dodging bullets and finding pretty presents for Mommy, and does not deserve the hissing, the growling, the snarling, or even the snorting. Just out of curiousity, stinky, how does one tiny black cat snort like a Rotweiler? When he is home, it is natural that Mommy is going to want to spend time with him.  That he is going to sleep in the bed.  And yes, even that he is going to sit on your side of the couch.  This does not mean that I love you any less, or that there will be any less pettings or openings of gooshyfood.  In fact, it will mean more pettings and more gooshyfood, because oblivious, surprised Daddy has been trying to make friends with you for three weeks, when you used to run to him the second you got home. Another thing.  It is completely inappropriate for you to hunker down under the couch whilst Mommy and Daddy are talking and growl at us both because you were not invited.  Sometimes, it is none of your business whether we are going out for our anniversary or not.  As hard as it is for you to comprehend. This does not mean Mommy loves you any less, nor does it mean that Daddy love you any less.  But Daddy is getting very tired of it, and he has faced more threatening enemies than you, oh fuzzy one without claws.  So just remember, there is always a corner of the bed for you, even if it is not near my head. Love, Mommy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
metsforum [ lisametsfan ]	11:44a	Anyone listening to The Fan? According to Matt Cerrone from Metsblog.com, yesterday on WFAN Mike Francesa said he will give a ‘major, major update on the Mets,’ during tomorrow’s (Tuesday 12/29) show. If anyone is lucky enough to be home today and listening to WFAN, please update your eager forum friends. Thank you! (19 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ rauracle ]	10:23a	Dear Danny,  I know you like to crawl into the cupboard when I open it. I did not know, however, that you were able to access the kitchen drawer via said cupboard. I know you're a ninja and all, but when I open the kitchen drawer expecting a dish towel, and I see an orange cat in there instead, it kind of gives me a heart attack. Please refrain from such behavior in the future. You're too big for that drawer, anyway. Please go hang out on your cat post which Mommy did not get for you to ignore.  Cat post > kitchen drawer. Maybe not to you, but to me. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ shakingthetree ]	11:11a	Finnegan and Lou Dear Lou: Thank you for being such a cuddleball yesterday.  I was feeling emotionally and physically worn out, and having you climb into my lap, put your paws up on my shoulders and "hug" me, rub your kitty-cheeks on my chin and dissolve into a purring, fuzzy lump was really all I needed. Sometimes, all I need is a wordless reassurance - and you knew that. Thanks, little buddy. Now, if you could just learn to jump into my lap and not scale my legs like a tree trunk, we'll be all set.  :) -Suz *~*~*~*~* Dear Finnie: I can appreciate the fact that you missed me... I missed you, too, seriously!  But please stop trying to weave through my legs while I'm going up and down stairs with lots of laundry.  I really don't want either of us to end up hurt!  (Besides, if you get hurt, that means Puck moves up as "top cat" - and you don't want that, do you??) Thanks, fuzzbutt. -Suz (2 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ cygninae ]	11:09a	Yeah, so I know this isn't your favourite food but.... I don't know which one of you has been protesting by turning over one of your food bowls and spilling all the dry food onto the floor, but if you continue, then I'm sorry, but the bowl is going and you can eat it without. Yes. We're THAT not impressed.  Yeah, so fine, we've been giving you some gooshy food (and a little organic chicken that we had going spare) for Christmas dinner, and we're happy to give you a few more meals like that, but seriously we got snowed in and couldn't go to the big pet store to buy you your bestest and most loved dry stuff. I struggled back from the corner shop with the best I could get at the time. And there's more snow on the way, so you'd better get used to it... And while we're at it, what's with dumping the dry food and carpet fluff into your waterbowls? And that issue of dragging a pair of my panties half way down the stairs?! Mystic, at least you've played the get out clause, your trying to find all those little moving figures by looking behind my pc monitor is too sweet for words, and never fails to make us smile. Though sometimes sticking your tail up my nostril mid run is perhaps a little too much. I want to see who I should be healing, rather than cat butt..... Love She with whom you graciously condescend to share your bed (5 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ ladyiapetus ]	1:41a	*sighs* Minnie-Bell... I get that by hissing at Sassy you're trying to prove that you're a big, tough li'l girl. However, trying to squirm out of my arms and run away right after you hiss at your big sister really doesn't do much to establish your "big-n-tuff" cred. Just sayin'. Sissy (Comment on this)
Monday, December 28th, 2009
note_to_cat [ sammyammy2000 ]	8:03p	My Dear Daphne-Do Ever since your sister 'Scilla has had seizures (gone now with meds), you have become my kitty.  I have loved this.  Ever since you were adopted, I have thought you to be the coolest girl ever.  I know that you have felt the same about me.  We are two of a kind, that is for sure!  We love all things girly.  You were there for me like no other when my Mom died.  You let me cry into your silky soft fur and gave me leg rubs all through my grieving.  It made me love you even more. But, sweetie, please understand that 'Scilla is my girl, too.  You can't get all worked up and jealous when I give her attention.  You can't just go and bop her because of it.  It's not nice and I don't want to stress her out.  Just get along and learn to share me, okay?  And, while we are on the subject, when you are having these jealousy fits, don't wake me up every hour on the hour to get pets because you feel I betrayed you.  I swear, I didn't!!! I hope you had a great Christmas, love!  I know you have more toys and yum-yums than you know what to do with, but you are so worth it!  Thank you for the Foo Fighters CD!  I desperately wanted that.  It was the best gift I received! I do love you so much!  You make me laugh with your funny faces.  It makes me want to do things to make you make them! I love you, my Daphne-Do!  You are forever my Do! Mommy Current Mood: loved (Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ riseabove ]	10:52p	Dear Alice You are one of the prettiest kitties I've met. Dilute calico is full of win, and you are the coolest cat. I am so sorry you have lived at the shelter since August. If I could have a fourth cat, I would take you home, as you love other kitties, and are very sweet. You're so quiet that no one seems to notice you, even if I point you out to them! I even got you on the radio a few weeks ago, and the radio staff loved you, but still no one has come for you. For that I am sorry. I tried to get you a foster home, even just for the holidays when adoptions weren't happening, anyway, but no dice. I hope someone perfect comes for you soon, but until that day comes, I will keep giving you random pats and kitty treats, and time out to play with the other kitties. Life at the shelter is no ball of yarn, I know, but at least you are not out on the streets fending for your life and dinner, so at least there is that. Love to you from me, Random SPCA Staff Member. Current Mood: tired (6 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ rauracle ]	6:06p	Dearest Wilson,  Thank you for being such a ham at the vet's today. I was amused at how much you purred and flopped all over the place. I'm not sure the vet tech appreciated you randomly attacking his leg, but it was still cute. I'm glad you don't hate going to the vet, even though they poke you and prod you. It was really cute how you head-butted the vet. That said, please get better soon! Mommy already spent all of her Christmas money on you and your meds, and she'd rather spend it on wine.  Love you baby. (Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ creativeaminot ]	3:17p	Dear Bernie As being our first pet, we have to admit that we are quite enamored with you. However, we have to make some ground rules:   Meowing while carrying your favorite toy up the stairs sounds like you're calling out for help/got stuck in the laundry room/HELP emergency! This is not good when it's 3am in the morning and we think something horrible has happened. I personally promise to play with you as soon as I wake up for the day.   You must realize that you are a rather large cat, being a Ragdoll and all. Therefore, there are some places you're just not going to fit on, much less in. Clumsy things happen when you try; like dropping every chess piece onto the ground, or getting stuck in my library bag. My favorite has to be investigating the file cabinet. Again, this is all quite cute, but Bernie, please try to understand that you are the size of a small dog. However, it must be noted that you have passed the Christmas test. Not once did you try to attack the tree, or drag an ornament to the ground. You acted fantastically, and I'm quite proud of you for that. Thank you for being our little radiator by sleeping at the end of the bed each night. It really is adorable. Current Mood: chipper (22 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ kestrels_nest ]	3:36p	Dear Sophia and Tornado I am truly sorry if I offended your feline majesties by giggling at you this morning. I just couldn't help it. You saw me get all bundled up in boots, down coat and hat to walk the approximately 40 feet to the mail box. That might have given you a clue that it was very, very cold out there, considering that I usually go out in clogs and a sweatshirt, even when the current ambient temperature is well below freezing. The abundance of white blowy stuff might also have been an indication. But no - you had to test it for yourselves. Seeing you dash out around my ankles and into the snow was amusing enough, but seeing you skid to an abrupt stop about 2 feet from the house, reverse, and run back in before I could close the door was more than my self-control could handle. And then when you came and complained to me that your feet were cold and wet...well, I'm sorry. I laughed out loud. I'm glad you seem to have forgiven me. After giving yourselves and each other a thorough bath, you have deigned to come perch on the arm and back of my chair respectively, purring in chorus. I know you have brains the size of walnuts, but do please try to remember that the white stuff that gathers on the ground when there isn't much daylight is very cold, and that if you go out in it, you will get cold feet. Love you, purrballs, Mama Current Mood: amused Current Music: purring cats (9 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ aviv_b ]	1:32p	Teddy Bad Cat Dear Teddy:  You have been a very naughty kitty.  Yes, I know you love people, but it is not nice to bite their feet if they are not paying attention to you.  Also, putting your front two paws into the salad bowl to scoop out salad is not classy.  Next time I have a party and you want something, just let me know and I'll put it on a plate for you.  You do not have to dive bomb the buffet table. Sigh. Current Mood: calm (5 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ sopranozone ]	10:53a	A piece of advice.... Asparagus, Using one paw to get another off of the sticky mouse trap is not the wisest course of action. You will have TWO feet stuck, instead of one. Next time, just call me and I'll get you off, okay, sweetie? -Mommy. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
metsforum [ splitnines1 ]	10:37a	The biggest city with a plethora of non-competitive teams After the horrible exhibition by the Giants yesterday I began to think about how many woeful or just mediocre teams NY has been cursed with. While the Yankees are the WS champions they truly are America's Team not the Dallas Cowboys. They are the bought team that won by overbidding everyone else for the 3 outstanding free agents last year and are the favorites everywhere including the members of the press. Aside from the Yankees the 4 major sports in NY are represented by 3 teams in the NHL with only NJ, if it is to be considered a NY team, a decent performer. In the NBA the Knicks are terrible and the Nets are a disaster. In the NFL the Giants and Jets will probably wind up a mediocre 8-8 with the Jets having a very outside chance at the playoffs and the Giants fading from 5-0 to a horrible 3-7 so far with the likelihood of another wipe out if Favre and the Vikings try to win with no incentive. There is no likelihood '10 will be much better even if Reyes and Santana and Beltran will be their normal selves. If they don't sign Delgado and take a chance on him we're stuck with a mediocre fielding first baseman who won't make up for it with a potent bat. Let's not think he's an accomplished fielder despite the one play that made the headlines. I know Bloomie thinks he'll be the next Hernandez but even cocaine won't do the trick.:-) THe catching is in a state of flux and won't even measure up to a healthy Schneider. The waiting game on Bay might pay off but it's risky if neither he or Holliday can be signed. I'm getting ready to join the Mit, Marty club if it stays the way it is and who knows, even the stalwart Herm may give up baseball and move to Argentina for futbal.lol (6 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ trakshun ]	12:13a	Okay, Now, I STILL Love You... Miss Honey, You can't be rude to other people. You really can't. I realize that you do not want to have anything to do with a person that is not me, but it's getting out of hand. When Auntie Karis picked you up today (you, who mistook her for me), you got this shocked look on your face and immediately ran away. I was attempting to play the Wii sitting down, which was hard enough, and then you decided to curl up in my lap after attacking the cord between the Nunchuck and the controller. It also makes it difficult to use my computer when you are constantly marking it and/or attacking my hands. And then you type all over the place. Pickles never did it. Why do you insist on it? Are you secret a lolcat that dislikes my baby talk? If so, too bad. Love Always, Your Obedient Mother/Maid PS- You have half a mustache and you constantly look surprised because of that and the marks above your eyes. I just thought you should know why everyone is always laughing at you. Current Mood: okay (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
note_to_cat [ buffyangellvr23 ]	11:39p	Dear Chloe I loved having you near me, purring, while I was trying to sew. But I'm annoyed as it is about having to move buttons over so I can still wear that pair of pants. It doesn't work that well with you trying to grab and chew the thread. Also thanks for behaving this Christmas. You only tried to climb the tree once, although you did try to 'help' with the wrapping of gifts at times, which was funny. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ thethirdjournal ]	1:46a	Dear Max My friends always used to tease me and say you were the furry love of my life, the truth is you were. The next week will help me adjust to life without you - but the first night I come home from work and you are not at the door to greet me, I will be devasted. Thank you for an amazing 18 years, I loved your goofy self with all my heart. You were a beautiful soul. (22 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
note_to_cat [ lady_toky ]	10:37p	i miss you Spock,        I hope you are doing well with the Meads. I miss you like crazy and I'm sad that we couldn't spend Christmas together. Hope your having lots of fun with Alyssa and Alex; please don't drive them crazy. See you in a 1 1/2 weeks. Love you, Mommy Current Mood: chipper Current Music: Cats 101 on Animal Planet (Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ jaune_chat ]	9:04p	Dear Timothy Dear Timothy, Sometimes you do very cute things. Like when I was taking a nap the other day, you crawed into bed with me, under the duvet but over the sheet, and slept next to me. When I got up, you stayed there, a cat-shaped lump under the covers, for a good 3-4 hours. So adorable! Othertimes you do very irritating things. Yes, I know that being put in your carrier and transported in the car is a scary thing. Usually we do it to take you to the vet, and that's not a happy place for you. We leave the carrier out so it's not a foreign thing to you, but nothing makes you happy about being transported in the car. You yowl, you moan, you pee and poop, stinking up the whole car and getting yourself dirty in the process. And by the time we got to my mom's house for Christmas, there was nothing for it but to take you to the shower and hose you down. Thankfully we've learned enough to take junky clothes with us, clothes that we can afford to soak with water and get rended by cat claws. You calmed down after a while, but hissing at the entire family, whom you've all seen on multiple occasions, is no way to behave! Yes, sweetie, I know you're stressed. I wish I could have fed you something beforehand to calm you down, but not even catnip will distract you from car travel. And since trips to the vet always have to be on an empty stomach for you (vicious, flesh-eating beast that you are, and thusly must be gassed every year so you don't rend the vet limb from limb), I can feed you no tranquilizing treats. But seriously? You're only compounding your own stress of travel by forcing us to clean you ourselves because you mussed your cage and then sat in it. Timmy, calm down and be the tranquil little lump under the covers for these brief trips, and there will be substantially less water baths in your future! Love, Your Mummy Current Mood: anxious (1 Comment |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ trustme_imadr ]	4:34p	bella. dear bella, why don't you like the new toy mouse i bought you for christmas? i should have just stuffed your stocking with paper balls if i knew that is what you wanted. love always, your mommy Current Mood: chipper (1 Comment |Comment on this)
metsforum [ splitnines1 ]	1:51p	Misgivings and misfits. This is a great recap of the entire Mets '09 season by Marty Noble. He hasn't overlooked too much. The only thing I see for the future with the exception of injuries, that will be better hopefully, is the inept management from the owners through the miserable M&M pair, is the same woeful finish. The same promises of signing new and better players are about to be laid in the dust with barely any worthy players signed to fill at least 3 spots that must be improved. At least in past years they did sign one or two free agents that were capable of improving the team performance. This year, nada, so far. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091220&content_id=7834458&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym&partnerId=rss_nym (3 Comments |Comment on this)
metsforum [ whatwouldevando ]	8:26a	Teams with money to spend on free agents http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4772413&name=olney_buster&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d4772413%26name%3dolney_buster New York Mets Jason Bay hasn't taken their offer, so the Mets may soon abandon their pursuit of the outfielder and move on to other less expensive pieces. The Mets seem to have something in the range of $15 million to $22 million in payroll flexibility (their offer to Bay is heavily back-loaded). They need a left fielder, a front-line catcher, and Joel Pineiro is likely to be their No. 1 target in the market of starting pitchers. Look, if the Mets don't sign Bay or Matt Holliday they're going to get ripped by those who think they should focus on big names. But the Mets must remember the No. 1 rule when it comes to decision-making in New York: If you win, the fans will come; if you don't, they will be unhappy. So the Mets should forget about feeding a star-quality name to the chattering masses. At this point, ending their chase for Bay -- who doesn't really fit their ballpark, and who doesn't seem enamored of the idea of playing for them -- gets them closer to winning. By adding three or four players on short-term deals, such as Orlando Hudson and Randy Winn, they can create more depth for 2010 while maintaining more flexibility for next winter's market and beyond. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
note_to_cat [ inzanity_grrl ]	10:24a	Dear Little Bit and Sophie..... Dear Little Bit, First off, I'm so glad the lady up the road's cat head babies. Otherwise, you wouldn't be with me. You were the smallest of the litter and they said you would never get any bigger. If you were a boy, I would have named you "Clifford". I'm sorry I couldn't name you something less redundant, but it just sounded so cute when I'd pick you up and hold you with one hand and say "Who's my Little Bit? You are! You're just a little bit of cat!" But you know what? They lied to me. YOU GOT A LOT BIGGER! Now you're a big bit, and that's what paw-paw has started calling you! But, I know you're not fat. You're big boned, just like me. You like a good meal, like mama. I'm just glad you're not so tiny anymore, when I got you you were so sickly. And as many times as I stepped on your tiny butt, I'm surprised you're still alive! You manged to live through my most pit combat boot stompings. I love you to death, I know you're the product of inbreeding, so I can't expect to much from you. I will say you are the most adorable cat with Down Syndrome I've ever had. But, can you try and not act so retarded? When you yell at me, it makes me think you want something, like food or to go out. But it's just you saying hi. I like that, it's cute, but not when you do it 12 times in a row in the span of 2 minuets! You only have to say Hi once, sweetie. Also, the doctor said I really am kind of allergic to cats. Your fur makes me sneeze, so after you rub your fur all over my clothes, don't give me dirty looks when I sneeze on you. I can still give kisses and head rubs, just no fur in my nose! You're very affectionate, and I love that, since Sophie will hardly let me pet her. Mommy loves you, please try and use you're brain. Love, Mommy. Dear Sophie, Who's a special kitty? You are! Yep, you're a special kitty. You come aaaaalllll the way from Egypt, such a pretty Javanese kitty you are! I know you don't like to be called Siamese, but people look at me funny when I call you a Javanese. I know it's about the same as calling a Japanese person Chinese, so I'll start trying to explain you're from Egypt, not China. Also since you're from Egypt, I would like to point out that, no, you were not one of the cats they worshiped. You are not a cat goddess that has blessed these puny humans with your presents. Daddy really really loves you, and the only reason he doesn't put you over me is because I'm his blood daughter. I know you've been around for a long time, almost as long as me. In cat years that makes you about the same age as my grandmother. You're getting old and I know Little Bit can be really annoying at times, but she just wants to play with you. You're still very active for your age and by showing off in front of her that you can run straight up a tree, she thinks that means you're game for kitten play. If you wanna act like a grumpy old person, go ahead. If you only wanna act as young as you feel, go ahead. But stop switching back and forth! And please, since your fur is so silky soft and doesn't affect my allergies, would you please let me pet you sometimes? It's really annoying when you come up to me purring and rub your head on me, but yet when I go to touch you, you pull away. Love, Your Sorta Big Sister. (Comment on this)
metsforum [ splitnines1 ]	9:43a	Minaya doesn't want health risks http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/26/mets.escobar/index.html Here's a guy who's been out for 2 years and is 33 but the idiot doesn't try for Ben Sheets who could be a #2 starter. Is this guy's head screwed on right? Of course there is nothing left on the shelf with the best of free agents gone. How much longer will he wait on Bay because Holliday will eventually go back to St. Louis. Well, Pagan was good enough to help fend off the Nats from 4th place. No power hitting first baseman or catcher means we're dead for another half a decade. Meanwhile the Phils keep adding strength. They will probably wrap up the division in early September as far as the Mets being a threat. (7 Comments |Comment on this)

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