Best in Show

Something unbelievable has happened: the house is quiet. It’s still early and everyone is asleep but me. I am the one who should have passed out hours ago but I guess that ol’ second wind never really dissipates after you’ve worked retail for over 20 years. Yep, I feel like I’m workin’ the second shift and loving [...]

Dogs are Simple Creatures

I can no longer come home, kick off my shoes, flop down on the couch and just relax after work. Mojo has suddenly discovered that I actually work for a living. He has definitely decided, through his extreme actions, that he loves my new job.
Dogs are simple creatures. Our dogs make emotional decisions based on [...]

Knickknack, Paddy-Whack

I’ve only ever been arrested once in my life. I know; hard to believe, right? HA! I was 19-20 years old and belonged to a group named, “Abalone Alliance.” It was an anti-nuke group and we were protesting the building and opening of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo (technically in Avila [...]

Chupacabra

Kitty Q cannot fool me. He acts all big and tough but the fact is that he’s falling in love with sweet, gentle, happy-go-lucky Mojo. I caught him rubbing up against Mojo and purring but once he realized that I was observing him, he swung out his paw and boxed poor, confused, love-struck Mojo on [...]

Boo!

Oh… The Drama! Kitty-Saga blew into a full-on nosy-neighbor-clash. It turns out that this lil’ kitty was SUPPOSEDLY being taken care of by the crazy-lady’s neighbor and he wanted the cat given back. This guy is a real *winner* of a dude, no job, always scammin’, and when he talks to you (when the “you” [...]

Q

I am such a sucker.
Last night, we were watching TV, hanging out, when we heard some kind of ruckus going on next door. Our neighbor had company and they’d been drinkin’, a wee bit, and there was some kind of commotion going on in the foyer. Evidently, there was a kitty sitting outside their door [...]

Atta Girl!

It’s no secret that I have a love for animals. I’ve got two bird-brained-dogs that keep me constantly amused. Not only are they goofy but I just love how excited they are when we all wake up in the morning. They act as if they haven’t seen us for days and jump around and lickity-lick-lick [...]

Head ‘Em Up ‘N Move ‘Em Out… Raw Hide!

We are up and out the door early this morning with doctor’s appointments and DMV mishaps. I hate going to the DMV. It totally sucks. I was up earlier than planned because I heard someone crying at 4 this morning. I found little one, sitting up in his bed, crying and carrying on… he had [...]