I have to tell all of you that I love this forum.
BELA, I had PM'd you about my girl weeks ago, including my crappy job, etc, when you wrote to me about my absence from the board (which was appreciated and kind.) The world certainly gives us all plenty to think or worry about. I am quite fond of you all on this forum, having met none of you, yet feeling a kind of intimacy that I only have with close friends.
Bad Movie Lovers:
She looks like an ordinary pretty little cat, but Boobooloo (not her name, but I
never called her by her name) was special. She had been taken away from me when still very young, and I was able to later reclaim her from a flea-infested hovel where a kind crazy lady had taken her in with all her many other animals... (long crazy story 'bout My Girl) She was as kitty koo-koo as they can be, but this gentle cat was also remarkably intuitive and so sweet, never cloying or annoying as many cats are, never mean only a bit diffident as most other cats are, this friendly confident sweetheart who liked strangers was my favored companion for 16 years.
I have my beagle with his nose up her butt, and my terrier runt.
All three of these animals needed homes; I can't tell you how fortunate I have been with them all. I add this last bit in case anyone is considering adopting an animal, is ready to shoulder the responsibility, and is looking for the love a companion animal can provide and is in need of, whether from a breeder, a pet shop, or a shelter, all such animals need a home.