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MM... there is a prescription canned food that my vet gives me for the cats and for the dogs that is very mild and easy on their stomach. It's by Science Diet, A/D http://www.hillspet.com/products/pd-feline-ad-caninefeline-critical-care-canned.html It sounds as though the food she's getting might be too strong? A/D is very, very mild. Hope she is better soon! BB very happy to hear Ruben is home safe and sound. It's a trial sometimes isn't it. But soooo worth it.

They are all indoor now. Some used to go outside, but since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 I haven't let them out. Tuffy, the eldest, climbed up on the barn roof and went through a hole made by a branch in the storm, fortunately she only landed on a fence ceiling, but I had to cut her out of there. I wasn't going to take another chance like that, she could have broken her leg.

We have 6 cats. The eldest (a female) is coming up on 20 in a few months. Next are 3 calico sisters, 15 years old, and the two youngest are 10 (male) and 8 (female). It's the 10 year old male that is such a Tartar.

Your post was the first I heard...then CNN came through. Awful. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Two dead.

Rueben will be just fine. I do believe it's more traumatic for us than it is for the pets. Under normal circumstances of course. I speak as someone that has had many, many cats and dogs spayed and neutered! In fact, for one particularly recalcitrant cat I actually stayed in the room, and took him home immediately. That cat is so nutz the vet didn't want to keep him there. LOL Of course I've known this vet since we moved here in 1995, and he knows I watch my cats like a hawk. I miss having dogs. We always had both, but the last of my dogs passed about 3 years ago. And the above mentioned nutz cat hates dogs, so the choice is easy. drat.

I do believe you! I felt the vibes! lolol

Fantastic! Thank you so much for posting.

Def more confidence the older one gets! LOL, I won't be old till I can't wear my 6 inch heels! and that day ain't yet!

I will, for sure. AIE: Doesn't come out over here till August 6th.

Tuna!? wow. Re the headaches...if I allow my head to get cold I'll get a nasty headache...so it's a hat for me, even in only cool weather. Thanks. I haven't had it, but do know it's painful. Hope it clears very soon.

Regarding using children and women as currency. That is something from time immemorial. It's only in the last (maybe) 100 years or so that the notion of marrying for love came into vogue. And then only among those that didn't have money/wealth/position. Don't think it doesn't happen now among those with power. Alliances. Money marries money.

6. In terms of the writing, a number of reviewers felt the difficulty of too many Thomases and too many he's - that Mantel didn't make the effort to help readers through the confusion. Do you agree? Did you find other difficulties in reading the work...or did you find her prose clear... and engaging? How else might you describe Mantel's writing? I thought her third person, present tense, omniscient was fantastic. If I have that right. I had a slight trouble sorting the "he" at first, then realized that when Mantel referred simply to "he" she meant Cromwell. There were several times she did, in fact, clarify that it was Cromwell speaking. All other times, she clarified which Thomas/he was speaking. It took a bit to get into the rhythm of her writing, but once there, wow! Maureen, I loved her humor as well. Dark, sardonic. Yes! I think that reflected the times.....and it makes sense for Cromwell to have had that sort of humor.

Agreed. I kept wondering why that title, then later I saw the name of the Seymour home. Still didn't seem particularly appropriate. The 'man is wolf to man' is certainly more appropriate, but not obvious. If that were the case shouldn't Mantel have had something about that in the quotes in the front? Or did I miss that? lol

No, but it looks interesting. I'd like to read more about anyone that managed to survive Henry!! And yes, the upstairs/downstairs bit sounds great. Thanks.

I loved the first one, and look forward to this new one.

The fact is, it's easy to avoid. I rarely drink sodas, and take my tea and coffee plain. I don't care for fruit drinks, if I want fruit, I eat it and don't bother with the prepared juices that add sugar or junk anyhow. I can't think of a thing I'd buy that includes aspartame. With the allergic reaction I had to it, I have to be careful. Once when I thought to buy some of the so called diet mixes...by Atkins no less, I read the label carefully and noted it had aspartame in it, along with sucrose (!), I didn't buy it. Simple.

Thanks muggle. Eleonora, sending good vibes and hugs your way. Never give up. Never. Frankie...sucky degree? rotfalol "old", "boring".....hah! No way Dick Tracy! What a great experience though! You never know when you'll use some of that sucky degree. AIE: My husband is older than I am, and he won't allow me to say I am old...! hee hee

I'd like to see that program...wonder if it will at any time be available over here. hmmmm Darn, I went to their website, and it isn't available "in your area"...grrrr lol

I've ordered these three from Amazon adama. My husband says he saw Before Sunset and Before Sunrise ages ago, and loved them. I'm happy to hear there is another one coming out. So thanks! Also, I am a ST:TOS and The Man From Earth sounds very much like a ST ep that I loved. The author wrote for ST.

I count on that! I wish!!

I used to reread The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, and The Last Enchantment...ie The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart when I was upset, or blue. That was ages ago, but at the time they worked. They were like old friends.

Miserable. I used to get what I called hormonal migraines. No fun at all. Right now I'm battling a toothache. I have a root canal scheduled for Thursday. There were other issues that had to be clarified before we were sure it was root canal worthy, but it is. gak Taking pain meds for the time being. Thankfully, I managed to sleep last night! It's amazing that a tooth on the top can affect the lower ones so much. Honestly, I think the bottom (innocent, good) teeth hurt worse than the offender topside! awk! The delay is due to waiting for the perm cap to be ready. Oy Other than that it's been a beautiful day, some clouds, but mixed with gorgeous sunshine. On Friday we went shopping and I bought some skirts....I haven't worn skirts in ages and ages, but I happened to wear a skirt/suit a few weeks ago, and my husband loved it on me so much I had to go out and buy skirts. lol With my 6 inch heels of course!

Finished The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, and am debating whether to start The Crimson Petal and the White now, or postpone till closer to May. Actually I've kind of started two on my kindle....Z : A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler, and another essay by Len Deighton about Ian Fleming. But I'm not sure if I'll continue.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 4/5 I've wanted to read this for ages, and have a copy around here somewhere. But I downloaded it to my kindle to be able to read on the go. The film coming out next month looks to be a beautiful and lush telling of the book. I'm a bit torn, but come down on a very positive note concerning Gatsby, it is of course beautifully written, in a straight-forward style. The story of a man with no past, seemingly coming out of nowhere. Slowly his past comes to be known through a series of vignettes, and none to savory is it. Probably. One is left with uncertainty, or at the least, ambiguity. The woman that is purportedly the love of his life, Daisy, doesn't seem much worth the adoration he bestows upon her, and is rather selfish. Ultimately a story of betrayal and murder, but lightly told. Recommended.

I couldn't get much more than a heading when I googled for it. Finally I did see one glorious picture, but nothing else. Re your hoarding books... Me too. I rarely get rid of books, even when I am pretty sure I won't reread. After all, one never knows.