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    Small Talk: I Like Them All, I Just Can't Choose!

    in Genre Talk

    10 hours ago, zoemom said:

    Carpe, Butterball sounds like a wonderful kitty - similar story for my mom as well.......

    That's the truth.  My mom had a cat that just "appeared" in their back yard.  She used to feed the birds all of her bread, cracker, snack scraps; she'd toss the scraps out in the morning.  A grey kitty came out of nowhere and would pick out only the Cheese Doodles; he ate them exclusively.  We think he was feral, but he became very friendly towards mom and eventually she was able to coax him into the house where he'd sit in their living room during the day.  Because of his liking of Cheese Doodles over everything else, mom named him "Mr. Doodles".  We were finally able to get Mr. Doodles to the vet, got him neutered and checked out, but he always wanted to go out at night; mom would let him out and he'd be waiting at 7 a.m. for her sitting on the kitchen windowsill like clockwork.  This routine went on for a couple of years.  My mom had had lung cancer and was able to beat it once, but unfortunately it came back.    Mr. Doodles became her constant companion, stopped going out at night and slept outside her bedroom door (my dad was never a cat fan) waiting for her. 

    I honestly think Mr. Doodles helped her with her fight, he gave her a reason to get up every morning to feed/care for him, even on her days after chemo, she'd be there for his breakfast, he sat on the couch with her during the rest of the day.   They started her in hospice, on that day Mr. Doodles sat on my mom's lap and became a bit aggressive when the hospice nurse came for her visit.  Later that afternoon my mom passed away, Mr. Doodles on her chest until the end.  Mr. Doodles was lost, my dad tried to be his buddy, but their relationship never jelled.  Unfortunately, we were in the process of selling our house and moving out of town, but I was volunteering for a rescue group; and (magically?) we had a couple that came in that were specifically looking for a grey cat.  A match was made! 

    I heard that Mr. Doodles settled down quite well with them and for awhile had his own blog which documented how he settled in with his new family that was called "Mr. Doodles Everyday". 

    I think all cats are magical, Mr. Doodles, I believe was sent from above to take care of my mom, he definitely was a comfort to her until she passed.

    What an awesome story.  I too believe that there is something very special about cats, though I love all creatures.  I spend far too much $ feeding our wildlife; birds, squirrels, deer, raccoons, possum, groundhogs, even a skunk once in a while.  We have a wooded area behind our home and cleared out an area for feeding/watering stations.  I'm not quite as all-in as Carolyn - we didn't adopt these creatures, they found us, but it brings me happiness and a sense of calm when I watch them enjoying what we share with them.  

    10 hours ago, zoemom said:

    I believe this too Carpe.  My older Aby B.B. who is 12, (no the initials don't stand for anything, just started calling her that when we first got her and it stuck!) has been with me when I was diagnosed with M.S., was excellent company when my husband was out of town on business (one year he was working in South Africa and was there more than he was home) spent a year being shown at cat shows all over the country (and was the third best Aby in the U.S. in 2008) survived two interstate moves, (the first one that required us to live in a hotel for four months) my divorce, my "firing" from several jobs before realizing I could no longer "work" in my career field due to cognitive changes and a year of substantial depression that followed.

    We're both making it now and she's been the constant trooper through it all.  There were a couple really "bumpy" times I was thinking about ending it all but I didn't because of her.  Cats indeed are magical.  Yep, I've become a "crazy cat lady".  (But no stuffed teddy bears for me!) :-) !!!

    Below is a picture of her posing in the hall of the hotel, we used to take our morning "strolls" thru the halls for exercise!59096c8d68642_Itsatoughlife.jpg.c1152f617264e566a8e14ef165d435d4.jpg

    So glad that you made it through the tough times.  I'm sure your kitty helped, but don't sell yourself short - we're stronger than we give ourselves credit for.  

    Small Talk: I Like Them All, I Just Can't Choose!

    in Genre Talk

    6 minutes ago, Birdiebutt said:

    Love the names, too.  I had a couple kitties a lifetime ago, a Burmese named Beanie and a Norwegian Forest named Cecil.

    My sis had 2 black cats back in the day, before her allergies took over.  Their names were Beanie and Buttons.

    9 minutes ago, Birdiebutt said:

    Love the names, too.  I had a couple kitties a lifetime ago, a Burmese named Beanie and a Norwegian Forest named Cecil.

    Awesome breeds!  I'll bet they were beauties~

    Lisa Rinna: These are the Lips of her Life

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    54 minutes ago, editorgrrl said:

    When I saw this story, I assumed the dateline would be "April 1."

    NaughtyGossip.com’s Rob Shuter appeared on the Wendy Williams Show, and reported that because of gutter-level Keeping Up With the Kardashians ratings a new family is being eyed to take over the floundering reality slot. “E needs another first family,” Shuter reports. “I’ve been told that they have their eye on Lisa Rinna.”

    So soon, we'll have another crop of offspring being shown that the way to success (defined by the qty of Birkin bags in your 1500 sqft closet, and dermatologists in your iPhone contact cloud), is by pimping your family for coin.  Awesome.

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    S07.E20: Reunion Part 2

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    3 hours ago, mothmonsterman said:

    Couple of thoughts.  I don't feel like Kyle saying she wanted to be there when Dorit gave Erika the panties was her egging Dorit on.  I had an old boss who would absolutely 'get you told' if you got out of line.  I adored him, and actually found him highly reasonable.   If someone came in and said they were going to do something that I knew would really agitate him or think they would come in there and tell him off, I would probably say I wanted to be there when they did it, because I know it was going to be an epic event.  I'm pretty sure Kyle knew Erika isn't the one who can really take a joke, so she knew something was going to happen.  

    And Erika.  I've been thinking about Erika and how she comes across.  She seems insecure in some ways and I feel that is what makes her seem wooden. She is hyper aware of people's judgments and (I feel) is just waiting for someone to say something negative about her, which I feel becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy because of her guarded nature and stuck-up seeming behavior.  So she tries to act like she doesn't care, but she actually cares quite a bit.  

    I also feel like her saying she is not a whore comes out of left field.  I really don't feel like the other women were saying that.  I think she is so defensive about being called a whore, or perceived as one, because she is a little "bought and paid for."  She married a rich, very older man, is told to be quiet when he is talking, treats him how I might treat The Queen of England if I met her- she just doesn't seem to be on equal footing with him, and has to defer to him in a way most of us here would never do, not even for all the money Tom has got.  And that alone says something about Erika.  Why wouldn't we do it?  What would it make us feel about ourselves?  Isn't it possible Erika feels some of that, too? Somewhere deep inside she isn't proud of her situation.  

    Yes, she is rich, yes, she has fame, but it comes at the price of some of her dignity and certainly at the cost of how others view her.  And with Erika, how she is viewed obviously means a lot to her.  That is why she has the glam squad, that is why she posts a million pictures to social media posing up a storm, that is why she name drops designers.  She wants to be perceived as perfect in some ways.  And she wants a lot, she almost wants to be everything, but she can't be.  Example, how she was upset they called her cold, when she knows damn well she is.  That stuck out to me.  I'm standoffish, so if someone said I was cold I would know why they said it, and I wouldn't act all shocked.  Yes, I can be warm to people, but I know being the friendliest person out there will never be me, so if I fall short, that is okay.  Erika seems to not want to fall short in any way and that is what is causing some to dislike her so much. 

    Well said

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    S07.E20: Reunion Part 2

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    4 hours ago, MerryMary said:

    Drunk or sober, Kim is an asshole.  Having read House of Hilton, I suspect this condition is genetic.  The best thing Kyle could do is cut ties with her family and live her life.  Instead, she's dwelling on the past and creating a television show about it.  I don't get it.

    Kyle simply can't be famous enough, IMO.  She created a show about herself because outside of this "reality" mess, she can't get hired to cross the street.

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    S07.E20: Reunion Part 2

    in The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills

    · Edited by SuprSuprElevated

    On 4/18/2017 at 10:04 PM, Bronzedog said:

    What a co-winky-dink that Andy just happened to have a viewer question about the bunny and Kim just happened to have said bunny with her her.  Set up!

    This could have easily been 2 parts if the unnecessary appearances of PK and Kim were eliminated.  Why do they always insist on including Kim?

    Exactly.  I was thinking that she wasn't even supposed to have a "friend of" role this season, yet the further into the season we got, the more we saw of poor ol' Kim.  I think that Andy is enamored with Kyle & Mauricio, thereby providing Kyle with a pretty big hammer to wield.  As such, she's going to do what's in her power to do regarding Kim, and keeping her employed.  More Kim makes, the less M has to fork over to her.

    Oh, I'm new, hello all.  (Name was developed for the other forum I follow here, the Shopping TV page.)  

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