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  [Way OT] Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-14 09:26 -0700
    Re: [Way OT] Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-14 16:40 +0000
      Re: [Way OT] Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-14 10:02 -0700
    Re: [Way OT] JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-07-14 13:12 -0400
      Re: [Way OT] Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-14 11:29 -0700
    Re: Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> - 2014-07-14 11:45 -0600
      Re: Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-07-14 14:07 -0400
        Re: Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-14 11:28 -0700
      Re: Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-14 11:27 -0700
        Re: gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2014-07-14 12:13 -0700
        Re:  George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-15 07:57 -0500
          Re: Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-07-15 10:26 -0700
            Re: George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-17 15:02 -0500
    Re: [Way OT] Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-07-14 19:38 +0000
    Re: [Way OT] Joe Wolf Dee <joedid@email.com> - 2014-07-14 15:51 -0400
    Re: [Way OT] Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2014-07-15 08:04 -0700
    Re: [Way OT] Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-16 04:39 +0000
    Re: [Way OT] Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-07-16 04:54 +0000
    Re: [Way OT] ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-07-17 12:51 +0200
    Re: [Way OT] Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-07-17 13:10 -0700
    Re: [Way OT] xfile <nospam@nospam.com> - 2014-07-18 06:15 +0800

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#62207 — [Way OT]

Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.

I made some movies of him a while back:

<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>

<https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>

-- Michelle

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#62208

On 2014-07-14, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
>
> I made some movies of him a while back:
>
><https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
>
><https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>

He looked like a sweetie! Sorry for your loss... : (

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#62209

In article <c2ifgjF7gv5U2@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2014-07-14, Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
> > Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> > friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> > but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
> >
> > I made some movies of him a while back:
> >
> ><https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> >
> ><https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
> 
> He looked like a sweetie! Sorry for your loss... : (

Thanks JR; he certainly was a sweetie.

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#62211

We may be grumpier, less obedient, cause more trouble and be less furry,
but we're still here with you.

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#62220

In article <53c40f7b$0$58737$c3e8da3$12bcf670@news.astraweb.com>, JF
Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> We may be grumpier, less obedient, cause more trouble and be less furry,
> but we're still here with you.

Well, at least I don't have to feed you.  ;)

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#62216 — Re:

At 14 Jul 2014 09:26:35 -0700 Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
> 
> I made some movies of him a while back:
> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
> 
> -- Michelle


Let me offer my sincere condolences- my daughters went through this not
too long ago. Personally I'm not much of a "pet person" but I could
certainly feel the loss and pain my girls went through, and would wish
that on nobody.  

-Todd

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#62217 — Re:

Michelle Steiner:
> > Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> > friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> > but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
> > 
> > I made some movies of him a while back:
> > 
> > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> > 
> > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
> > 
> > -- Michelle

I am very sorry. For many of us who have no children, our pets are our
surrogate children. Please see our late, beloved Thumper at
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/8784700579/> and our incumbent,
too-cute Clarabell, at
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/10557273873/>.

-- 
I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that
you will say in your entire life.

usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm

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#62219 — Re:

In article <140720141407336942%star@sky.net>, Davoud <star@sky.net>
wrote:

> I am very sorry. For many of us who have no children, our pets are our
> surrogate children. Please see our late, beloved Thumper at
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/8784700579/> and our incumbent,
> too-cute Clarabell, at
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/10557273873/>.

I can't decide which is cuter; I'll have to call it a tie.  My
condolence about Thumper.

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#62218 — Re:

In article <lq150f$3bh$2@dont-email.me>, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:

> At 14 Jul 2014 09:26:35 -0700 Michelle Steiner wrote:
> > Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> > friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> > but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
> > 
> > I made some movies of him a while back:
> > 
> > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> > 
> > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
> > 
> > -- Michelle
> 
> 
> Let me offer my sincere condolences- my daughters went through this not
> too long ago. Personally I'm not much of a "pet person" but I could
> certainly feel the loss and pain my girls went through, and would wish
> that on nobody.  

Thanks, Todd, and to everyone else who responded or will respond.  Much
appreciated.

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#62222 — Re:

On 2014-07-14 18:27:21 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:

> Thanks, Todd, and to everyone else who responded or will respond.  Much
> appreciated.

We learn a lot about our lives from these critters.

I use to have cat(s) long ago, but their tendency to impermanence, and 
my eventual tendency to spend 12-14 hours a day in the office, made it 
difficult to maintain this approach to domesticity without either 
guilt. The last time I lost a cat, then single, I went to a local bar 
to drown my sorrows. I shared my angst with the bartender and a patron 
or two, got their immediate disregard: "Get another, they're all the 
same." "Your cat died so your depressed? Grow a pair!" "Cats suck.  Get 
a dog."

Hardly settled there, I tabbed-out and went two joints down to another 
bar.  Here I exchanged "cat" and "liver desease" for "ex-girl friend" 
and "suicide".  In this way I managed to purge my grief with the aid of 
community, get free drinks and dinner, and--quite amazing--be consoled 
by sexual tryst with a very sweet and big-hearted waitress. None of 
this came as a result of me working the angle.  In the end, I could no 
longer fend off her strong-arm demands to share my burden. When at my 
apartment, I explained the reality of the situation, she hesitated for 
a moment but then additionally touched by my honesty, continued her 
quest to provide full therapy.

That's a very very true story, and she was a really good person.

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#62254 — Re:

On 7/14/14 1:27 PM, in article 140720141127217270%michelle@michelle.org,
"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <lq150f$3bh$2@dont-email.me>, Todd Allcock
> <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
> 
>> At 14 Jul 2014 09:26:35 -0700 Michelle Steiner wrote:
>>> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
>>> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
>>> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
>>> 
>>> I made some movies of him a while back:
>>> 
>>> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
>>> 
>>> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
>>> 
>>> -- Michelle
>> 
>> 
>> Let me offer my sincere condolences- my daughters went through this not
>> too long ago. Personally I'm not much of a "pet person" but I could
>> certainly feel the loss and pain my girls went through, and would wish
>> that on nobody. 
> 
> Thanks, Todd, and to everyone else who responded or will respond.  Much
> appreciated.

You might appreciate this, Michelle...

I stood by your bed last night; I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying you found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today; your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today; you tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you; I smiled and said, "it's me."
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.
It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me.

So sorry for your loss!

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#62262 — Re:

In article <CFEA8F56.AD9A4%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
<ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:

> You might appreciate this, Michelle...

I did; thanks.

-- Michelle (now, where are those tissues)

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#62289 — Re:

On 7/15/14 12:26 PM, in article 150720141026242023%michelle@michelle.org,
"Michelle Steiner" <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <CFEA8F56.AD9A4%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
> <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> You might appreciate this, Michelle...
> 
> I did; thanks.
> 
> -- Michelle (now, where are those tissues)

:-)

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#62225

In article <140720140926352454%michelle@michelle.org>,
Michelle Steiner  <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
>Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
>friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
>but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.

That's my least favorite part of being a pet owner. :-( But they bring
us years of smiles and laughs, so it's worth it in the long run.

My condolences, Michelle.


Patty

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#62226

On 2014-07-14 16:26:35 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:

> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
> 
> I made some movies of him a while back:
> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
> 
> -- Michelle

He was gorgeous. Apparently he wanted you in contact lenses.

You have my sympathy; I was there a few months ago with my guy Ketzl. 
Still miss the hell out of his fuzzy face.

-- 
JoeWolfDee
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, 
but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.  --WH 
Auden

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#62259

Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.

My condolences, I know how you feel.  We lost our little cat a few years 
back.  I hope you meet her again on the other side, if there is one.

Best wishes,

Paul Magnussen

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#62269

Okay, so one time? In band camp? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> was all, like: 
 --> 	 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:26:35 -0700 <140720140926352454%michelle@michelle.org>
> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.

Sorry to here that. Losing a companion sucks.

-- 
Internet was down last night. Turns out I have two kids. They seem
pretty well-behaved

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#62270

Okay, so one time? In band camp? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> was all, like: 
 --> 	 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 09:26:35 -0700 <140720140926352454%michelle@michelle.org>
> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.

You may have read this, and it's about a dog, but it's one of my
favorite pet stories. It used to be at

<http://www.macgeekofdogtown.com/casey.html>

But that page is no more, so here is the text, long though it is.

Casey Jones died May 14th 2001, around 4 am, from cancer, and
complications resulting from treatments for epilepsy and arthritis. From
the winter of 1988 until that day, he was my constant companion, a rare
combination of wolf/husky/lab with gold eyes, a soft coat, keen
intelligence and a very silly sense of humor. I've spent quite a bit of
time since then writing, trying to put into words some of the thoughts
and memories I've been having.

I got a phone call one night that really made me laugh, so I thought I'd
explain it and share it. I'm hoping that you have read The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy and are aware that the author, the much beloved
Douglas Adams, had died two days earlier, as this will not make much
sense otherwise.

Early on monday, my neighbor Johnny Hott stopped by to say goodbye to
Casey. He brought a rose, a hug and some memories of when he, his dog
Barley, Casey and I all shared this house maybe 10 years ago. Johnny
used to throw a short piece of 2x4 wood out to the back fence from the
deck, and Barley would fetch that stick with great dedication and
enthusiasm, no matter how long he threw it. 

Casey would sit next to Johnny and watch Barley fetch, like it was great
fun to observe, but he had no intentions of participating. Then, every
so often, he would suddenly run when the wood flew - race to the fence
and beat Barley to the stick, but only tag it; holding it in his mouth
just long enough to show Barley that he had it first, before leaving it
there and racing back to the porch.... 

but he would never, ever fetch anything himself....

Casey's non-fetching was a source of amusement for quite a few of his
friends, and at some point, became a test of sorts whenever a new person
entered his environment... especially if he thought they were interested
in me.

Sometimes, he would even approach with a stick, looking as if he really
wanted to play. 

"Want to fetch a stick, Casey?" the hapless victim might say.

"Casey doesn't fetch." I would offer.

The next sequence of events would play out as if Casey was testing his
people-training skills.

"He just needs to learn how", they would assure me, "here boy, here's a
stick, want the stick?". Well, of course he wanted the stick, he was
using it to have fun with the people. There would be some playing
around, to encourage his interest, then the stick would be thrown. Casey
would watch very carefully to see where it went, and then sit down and
smile up at the thrower, his face a study in sincerity and the desire to
please.... clearly enjoying himself thoroughly. 

"Get it! get it!" they would cry, then finally realizing that he wasn't
going to, they would walk to the stick and bring it back to try again,
still believing that he just needed to be "shown how". 

Casey caught on to the game of fetch at about 13 weeks old. He fetched a
toy for me once, watched me throw it again, sat down and thought about
it for awhile, then never fell for it again. He would express irritation
or annoyance by making a slight cough and then clicking his enormous
fangs closed with a snap, and that's the first occasion I remember him
doing that. 

<cough> *click* 

He would behave as though he was really into the idea though.. showing
great enthusiasm about sticks, dancing in a circle with delight as the
poor unknowing person teased him with the stick and then threw it....
While they went to get it, he would sit and watch every move, as if he
wanted to fetch but just didn't understand quite yet... then they would
repeat this procedure.... If they didn't catch on pretty quickly, I took
it as a sign that this was not an enlightened enough biped to hang
around my house.    

If they kept pestering him with the stick, they would eventually
discover another rule to live by: never play keep-away with a wolf. He
would just pick the right moment, and suddenly snatch the stick out of
their hand, usually uncomfortably close enough for them to count their
fingers.    

During parties in the backyard, inevitably someone would try to entice
him to play, and often there would be a chorus from the initiated, in a
resigned tone, knowing what would happen next; "Casey doesn't fetch..." 

The phone call that I got last night was from an old friend who's known
Casey all his life... he called and said hi, then there was a long pause
as we both tried to figure out what to say... but then he blurted out -

"Do you think that by now Douglas Adams has figured out that Casey
doesn't fetch?" 

--Mugsy Lunsford

-- 
NOBODY LIKES SUNBURN SLAPPERS Bart chalkboard Ep. 7F23

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#62284

Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
>
> I made some movies of him a while back:
>
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>

I sure feel with you. Two years ago my girlfriend and I lost a beautiful 
and very caring and friendly female boxer that suddenly suffered from a 
kidney failure. - Losing sch a good friend even if it's a pet, can be 
very hard.

Cheers, Erik Richard

-- 
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Openoffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org
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#62290

On 2014-07-14 16:26:35 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:

> Please pardon this way off topic post, but for the most part we're
> friends here.  I took my fur-kiddie Snow to the vet hospital yesterday,
> but they were unable to save him, and he passed this morning.
> 
> I made some movies of him a while back:
> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/SnowCat.mov>
> 
> <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50314006/snowlove.mov>
> 
> -- Michelle

Sorry to read that, Michelle.

Pets become more important to us than a lot of people realize. 

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