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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

By popular demand: More about the former prisoners…

I had told you about the circumstances that made us decide to embark on a campaign to free at least one feline languishing in captivity, and how we ended up freeing two of them. Admittedly, there are more serious matters to think about than the fate of a couple of cats, as we all know only too well,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

You got any Zamzam? Dump it - it's probably fake...

In a video-clip posted on his YouTube account, Jamaican Sheikh Abdullah Al-Faisal accused “infidels” of putting cancer in fake “zamzam” (water drawn from a sacred well in Mecca), which was then bottled and sold to Muslims. “Many many Muslims die from cancer from drinking fake zamzam,” said the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 2, 2016

I understand the discomfort…

My recent post about the ‘Big Lie’ clearly made some people uneasy – for a number of complex reasons. Ranging from the religious to an invocation of human frailty in general to matters of ‘tact’ – yes, all the normal reasons are there; I know them, I respect them and those who hold them. How could I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 1, 2016

And today: Response-to-Comments Day

I haven’t had one of these in a while, but for several days now it’s been on my mind that I definitely need to have one. I do of course get many interesting comments, but to answer them all is beyond my capacity, not least because I’m a lousy typist and avoid pecking at keys at all cost. Well, maybe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 30, 2016

A meeting in the street…The aftermath II

When that little cat lashed out at my LSW’s hand, we knew he had indeed been abused – well-kept cats just don’t do that! And we weren’t going to leave him behind, since his chances for adoption weren’t all that good. A family with small children, for example, couldn’t risk it… All the paperwork duly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

A meeting in the street…The aftermath

Our disappointment will be another cat’s good fortune, for we have decided to adopt another cat from one of the shelters. That process will begin tomorrow, and I shall keep you informed of the developments… Thus ended the tale of meeting the cat who did not want to let me pass… A few days later my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

A meeting in the street…IV

Tears – yes, there were tears; and (mildly) red faces… An hour or so after I had posted the latest chapter in this saga, Bennie and I went for a stroll. And of course we dutifully checked the trees and community mailboxes for posters about missing cats, and there were no such posters. ‘Let’s go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 23, 2016

A meeting in the street…III

Yesterday was the cat’s day of exploration – except for the basement, there probably isn’t a corner of the upstairs and downstairs she didn’t inspect and, by the looks of it, everything met with her approval. That also involved looking for the best spots to lie and rest. On one occasion, as she was... Sign in to see full entry.

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A meeting in the street…III

Yesterday was the cat’s day of exploration. Except for the basement, there probably isn’t a corner of the upstairs and downstairs she didn’t inspect and, by the looks of it, everything met with her approval. That also involved looking for the best spots to lie and rest. On one occasion, as she was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

A meeting in the street…II

What followed was a half hour of frantic activity on the part of my LSW. We have a well-established division of labour in this house – duties related to the canines fall to me, feline tasks are the LSW’s. It turned out we still had kitty litter from Bubbles’ days – I guess the stuff doesn’t spoil... Sign in to see full entry.

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