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Pecan, I pity John John, the Little Man, LOL! The warden calls

me "Big Man," which isn't much better but still, better big than little, hehe, love rocky

posted by Julia. on June 26, 2004 at 1:20 PM | link to this | reply

Rocky...It's okay. We all have annoying nicknames for our fur children

The Melissa Etheridge Cat isn't fond of her nickname, Mouth. John John is called "Little Man" and "Big Ox." Seibar is called "NUB" because of her nub tail. She truly hates that nickname. I must find one more suitable for her.

posted by CatLadyintheAttic on June 25, 2004 at 11:39 AM | link to this | reply

Kay-Ren--vermit, hahahaha! I think you meant "vermin"

or...varmint? So Dizzy liked this handsome kitty's picture?

posted by Julia. on June 16, 2004 at 2:02 PM | link to this | reply

jemmie, thanks for that, it's great!

posted by Julia. on June 16, 2004 at 1:58 PM | link to this | reply

Purr.. reow .. purr purr.. PURRR. <--From Dizzy>

Kay-> I'm glad that Rocky and Dizzy's romance is out in the open. Now she doesn't have to sneak to my computer, type and run. Dizzy bites elbows when she wants to play or when anyone whistles. My spouse taught her that this was a good thing. Sigh. Hey Rocky, you should be vermit hunting while your mistress works.

posted by Kay-Ren on June 16, 2004 at 7:47 AM | link to this | reply

This makes me think of "The Naming of Cats" by T. S. Eliot

The naming of cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm mad as a hatter
When I tell you a cat must have three
different names.

First of all, there's the name
that the family use daily,
Such as Victor, or Jonathan,
George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names
if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen,
some for the dames;
Such as Plato, Admetus,
Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.

But I tell you,
a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that is peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he
keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers,
or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind,
I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quazo or Coripat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellyrum--
Names that never belong
to more than one cat.

But above and beyond
there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you will never guess;
The name
that no human research can discover--
But The Cat Himself Knows,
and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought,
of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.