To many Americans, April 15th is a day of infamy. "The tax man cometh!" To us, however, April 15th is our cat's birthday. And, if you have pets, you can understand how pets are special members of the family. We adopted Caty (pronounced like "Katie" or "Katy") from an animal shelter sponsored by PetSmart. She was a teeny-tiny kitten sitting quietly, all alone in her kennel. Not a peep came out of her, which attracted Dora's attention. But the look she gave us was much like the look Puss 'N Boots gave to Shrek--big watery eyes no one with half a heart could possibly resist. Needless to say, she came home with us. Her original name given to her by the adoption agency was "Fraily" because when she was born, she was frail. Her mother had abandoned her because Caty was the runt of the litter. When the agency rescued her, Caty was suffering from a severe respiratory infection. She was connected to a breathing tube for a while. Caty was born fighting for her life...literally. Caty has given us much joy. She always knows when we are feeling under the weather or sad. She is very vocal, which drives Dora nuts sometimes, but we wouldn't trade her for all the tea in China. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATY!
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, I'M BEGGING ONCE AGAIN, FOR SOMEONE...ANYONE TO BITCH SLAP SARAH PALIN. AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, GET MICHELLE BACHMANN, TOO! Alice Paul is rolling over in her grave and if she were alive today, she would be thoroughly disgusted with these two idiots. If the likes of Palin and Bachmann had been alive during the woman's suffrage movement, women would have never gotten the vote!
Kudos to President Obama for mandating that nearly all hospitals extend visitation rights to the partners of gay men and lesbians and respect patients' choices about who may make critical health-care decisions for them. The mandate is a HUGE step! Now I don't have to lie to hopspital personnel. Thank you Mr. President!
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