A bit of ranting and raving

Pardon me.

I came back here to rant and rave a bit, for the love of cats and kittens. Naturally, a person who goes and gets a tiger suit at a thrift store MUST love cats and kittens. Not only that...a person who is a bi-coastal "Kitty Mom" must SURELY love cats and kittens. And I do...very much.

Going through my email this morning, the ASPCA has a heart-wrenching news alert...and I DO mean heart-wrenching: "Teen Kills Kitten In Oven". This wasn't even some demented, twisted monster, like most of those cases are. This was a 17 year-old girl, who simply hated cats.

And get this. For this act of murder, all she's supposed to get is 10 years.

10 years?????? That's all????? For murdering an innocent little kitten?????? What in God's name did the kitten ever do to her???????

So, what ARE the warning signs that a person might be turning into a pet murderer?????? Why can't these twisted people be stopped???????

I remember clearly, three years ago, a case in NE Ohio (I was still here in San Diego at the time, but I read about it)...but there was a petition regarding that one, to get justice for the kittens who were hurt.

This one, there doesn't seem to be a petition. That's the other reason I came back here....so I could give a pained voice to the poor little kitten who didn't get to live to do so.

WHY aren't more people stopped before they actually do turn into pet murderers?????

WHAT is this world coming to, anyway?????????

I'm sorry for my ranting and raving (again). I just had to be the pained voice of all the little cats and kittens who have, by some animalistic act or another, lost their voices...and their lives.

I ♥ CATS, and I always will, I'm sure!!!

Aaaaahhhhh....here's my three "little angels", Tony, Jerry, and Mup, who are safe in Cleveland, and will get many visits from me, I'm sure:

Now, I ask you...WHO in their right minds would want to kill such sweet little creatures????

Before you EVER entertain such a thought: STOP!!!!!!

OK, I'm done....or done for....whichever... Thanks for letting me be a voice for all the cats and kittens of the world.

Namaste, Ta-Ta, and remember: Be KIND to animals, for they love unconditionally and always forgive...we humans could actually learn from pets!!! ;-)

...6 more days, and all is well...Busy, but well!

I think there must be something to that body/mind/spirit connection. My mind and my spirit are absolutely thrilled to be back in San Diego, and keeping busy and learning new things every day. So, my body seems to be faring better as well.
6 more days, and the whole package will be another year older. That's the closest I'll come to actually announcing the big day...next Tuesday, same as it was the year I was born. Hmmmm...
I already mentioned that there are a lot of coincidences that I've been noticing. I'll elaborate on that again some other time.
I promised you a picture of me in a tiger suit. I am hoping that we can get that done tomorrow, as I'm FINALLY starting to lose enough weight to look really, really hot in that suit! FINALLY...for the first time in almost a year, I'm down to 60.4 kg, which is 134 lbs. Not too bad, considering I'm on dialysis and don't lose any fluid when I'm not on the machine. >:-(
So I hope that tomorrow will be the "tiger suit picture" day...more on that another time as well.
I'm soooooo glad I'm not online as much as I was back in Cleveland!!!! I can stay out of trouble this way....or, better put, I can get into a different kind of trouble...BUT, I haven't even crawled under my Isuzu yet and taken a look at that transmission...THAT adventure is yet to come!...Hmmmm...that'd be a hell of a wonderful birthday present, if somehow, by some small miracle, I could get my truck running again in time for my birthday...which is next week, so I'd really have to work hard!! Sooooo, don't be surprised if you don't hear anything from me for a while...other than the tiger picture.)
I'll leave you with this thought: we are ALL connected on a level that we may not be aware of fully, if at all. I'm sure that there's at least some truth to that idea. Even I don't have any idea what it all means; you'll just have to have a chat with Spirit...as will I!
I'll leave you with that thought.
Namaste...and Ta-Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa for now. ;-)

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh, a full and productive life indeed....I ♥ CA!!!

So here's a little bit about what I've been up to.
Let's see....recently I surprised the heck out of myself. Oh, yes...I actually was able to put the mop refill on this past weekend.
Late last week, I again showed that I was able to walk in stiletto heels. WOW!
And yesterday, we went to the wrecking yard.
Oh, yes...and the main thing was...I polished two sets of lug nuts; that was two weeks ago.
WOW!! So, if only I can stay here, I actually won't turn to mush...and I don't mean as in "mushy" music!! I mean, my body and my brain won't atrophy from lack of use!!
And, did I mention, that my love of cats has led me to get a tiger suit?? This much is true. I just have to get a picture of myself in this tiger suit...but please trust me. I look SOOOOOO HOT in that thing!
Hmmmmm....June 2nd already. And this is California, so that means it was already June 2nd back east. Two more weeks until....well, I'll let you figure that part out; I'm tired of tooting my own horn there.
Namaste, and Ta-ta!!!~~~~ ;-)

...and six years ago today...

This is my son, Jerry. My "kitty" son, of course. The sad look on his face...as well as the fact that he looked too thin...is what makes this picture so painful for me to look at, to this day.

Six years ago today, I went to work, with nothing keeping me going other than what little adrenaline I had left. Jerry was still missing, so I was a wreck.

Then I went online and continued my search. Thank goodness, my supervisor was understanding enough to let me do that when there was nothing else to do.

I ran into that picture, and the ad, which had all of the contact information. They thought his name was Chester, and that he was only 14 months old (actually, he was 21 months old by that time; to this day, he's young for his age). I emailed and called, and by that night--May 29, 2003--six years ago tonight--my Jerry was home at last. I cried like you wouldn't believe when I first saw him!! But, they were tears of relief, if that makes any sense.

Life isn't always easy....it's how we muddle our way through that counts.

And Jerry, Mup, and Tony are all in a safe and loving home with their human Grandmama and their human Grandpapa. That's a good thing...one less thing for me to worry about here, as I work on having a nice, productive life here. I will visit T, J, and M frequently...but I'd much rather live here.

Well...speaking of muddling through life...that's what I've gotta do now.

Ta-ta for now~~~~

(poof.)

Six years ago today...

Not that it's the best thing to remember, but in my story of "Project Jerry", it's one of the many pieces of the puzzle, if you will.
Six years ago today, I was in the kitchen, in this house in fact, with Mup watching me intently. I was already stressed out over something or other, and on top of that, Jerry was still missing after four weeks. So, I snapped. I was crying, and I told Mup, "Jerry's dead. They cut his head off." I have NO idea why I said that!!! I really don't. That was what my biggest fear was, I suppose...that someone might have actually done that to my little Jerry...Mup's triplet brother. Then, altogether too swiftly, I held a kitchen knife to my wrist. I didn't put it through my wrist, but God knows I felt like doing so. Looking at Mup, who was studying me, was what stopped me. Otherwise, who knows...I wouldn't have lived to be on dialysis for two years and nearly lose my life to peritonitis or dehydration or whatever. I wouldn't have lived to have my wonderful figure back (you'll just have to wait till I put that picture of me in a tiger suit up here, if you don't believe that one!!! I look SO HOT in that tiger suit!! PURRRRRRRR!!)
Of course, two days later, my Jerry was returned to me. Thank God for that miracle!!! So...never, ever underestimate the power of prayer! That's the lesson in all of that!
By the way....it'd better not bring me bad luck, the way I quoted what I told Mup, six years ago today. Damn, if anything happens to my little Jerry, or to his siblings, because I put that in writing...
Know what??? As I said, never underestimate the power of prayer...so let's keep my furbabies in our prayers!!! Thank you soooo much!
Ta-Ta!
(poof)

Hmmmmm...

Happy Memorial Day weekend, from "down the coast"--in San Diego!!!
I've made up my mind. I'm not going to let ANYONE rattle my cage.
The way I see it, having my transplant cancelled at the last minute was enough of a disappointment; I don't need to take any more disappointments from anyone for about 5 more years!!!
My mantra??? Sing with me: "ra da da da da".
(if you don't know, that's from "Chanson D'Amour"--which is possibly in my Top 200 favorite songs...well, the Top 120 or so are reserved for Bobby Jameson).
ra da da da da
(if you haven't figured it out, I mean to really get in to this mantra thing and not let anyone rattle my cage.)
Well...as I said, Happy Memorial Day!!!
Ta-Ta for now!!

Just checking in.

I think I can safely presume that no one is reading this, but in case I have even one reader, I just thought I'd check in, as it's been a while.
I really am loving it here, in San Diego, and am hoping I can stay permanently--not just till Aug. 29, which is the current plan. Boy would I ever love to make it permanent!!! I missed it here!!!
Let's see...
Here's some kitty pics.

The first is my Tony & Jerry--taken in Cleveland last September.


























The second is me and Mup, taken here--in San Diego--in Dec. 2006. This picture was in this computer all of this time; I almost forgot it but was browsing through my pictures on here the other night and ran into this one, and I'm glad I did!! My kidneys only had about 11% function left, and I hadn't started dialysis yet...so technically, I should be healthier now, even though I have no kidneys and need dialysis to stay alive.

(That reminds me, I'm supposed to be networking and trying to find a living donor that can actually BE my donor!!!!)

The third picture is actually, physically, my favorite car in the whole world!!!! With Lexus wheels...however the front ones had to come off, as they were too big. But THAT is my favorite car in the whole world!!! Really...I've driven it many times before...and I just gave it a new radio. That was the least I could do. Oh, and in the background, is my Isuzu....you know...as in, http://www.vlsisuzurodeols.blogspot.com/, which of course is now this here. It's all coming back to me. I had started this blog to not only look for a kidney donor, but also to come out in the open with...WHY are there no more Isuzu dealers??? WHY must Isuzu owners go over to Honda and pretend like they own a Honda Passport???? WHY couldn't Isuzu have stayed in the U.S.???? I was going to explore that...but then got sidetracked with a nephrectomy and too much dialysis...etc., etc., etc.

























Picture #4 is Cousin. He's the possible cousin of my three little angels. Maybe you can see the family resemblance. Like my little angels, he's a very sweet and friendly kitty. He lets me pet him and everything.



























Oh, and picture #5....my teeth. Why???? Because I've been reunited with my retainer!!!!! Hell, I still remember it cost me $800 to have my bottom teeth straightened...might as well cherish my retainer now that I'm back with it!!!
















Honest, being in San Diego is really doing me good. My blood pressure hasn't dropped like it did all the time in Cleveland. I'm not gaining weight; I hope I'm losing weight (slowly of course). And I'm not tachycardiac! All in all, I'd say my body loves California just as much as my spirit does. But in Cleveland, I was beginning to lose spirit...

OK; back to the pictures.
Enjoy!
Ta-Ta for now! ;-)