I'm sitting here at my computer, trying to manipulate my Xanga page into a somewhat satisfactory manner, when my little cat jumps onto the table beside me, stares for a moment, and lets out the most pitiful, drawn-out, half-whine, half-yowl cry....

Let me admit something horrible: I don't like my bird Kai.  And if I sound cynical and angry tonight, it's because I am.  He isn't friendly at all, only wants to come out to sit by the window, screech, and pluck his feathers....

Over a year and a half ago my ferret, Keeghan, gave me fodder for a wonderfully humorous observation.  I copied it below, because my new cat, 'Dessah, has basically done the same thing.  She insists on pre...

 Well, over Memorial Day weekend I adopted a cat.  Hadassah ...'dessah for short... wasn’t the feline I’d have picked, but the rescue operator thought her to be perfect for me.  I went to meet her at an adoption fair and...

10 Favorites 1. Favorite Book? (other than the Bible!) Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice 2. Favorite Author? C. S. Lewis 3. Favorite Genre? fantasy and historical fiction 4. Favorite series of books? The Chronicles of Nar...

I was watching One Night with the King (very highly recommended, great movie) tonight.  For anyone who hasn't heard of it it is the story of Hadassah/Esther from the book of Esther in the Bible. While watching the ...