I love my cats. Really I do. As a matter of fact, there are few cats that I've met that I haven't at least liked.
Pumpkin, of course, is a mama's boy, and is my favorite of all cats. Earlier this fall, we discovered that my smart little boy had found a way to get onto the garage roof. Since we live in a townhome complex (think single-story Santa Fe-style rowhouses), this meant he was free to roam the neighborhood.
Not good.
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So, one lovely September night, I heard the pitter-pat of little cat feet on the roof. Against all romantic notions of the sounds made by cat feet, I think they sound more like soft-hooved buffalo, personally. Hearing this sound, and knowing what it meant, I went outside with video camera in hand, to entice the little brat down.
After I recover from the worry and the laughter, I made sure he could not use that path to the roof again.
The comments!
From Ed Tracey
In the diary by Frameshift stating I just donated to WikiLeaks - allenjo starts off a short-but-sweet thread on Joe Lieberman abusing his power as Homeland Security Chairman (which, after all, was his asking price to remain in the Democratic caucus).
From sardonyx:
In Seneca Doane's thought-provoking We need to understand how we understand propaganda, gmoke writes a very interesting comment about Edward Bernays, who was "sometimes known as the father of public relations", and about the media.
My picks:
Bergock, says smileycreek.
I like mcronan's take on safe Christmas ornaments - or are they safe?
Ojibwa's ode to Sara R is so moving, I had to share it here.
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4) Ancient Africa by Ojibwa — 100
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6) Why Wiki leaks is important by allenjo — 96
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8) No one pretended by deaniac83 — 86
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18) My by Julian Domain — 72
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22) Tip Jar by Yasuragi — 98
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24) Your "no comment" policy is weak by skohayes — 86
25) No one pretended by deaniac83 — 86
26) I never understood the hatred for BWD by chicago minx — 84
27) In America Now ... by Kdoug — 83
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29) What gets me is people who fight for plutocrats by noofsh — 81
30) The Diary Poll is Missing by JekyllnHyde — 80