by DustyAdmin | Dec 3, 2014 | Cats, Rescue, Special Days, Special Needs Pets, Uncategorized
December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities Day. There are so many wonderful animals disabilities in shelters. Why not open your home to a special needs dog or cat? The kitty below is Leggo, a stray who lost his leg inside a car engine. He’s...
by DustyAdmin | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
December 3 is “Roof Over Your Head Day” and Taco needs a permanent roof over his head. . It’s been a rough year for Taco. He’s such a sweet boy. All he wants is a home of his own and a family to love him. Around the middle of March Taco showed...
by DustyAdmin | Dec 2, 2014 | Space Exploration, Special Days, Uncategorized
Thank you to my favorite science fiction visionaries for taking me to strange new worlds, especially: Douglas Adams, Gene Roddenberry, H.G. Wells, C.S. Lewis, Bob Aspirin, Neil Gaiman, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Shelley, Arthur C. Clarke,...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 26, 2014 | Movies, News
Today is the 72nd Anniversary of the release of one of my favorite movies ever, Casablanca. Originally scheduled to premier in June 1943, the studio moved up the launch to November 26, 1942, 18 days after the Allies landed in North Africa. As you know, the film...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 24, 2014 | News
Petco is set to buy the online pet product retailer Drs.Foster & Smith. The San Diego-based pet supply chain announced its agreement with the veterinary-owned mail order company on Wednesday. According to Petco CEO Jim Myers, this will permit Petco to expand its...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 16, 2014 | Cats, Uncategorized
6 Reasons to Adopt a Senior Cat To quote the Beatles, “Won’t you please, please help me?” November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month. Aging cats and dogs are the last pets adopted and the first on the euthanasia list. But why? They are so much more desirable pets than...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 11, 2014 | Special Days, Uncategorized
Today is Veteran’s Day. Thank you to all the brave men and women who have served in our country’s military. I salute you. This article was originally published in the Lewisville News September 9, 1998. I’m a Baby Boomer; a daughter of the World War II...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 7, 2014 | Cat Writers' Association, Special Days, Uncategorized
A week ago I was surrounded by my CWA friends in Atlanta and was running around like a cat with hyperesthesia. This morning I’m chilling at home, drinking a leisurely cup of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee with my husband, and fighting my kitties for my spot on the...
by DustyAdmin | Oct 27, 2014 | Black cats, good fortune, lucky charm, Odd News
Does it suck to be you? Have you received a letter from the IRS? Do you need to ramp it up in the Good Fortune department? Throw away the rabbit’s foot. (After all, it didn’t help that bunny one bit, did it?) The remedy to your misfortune could be as close as your...
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