by DustyAdmin | Mar 18, 2018 | Obituary, Uncategorized
Superheroes are all the rage today. Now I’m not saying Alta Grace Rainbolt was a superhero, but she did have something in common with Batman and Superman. She had an alter ego. My Mom, Alta Grace Rainbolt, came from pioneer stock. She was a fourth generation Texan....
by DustyAdmin | Feb 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
This has been a rough year for reasons I won’t bore you with. So, imagine my shock and delight when I received an email notifying me that my paranormal mystery, Death Under the Crescent Moon (Yard Dog Press), was nominated for a 2017 Paranormal Romance Guild...
by DustyAdmin | Jan 22, 2018 | Special Days, Uncategorized
Here are my cats’ top eight questions. When are you going to feed me? I fed you five minutes ago. When are you going to feed me? I fed you seven minutes ago. When are you going to feed me? I fed you eight minutes ago Am I adopted? Yes, but you are my real child by...
by DustyAdmin | Jan 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today would have been J. D. Rainbolt’s 101st birthday. Happy birthday, Dad. I miss you. The article below originally ran in the Lewisville Leader in October, 1998 about finding lost friends. Some of the references are dated. Remember, in 1998 there was a...
by DustyAdmin | Jan 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week I listed the celebrities, scientists and cool people who left behind their earthly shell in 2017. We lost not only human celebrities, we also said goodbye to numerous animal superstars. From wrong-way snails to an influential feline politician, here’s the...
by DustyAdmin | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
The New Year has overtaken us yet again. But before we leave last year in the rear view mirror, I’d like to take a few minutes to say goodbye to important folks we lost. Here’s my 2017 celebrity deaths list. There were some real heart-breakers. Glen Campbell...
by DustyAdmin | Dec 20, 2017 | Special Days
Many years ago I heard the Christmas legend of the tabby cat and the baby Jesus on Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” It’s such a sweet story. I like to imagine my Siamese-mix tabby, Sam, a gentle kitty who welcomed all newcomers to our home, jumping up into the...
by DustyAdmin | Dec 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Environmental Enrichment makes life better for you and your cat What would happen if you left your four-year-old kid alone all day with no supervision and nothing to do? There’s no telling what disaster would greet you when you open the front door. You’d likely...
by DustyAdmin | Nov 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
[Author’s note: This is one of the most impressive things I’ve tried in my 18 years of reviewing cat products. It gets 6 paws out of a possible five.] Cats are masters of deception. I don’t mean their claims of starving only minutes after...
by DustyAdmin | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Halloween night, costumed goblins traipse up and down neighborhood streets demanding candy and dispensing tricks. Unfortunately, sometimes those victims are the family cat and unsuspecting strays. In Medieval times, cats were associated with the devil, and their...
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