Tag: pets

What the Boss Likes – my new hearing aids and a great essay on cats and Ukraine

After knowing that my hearing was crap for years, I finally got a hearing test and now I have hearing aids. I realized it felt like everyone was mumbling, and that rather than them, it was just my ears getting worse. I had a heck of a lot of inner ear infections as a kid … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – my new hearing aids and a great essay on cats and Ukraine →

What the Boss Likes – this is who I’m donating to for the war in Ukraine

Being an animal lover, and liking them quite a bit more than most people, I'm donating to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Here's a link to Charity Navigator to check them out if you wish. here's some other worthy charities:Foundation Beyond BeliefInternational Red CrossOxfamWoke up this morning at 4 AM, feeling guilty for having … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – this is who I’m donating to for the war in Ukraine →

we make an agreement with sorrow

I just buried my oldest kitty. Even though I’m an atheist, I wrapped her in white linen and tucked a few toys in with her. One can always indulge in thinking that there is a less than omnipotent goddess Sekhmet looking after my furry companions. What could be better, cats and drinking beer with a … Continue reading we make an agreement with sorrow →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Euthanasia, atheists in “foxholes” and my cat

(if it is too much to read about another person’s grief for the reader, I would suggest you skip this post.) Today I had to have my one cat euthanized, a polite word for having to have my cat killed because it was the best decision of a lot of bad ones. I’ve read that … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Euthanasia, atheists in “foxholes” and my cat →