My girls don't meow at all. They sort of chirp at each other while playing, but they are vocally very quiet. They do like to thunder around on the hardwood floors though.

I've read that cats that grow up in the wild never meow as adults. But for human-raised cats - the more they are talked to as kittens, the more they'll meow as adults. It's like they figure out us humans are vocal creatures or something.

Also, certain breeds are "chatty" which is a euphamism for "won't shut the fuck up." Siamese, Orientals, Cornish Rex, etc....

Mmm, yay, Pacos for dinner tonight! It was nummy.

ita, next time you want pizza, we've found a pretty good place near us. Is near us near you too?

I came home from work with eyes burning and the continued pains from the sinus infection. Took a nap just to get my eyes to stop burning. Now I'm feeling too lazy to make dinner. Dinner tonight? Slices of NY Extra Sharp Cheddar.

Neither of my Netflix discs are appealing to me so I'm watching my copy of "Blazing Saddles". Gawd, I love that film.

Hope everyone's having an exciting Friday night.

I'd be curious as to the actual content of this, Corwood. My gf is from Texas (Houston by way of Austin), and I think she'd like to show this to some of her relatives (who voted for these jerks).

Hey, Sean, I know I've cleaned out my inbox since the last round of this, but I'll check with my wife to see if she has one.

My tortie has always been vocal, and my little foundling mackarel tabby is a chirpy girl, too. She's got pretty big ears, so I've always wondered if she's got some Rex in her -- her body temp runs a little high, too.

In a rather extended period of lurking, I've never posted because I never had anything to say that I deemed to be up to the Buffistas standards... But then everyone was talking about pizza and pizza for Ita.

I recently discovered that one can now purchase California Pizza Kitchen pizzas to bake at home. While slightly more expensive than the other brands, it's damn tasty. Not much to look at, I'll give you that, but boy, (and girl, too) I think I'm salivating just thinking about the CPK Margharita Pizza.

As for cats I had a Burmese who yowled and howled and pretty much kept up his end of the conversation most of the time, so there's a breed stat. I also have a plain tabby who follows me around mewing incesantly. I think that I over-dosed her on cat nip and now she's always jonesin'.

I'm now rethinking my urge to post about pizza, being that a first impression lasts a lifetime and all that, but also, once I type out (and marginally organize) all my thoughts, I always feel that I ought to subject someone else to them as well.

Hello. I like pizza and cats.

but not together.

My cats like to sit on pizza and meow.

Hello, jubsews!

Howdy, jubsews!

Someone linked me to a permaculture household's website. It's really cool and I found out it's in Pasadena. I'll have to see if I can get a tour next time I'm down south to visit the parents.

I hope they're still a going concern. The website hasn't been updated in 2 years.

Hello, Erin.

Wow! We're like, totally BFF now.

Really though, you have no one to blame but yourself, extending a warm welcome like that to a newbie. Pft, what were you thinking? In the cold an daunting world of a new and shiny board, a newbie will always latch on to the first person who acknowledges them.

Seriously though, and this is in no way a statement about the Buffistas, just based on past experience, I didn't expect even a little "hello" for at least a few days, so thanks.