wrt cats - I like the fact that they're much less needy than dogs. I mean, I'm not anti-dog or anything, really, but the comparatively low-maintenance nature of cats suits me.
Delurking 1: Because we don't always check our e-mail.
Re low-maintenance, there's a recent study checking out your pets' carbon pawprint. Apparently even a medium-sized dog is more damaging than an SUV. Cats are far more environmentally friendly. (Except in Australia, where they chew up all the native wildlife.)
(Except in Australia, where they chew up all the native wildlife.)
Huh. I would think that would be less true in Australian, what with all the freakish wildlife you have there.
- trying hard to remain de-lurked, but you are witty and fast talking bunch--one of you has usually said what I'm thinking by the time I can chime in.*
I love dogs, but I love that you have to earn it with some cats.
Baseball--I like going to the actual games, but I don't get anywhere near as involved with it as I do hockey.
Congratulations to Nicole! This Halloween will be my 15th wedding anniversary, so I happen to think it is the coolest day ever to get married. We met at a Halloween party, so it only seemed right to have a Halloween wedding--we even got our grandparents in costume, which I did not think would happen.
That is really cool, and means we have three Halloween wedding anniversaries, or will next year.
I have cats, because I can never live up to a dog's expectations. I can never be as good as they think I am. It's a constant feeling of fail. Cats don't expect so much. We're only human, after all.
one of you has usually said what I'm thinking by the time I can chime in.
Hey, lwadams! Yes, we all have that experience. You can still agree and tell the previous posters they were brilliant for agreeing with you.
One dog, one cat, four fish. They are all incredibly needy, but the fish are quieter about it and don't paw at me or lick me to get attention.
Two dogs. An Akita-Collie mix, gentle and laid back and a Beagle-??? mix, hyper and needy but cute.
I'm not delurking so much as coming out from very deep hibernation. It's been almost ten years since I discovered the Buffistas on TableTalk; I can date it by my son, who was a baby at the time -- fortunately he liked to sleep and/or nurse while I watched Angel. I live in the frozen centre of Canada, work as a public librarian, and approve of cilantro, olives, cats AND dogs, and (obviously) the serial comma.
Hello to all the delurkers, but especially Abby -- I remember you! -- and Shambles, as the only other non-Haligonista Canadians I've seen posting here.
I've met exactly 3 Buffistas in person, one of whom is Ouise's sister.