Ha, Cashmere! He needs to have a firm grasp of the literary references for lego! Look for the manga bible. It`s a little above his age range, but then so is he. It`s manga! But it`s also pretty straightforward and it`s doctrinally legit.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Liese S. - Jun 12, 2011 4:58:01 pm PDT #12532 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
msbelle - Jun 12, 2011 4:59:18 pm PDT #12533 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Applying for Federal jobs. This is going to take HOURS.
ION, I think I am going to break down and get a dog. I can get my cats used to it, right? Just controlled introduction, right?
Cashmere - Jun 12, 2011 5:17:40 pm PDT #12534 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
But it`s also pretty straightforward and it`s doctrinally legit.
I would appreciate that! He's probably reading at about a sixth grade level but some concepts are still a little fuzzy for him. But I shouldn't sell him short.
I think this came about because his BFF is religious. His folks are nice, fun people whom I like. K talks about praying a lot(for example, K prayed to God for a Wii and God told Santa...yadda, yadda.) I think Owen is above K in getting big concepts down but he doesn't have someone telling him about miracles, etc. on a weekly basis. So I think I need to prepare a well-rounded, basic set of answers when these questions pop up.
sumi - Jun 12, 2011 5:18:00 pm PDT #12535 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Happy for War Horse winning it's Tony.
I think so. Either get a young dog that you can train or try to find a dog that is already used to cats.
Ginger - Jun 12, 2011 5:29:44 pm PDT #12536 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I can get my cats used to it, right?
I've never had any particular trouble. Usually they declare a truce once it becomes clear that the annoying new animal is not going away. My aunt's Siamese decided that the new chihuahua was a defective kitten and would occasionally grab him, hold him down and lick him clean, since he obviously had no grasp of hygiene.
Dana - Jun 12, 2011 5:30:29 pm PDT #12537 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Shelters will often have an idea of how their dogs will handle cats.
msbelle - Jun 12, 2011 5:31:41 pm PDT #12538 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am really only worried about one of the grumpy old men cats, Oz. He is 12 and a scaredy, but he masks that with mean. He's 15 lbs and has claws, so it could get ugly at times. He'll also pee on things if he gets too mad at me.
Theodosia - Jun 12, 2011 5:35:21 pm PDT #12539 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Just remember, Cashmere, that an atheist can make better arguments if he can quote Scripture back at a believer. And also, it's basic cultural literacy. (A friend of mine wanted to make a study question at the end of her long retelling of Moby Dick: "Do you now know why you should read all of Shakespeare and the Bible?" but the editor talked her out of it.)
Gar, I'm so pleased to hear that all is well!
Theodosia - Jun 12, 2011 5:37:03 pm PDT #12540 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
msbelle, I was just thinking that it might be a good thing for mac to have a dog around. He sounds like the kind of kid who'd benefit from one.
sarameg - Jun 12, 2011 5:38:01 pm PDT #12541 of 30001
I'd say go to fostering groups who will allow for a return without drama AND ones that classify their dogs as things like cat friendly/cat-ignore/no cats. Some can be a little insane, but they do tend to screen well. Technically, my neighbor is fostering Angus this week (smalltown SPCA,) but we all know how it'll turn out.