You don't have to do it, bonny.
Who died and made you Elvis?
Cordelia ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Liese S. - Apr 26, 2012 9:49:09 am PDT #12173 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
DavidS - Apr 26, 2012 9:55:09 am PDT #12174 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I guess I would just caution you, bonny, to see the dog that's in front of you.
Cagney is not going to fill the Bartleby sized hole in your heart. But your heart will learn to love this dog for being itself, if you can let that happen.
Let this be a well-trained Cagney instead of an inferior Bartleby.
ChiKat - Apr 26, 2012 10:30:17 am PDT #12175 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Cagney is not going to fill the Bartleby sized hole in your heart. But your heart will learn to love this dog for being itself, if you can let that happen.
I've been learning this lesson myself. I adopted a shelter kitty a month ago (a cute orange tabby named Seamus). He will never fill my Mickey shaped hole, but he's worming his way into his own, Seamus shaped one.
NoiseDesign - Apr 26, 2012 10:35:13 am PDT #12176 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
We have a black kitty named Seamus!
It's the same with Simon and Wilson for us. Losing Byron left a huge hole. The two kittens will never be Byron, but we love and adore them and they fill their own place now.
beekaytee - Apr 26, 2012 10:48:44 am PDT #12177 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Let this be a well-trained Cagney instead of an inferior Bartleby
Oh, absolutely. Even when I know I'm being unfair by feeling weary of having to teach something that came so much easier to Bartleby, I'm not trying to make Cagney in his image.
I actually like that he's so in love with dogs and people. His not being focused on ME is really just about safety and professional issues.
The thing is, I went so far as to get a tattoo last year to remind me to lighten up. I realized that I was too serious and wanted to bring more jovial and loving energy into my life. The very next week, Bartleby started dying.
Not much progress on that front, so far. Perhaps Cagney will force that with his stubbornness.
ChiKat - Apr 26, 2012 10:49:33 am PDT #12178 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
We have a black kitty named Seamus!
It's a good kitty name. His full name is Seamus Dean. Our last name is Martin. So, that just kinda works.
Mickey was black, so when I picked Seamus, I picked a cat that wasn't very much on purpose. I needed that separation.
Scrappy - Apr 26, 2012 11:03:14 am PDT #12179 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Sounds like he's doing that already, Bonny.
Fred Pete - Apr 26, 2012 11:20:40 am PDT #12180 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
We have a black kitty named Seamus!
It's a good kitty name.
Oh, yes. We have a big orange boy named Seamus O'Malley.
Calli - Apr 26, 2012 11:47:24 am PDT #12181 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, amyth. Maybe there's something on the last batch of air filters the landlord distributed. I hope you feel better soon.
beekaytee - Apr 26, 2012 12:01:53 pm PDT #12182 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Seamus is one of my all-time favorite names.
I also love the idea of naming a kitty after a Rat Packer. See: the aforementioned 1940s hoofer.