Aw. Bless.

I can totally see that...and Joseph provided more leadership than a lot of adults do. Good on him.

It sounds like his didn't try to grab the cracker away from Ernie. That is the only thing I'd worry about...especially since he was in his own bed.

Cagney is curled, donut-like in one of his nest type beds, with his tail poking him in the nose. He keeps snoring, and sucking the longer hair at the end of his tail into his nose, shaking his head and falling back to sleep. Tail.snore.shake.wake.doze.repeat.

Who says my boy isn't a Rhodes Scholar?

PS: I love the idea of suing the pet food company for negligent infliction of farts and mental distress. There is surely a class action in there somewhere.

mydogfartedandyoumustpay.com?

My cat's a little crazy...who do I hit up?(Of course, the animal that thinks I'm, like, the best, would have to be Kitty Angel.) From my reading, I'm beginning to figure out that Rocky and my mother have a territory problem, and sort of a petting aggression one, too.Except it's more like Morissey if Morrissey was a cat and wrote a song called "You Stopped Petting Me, Fuck You." And he thinks he owns the hallways and the doorways, because when it's just him and me, he kind of does. But all the "catification' furniture I've looked at is *above* things, which is more what the other cat likes than what Rocky likes. Rocky likes boxes and bags to climb in, and not really food treats so, even if I found the patience deep inside to attempt the clicker thing, I'm not sure he'd be down with it.

Maybe you could make Rocky a box maze? I get the impression from Jackson Galaxy that a number of behavior problems come down to under-stimulation, and a box maze could give the cat something to do--and territory that's away from your mom's ankles. You wouldn't need to make it this big: [link]

I think crazy cats get to be stars on youtube. . .

in non pet news check out these gorgeous LOTR themed spindles.

I think crazy cats get to be stars on youtube. . .

My cats make me sad because they never sleep in any of those crazy contorted positions that end up on I Can Haz Cheezburger. They just curl up and sleep.

ION, I just found out my car needs a new catalytic converter. Ouch. I mean, it's a 14-year old car with 156,000 miles on it, so this was probably a good run, but still, that's a large chunk of money.

Okedokey folks. It just gets crazier.

If I do say so myself, the email I craft to the employee was compassionate and balanced, indicating the legal limitations in situations like this, relating the upset to my own experiences and assuring her that the vet bill is being paid.

She wrote back saying that there were witnesses and that she does not want to get the local authorities involved, but it is 'best practices' for her to be paid for the entire boarding fee, "For the traumatic experience that occurred."

Then, she left me a voice mail stating flat out that she doesn't want to get attorney's involved but she wants someone to be held reponsible and also, um Also, some sort of…let’s say monetary compensation?

With a big question mark at the end.

She called my business line and left all this in a recording that I have downloaded and transcribed.

LEGAL QUESTION...The total she has ever made from the company is less than $300. (new employee)

The contract she signed states the following...Am I right in reading it to say that she could claim personal injury damage up to that $300? (the italics are not mine...the document is written that way)

Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES IS ASSERTED UNDER A THEORY OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND ANY CLAIM TO SUCH DAMAGES IS EXPRESSLY WAIVED. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ANY DAMAGES PAYABLE TO THIRD PARTIES FOR AN INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS DIRECT DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS AND PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS, THE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY TO THE OTHER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF ANY AND ALL PAYMENTS MADE TO CONTRACTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

I think Rocky would love that, Calli.

Bonny, I read that as saying she only has two causes of action open to her, indemnification orper sonar injury. I don't read it as limiting the amount she can claim. I read it as her waiving all other causes of action because she has accepted the $300.

I have not touched anything to do with practice in over 20 years, so . . .