Archive: August, 2010
August 31st, 2010 [8 Comments]

Willie makes way for marmalade

by Angela

tiptree_marmalade_orangeoldtimes-01166314The Marmalades are on the move again. This week, the ginger cats and their honorary-marmalade friends moved on up from the Special Needs Suite to Suite A.

Along the way, they also upped the ratio of “orange” to “non-orange.”

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August 25th, 2010 [11 Comments]

The Weez’s big, baaaad win

by Angela

EloiseFunny how words can have elastic meanings.

Friend can mean “close, cherished, intimate acquaintance,” or “guy I accidentally bumped into on the way to study hall 47 years ago who just found me on Facebook.”

Bad once meant “bad” (as in, “you’re a bad chef, because your chicken stew tastes like vomit”), then it meant “awesome” (”I wanna be like them baaaad dudes”), then it meant “bad” again, and now it’s having a renaissance as “awesome.”

But perhaps the most elusive word in our lexicon is adoptable.

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August 24th, 2010 [7 Comments]

Cuteness cubed

by Angela

guppymisu-achilles-atlaseliI love when someone adopts a cat. I love when they make it a double.

And I swoon with glee when they supersize the order and adopt cats in triplicate - or triplikitten, as the case may be.

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August 23rd, 2010 [13 Comments]

Forever loved: Pitzel

by Angela

Pitzel our loveIt’s always too soon.

The only consolation in losing a love like Pitzel is trusting what lies ahead.

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August 19th, 2010 [13 Comments]

To cure a Community Cat

by Angela

Pitzel the BeautifulTo cure a cat, it helps to know what’s wrong in the first place.

To cure a certain Community Cat, it helps to have a lot of prayer and love as we grope through the mystery.

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August 18th, 2010 [10 Comments]

Fribbling our hearts away

by Angela

Passaic CountyPassaic, NJ is famous for many things. It’s the fastest-growing city in New Jersey. It was the “Birthplace of Television.” And, most notably, it was once called Acquackanock (which would be an excellent name for a band).

This summer, Passaic sent their four biggest celebrities to the great non-metropolis of Ringoes, NJ. The Passaic Kids are here.

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