SAM THE CAT IS NOT A HAPPY LAD!

Part of the recent stress emanating from the move is the really, really bad attitude of Sam, my 28-pound, 6 year old Maine Coon cat who is (a) on a diet because he needs to lose 6 pounds and (b) like all cats, he detests change in his environment and this was a big one.

He has been pretty much universally hostile to all around him, to the point of biting Linda on Sunday when she was giving her 17-year old, nearly toothless (well, she has ONE) female cat Gigi a summertime haircut. Gigi was complaining - at the top of her rather loud voice - and Sam apparently decided that she needed protection! Mind you, he doesn't LIKE Gigi but since when does logic apply to a feline, right? Anyway, he flew at Linda who was sitting on the living room floor and bit her! Last night we spent 2+ hours at the hospital emergency room getting the infection in Linda's left arm taken care of! I was in tears from guilt and no small amount of fear for both Linda AND Sam. Just as a point of information, should you ever need it, the most infectious bite is that of a human! Next in line, the cat and only AFTER that is the dog!

Took Sam to the vet this morning to find out if his bad attitude is treatable (it is, thank goodness). They are doing blood work and we'll know tomorrow what level of kitty prozac is required to ease Sam through this transition. Oh yes, and the vet described him as "morbidly obese" - he looked somewhat offended at that and I suspect I did too! I'm now trying to get my back to stop aching (YOU try lugging a 28 pound cat around folks!) and fix myself a very much delayed breakfast!

Here's an interesting piece of information for all y'all - most of the law firms in D.C. require proficiency in both Excel and POWER POINT for their legal secretaries. I'm working on brushing up on both just for fun and profit!

WHAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO GO THIS NUTS?

I do not care what your issues might be - killing your fellow man randomly, as appears to have happened today in Blacksburg, Virginia is not the solution.

First, let's dispose of the anti-gun whackos. The Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights protects my right to keep and bear arms in defense of myself or my country. Period. While it is beyond tragic that some idiot used one or more firearms to visit this kind of tragedy upon people who no doubt were completely blameless in this entire debacle, nevertheless, blame the nutcase who wielded the weapon and not the weapon itself.

Second, if you don't want to be banned from my blog in perpetuity, DO NOT blame President George W. Bush. He is not responsible for this outrage any more than you are.

While we're on the subject, it wasn't George W. Bush who caused the terrorists to bomb the World Trade Center, but rather their pathological hatred of this nation, our rights as individuals, our success, our comfort, our FREEDOM - all of which are interdicted in the minds of these unhinged zealots.

I'm throwing a theory out here - if there is anyone who might possibly be culpable in the smallest degree (other than the nutcase who picked up a gun and started killing people who should carry 99% of the responsibility), might it possibly be a culture that lacks respect for human life in any logical way? I mean, liberals have NO PROBLEM murdering innocent babies. It's convicted killers for whom they have sympathy. How screwed up is that mindset? Very.