February 3rd 2008 8:00 pm
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Keiser (March 1990 - 3/4 February 2007)
One year on without Keiser and I still miss her.
February 5th 2007 12:30 pm
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Keiser managed to soften her way into just about everybody's hearts, especially those who came to visit and could not turn her away when she insisted on laying on their lap.
She demanded attention and always received it. Who could ignore her soft little meows and pretty face?
Her typical work day routine was:
- Wake me by sitting up in bed and politely meowing
- Before anything else was done, Keiser would have her breakfast
- During my shower, she would come in and sit on the bath mat chatting away, when I finished, she would hop in and have a licks of the water in the tub
- When I made my lunch for work, she would sit on the floor beside me waiting on her treat which was cheese, or ham, or something leftover
- Before I left for work, I would ensure she was settled on the couch and I would kiss her on the forehead
- When I came home from work, she would be waiting for me near the front door and we would have a chat about how her day was
- We would have a cuddle then she would have her dinner (she became a grazing eater)
- When I ate my dinner, she would want more of her dinner
- In the evening she would lie on my lap on the couch while we watch TV or use the laptop, and if it was too warm, nap in her soft basket next to me (I was always stroking and patting her)
- At bedtime, she would follow me in and then hop up on the bed. I would ask her if she had a good day and we would review the activities of that day.
She adored her weekends when I usually spent most of the day with her:
- She really liked me having a daytime nap on the couch and she would hop up and lay next to me
- We sometimes watched a DVD together with her on my lap.
Keiser's favourite things included:
- nice long brushes of her fur
- hearing her name being said (and even sung in a song)
- laying on laps, especially outstretched on a sofa
- being cuddled and hugged
- have a bristly chin rub against her forehead
- head and shoulder massages
- cheese
- potato chips
- ham
- red meat, especially beef and lamb, preferable rare (sadly she was no longer allowed these due to an allergy)
- chicken wings (again, she was no longer allowed bones as she could not digest them)
- having her head cradled by an arm and being cuddled laying on the couch
- playing with her ping pong balls (again, not after her heart murmur was diagnosed)
- having her human friends (and even strangers) visit so she could lay on their laps (she also made it known that was what she demanded by telling them as soon as they walked in the door)
- her football team, the Brisbane Lions, of which she was a paid up member
- her cat scratcher and she always sharpened her claws before bedtime
- looking out of the windows
- getting under the covers during winter for a cuddle
She listened to any type of music I put on, and on the rare occasion, made it known that it was not to her taste (I would have apologise and turn it off).
Keiser was very unique with one of the best personalities for a cat. She lived a long and mostly pain free life and had the opportunity to taste most (allowable) foods. I will miss her very much.
Rest in peace my sweet princess. You were the best.
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February 4th 2007 1:45 am
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This is Keiser's human.
Sadly, around 11.3opm Keiser suffered a seizure which was related to tumours rupturing causing internal bleeding. She went into shock. She could hardly move and started panting.
At around 12.50am, after the vet had made the diagnosis using ultrasound she decided that Keiser was not going to recover and helped her to go to sleep and cross over.
I am going to miss Keiser so very much. You were a brave and loving cat.
Rest in Peace my angel
(There will be no more entries in her Catster pages)
February 3rd 2007 8:00 pm
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From The Boston Globe of 1 February 2007
German prosecutors yesterday said arrest warrants have been issued for 13 CIA operatives accused of the abduction of Khaled al-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese heritage who was kidnapped in the Balkans in early 2004, flown to a secret prison in Afghanistan, and grilled for months before his captors decided he had no terrorist ties and released him.
These CIA agents have broken the law in Germany and have to be extradited to face justice. There is no excuse for depriving another country's citizen of their liberty without reason.
If the US government does not cooperate in their extradition, then it is complicit in the illegal activities of its employees, and no better than a dictatorial regime that it criticises.
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Today was a warm day, but I had my human for the whole day again. In fact, Margaret had left this morning to stay overnight elsewhere, so I have free run of my own house again (except for my other room of course).
And we have the opportunity to catch up on Smallville twice and Supernatural recorded from earlier in the week.
February 2nd 2007 9:15 pm
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Apparently all the different flavoured Pez candy all taste the same.
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Not much to report today. I am so glad when my human comes home from work. He talks to me, feeds me, and picks me up to give me a cuddle.
February 1st 2007 10:30 pm
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Many Australians may now believe that the Great Wall of China was built during the time of Emperor Nasi Goreng to keep the rabbits out.
See - YouTube
(television commercial created by Sydney agency Belgiovane Williams Mackay, which is now part of the vernacular)
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Wh en my human spends all day with me, I like to lay on his lap and we usually have lots of cuddles including a nap together on the couch.
Well, not so with Margaret who ignored me again. My human thought I had run away when he came home from work as I was in my cane basket under the bed.
Thankfully my human announced his return and woke me up in time for my dinner. Mary was over and and they all had a pasta dish for dinner cooked by Margaret.
Is a bit of attention too much to ask for?
January 31st 2007 9:45 pm
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If a person is hit (run over) by an ambulance, are they fortunate or unfortunate?
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I spent most of the day out on my deck today, and then when I came inside, Margaret kindly left the fan on for me before she went out as it was hot inside . She still won't let me sit on her lap though.
Emily came over this evening and she cooked up a pasta with tomato and sausage for dinner. I just had my usual chicken.
Wednesdays are TV nights, and tonight they watched Food Safari which featured Thai cooking and then the pilot of Heroes. What a cool show.
January 30th 2007 9:30 pm
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I can't believe that people abandon their guinea pigs. It's not as if they are high maintenance like human children.
Thankfully, abandoned guinea pigs are rescued by people like Karen Oehlerts from This Little Piggy and Me which is a guinea pig adoption/rehousing agency.
See - The Enquirer (Cincinnati)
I would love a guinea pig. I would name him Aloysius or her Andromeda and he or she could cuddle up to me in my basket.
My human used to have three guinea pigs when he was a teenager, Picky Picky who was brown, and Dilly Dilly who was white with brown patches. Then there was another white one with the swirlly fur, but he can't remember her name.
My human told me that guinea pigs even kind of purr.
Yeah, right!
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Oh no, my human has left me alone during the day with the scarey woman who won't let me sit on her lap!
I was so glad when he came home from work. I'd rather be alone than ignored!
Mary came over tonight and they all had beer and wine again, along with Hokkien noodles with teriyaki pork and green.
January 29th 2007 11:00 pm
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Happy Birthday Germaine Greer. She turned 68 today.
Ms Greer is one of Australia's foremost intellectuals, even though she lives in the United Kingdom now.
She is provocative and is sometimes full of it, but she makes people think.
She is also a renown feminist, having written the seminal feminist text, The Female Eunuch.
She was also an influential member of The Push, an intellectual movement in Australia.
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Oh what an interesting evening. I thought today was going to be regular. After work, my human came home as usual. Okay.
Tonight, Mary and Margaret came over. They had beer, then wine with haggis and mash (must be the leftover haggis from Thursday). And now Margaret is sleeping over in my other room. And she wouldn't let me sit on her lap at all!
Instead of just lounging on the couch, they were mostly outside on the deck.
January 28th 2007 7:30 pm
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This entry is best viewed in my other blog.
I want a Micama (designed by Francesca Donati).
Donations towards the 2969,20 Euro price are welcome.
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No t much to report today. My human and I watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose which was really scarey.
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