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<title>Fur Fun With Fred</title>
<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred</link>
<description>Catster diary for the cat Frederic Chopin</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Frederic Chopin &amp; Catster</copyright>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:27 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Inundated with Chocolates!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/816578</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:02:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Catster was kind enough to make the big heart-shaped box of chocolates in the gift shop FREE on Vale ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Catster was kind enough to make the big heart-shaped box of chocolates in the gift shop FREE on Valentine's Day, and OMC! did a lot of furs take advantage!! MOL!!  We figure we'll be munching on chocolates until Memorial Day if not longer!!  

We have a big furrmily, and several of our furriends sent chocolates to all of us - Meowmi says she counted thirteen pages of gift notifications on her yahoo account. . . at 25 gifts per page. . . . hm, I ran out of claw-I can't count that high!!  Now I wonder how many chocolates are in each box, and if I multiply that by the number of boxes. . . oh, chocolate heaven!!  Purrrrs!!

Thanks to all our furriends who sent chocolates to us!!  Meowmi got a few sent out in the morning & intended to send more when she got home from teaching, but she was so tired she just sort of fell asleep. . .]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Official Olde Furt</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/813963</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:26:21 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Sure enough, my angel brofur Junior got me an invitation to join Olde Furts, so I've been checking t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sure enough, my angel brofur Junior got me an invitation to join <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/group/Olde_furts-2172" target="_blank">Olde Furts</a>, so I've been checking the place out and meeting some of the members.  Looks like a good and supportive group of furs, and best of all, NO KITS!!!  MEOWWWWWW!!!!  They have a great breakfast club with all the yummies a fur could dream of, and places to honor members who are having birthdays or bridge annifursaries, or who have received recognition like Cat of the Week or Diary of the Day!  (Like my angel brofur Junior, who has been a Daily Diary Pick not once, not twice, but THREE times this month!  But far be it from me to say he's being piggy!  MOL!  

The members have been very welcoming in the group forums and even with rosettes, too!  <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/283044" target="_blank">Calvin</a> and <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/63540" target="_blank">Misha Angel</a> sent fun Snowmen and the group as a whole sent a Heart Rosette!  Very considerate and friendly furs!

Think I'll head back over to the group house and if I can find a good napping spot away from the kits around here!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Feelin' Old &amp; Cranky</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/813157</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:57:45 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Have been so annoyed with the foster kitties taking attention that should be directed to ME lately t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Have been so annoyed with the foster kitties taking attention that should be directed to ME lately that my angel brofur <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/697607" target="_blank">Junior</a> decided to ask the <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/group/Olde_furts-2172" target="_blank">Olde Furts</a> group if I could join so I'd have a place to hang out away from the craziness of the kids.  Sure enough, today I received an invitation to join, and now I am an Official Olde Furt!  Hey you kits, get off my lawn!!  MOL!  I'm looking fur some peace and quiet (along with my senior discounts)!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sweet Giselle</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/629116</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:38 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Our little foster kitten Giselle left for the Rainbow Bridge today.  Meowmi's lying in bed now, wond ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Our little foster kitten Giselle left for the Rainbow Bridge today.  Meowmi's lying in bed now, wondering if there's something else she could have done to save Giselle.  

She was only about 6 months old, and we have had her since the beginning of June.  She always seemed a bit sickly and small for her age.  But last week she was suddenly unable to use her front legs.  She was at the emergency vet for a couple of days, then at her regular vet daily through Thursday.   X-rays didn't show anything, and blood tests were negative. . . The docs put her on antibiotics & steroids, and she was looking better by Thursday. . . but she started going downhill over the weekend.  Meowmi took her back in this morning, and the doc agreed she looked much worse.  She ran a blood test, and the liver value was "off the charts" - the doc said she had never seen that value so high in any cat.  After much discussion of options, Meowmi and Doctor agreed the prognosis wasn't good, so to avoid more pain for Giselle, Meowmi decided to have her assisted on her journey to the Rainbow Bridge. 

RIP sweet Giselle  (4/15/09 - 10/19/09)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Birthday to Me!!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/579176</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:38:46 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>MOL!  Meowmi forgot to make a birthday photo for me to use today, so I'm recycling one from last yea ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ MOL!  Meowmi forgot to make a birthday photo for me to use today, so I'm recycling one from last year!  Can't believe it's been a whole year since I turned 8!    

It's been a wild and zany year with all the foster kittens coming and going -- I'm surprised I haven't turned grey from all the excitement!

But I have my beloved fiancee Cookie to keep me sane. . . purrrrrrrrr. . .  can't wait 'til the day we slip off & tie the knot!

Thanks to Catster HQ for the Birthday zealies!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Proposed Vet Services Tax in California</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/557402</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:43:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Meowmi wants me &amp; Bondi to campaign against the proposed extension of the California sales tax to ve ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Meowmi wants me & Bondi to campaign against the proposed extension of the California sales tax to veterinary services. . . 

I agree with Bondi - we think vets should be just as expensive as possible so Meowmi won't take us!   hehehe!  

But here're the instructions for calling the Governator for those cheapskate who don't want to pay a little extra to bail out the mess those politicians got us into. . . purrsonally I'm glad I'm a cat & don't have to worry about paying taxes.



* Call the Governor’s office at 916-445-2841.
* Select your language choice.
* Press “5&#8243; to leave your opinion on a current issue.
* Press “1&#8243; to select the issue of extending the sales tax to veterinary services.
* Press “2&#8243; to “oppose” the Veterinary Services Tax proposal.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Purring for Conner on his sudden trip to the Bridge</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/538024</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:00:30 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Meowmi took some foster kittens to the vet today for the &quot;Big O&quot; -- but she came home with one fewer ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Meowmi took some foster kittens to the vet today for the "Big O" -- but she came home with one fewer than she took. . . poor little Conner didn't make it.  Apparently the surgery went fine, and there was no problem with the anesthesia.  The assistant reported observing him starting to wake up . . . but when they took the carrier back to get him they discovered he had died in his cage!  He was about 3 months old and seemed to be healthy. . .the vet was astonished. . .   the other three - Santa Cruz, Penny, and Hershey are doing fine. . .  Meowmi is sad. . . she hadn't even taken photos of him yet. . .]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Polka Dot</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/534079</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:16:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Meowmi just heard from Polka Dot's new meowmi -- it sounds like Polka Dot is happy in her new home - ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Meowmi just heard from Polka Dot's new meowmi -- it sounds like Polka Dot is happy in her new home - so happy, in fact, that her new meowmi has renamed her Nirvana!  Purrrrr. . .]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another Adoption or Three!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/533833</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:53:59 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Meowmi took some of the foster kittens to an adoption show yesterday, and one of them, Polka Dot, wa ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Meowmi took some of the foster kittens to an adoption show yesterday, and one of them, Polka Dot, was adopted by a lovely lady who has a 5-year-old cat that needed a companion!  Meowmi will miss Polka Dot, since she's a very sweet and cuddly kitten, but this looks like a great home for her.  Meowmi's been so swamped lately that she doesn't have photos up of Polka Dot or the other newer kittens.

Another family put in an application for two younger kittens, Santa Cruz and Penny, but they couldn't take them yesterday since the kittens haven't had the "Big O" yet - Meowmi will have to try to get them in for the operations this week!  But she doesn't want to count on the adoption yet, since she has held kittens and cats for people who didn't return for them.

We're all still touched by the Catster support on Felix's passing to the Bridge.  This is a great group of furs!

Meowmi finds herself walking into the kitchen, thinking "I'd better put fresh water down for Felix"  or looking at the clock to check if it's time for Felix's meds. . .    

One analogy she came up with for him, when trying to describe Felix's dignity to friends, is that of a giant container ship (piled high with huge railroad boxcars of goods from overseas) placidly moving through the harbor, oblivious to all the tiny motorboats and sailboats darting past.   I guess you need to live near the major harbors to appreciate that!  When Felix was ready for dinner, he'd walk up and stand looking at Meowmi until she got up & headed for the kitchen.  He would parade before at a stately, dignified walk, and there was no getting past him to hurry things up!  If she was feeding him in the bathroom (so the kittens wouldn't steal his food), he would wait for her to warm it in the microwave, then again parade ahead of her to the bathroom, ignoring other kittens or cats in his path, where he would stop & look up as if to say he was ready for dinner to be served.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/533171</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:15:29 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I was surprised when Meowmi logged in to Catster this morning and discovered I had been selected as  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was surprised when Meowmi logged in to Catster this morning and discovered I had been selected as a Daily Diary Pick!  Thanks, HQ! And thanks to those friends who have sent well wishes!

Unfortunately the honor comes at a sad time for our furmily . . . the patriarch of the furmily, 19-year-old <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/697595" target="_blank">Felix, </a> departed for the Rainbow Bridge yesterday, leaving me as eldest of the furmily.  It was bittersweet bidding Felix goodby -- we're sad to have him depart this world, but he hadn't been feeling well the past few months.  So we  know he's fully restored and enjoying the reunion with sisfur Fanny and brofur Alex, along with many furriends who preceded him to the Bridge.

We thank all who have sent condolences on Felix's passing, and we'll try to thank each one purrsonally as Meowmi is able.

Purrrrrrrrr. . . . .]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Success!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/530535</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:46 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I just got word that my guess for the second Goofy Gobbler was correct!   Woopee!!  My first case so ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I just got word that my guess for the second Goofy Gobbler was correct!   Woopee!!  My first case solved - now I feel like I can really wear the badge for <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/group/Samoas_detective_agency-8035" target="_blank">Samoa's Detective Agency!</a>   I wonder if my sweet betrothed <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/695353" target="_blank">Cookie!</a>will be impressed?  purrrrrrrrrr.  . .]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My First ARG Capture!!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/530405</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:57:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I was right, I was right!  The Goofy Gobbler I pmailed yesterday confessed! That's the first time I' ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I was right, I was right!  The Goofy Gobbler I pmailed yesterday confessed! That's the first time I've found an ARG, and I got him on my first guess!  Now I have a pmail out to find the other one!

And I got another Anonymous Rosette - from a DIFFERENT ARG!  This one sent a Red Rosette with the clue:

""I was made out of Chaos, and i am one with the Earth." 
Gea " 

This ARG has sent a couple of other clues with Greek mythology references to other Detectives in the past couple of days.  Have to put together all the clues & start thinking who it could be!

And I just read that Tigress found one of the Topsy-Turvy ARGS - gotta go look through those clues too!  What a busy day - hope my Purrsonal Typist is up to the challenge!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Anonymous Rosettes Abound!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/530221</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:08:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>It turns out the Anonymous Rosette from the Goofy Gobblers IS a new case over at Samoa's Detective A ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It turns out the Anonymous Rosette from the Goofy Gobblers IS a new case over at Samoa's Detective Agency!  So far I have received FOUR Anonymous Rosettes from this duo!  The first was the Turkey Rosette with the "eat fish" message.. . then I received a Turkey Drumstick with a picture of a black cat peeking up over a table edge at a juicy roast turkey.  The third was a Pilgrim Hat with a message that both gobblers were the same color (one more than the other) and there were four in the furmily, though only 2 gobblers. . . Finally I received a Red Rosette telling me that my guess that the gobblers were black was correct. . . I've sent a pmail to one Catster furriend that I think might be one of the Gobblers. . . we'll see what he says!

And TODAY!  I received a Turkey Drumstick from a totally DIFFERENT ARG!  This is the Topsy Turvy ARG, who leaves messages in upside-down typescript!  The message indicated that the two perps are furriends, but from different furmilies!

What a conundrum!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Goofy Gobblers?</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/528234</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:01:20 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I've received an anonymous rosette -- well, not quite anonymous, it's signed &quot;the Goofy Gobblers&quot;!   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've received an anonymous rosette -- well, not quite anonymous, it's signed "the Goofy Gobblers"!  I think I'll scoot over to Samoa's Detective Agency & see if anyone else has gotten one!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Pen Paws!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/487081</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:48:53 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I'm so thrilled!  I received my first postcard from the Pen Paws group!  It came from Hazel Lucy in  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm so thrilled!  I received my first postcard from the <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/group/Pen_paws-13342" target="_blank">Pen Paws</a> group!  It came from <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/64639" target="_blank">Hazel Lucy</a> in Pennsylvania and had a photo of Betsy Ross's house with a great write-up of her history.  I never knew she had 3 husbands (not at the same time, I assume) and 7 daughters!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy 4th!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/478029</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:45:32 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>It's been a relatively quiet 4th of July so far at our house.  I did receive a cute Propeller Beanie ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been a relatively quiet 4th of July so far at our house.  I did receive a cute Propeller Beanie giftie from my sweetie <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.catster.com/cats/695353" target="_blank">Cookie!!</a>  She's such a doll; wish we could spend the holiday together. . . unfortunately her canine brofur <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert('Catster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.');" href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/577831" target="_blank">Rocky</a> is very ill.  We're all purring for him. . .]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good news from the Doc!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/478027</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:37:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Meowmi dragged me in to the V-E-T again a week or so ago -- she had gotten a little card from them s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Meowmi dragged me in to the V-E-T again a week or so ago -- she had gotten a little card from them saying they wanted to check my thyroid level again!  Hmph!  It's vet-this, vet-that these days!  Meowmi must own stock in the practice!  Anyway, she got a call a couple of days ago saying my thyroid level tested normal this time.  But of course!  They were probably looking at someone else's blood by mistake the first time!  Harumph!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Rrrrrrrr!  Off My Guard!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:20:12 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>No sooner had I posted that last diary entry, than Meowmi managed to get ahold of me and carry me of ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ No sooner had I posted that last diary entry, than Meowmi managed to get ahold of me and carry me off to her little litter room, where she closed the door.  The next part wasn't so bad, I must admit.  She sat and stroked and massaged me for a while --- I can always use more of that! --- while little Bondi moaned outside the door, wanting to get in.

Eventually she did catch hold of me and put goo in my eye, but it wasn't too bad.  She says it's for my own good, but we'll see!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Curses!  Foiled Again!</title>
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				<pubdate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:39:21 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Meowmi tricked me this morning!  There she was, looking harmless in her little litter room.  So I th ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Meowmi tricked me this morning!  There she was, looking harmless in her little litter room.  So I thought it’d be safe to come in for a pet.  . . . But NO!!  She jumped up and shut the door!  I heard her calling the V-E-T again to say she had me cornered!  Unfortunately they had had a cancellation for that morning – they wondered if we could get there that soon – she said “sure!”  (too bad she’s not the type of purrrrson that spends a couple of hours getting ready before she goes out!)  So she brought in the portable prison and tried to get me to go in it.  No way!!  But then she turned me around and stuffed me in rear end first! The indignity of it all!  The entire time I could hear that little scamp Bondi outside the litter room door crying to come in and see what was going on – at least Meowmi had the decency to ignore his pleas!  

I suffered in relative silence as we drove to the V-E-T’s palace of torture. . . when they asked me to come out of the prison to be weighed, I refused. Meowmi turned the prison on end, but still I hung on – if only they couldn’t pry me out of the prison I’d be safe!  Meowmi was purrrsistent, though, and eventually pulled me out.  I curled up in a little ball with tail tucked as they weighed me, then they cruelly forced my tail up to take my temperature!  I cringe in shame to think of it!  Meowmi!  I’ll TELL you if I have a fever!  You don’t have to poke that THING in such a purrrsonal place!!  

Then we waited for the doc – I was still in my little ball, with my head tucked into Meowmi’s jacket.  The doc turned out to be a lady purrrson I hadn’t seen before – she pretended to be very nice, but I’m sure she was secretly hoping to poke me with needles the size of two-by-fours!  Luckily she couldn’t think of an excuse for that, and just sent Meowmi out with a tube of goo to put in my eye.  She could have saved the effort, though --- I’ll make sure Meowmi doesn’t catch me for THAT!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Chase Is On. . .</title>
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				<pubdate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:02:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>And I'm the clear winner!  MOL!!  This morning I heard Meowmi on the phone with the V-E-T, and she w ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ And I'm the clear winner!  MOL!!  This morning I heard Meowmi on the phone with the V-E-T, and she was making an appointment for ME!  So I kept my ears cocked, and when I heard her coming my way, I took off!  We played chase around the house for about 15 minutes, and finally she stopped and called the V-E-T back to tell them she couldn't catch me!  Haha - I'll show her!! None of that poking and prodding for me!  I had quite enough the last time, thank you!  Must be that little stinker Bondi's fault!  I hadn't been to the V-E-T for a long time until HE got here!  I think Meowmi must have started thinking about V-E-Ts because she was having to take that little interloper in for his eye cryosurgery checkups.  All Bondi's fault!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I'm Honored!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/450984</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:26:29 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>OMC, OMC!!  Meowmi just got in from listening to little piano students all day and turned on the com ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMC, OMC!!  Meowmi just got in from listening to little piano students all day and turned on the computer to check email.  She told me I had a lot of messages -- and we couldn't figure out why.  My birthday was last Monday, but my furriends sent messages back then -- why would I get a whole flurry of activity all of a sudden today??  When we finally dug down to the oldest message, we discovered my diary was selected as Diary of the Day for today!  Wow!  I almost fell over from the shock!  I knew I was a pretty cool guy -- but I didn't know I was THAT interesting!  Looks like lots of furriends have sent messages and rosettes, so I'd better go check them all out -- Meowmi's a bit overwhelmed, cause since Felix, Fanny, and I all had birthdays last week, she's still taking dictation from us so she can send messages back in response to all THEM!  She'd better get busy!  MOL!!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Belated Birthday Boy</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/449535</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:02:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, FINALLY!  My typist finished doing her taxes and says she can record my diary entry now!  Wher ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, FINALLY!  My typist finished doing her taxes and says she can record my diary entry now!  Where are her priorities, anyway??

Yesterday was my eighth birthday!  At least we celebrated it yesterday – it might really be tomorrow. . . my mom & aunt had litters on the 14th and 16th, and there was such a family resemblance, we’re not sure which kit belonged to which mom!  MOL!!  Maybe we should split the difference and say the 15th – then Felix, Fanny, and I would all have the same birthday celebration!

It was a good day yesterday – Meowmi had gone to a pet expo Sunday & brought home a bunch of new toys, so we all played all day (at least when we weren’t napping).  And last week a big box showed up on the porch – and when Meowmi opened it up, it turned out to be a HUGE cat playstation!  Woo-hoo!  I’ve been having fun on it & that little sneak Bondi has gotten up on it when he thought I wasn’t looking . . . Felix mostly naps under the desk, though, since he's such an old furt!

And not only that, but I got loads of prezzies from my Catster furriends!  How fun is that??!!  And, of course, my special girlfriend Cookie sent some special prezzies  (blush). . .  ah, it's nice being the Birthday Boy!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Oh my, oh my!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/445164</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 21:26:45 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>The dame's babies arrived Monday morning!  Early --- Meowmi had disturbed us to get up &amp; go to her l ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The dame's babies arrived Monday morning!  Early --- Meowmi had disturbed us to get up & go to her litter room -- while in there she realized the dame had had her first kit!  So Meowmi stayed in there and watched while the dame had 4 more!  Oh my!  Five babies in the house!  Whatever will Felix and I do!?!  I tell you, this place is going to the . . . uh-oh . . . I'd better not say the "D" word or Meowmi may decide to bring one of THEM in, too!  The horror of it!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another False Alarm!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/442732</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:36:24 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Felix &amp; I keep getting our hopes up, only to have them dashed!  Yesterday Meowmi took Bondi out in t ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Felix & I keep getting our hopes up, only to have them dashed!  Yesterday Meowmi took Bondi out in the travel-box again -- they were gone all day.  Felix & I were wondering if she finally saw the light & took the little trouble-maker back to his foster mewm Mewlinda. . . we were hoping, hoping!  But NO!  Back they come in the evening - the pipsqueak bounds out of the carry-box & immediately finds Felix and myself and starts wrassling us!  Can't he see we're too mature for his antic??

And the DAME is still here, too!  I've been staying as fur away as possible -- we can't let her think she's gonna be welcome here!  But of course Bondi is right at the door wanting to make furriends  . . . Maybe when it's time for the dame to move on, Bondi will go with her!  Now there's a thought!  I'll try to get him to fall fur her so he wants to leave when she does!  Don't know how long that'll take, though -- Meowmi had said a couple of months, but the dame is still big in the middle - no kits yet!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More Upheaval!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/442186</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:08:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Well, Felix &amp; I had kind of gotten used to having the place to ourselves after Fanny &amp; Junior headed ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well, Felix & I had kind of gotten used to having the place to ourselves after Fanny & Junior headed off to the Rainbow Bridge a couple of years ago. . . it was pretty nice & quiet; we'd lie by the patio door & hiss at any neighbor cats that dared venture into our backyard.

Then our genteel lifestyle was abruptly shattered when Meowmi brought in that little scamp Bondi!  All of a sudden it sounded like a stampede of buffalo in the house at all hours!  Hard to believe such a little kit could make so much noise!  And then he got in the habit of hiding around the corner and pouncing on Felix or myself when we were strolling along, minding our own business.  I tell you, he keeps us on our toes!  Of course, I must admit some of his toys are pretty enticing, and I find myself sneaking a bat at a ball or a feather boa now & then when nobody's looking. . .

Then, as if Bondi weren't enough, last Friday Meowmi came in with the carry-box and took it quickly into the bathroom . . . it smelled suspiciously of feline, and not only that, but FEMALE feline!!  What is Meowmi doing, bringing a dame into this men's club??   Oh my gosh, I hope my sweetie Cookie doesn't get jealous!!!  

Meowmi wouldn't let us have a peek at the dame for a few days, but then I caught a glimpse. . . and not only is it a DAME, it's a dame with a big wide middle!  I think they call it "preggers"!   And I know what THAT means!  MORE little pipsqueaks like Bondi, only smaller!!  

Meowmi says they are just here visiting for a couple of months and will be going off to new homes. . . we'll see!!  It could get awfully crowded if they don't . . . Felix & I might have to move to the "Y"!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bliss</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/434313</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:22:31 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>My little sweetie Cookie didn't fall for my little brofur's attempt to horn in on the action!  Shoot ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ My little sweetie Cookie didn't fall for my little brofur's attempt to horn in on the action!  Shoot, he's not even out of training litter and he's already trying to steal my sweetie!  But she has a lovely St. Patrick's Day greeting to me on her page today!   I have to get Meowmi to figure out how to get a copy of it for a keepsake!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/433528</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:56:49 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Oh my goodness, what a day!  A little cutie I recently met asked me to be her sweetie!  My heart is  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Oh my goodness, what a day!  A little cutie I recently met asked me to be her sweetie!  My heart is going pitter-patter!  Her name is Cookie!  Here's her photo-- http://www.catster.com/cats/695353 .  Hooray for Leap Year!

But wouldn't you know it - that little pipsqueak Bondi that Meowmi brought in the house a couple of weeks ago intercepted her note and wrote back to her, trying to horn in on the action!  The nerve!  I should shoo him out the door right now!  Luckily she's a sensible girl and clearly saw I'm the superior suitor, thank goodness!  Oh, I can't wait to hear more from her!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Still Here</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/433039</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:13:06 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>The little pipsqueak is still here!  Felix and I keep plotting to get rid of it, but so for we haven ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ The little pipsqueak is still here!  Felix and I keep plotting to get rid of it, but so for we haven't had success.  It was gone one day last week, and I thought we had managed to have it evicted, but Meowmi brought it back in the evening - it had just been spending the day at the vet.  I hope they poked it in undignified places!  It keeps chasing me around the house disturbing my nap times.  And it even has the nerve to lie on Meowmi's pillow!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Travesty!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/428316</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:56:05 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Last Sunday my Humann Purrrrson brought in something that smells &amp; looks like a small feline!  She's ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last Sunday my Humann Purrrrson brought in something that smells & looks like a small feline!  She's kept it mostly in the bathroom, but today it was out wandering through the house like it plans to stay here.  I hissed at it once to indicate my displeasure, but it hissed right back, as if it belongs here!  It's back in the bathroom now - we'll see if it stays.  Humph!  I know it's a bit quieter here since Fanny and Junior left on their journey to the Rainbow Bridge, but I thought Felix and I were managing ok.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I've Been Tagged!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/699068/diary/Fur_fun_with_fred/419816</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:52:35 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Frederic Chopin ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I&acirc;ve been tagged by Antoine 526761! 

Here are the rules:
Each player starts with seven random  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I’ve been tagged by Antoine 526761! 

Here are the rules:
Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats who are tagged need to write in their own diary about the seven random facts and the rules. You need to choose seven cats to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment that they have been tagged and to read your diary!

1.  I am named after Frederic Chopin, 19th-century Polish/French composer & pianist (my Human Purrrrrson's favorite composer).

2.  My Fur-mom, Fur-aunt, and Fur-dad, who had been fending for themselves around some office buildings in Redondo Beach, were caught just a week before I was born, along with my siblings and cousins/half-siblings.

3.  My Fur-mom & Fur-aunt had their kits on April 14th and April 16; I'm not sure which day I was born -- all my siblings & cousins were black & white like me & we just all joined together in a happy group of ten.

4.  I love to nap under the covers of the bed or next to the patio door where I can keep one eye open to be sure the neighbor cats stay out of my backyard.

5.  Sometimes I'll jump up on the piano bench with a student when my Humann Purrrrson is teaching piano.  They're usually happy for the distraction!

6.  When I was little I would fetch my fur mice & carry it to my Human Purrrrson so she'd throw it for me.  After a while I realized that was too undignified for a cat, so I stopped.

7.  I like to sit by my Human Purrrrson when she eats popcorn -- sometimes she'll toss me a kernal & I'll jump up and catch it.  Popcorn's pretty yummy!]]></content:encoded>
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