What does a politician do after he torpedoes his career with a scandal that even the scandal-weary insiders in Washington, D.C., can’t ignore? He becomes Doctor Dolittle, of course! Former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada, resigned his position in 2011 after shocking details about an affair with a friend of his wife’s, and the concurrent efforts …
Disgraced Senator Repents, Becomes a Veterinarian Read More »
Sometimes I think that my home should be called "The halfway house where broken souls are mended, all species welcomed." I say that with a certain degree of tongue-in-cheekiness, but also very seriously. We’ve never had any animal come into our home by design. They’ve all landed on our doorstep by accident, it seems. Or …
My Home Is a Halfway House for Pets — Part One: The Cats Read More »
You’ve probably seen Stuff on My Cat, which encourages people to, well, put stuff on their cats and submit photographs. Maybe you’ve even tried this at home, as I have with my cats. Here’s Bubba Lee Kinsey with a Zack Greinke bobblehead: And here’s Phoenix with a wind-up crab: Well, it’s time to take your …
Forget Football: This Fall, We’re Into Competitive Cat Stacking Read More »
I try to be a pretty good person. I don’t necessarily align with a religion, but my moral compass is something like “try to be nice” or “do good in the world.” Pretty simple. Naturally, I’m human, and I don’t always live up to my aspirations. In this way, my cats have been some of …
Does Your Cat Inspire You to Be a Better Person? Read More »
I’d never heard of a “rumpy” cat until I found Kiwi’s Facebook page. Kiwi is a kitten who suffers from Manx syndrome. The same genetic mutations that cause Manx cats to have no tails can cause complications in other cats. For Kiwi, a missing vertebrae means that she experiences a host of neurological disorders. She …
So your cat knocks over your beverage and your turkey sandwich is now swimming in a pool of lemonade (or gin and tonic — envision what you’d like). You race for a towel to sop up the mess and look over to see your cat stretched out in a sun puddle, looking perfectly adorable. Conundrum! …
