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| By: SouthernDragon Sunday May 27, 2012 8:02 am | |
Saving one animal will not change the world but it will change the world for that animal.
Namaste
War Dog Memorial
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Can we please make it so we have to build no more memorials?
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Afternoon, pups
Morning’ SD. Where is that memorial?
I don’t know but my guess is Quantico, VA.
On edit:
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Good morning, Caterpupses, and thank you, SD. Sad but beautiful monument.
Looks so much like the statue of Anubis in Tut’s tomb.
Caturday!
And Amen to that. So sorry that you have real friends to mourn this weekend, SD.
Universal Soldier, Buffy style.
Very appropriate for this weekend. The link says that most Marine dogs were Dobermans, whic explains the breed in the statue. I had assumed that Marine dogs were all German shepards.
Yes!!
SD, did you lose close friends in your military days?
Amen to that!
No cute pictures today. Perfectly appropriate.
Yes.
It’s at the U.S. Naval Station in Guam, with help from the Google
Now I can’t tell which is which. LOL
me either!
I’m gonna go with TN. I don’t remember Naval Station Guam being all that lush.
Lot of flags and buntings displayed up and down the street this morning.
I was sitting in the swing early this a/m and a big, fat chipmunk jumped from the porch rail to the floor, and there was an audible, “uumph” when it hit the concrete :)
That sounds worse than it actually was. It ran partway down the brick column before it jumped, kind of like a cat turns around when it is climbing a tree.
It didn’t jump very far and appeared unconcerned and unaware of its exhalation *g*
Is it a sensitive subject or can you tell us about it?
Chubby little thing, was it?
It’s difficult to do 3 years in Nam and not lose somebody close. One of the things combat vets have to work through is survivor guilt. Why him, why not me?
Survivors’ guilt I understand completely since I’m the only surviving child of 3. There is no explanation why.
I didn’t realize that. Same situation for me. My sister and brother were both younger. What about you?
I’m heading out to see if there are still any tomatoes at the Sunday farmer’s market. Wanted to come by to say hello. May be back later; trying not to stay online so much, but Caturday is special.
Oh, and Smoodgie is napping on the edge of the patio.Neighbors seemed to be all away yesterday,so she and Big Boy hung out all day. She’s still eating pretty well, so we will just take it day by day.
Wow stormy views off a beach on tv…talking about Beryl; think it’s Florida but didn’t catch where the reporter is. I think you’re on the other side of Florida, right, SD? Hope you get some rain, but not violent hurrican weather.
Good luck with the tomatoes.
Need to go in a minute, too. Hope to be back later. Thanks, SD and friends.
I’m the youngest of three. I lost both of my siblings before my mid twenties, so it’s been an important element in my development. Also lost my dad as a teenager.
Rats, no edit? Jacksonville Beach is where the scene mentioned above was. Reporter said they’ll be closing the beach soon.
Wish I could have gone to the coast; I did go up to New Braunfels for first swim of the season, with friend who helps coach her old swim team. Adults could swim in one end of the pool while the kids practiced. It was fun. Water not too cold, friend was busy, so when I pooped out (she’s been swimming all her life, so much stronger, more energetic than I), could climb out and read my book without feeling guilty for abandoning friend in the water.
Now I’m craving sand and ocean. *g*
Any one of those would have been hard to deal with, but all three, so early in your life. I’m so sorry. I suppose that could have brought you and your mom really close, but maybe such a trauma changes even that relationship.
Hi, Om and ysp. Of course, I had no idea about your losses of siblings and parent. tough on a kid. I’m sorry to hear it. I know my ex’s brother’s death (in VN, as it happens) seriously damaged him and his whole family. His sister’s death, even though all were more or less grown up, nolonger kids, pushed them all farther down the road. Plenty of “why not me?” at the base of his problems.
You seem to have coped well and grown up healthy, far as I can tell. I’m glad to know both of you.
and now I am really going to go “poof!”
Don’t you love the feeling of warm sun on your body after having been in the cold water?
It rained here this morning but the sun’s out now. Just have to wait and see what the weather pattern does. I’m on the Gulf Coast and we don’t get a lot of the stuff that comes from the other coast.
((Smoodgie))
Apparently not. :(
Hello SD and caturfolks. Not much news from me or Kuroneko this week. I’m busy and she’s silly, petty much the same as last week.
So…Memorial Day Weekend.
Lots of war movies on tv.
I used to watch them with my Dad. He didn’t have much to say about being in the war. Was pretty quiet about it.
YSD, since your pop died when you were younger, that wouldn’t be part of your growing up. I’m sorry you lost your siblings so young.
That tells me a lot about you.
How’s the coffee business going, and how are your kids doing? You haven’t mentioned the family much lately. So, I’m curious.
You used to talk about them alot.
Death is all tied in with my youth, lost my sister at 11 and my father at 17. Hey, I’m still developing at 40 so I consider 17 a very formative age. Kids are fine, having a play date here today. Kids coming out of my ears…
War is not healthy for children and other living things. So it would be nice if we could go with your sentiments and make it real, SD. So sorry for all the losses. LM’s birthday is tomorrow, she would have been 90. I still have my guilt about her death, even though it was not traumatic.
Last night, joy of joys, I was able to grab Mr. Sadness by one of the big hunks of fur he has been working off his sides. His fur gets all matted, I don’t know why, but in the spring, he rips the whole sides of his fur off, down to the skin, and it takes him a while, weeks, to get it off. So it flaps around like wings, sorta. Anyway, I was able to brush some of his fur, and it was heavenly soft. Of course the matted sides, I would have had to cut or shave, and I was not really prepared for that even though I got the hair cutting scissors. He got away before I could help him much with the matted clots, but I did get to pet his soft fur and love on him a little. I don’t guess he fashions the “love” part of the equation on his end, so it will be forever before I get him again, unless I get lucky and grab one of those love handles before he gets them off.
A bit of kitty claw clipping here today, Mcat is pretty whiny during, but doesn’t fight it. I have a 3 inch circular brush that is almost half a sphere, which when you turn the circumference grip the bristles disappear into the body of the brush, a self cleaning brush, and it loosens the extremely fine winter coat better than any other brush I have. Some kitty I know rubs her head on it (I think as a hint to me) instead of the other brush when the brushes and comb are left on the floor.
We had heavy rain, lightning and almost steady rolling thunder for almost three hours this morning and M was at (under) my feet the whole time.
Sunshine and warmer weather presently. Putting in some lettuce and carrot seed and a succession planting of peas and the first planting of pole beans. All the flowers around here are at least a month earlier than usual. A large clump of oregano and another of common sage that I am digging, dividing and potting for friends. Just harvested another big bowl of spinach from the stuff that over-wintered.
At this stage of my life, in dedication to those who gave theirs, I have vowed to do what I can to end the need for anyone to ever be required to make the ultimate sacrifice, again.
Peace and Resolve.
Ending the need….that’s pretty much the topic of at the book-salon.
Thanks RB, reading through it.
Green Fields of France
My Dear, Thank you so much….When will we ever learn?
Good night, People of the Cat.
Sleep well.
Thanks, SD.
Ohmmmm
This is one incredibly slow caturday. Hope everybody’s doing alright.
I’m OK. No kitties of my own, but I did catsitting duty last night and this morning.
A neighbor’s kitty has thyroid issues and as a last resort to stave off surgery has been getting topical medication twice a day, rubbed on the insides of his ears. I did that last night and this morning, being careful to wash my hands immediately afterward. I also fed him his dry and his wet food, checked both litter boxes for clumps, and gave him some hugs and light combings with the metal anti-mat comb. He purred like a motorboat, except for the ear business, which of course generated a little backear from him.
The topical thyroid med isn’t very effective. Kismet was being treated that way when I first got her. Vet switched her to oral meds right away.
Heh, more people here than I thought would be.
I’m very grateful that so far ‘Neko has been healthy, happy and silly.
Is thyroid a common kitteh problem? I wonder if kitteh thyroid is affected by radiation like Hooman.
I like that! Lots worse things to be than silly.
I spent the day out…shopping, window shopping. Actually broke down and bought a small inexpensive grill, hot dogs, and corn on thecob. Potatoes awaiting slicing for potato salad. I’m going to grill for the first time in years tomorrow.
Not a lot of kitteh news here, either. Much shedding. Very quiet here today; one neighbor moved out last weekend, dog-owning couple away for the weekend (I ran into their dog sitters this evening; have met them before, and they were friendly), and other neighbors gone all day. so, when I got home both Smoodgie and Big Boy were laid out casually napping on the patio.
Big Boy did take a short tour inside this afternoon as I was going in and out. Went as far as the dining room door before turning and going back out.
Pretty common in older kittehs. Controlled with Tapazole.
Uh-oh. Caturday’s front-paged! don’t think I like that. Maybe because it’s a slow posting day?
Thanks for another caturday! Have a safe Memorial Day everybody!
Thanks for the advice! I’ll let my neighbor know.