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Yesterday afternoon, Czar Nikolas the Evil yeemed his last.  He was a crabby, fat, snotty, bossy old cat.

And I miss him so very much.

Farewell, Sir Nik.  I'm sorry I wasn't a better personal attendant.

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Yesterday afternoon, Czar Nikolas the Evil yeemed his last.  He was a crabby, fat, snotty, bossy old cat.

And I miss him so very much.

Farewell, Sir Nik.  I'm sorry I wasn't a better personal attendant.

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Thanks, Waterbaby... you know I can't resist quizzicals!!!  Me = quiz junkie

What's Important to You... And What Isn't:

For you, primal needs like eating and sleeping are your top priorities. You find getting things done to be incredibly stressful. You don't like having things to do. You have trouble giving time to any of your priorities. You life is too busy and chaotic. You want thinking to be a high priority, but you don't take enough time for yourself.

Tagged by the ever-wondrous Roboco...

Rule:  Summarize your life in a six word memoir, with optional photo illustration. Then tag six others

Who used all the toilet paper?

Blanket tags are fun but so is picking on people.  Soooo..

I hereby officially tag:

Never mind.  It says six and I narrowed my list to 29.  I give up.  I would love to hear from EVERYONE!!! :)

EDITED due to indication that I failed to supply an appropriate illustration of my life story.  I have been duly chastised and herein comply fully:

Gone, gone, gone...

How many pair of shoes do you have? Out of those pairs, how many do you wear more than a few times a year?
Submitted by fightinggale.

I have four pairs of shoes - steel-toe work boots, cheap trainers, K-Mart brown boots and a pair of black dress shoes. And a pair of those garden clog thingies that I wear when I have to approach "the litter box room."

I normally refuse to pay more than about $20 for shoes (the boots were a massive stretch at $40) and I wear them until they self-destruct.  I prefer to not wear shoes as much as possible.

Has anyone ever done something so horrible to you that "I'm sorry" couldn't fix it?

I think "I'm sorry" is highly overrated as the bandage that cures all wrongs.  As a matter of fact, I've instructed my family to stuff their apologies up their asses if there is absolutely no intention of altering behavior that led to the need for an apology in the first place.

Don't waste my time spouting apologetic crap if you are just going to do the same damned thing again.  It's meaningless.

So I guess the answer is "yes" in a way.  I apologize and then I strive to never do whatever it was that I did or said that injured someone in some way.  I have no time or patience for anyone who does not try to do the same.

Please note that this is not my feeling towards expressions of sympathy or empathy which are "I'm sorry"s of another type entirely.

I give you 30 seconds you'll never get back...

As seen about 15 minutes ago on my way home from a very bad afternoon.  Thank you, Texas!  I needed this moment!

Cowhauler

(received this many moons ago - today it seems like an excellent idea)

Dear Friends,

This chain letter was started in hopes of bringing relief to other tired and discouraged women. Unlike most chain letters, this one does not cost anything.

Just send a copy of this letter to five of your friends who are equally tired and discontented.

Then bundle up the man in your life, send him to the woman whose  name appears at the top of the
following list, and then add your name to the bottom of the list.

When your turn comes, you will receive 15,625 men (at least). One of them is bound to be better than the one you
already have.

At the writing of this letter, a friend of mine had already received 184 men, of whom 1 may be well worth keeping. An unmarried woman living with her widowed mother was able to choose between a Chippendale dancer and an Olympic swimmer.

You can be lucky, too, but DO NOT BREAK THE CHAIN! 

One woman broke the chain and got her own husband back! So let's keep it  going, ladies!  Just add your name and address to the list below:

Laura Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.