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Bodhidharma (Bodhi):
Yellow Lab / Akita mix. We believe he is about five
or six years old. He's my buddy and while he's a coward, he tries
to act the part of household protector. Frankly, he's about the
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Whisper:
Used-to-be-male silver and gray
Tabby with serious psychological issues. |
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Nugget: First cat I've ever really had of my own. She's a
rescue cat and a lover. Got her when she was maybe five weeks old,
plucked off of the burning hot engine of a truck. We patched up
her burned paws and singed face and she's been my little girl ever
since. |
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Tabby:
He's a pseudo-nutless orange and white
tabby (surprise), the largest of the cats, and the most cowardly.
He's definitely Anastasia's cat, and she affectionately refers to
him as her cowardly lion. |
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Gypsy: She's a mottled tabby
(white, brown, black ... ). She found us at Starbucks. Literally.
There we were, sitting enjoying our coffee one night when this
kitten comes strolling in the door and walks right up to
Anastasia. No tags, and no one there claimed ownership. Anastasia,
in turn, says to me "Well, I can't just toss her into the parking
lot," and a decision was born ... one more cat in the family.
We're now outnumbered 2:1 |
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Oscar:
Six year old Male Sun Conure who is largely hers as
well. He was originally supposed to be mine, but he gravitated
towards her more so there you have it: you don't pick pets, they
pick you. |
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Cirrus: The Parakeet. Though he belongs to Anastasia, I've gotten rather
attached to him lately. As much as Oscar is becoming hers, I think
Cirrus is becoming mine. Frankly, it's all irrelevant as they are
all ours. |
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Diddles & Diddles:
It used to be three goldfish, but
since Diddles died, Diddles and Diddles have been left all alone.
We'll probably get another goldfish to fill out the trio soon. I
think we'll name the new one Diddles. Diddles and Diddles
currently have a place in Katy where they stayed when we moved to
Grapevine and we visit occasionally. |
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Lysistrata:
Named for the Greek pseudo-heroin (really, the main
character in a comedy of the same name by Aristophanes), Lysi is my
New Mexico Rosy Boa. About three feet long, she's nine years old and a complete
sweetheart. |
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Buford: Buford is an American Standard Dust Bunny, and though
his shape, size and color changes often, I'm sure he'll be around
for a long time. We let him roam free around the house and he seems
to get along with the rest of the pets, though Bodhi seems to be
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