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 > SIX cats? Do tell... :-)
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        Well...  It's not that much of a `story'.   {GRIN!}  We happen to 
live out in the country on a farm.  We also happen to be `soft touches' when 
it comes to `domestic?' animals.  To top it off, it seems that `city folk' 
have this belief that if they abandon an animal out on a farm that the farmer 
will automagically take it in and take care of it.  (Note to `city folk':  
This is definitely *not* true!  There are very few of us who actually have 
anything *approaching* the where with all to even begin to attempt anything 
like this!  *Please* try and find a good `no kill' shelter *if* you have to 
give up your pet and cannot find some other kind person to take care of 
them!)  Anyway... Three of our `B.E.A.S.T.s' (Biological Evolutionary Animal 
Simulation Test) are `pity kitties' in that we actually were able to get them 
to accept us and *not* go feral.  The other three we chose (Actually *they* 
chose us!) from a local `no kill' shelter.  They along with the three dogs 
are our much loved companions, partners and valued family members. My wife, 
two children, and I wouldn't know what to do without them around.
        
        Census:
                Star    = Short hair grey pastel calico female.
                Manxie  = Short hair orange tiger stripe chinese bob-tail     
                           female
                Isadora = Medium hair lynx point siamese female
                Cyrus   = Short hair lilac point siamese male
                Spike   = Short hair `classic' grey tabby stripe male
                Boots   = Long hair `classic' grey tabby stripe male
                Chloe   = Red merle long haired daschund female
                Seamus  = Border collie / aussie / dingo male
                Balto   = Samoyed male
                Cheryl  = My wife
                Ruth    = 5 year old daughter
                Ian     = 1 year old son
                Bob     = Myself
        
        Location:
                On a 100 acre farm out on the North central plains of         
                 Colorado approximately 40 miles North of Denver.
        
        We raise hay and pasture horses.  Cheryl does `craft' work like 
quilting and making stuffed animals along with Sci-Fi and Fantasy art.  I run 
a multi-line TBBS BBS, build or repair the occasional computer, restore 
`antique?' Hi-Fi equipment, and collect '63 Falcons.  We have also been known 
to help put together the occasional Space, Science, Communications, Science 
Fiction CONvention and Art Show. With all that going on we would probably go 
nuts if we didn't have our `kitties' and `puppies' to soothe and help us.
        
        Anyway...  Now it may be apparent why I *usually* just `lurk' here. 
{GRIN, DUCK, & RUN!)  We live a fairly `full?' life.
        
     Ita erat quando hic adveni,
             -HALFPINT-
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