Murphy Goes To the Vet

The other day I noticed something when Murphy, my orange striped behemoth of a kitty, yawned. One of his fangs was missing. While opening a cat's mouth with your fingers is a tricky, often blood-letting experience, I did it anyway. His gums had some odd black specks on them and his tooth was indeed gone. I decided that this warranted a trip to the vet.

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The only negative for a morning vet visit is that I'm at the office late today :(

My other cat...

Maggie the Cat
I've made multiple posts about Murphy in my journal, but friends of mine know that there is a second cat in my house, but she isn't much for the spotlight. Maggie has been in my house for about three years. She was a stray that a co-worker found and gave to me because Murphy needed company when I was away, at least that's what my co-worker said. I named her after the baby on The Simpsons. While Murphy is very outgoing and loves company, Maggie is very skittish and cautious around people. She's only in my lap when SHE wants. She's also about 1/3 of the size of Murphy, but she can hold her own against him.


Maggie and Murphy go at each other at my drafting table.

Oh My Gawd.. Shoes

I know everyone has probably seen the "Shoes" video, but there is a skit with Kelly's family prior to her shoe-shopping video. I found it on this website for the comedian who sings the song:

Liam Sullivan Videos -- Shoes