Comments on: The Friday link-o-rama: Catching up on the reading http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:27:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cindy R http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-382812 Cindy R Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:19:04 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-382812 Gina and Christie, my heart is with you. The last 10 years of both my parents' lives were, well, the opposite of heaven. Even if we weren't in the midst of an actual crisis (of which there were many, many, many), there was always a dull roar in my head. Gina and Christie, my heart is with you. The last 10 years of both my parents’ lives were, well, the opposite of heaven. Even if we weren’t in the midst of an actual crisis (of which there were many, many, many), there was always a dull roar in my head.

]]> By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-381521 Anne T Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:16:56 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-381521 I am sorry to read about your parents' health issues, Gina and Christie. Both my parents are deceased. It ought to be written somewhere that one's parents should be immortal, or at least live as long as their children love them and need them. Sigh. This time of year is especially bittersweet. I have some ornaments that go back to when I was a small child that must go on the tree, and I can't drape any garland type decoration without hearing my father's professorial tones ( he taught mathematics) explaining a Catenary "The curve formed by a perfectly flexible, uniformly dense, and inextensible cable suspended from its endpoints. It is identical to the graph of a hyperbolic cosine. " American Heritage Dictionary A domestic feline will form a catenary if held suspended with one hand under the elbows and one under the pelvic girdle. Said catenary might even purr enthusiastically but does not make a good Xmas ornament. I am sorry to read about your parents’ health issues, Gina and Christie. Both my parents are deceased. It ought to be written somewhere that one’s parents should be immortal, or at least live as long as their children love them and need them. Sigh.
This time of year is especially bittersweet. I have some ornaments that go back to when I was a small child that must go on the tree, and I can’t drape any garland type decoration without hearing my father’s professorial tones ( he taught mathematics) explaining a Catenary “The curve formed by a perfectly flexible, uniformly dense, and inextensible cable suspended from its endpoints. It is identical to the graph of a hyperbolic cosine. ” American Heritage Dictionary
A domestic feline will form a catenary if held suspended with one hand under the elbows and one under the pelvic girdle. Said catenary might even purr enthusiastically but does not make a good Xmas ornament.

]]> By: JenniferJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-381462 JenniferJ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:07:54 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-381462 Gina, Christie, my thoughts are with you and your families. Hopefully Everyone can move into the New Year with good news Gina, Christie, my thoughts are with you and your families. Hopefully Everyone can move into the New Year with good news

]]> By: Susan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-381444 Susan Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:17:09 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-381444 Gina and Christie, so sorry to hear about your parents' health problems. I went through it recently, and it can be very tough. Gina and Christie, so sorry to hear about your parents’ health problems. I went through it recently, and it can be very tough.

]]> By: Lori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-381388 Lori Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:43:59 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-381388 I'm sorry to hear about your families. Will be thinking about you both. I saw Vet on the Edge in the blogroll yesterday and read a lot of it--to the frustration of one or more pets or people who wanted my attention. She's a great writer, it seems. I loved the story about the woman who thought her GSD's nipples were ticks and tried to burn them off with a match. Gah! I’m sorry to hear about your families. Will be thinking about you both.

I saw Vet on the Edge in the blogroll yesterday and read a lot of it—to the frustration of one or more pets or people who wanted my attention. She’s a great writer, it seems. I loved the story about the woman who thought her GSD’s nipples were ticks and tried to burn them off with a match. Gah!

]]> By: Selma http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-381385 Selma Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:36:23 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-381385 Oh, how rude, you too Christie. Oh, how rude, you too Christie.

]]> By: Selma http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/12/12/the-friday-link-o-rama-catching-up-on-the-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-381383 Selma Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:35:55 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=4476#comment-381383 Sorry to hear your Dad is ill, Gina. As they say, getting old isn't for sissies. Paws crossed for you and your family. Sorry to hear your Dad is ill, Gina. As they say, getting old isn’t for sissies.

Paws crossed for you and your family.

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