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Richard the Space Lion, otherwise known as that **&*&%$# ultra expensive scratching post

12/2/2013

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PictureRichard the Space Lion with his groovy space boots and saddle
















Conversation with the hubs during the holiday weekend:

Me: Did you notice Richard's new look?

Hubs: Yeah, I did. (doesn't sound happy)
Why is your Steiff lion covered in aluminum foil?

Me: He's a space lion.

Hubs: Come again?

Me: Okay, Sabrina kept using him as a scratching post and I wrapped foil around his legs to deter her.

Hubs: (Has a super annoyed look on his face)  What a shame . . . [What he wants to say is, "You spent a fortune on that thing and now you've got foil all over it????"  I can tell; I've been married to the hubs for almost 25 years.]

Me: (getting defensive) Hey, we could plunk down another three hundred bucks for a declaw, but you said it was cruel to declaw Sabrina. [I should mention we have FOUR declawed cats, all of which are happy, healthy, and FANTASTIC indoor pets. So this "declawing is cruel" stance comes as a big surprise to me.] So I was going for a less expensive option with the foil.

Hubs: You're right. [Shockaroony! Where's a tape recorder when you need one!]

Me: Besides, it's not like we have tons of company.  And if we do, I'll just remove the foil.  Voila! No more space lion. 

Hubs: Okay. (Shakes head. )[I make life so "interesting" for him.  If it weren't for me, the downstairs of our Victorian house would be Artist Bear and Steiff free.  And most likely we'd have only a couple of cats instead of 6 cats, 2 dogs, 2 snakes, and an exotic critter.]

Which reminds me of another conversation we had this weekend:

Me after reading an article about A-Fib in my fitness journal: Wow, I just found out exactly what A-Fib is.  Your heart stops and your blood pressure bottoms out to zero.  I died on the operating table during my hip replacement surgery.

Hubs: I wonder if they used the paddles on you like in Grey's Anatomy?

Me: Probably. (shudders at the thought) Wow, imagine what your life would be like if I had died seven years ago.

Hubs: I'd only have two cats.

Me: (Counting on my fingers) No, you'd have four cats, but you wouldn't have the two dogs, two snakes, two extra cats, and Penny.  Wow, I brought all of those pets here, didn't I?

Hubs: You certainly make life interesting.

Which makes me think of that Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. Ha!

[Note: Dear Readers...While there is a time and a place to argue/debate the merits of declawing/not declawing house cats, this blog is not one of them.  Thank you!]










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And the Lion Goes . . . Moo?

11/13/2013

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PictureMoxie and Richard the Lion-Hearted













Richard is just a big sissy cat.  The king of the jungle doesn't growl, he moos.  I should probably be happy that his growler still works.  After all, Richard is 50-60+ years old.  His growler is accessed by pulling a metal ring on his back just below his mane.  When you let go, he roars.  Or moos. 

What were toy makers thinking? Let's confuse the hell out of kids.  Lions go moo and cows go raaawwwrrr.   Yeah, that's a great zoology lesson. 

On a related note, Moxie puts Richard's size into perspective.  She's a 65 pound American Staffordshire Terrier, aka, the American Pit Bull Terrier. She looks like a Boston Terrier next to Richard. 


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