You were such an icon around the cat blogosphere.  You were the reason the Woman had fantasy’s of adopting a bun.  We can’t believe you are gone.

If you haven’t offered DKM your thoughts, please go visit.

Oh My! Oh My!  I’m on Huffington Post!!! Go vote for me on Meowism!!! I can’t believe it!  It’s under Meowism and there is a photo of two Siamese cats!   Oh joy!!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/27/create-your-own-religion_n_885279.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009#s299867&title=Meowism_

While not unexpected, our hearts are heavy about Sweet Praline and the blogosphere is just a little bit less bright now that she is not in it.

And there is just nothing more to say. If you knew Praline you know, if you did not, you missed a wonderful cat

Mickey was one of our first friends in the Cat Blogosphere. I don’t remember when we started following him but it was early on in our blogging career.  He will be missed.

I was award this award from an equally Awesome blogger named Simba! Thank you very much.  I am supposed to write 7 things about myself, nominate 15 blogs to receive the award, and notify them about the award.

7 things about me? Really?

1. I will be 9 years old in March

2. I love to sleep in front of the heat dish that the Woman has.  Baring that I sit next to the regular heater.

3. I have only a few teeth left as most have been pulled.

4.   Before the Woman adopted me, I had three litters of purebred kittens at the breeders.

5. The Woman actually saw one of my kits before she adopted me–she admired him in a show.

6.  I have never been shown, although I am show quality.   My tail was broken as a kitten and it set with a kink which is a flaw for show Siamese.

7.  Gemini is the same age as the last of my kits.

Now for 15 bloggers… 15 REALLY?

So let’s start out with

Igmu, Nels, Nitro and Edmund

Jeter Harris

Cory, Ellie, Nigel, Grete, Jonsie, Ginger, Bennette, Madison, Ceclia and Figaro

and I am counting each cat separately… so I think Cory will really have to get her human in shape!!! HE HE HE.  And well I’m too lazy to name 15 bloggers randomly because I think you are all awesome!

Milo and Alfie have had a great push for LiveStrong and to go yellow.   Today the people who belong to our friends Diva Kitty, Max, Jeter and Skeezix are out walking for breast cancer and we should promote them by wearing pink.

So I refuse the colors and want to remember those for whom a cure wasn’t soon enough.   My grandfather, the Woman’s father died of stomach cancer.   The Woman’s dear friend and the best veterinary technician ever died of skin cancer (though she too was a survivor for it was 7 years after her class 4 diagnosis back in the 5 class diagnosis era).  Of course, our friend Storm died of cancer, and Fat Eric and  Sniffie, both of whom left us so recently.  The Woman lost both her Pookie Cat and her beloved  Oscar Grey to lymphosarcoma as well.

We honor those who live with cancer.  We honor Milo and Alfie’s person.  We honor Zoolatry’s Papa. We honor the Woman’s aunt who is a cancer survivor.  We honor the patients who have walked through the Woman’s office with grace and humor and who have walked their own walks.

A few years ago the Woman did the Susan G. Koman walk in Portland.   She was walking with a group of friends.  She and another friend had an aunt with the same name.  The Woman walked with her sign that said in honor of.   Her friend walked with the sign that said In Memory of.  As a third friend said, standing with them, what a difference a word makes.

We honor those who are walking today in San Francisco and those who are choosing to honor those Survivors by going yellow. You’ll excuse me if I don’t go all colors–I just couldn’t get yellow and pink to match with my blue eyes…

We are joinging Milo and Alfie in supporting LiveStrong. The Woman’s father is not a cancer survivor, but he did have cancer.  We support other survivors by walking in the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer walk and by donating what we can to the ACS.  We are happy to find a place like Livestrong that focuses on survivorship.

LiveStrong’s focus is,

• We must provide access to quality cancer care for everyone.
• We must improve the quality of life for people affected by cancer.
• We must manage cancer through prevention, early detection, planning and data collection, with an emphasis on survivorship.
• We must invest in and align research with health outcomes.