[Dear You. . .]

[moosmom]

Dear God,

I know you have a purpose for me. I get that. But everyone needs a break now and again. Right now I'm trying to rehome 3 of my so-called "fosters" to try and get my cat pop. down. The last thing I needed today was to see yet ANOTHER abandoned cat in the CVS parking lot. A beautiful lilac point Siamese that someone dumped.

I went into CVS and got two cans of Friskies which he wolfed down. He's not feral, but he's not trusting of humans. He's just hungry and scared. When I was feeding him, he was weaving in and out of my legs, meowing. I spoke to a guy named Dan, who runs the laundromat. He said that he's been out there for about a month. Everyone is watching out for him. However, he's not fixed. I, like the sucker that I am, have offered (with the financial assistance of other rescues) to try and trap him, have him tested and neutered. Mary's Kitty Korner has offered a spot for him at their shelter.

God, can I ask you to cut me some slack??? I don't know if you're testing my sobriety or my heart. But I feel like you're jabbing me in the heart to see how much pain I'll tolerate. It's wreaking havoc on my emotions and depression right now. I'm all cried out. And if you're thinking I'm going to fall off the wagon, you are SO wrong!! I've got a wonderful, dear friend sponsor who is on speed dial. You tested me once before early in my sobriety (20 years ago) when my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. I won!!

So PLEASE, lighten up will ya??? I know you never give us more than we can handle. But I need a vacation from this.

Love you, dude!!!

The Crazy Cat Broad

[cassiesmom]

Dear Facebook,

The pictures of adoptable cats in kill shelters labeled "On Death Row" and "To Be Destroyed" are breaking my heart. I want to rush right out and adopt as many of them as I can. However, taking in another cat is not an option for me right now. So please excuse me as I scroll past them quickly, because they are making me sad.

Thank you,
Meowmie of just one kitty

[cassiesmom]

Dear quiet car rider,

I wish you could have seen the number of people who looked at you with frustration as they walked by your seat on the train. It was clear that you didn't want to move over because you were sitting in the center of the seat with your arm up on your backpack. I did see you move the cold pack on your shoulder a couple of times, but a lot of other people did not. It's bad commuter karma to be a seat hog on a rush hour express train, even if you're in pain. If you really must, the best way to get a double seat to yourself is to choose a car further back in the train. The front couple of cars are where all of the type A's (and people like me who have only a short interval to get from the train to the office without being tardy) prefer to sit. It's fortunate that the regular conductor wasn't on today, because she would definitely have told you to share that seat.

Signed,
Express regular

[cassiesmom]

Dear Cubs ... do you really think that yet another change of managers is going to help? And it was pretty rotten of you to allow the media to spill the beans even before you made the announcement. But, whatever. I'm about to give up hope for this team ever appearing in the post-season again.

[cassiesmom]

Dear Pet Talk,

I may not say this often enough; but I am grateful for all the people, cats, dogs and pets of Pet Talk! You are wonderful!

Thank you,
Elyse

[mon]

Here, here! I second that.

[phesina]

And I third it!

[cassiesmom]

To: The person from another floor who used the laundry room on my floor and left tissue shreds all over the floor in the laundry room, the carpet in front of and in the elevator

Are you kidding me?! You left a mess in the laundry room! Why didn't you clean up after yourself? Don't you own a broom? You expect the custodian to take care of that? How rude! Would it have been so hard to pick up the dozens of tissue shreds before they got tracked all up and down the hall? You're a lazy slob. I think I know who you are and if I find such a mess in the laundry room again, I'm going to sweep up the tissue and dump it in front of your door. You're right up there with the kid who put a bag of trash out on his patio (instead of taking it to the dumpster) after the Bears game last Sunday, and the raccoons and possums got a hold of it and made a huge mess.