11:32am

Please, Please, Please Let MaxFund Win

I am not a volunteer at MaxFund. In fact, I have been there once in November 2006, and saw only the lobby. The reason for my one visit was coming across the MaxFund web site by accident while looking to rescue a parakeet. That's when I saw Cassie. (I deleted the rest of this entry because I do not want my journals listed with a Google ad.) read more

3:40pm

Will My Animals Go with Me?

I would like to share my favorite James Herriot story. It's "The Card Over the Bed," from "James Herriot's Dog Stories," although I think the title should have been "God Is Near." It is about this old woman, Miss Stubbs, who has been bedridden for a long time, but never complains about her lot in life. There is a piece of cardboard hanging over Miss Stubbs' bed which reads "God Is Near". A lovely woman, Mrs. Broadwith, looks after her. As the story begins,… read more