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Harry Mary Andruschak <adoptsoldcats@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I regret to re****t that Pumpkin's first Guardian, Hazel, died last
>week at Sister's Of Mary Hospital in Torrance California, from
>complications of Alzheimer's and pneumonia (sp?).
R.I.P.
>Which leaves the problem of what to do about Pumpkin. When I open the
>bedroom door, Pumpkin doesn't wait around but promptly climbs his cat
>tree to the closet upper shelf. He won't come down and out until he
>sees me secure the door so the other two cats cannot sneak in and
>attack him. Efforts to have the cats together when I am in the room
>always fail. Sooner or later Fluffy and/or Silver go on the warpath.
Since all the cats are fairly old, it may be a permanent problem.
>Life as a Gruntled Postal Worker continues. AA activity continues.
>The 40 days Lenten fast continues. Strange to be hungry most of the
>time, yet physically and mentally alert. And still not losing weight
>below 170 pounds. Weird.
Not so weird. The nutritionists say that every time you restrict
calories, your metabolism adjusts to the lower amount and never
quite resets to normal. That's why yo-yo dieting usually results
in a net gain in weight.
=Tamar Lindsay
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