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Carol H Tucker
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the 17th day of 2017
Today is the 3rd day of the 3rd week, the 17th day of the 1st month, the 17th day of 2017 [with only 341 shopping days until Christmas], and:
- Ben Franklin Day -- Statesman and inventor, he was born in Boston in 1706
- Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral Day
- Cable Car Day
- Customer Service Day
- Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
- Hot-Buttered Rum Day
- Hot Heads Chili Day
- International Mentoring Day
- Judgment Day
- Kid Inventors' Day
- National Hot Heads Chili Day
- National Bootleggers Day
- Popeye Day
- Printing Ink Day
- Rid the World of Fad Diet and Gimmicks Day
ON THIS DAY: In 38 BC Octavian divorced his wife Scribonia and married Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. In 1377 Pope Gregory XI moved the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon. In 1773 Captain James Cook commanded the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle. In1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen. In 1946 the UN Security Council held its first session. In 1950 the Great Brink's Robbery -- 11 thieves stole more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston. In 1997 a Delta II carrying a GPS2R satellite exploded 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In 2007 the Doomsday Clock was set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing (( the clock was set at 3 minutes to midnight in 1987 and again in 2015 )).
It was a year ago that I had Kula put to sleep. I remember that day so clearly. I held him for almost an hour before we left for the vet, petting him, thanking him for being with me, telling him how much I loved him, listening to that loud purr for the last time and hoping that he would forgive me. And I think he knew that was his last trip
I had never had a dog or a cat while growing up [allergies] and you just don’t get as fond of parakeets and fish, although I do remember crying when Tweety died. Even now I question my decision, wondering if I could’ve kept Kula a bit longer, whether or not I made the call based on my convenience versus his welfare. Each time I decide that I would’ve done the same thing – he had lost control of his bowels even tho it was obvious he was trying to use the litter box, had stopped eating, and was just generally lethargic; he was never going to get better no matter how much medication or special diet we used. I missed him sorely and grieved.
Finally, I decided that I wanted another cat and on July 2nd , not quite six months later, Panda adopted me. My original intent was to get a much younger cat, one that I could live with for many years, and a male [because I think they tend to be more lovey-dovey], so it wasn’t a slam dunk. I will admit that I thought long and hard about getting a senior cat, knowing that I was going to be in the same position that I was with Kula. Kula was eight when he moved in and we had a little over eight years together. Panda is nine and I hope to have just as long if not longer with her. It has been a bit of an adjustment for her – last year was a tough one for her as she lost the only home she had ever known, ending up with a complete stranger.
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