Dear Reader 2-23-05

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Dear Reader,

I'm buying a new chair for my office today, well actually it's for Billee, my calico cat. It doesn't have to be a fancy chair, but it does have to be covered with material that cat hair won't cling to.
Billee likes to sit in front of the window on "her" chair, but then the chair gets covered with cat hair, looks a mess--which drives me crazy--so I'm constantly "rolling" the chair with a sticky roller to make it look presentable.

But after finishing this morning's "rolling" of the chair, I did some calculations. I could've bought Billee a brand new leather chair with the amount of money I spent on cat hair rollers last year.

I know, it sounds ridiculous that I'm buying a chair for my cat to sit on. But what can I say? She likes her spot in front of the window and I'm a softy. But I'm not the only one.

My mother and her husband dote over their dog Brandy even more than I do over my cats. Brandy doesn't eat dog food. Once a week my mother buys a $9.00 roast and cooks it for the dog. I know because I was the chef last week, and I've never felt more ridiculous than when I walked into the living room and said, "You know mother, here's a question that I never imagined I'd ever be asking anyone, 'How does the dog like his meat cooked? Rare, medium-rare, or well done?'"

The things we do for our pets. (By the way, Brandy likes his roast beef medium-well.)

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Suzanne Beecher
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Comments

[Terry Bain]

Believe me when I tell you that I've heard of (and done) far more ridiculous things for pets.

Good luck with the new chair.