Oh, FML buddies, I am in the throes of ferret deprivation here in the freezing northern-most of California -- what with my ferrets all in Addis Ababa and me here. I especially miss LOOOOcy. And Ada. And Robert. And Jonas. And Rico. And Eric. And Arrrrrtie. Do I miss Phillipp? Yes! I have just gotten caught up with my FML reading (having been w/o internet abt a week). I certainly do appreciate the FML. And though I am on dialup connections, I love to watch the videos that FML people link us all to. Right now, in the background of reading FML digests and writing emails, I am watching the slowly and jerkily unfolding Goodbye, Mollie: Beautiful "Squirrel" (http://youtube.com/watch?v=3NubdxAWd5Y). What a wonderful rememberance. Once it has all unscrolled into my Mac, I'll watch it at normal speed. I am having a good time with my two big dogs, Julie and Dante. I have "too many" animals, and it is lovely to concentrate on just these two. For decades, my mantra was, especially when someone pleaded with me to take a kitten or puppy, "I have two hands and I will have only two animals." Of course that was Pre-Ferret. I have come to LOVE the mob aspect of "too many" pets. And it's been a great buffer for the loneliness of these 4.5 years here. Now I think I shall have my cake and eat it too -- I will once again be with friends, there will be a much better hand-to-animal ratio, and the mob rule will be even greater with the merging of household pets! Saba says that everyone is enjoying "my" animals, and that the ferrets are extra special. It's now a household of four people, with the addition of Chichi, and in 12 days I will make the fifth and final one. And dogs Julie and Dante will make the 19th and 20th animals. So, let's see, that will be two hands for every four animals, right?? And four humans for every other human? And 20 animals for every human. And five humans for every animal. By the way, and totally off-topic, I have been loving this blog. I am not sure if I got it here on the FML -- if so here's a little repetition: http://dailycoyote.blogspot.com/ [Posted in FML 5837]