Could you please publish the following in a forthcoming article? [FYI: You don't have to ask. Mailing to [log in to unmask] is automatic.] My baby, Frieda-Weasel, died two days ago; I had to have her put to sleep because she was in continuous insulin shock from insulinoma, which she could never come out of. Of all the beings I've ever met, this one surely deserves an epitaph, and this is it: ***************************************************** Frieda-Weasel, my little girl, who just had to be put to sleep, had a far tighter hold of my heart than I ever realized. She was the most valorous, valiant, spontaneously affectionate being I've ever known, including even my cats, who are far and away the best of beings, true Aristoi, if ever there were. She never gave in, never gave up, never surrendered, and never stopped embracing life. Oh, how I miss her! She was the essence of what freedom is all about. I know no one else can ever replace her -- but still, I miss her so! I am hoping so much I can find somebody new, preferably two, for each other's company, to come into my home and put some light into the dark place where she isn't any more. Thank you so much for helping me in this! [Posted in FML issue 0716]