On litterbox digging: I've found that lining the litter box with newspaper instead of litter works just as well (except it needs to be changed a little more often). Sarah seems to have no need to bury her 'leavings,' so she doesn't care what I use in the litter box. On Northern Exposure: I have seen the episode with the ferret running around in the apartment at the party, and personally, I was furious. Ed(?) after picking up the ferret and snuggling it, states that it's a wild animal and doesn't belong inside where it can be frightened. a) it's a mighty rare occurance when Sarah is frightened, especially when inside and certainly not by people and b) they're not wild animals and stating that they are on national TV spoils a lot of work that us ferret owners have done. I have been countered several times when I tell people that Sarah is not a wild animal with "they said so on Northern Exposure." (I believe that TV rules most of our society's viewpoint anyway, but that's a different story.) To say the least, that was the last episode of Northern Exposure I watched. Well, that's my $0.02. I had to get it out because I've been p.o.ed at N.E. for quite some time. Thanks Caroline (Sarah's well-trained pet) [Posted in FML issue 1088]