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My cat, Luciente, died the evening of Tuesday, July 23rd.
She was nineteen years old.
"Now as the companions sat or walked together they spoke of Gandalf, and all that each had known and seen of him came clear before their minds. As they were healed of hurt and weariness of body the grief of their loss grew more keen. Often they heard nearby Elvish voices singing, and knew that they were making songs of lament for his fall, for they caught his name among the sweet sad words that they could not understand...But if Legolas was with the Company, he would not interpret the songs for them, saying that he had not the skill, and that for him the grief was still too near, a matter for tears and not yet for song."
--The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
"Of my friend, I can only say this: Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most.... [voice breaks] human."
--James Kirk
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Sorry about your friend
Here's Willie singing Dylan's song...
He was a Friend of Mine....
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19 years is a nice life span for a feline buddy. Hope the passing was easy.
All the best....
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
One if not the best Star Trek quotes evah!
19 years is a very good kitty run, CStMS. Your heart is still broken though. All too familiar with that sadness. Rec'd, my friend.
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
I remember this from one of Alan Lomax's songbooks, so I
I did a quick wiki dive to refresh my memory - it's way older than Dylan, he modified and arranged it, but it is "Shorty George (he was a friend of mine)".
Great song and performance all the same.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
I want to ask a provocating question, but I don't like
to disturb this heart-wrenching thread.
May be we should invent a new thing called an "Open Thread for Bad Boys and Girls" ?
Sigh. I am sorry for your loss, CstMS. I am a dog person and I feel so bad, because I gave my beloved Sasha dog (named after Obama"s daughter, yeah and I am sticking by my guns, it was the right thing to do, just that you know.) to a new home and I can't forget ever how that made me feel. Miserable. For ever. It never goes away. I want my own piece of land and my own dog. At least that I should be able to accomplish, no?
Move on, nothing here.
Mimi, I really want you, and everybody, to say what they
want to in this thread.
I mean it.
And I hope very much that someday you get the piece of land and can have a dog.
I am very sorry you had to give away your dog! In some ways, worse than losing a beloved companion to death, because it probably felt like it didn't have to be.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
Damn. Sorry about that.
Losing a companion is always difficult no matter what the circumstances. Depending on what you believe I hope you get a chance to experience their company again at some point, in whatever form.
So, my Forge got here Friday. Haven't fired it up yet due to doing Judo and other things. But I'm feeling very awesome and it's very nice to have a working model now. NOW I see what I was doing wrong. It was really, really stupid too.
But hey, we learn more by losing than by winning, and I intend to learn more than anybody else on the planet if possible.
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I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
Good morning CSTMS. My sincere condolences.
We lost our twin basement cats about 2 months apart in early 2018 at almost exactly 19 years old. It is actually a fairly long life for a cat. It is harder than it should be, but much of life is.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
I am so sorry for your loss.
I recently made a vain attempt to rescue a little kitten, but it wandered away. It was run over. I happened to see it in the road.
As horrible as the sight of it was, at least my daily searches, my daily attempts to feed it, came to an end.
I never had the love and friendship with the kitten that you had with Lucient.
Again, I am just so sorry.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
my condolences
their presence is a gift to us
even kings must bow
before the Pharoah's daughter
regal in her fur
Condolences
I'm so sorry CSTS.
"You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution."---Tyree Scott
Oh so sorry, CStMS
They sure do make it tough on us when they go. I'm so sorry. My dog passed 2 years ago Cinco de Mayo. I caught myself bawling about her Friday night. Crying for me, like the song says.
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Thank all of you for your kind words.
I hope you understand why I don't respond to each of you individually. I'm in a lot of pain right now. But please be assured that each of your comments means the world to me.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
nihil umquam in oblivione est
(Nothing is ever forgotten.)
One year older than my Rufus.
You will meet, and love, again. Blessings upon her! And I mourn with you.
"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar
"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides
Katrin left me in December 2014 -
... best friend I ever had.
I still miss her. Brother, I feel your loss.
When Cicero had finished speaking, the people said “How well he spoke”.
When Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said “Let us march”.
So sorry CSTMS
She had a good, long life.
My friends lost their doggo the other day too; she was I think 16, and had kidney problems these past several months. She was a very sweet girl.
So sad. *hugs*
This shit is bananas.
Condolences for the loss of your cat and special friend :'( n/t
Sorry for your loss . . .
My cat Muffin was 18. She was from the dairy farm in Iowa. She knew the farm and my parents. My family in Texas didn't know any of them. Losing her was really hard too. I feel for you.
Marilyn
"Make dirt, not war." eyo
Seen at Raúl Ilargi Meijer’s blog “The Automatic Earth” on 7/25
https://www.theautomaticearth.com/2019/07/debt-rattle-july-25-2019/
You got it, mon! <evil grin>
There is no justice. There can be no peace.
Sending you virtual hugs.
My beloved Molly left this world eight years ago today. She was just 14 and declined rapidly for some undiagnosed reason, though FSM knows I tried. Without fail, every July 30th, I feel vaguely out-of-sorts until I remember why. No one is ever forgotten if they're carried in your heart.
I know the depths of your pain and loss. I can also say that it will, and does, get better. Being in the moment with your grief helps. Soon, you'll be able to remember your sweet kitty with a smile.
Take good care.