Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

Looks great, Lisa.

Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

Lisa,
It's fan-tastic! Thanks for your hard work on all this. As a relative newbie, despite my alarming number of posts, I have to say that it's humbling to see the wonderful history of this wacky board. Very funny stuff, and thanks for the memories!
Maggers

Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

This is brilliant, Lisa!

My favorite is GU pictures. Looks like a fun!

Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

I used to read about some on the old board. Had one heck of a time trying to navigate that thing. Nice job on the site though. = ]

Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

Wonderfully well done Lisa.

Ken V.

Hi guys,

I redesigned the fansite and moved stuff around a bit. I also added some screen caps of the old board so those of you who weren't around can gasp in shock and awe. The screencaps are in the "funny stuff" section.

http://www.ghosts.org/rj/index.html

Lisa

Lisa,
Your Fluffy is the spitting image of my Puss-Puss (I adopted him and his name came with him). Puss-Puss, or Puska as he is known, has one blue eye and one green eye. Otherwise, they could be twins, separated at birth!
Maggers

PS Puska is 14+ and was born wild in the canyons of California. He is a nifty dancer and a great kisser.

Lisa,
Your Fluffy is the spitting image of my Puss-Puss (I adopted him and his name came with him). Puss-Puss, or Puska as he is known, has one blue eye and one green eye. Otherwise, they could be twins, separated at birth!
Maggers

PS Puska is 14+ and was born wild in the canyons of California. He is a nifty dancer and a great kisser.

LOL, Fluffy is only about a year old. We just got him a few months ago. Someone abandoned him at the hospital where my aunt works. The Fluffster enjoys batting the ornaments off Christmas trees and roaming the kitchen counter looking for snacks. In his spare time he sleeps on my pillow.

Lisa

Lisa,
Your Fluffy is the spitting image of my Puss-Puss (I adopted him and his name came with him). Puss-Puss, or Puska as he is known, has one blue eye and one green eye. Otherwise, they could be twins, separated at birth!
Maggers

PS Puska is 14+ and was born wild in the canyons of California. He is a nifty dancer and a great kisser.

Kaye's nick-name for our first cat -- Mitten -- was Puss-Puss.

How did your Kitty get from Califnordia to N'York?

Ken V.

Kaye's nick-name for our first cat -- Mitten -- was Puss-Puss.

How did your Kitty get from Califnordia to N'York?

Ken V.

We're all connected, aren't we?

Here's the story and it's quite wonderful, at least I think so. It begins with my former boss, whom I'll call Sam...

Sam, the chairman of my then department of psychiatry, had been a research professor at Stanford U in California. While at he was at Stanford, his wife of over 30 years contracted a brain tumor; she was bedridden and was cared for at home. They had 2 Burmese cats who gave her great joy, espcially after she became ill.

Then one day, a tiny kitten came to the porch of their California canyon home. He was very shy and bedraggled, with the tip of his ear missing. Sam, who didn't want any more responsibility, was unsure of what to do....should he feed this tiny, hungry bundle of fur or ignore the kitten? If he fed him, he'd keep coming back and then what? Sam didn't want to add to his wife's burden, so he didn't mention the kitten, who was now coming to the door every day. But somehow, his wife knew. One of the last things she said before she became aphasic was,

"Sam, feed the cat."

So Sam did. He took in Puss-Puss, who always seemed the loner amongst the three cats.

In time, sadly, Sam's wife passed away. A few months later, he was offered the position of chairman of my former department, and he came to New York with the three cats. He loved them and was happy to have them with him, a lively connection to California and his beloved wife.

Sam never thought he'd meet another woman who could compare with his wife. But he did. About a year after he moved East, he was introduced to a lovely lady. They fell in love and decided to marry. But she had an older German shepherd and Sam didn't want to create friction between the dog and the cats. He also didn't want to ask his new bride to give up her dog.

So, one day in July, 1994, Sam voiced his fear that he would never find a good home for his cats. He loved them very much and didn't want to let them go to just anyone.

I began thinking about it. I'd never had cats, only dogs, and lots of them. I had just moved back to Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights. My marriage had ended and I left my husband and my beloved dogs behind. I missed my animals fiercely, and thought, why not cats?

I told this to Sam, and within 2 hours, the cats and all their paraphenalia were moved from his place to mine. Sam sat in my tiny apartment and told me this story. He also looked at my screenless windows and said that I needed screens and an air conditioner, which he then bought for me!

That was over 10 years ago, and the cats and I settled in beautifully. Puss-puss was terribly shy at first, as he had been with Sam in California. The 2 beautiful Burmese, mother and daughter, ruled the roost. Never having had cats and not knowing how they are, I simply watched. For weeks, I watched how they walked, how they interacted, how they ate, how they played. And then, call me crazy, I began to imitate them, as much as a 5'3" woman can imitate small animals. I nuzzled and sniffed like they did, and before long, Puss-puss began to lose his shyness.

Sam came back to visit them about a year later, and he was astounded at the change in Puss-puss, who now stands on his hind legs and asks visitors to pick him up. If he hears music with a beat, he looks up and wants to dance. Sam calls me the Cat Whisperer.

5 years later, Rue, the mother Burmese, died from kidney failure. She was a great gal. Now we are 3, Puss-puss Missy and me. It's a happy house.


Ken, you asked a simple question and got a 3 volume book for an answer! I apologize for the length of this post.