tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29357855549954278172024-03-12T20:20:19.445-07:00THE CAT'S PERSPECTIVE OF READING, WRITING AND LIFE.As Co-author, I assist Judy Howard. I do research because I am of a curious nature. My four waking hours I act as editor, supervising the mouse’s motions.
You may meet me at one of the libraries, RV rallies or Veteran centers when Judy presents her writing seminars.
When we are not traveling in our motorhome, I oversee Judy’s Pet Grooming Salon, in Sun City, California where we reside.
I hope to meet you as we journey through life.
Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-77215040124449705222020-01-21T08:54:00.001-08:002020-01-21T08:55:05.267-08:00How to make friends and influence people.<div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;"> I am always up for making new friends. I gained my friend-making expertise during my innocent kitten years spent in my mom's grooming salon. The staff and clients jumped in response to
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%;">And yet they accepted me. I quickly learned that people are kind and of good spirit. They instilled in me a feeling of pride and confidence because they were happy to meet me and only wanted to cater to my every demand</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 200%;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are always the strangers you want to meet because their beautiful spirits are enchanting and someone you can't help but want to aspire to be like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Step Three: Give a hug</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Step Four: Give out compliments and high fives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Step Five: Enjoy your new friend's company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The moon was high. The starlight, dimmed from the city’s
lights, had lost its sparkle. For the amount of bodies strewn across the asphalt,
the makeshift campground surprised me. The bustle had toned down to murmurs,
occasional spurts of low laughter, and the sporadic bark of a dog. A good time to move out. I studied my foster family one last time. Jawbreaker
sensed something was astir and lifted his head. I ignored his watchful eye, and
headed out. When I looked back, he padded behind me, probably thinking I was
taking a bathroom break. I stopped, jerked around, and hissed. Jawbreaker’s eyes widened, heeded my warning,
and sat down. His big mouth drooped as I spun around and sprinted off into the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I jogged along the road we had come in on. The city offered
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Maintaining a steady pace, I made time. No sign of bears or elk. No woodpeckers or
hawks, but I jerked to a halt. I caught scent of an odor I had never
experienced, but instinct told me it was the smell of death. I froze and began to tremble. I wanted to
run, return to my Green Berets and Jawbreaker, but chilling fear held me in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I recalled Judy
pointing out the dead furry bodies along the roadside. “Do you see that,
Sportster? Bad things can happen if you aren’t careful.” She would shake her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Well, I wasn’t close
to home, thanks to her, but I would be careful.
I gathered my courage and followed the scent. On the edge of the road
lay the ghastly carcass of a kitten. I
belted out a yowl that pierced the night and hightailed it. I didn’t stop until
my lungs begged for air and my legs screamed for relief. With a last burst of
energy, I dove into a large pipe
leading under the freeway. Rancid water
splashed in my face as I sprinted toward the dim moonlight at the end of the
tunnel. My stomach hurled, and I gagged
from the offending stench but kept going.
The passageway opened into a concrete ditch enclosed by cyclone fencing.
Without slowing, I rushed the line of
chain link. With my momentum, I scrambled over the top, spurred by the ear piercing
rattle of the metal, and leaped down on the other side. With the barrier between
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another parking lot. A large Elk, his head held high, sporting a wide rack of horns
stood in front of a building. I balked
again, my hair on end. Wait. It was a statue. This was an Elks Lodge. Judy and
I had camped at many of these facilities. They were fraternities of sort, their
symbol, the Elk, usually guarded its entrance. I scanned the parking area. Several RVs
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My chest pounded in anticipation, but I crept along the brick
wall that met the fencing. It was a long,
but safe way around to the vehicle. I
must be cautious. Like most campgrounds at night, all was quiet. My heart raced
as I neared the motorhome. Judy had not made it easy for me to find her. She would be happy to see me. I imagined her reaction after six nights without
me. She would feed me my favorite treats and kiss my face while I pretended to
hate her gushing. Judy mentioned perhaps she might be prone to believe, as the
Buddhists do, in reincarnation. They
believe that pieces of the soul of a deceased loved one can be reborn into an
animal’s soul, thus taking on the passed loved one’s personality
characteristics. “You are so like my
Jack.” She would say to me. “He, too, acted like he hated my sweet talking, but
I think deep down he loved it, just like you do Sportster.” I purred
remembering her words and climbed onto the motorhome’s porch. </span><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></i></span></div>
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not our home. Strangers’ scents coated the porch and the door. My tail drooped.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> The warm morning sun and
the motorhome’s rocking movement woke me. I moved to a more covert position under
the vehicle. Voices inside only mumbled until the door’s lock made a familiar
click and a man spoke clearly. “There
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The door slammed shut as a soft ball of fur glided down the
steps. Grey paws reached out from Annabelle’s plush body and carried her to the
ground. She performed her own yoga stretch, her elbows flat on the asphalt, and
her butt in the air. She must have seen
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I sprang to my feet and approached like a peep on twitter,
chirping my intentions, my exhaustion forgotten. She turned, acted startled, her icy blue eyes
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-50qiFkdoU8c/Xhx8nipINlI/AAAAAAAB1Dg/RjILWO8BFKAsWoNB-f6Pa4X6sreTvxk-gCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/20161209_130611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-50qiFkdoU8c/Xhx8nipINlI/AAAAAAAB1Dg/RjILWO8BFKAsWoNB-f6Pa4X6sreTvxk-gCKgBGAsYHg/s320/20161209_130611.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Welcome to my blog, <i>The Cat's Perspective of Reading, Writing and Life.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">For starters, let me introduce
myself to those of you who have not had the privilege to meet Judy Howard and me in person during our travels across the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">My first public appearance occurred ten years ago when Judy Howard published our debut book, COAST TO COAST WITH A CAT AND A GHOST, in which I was the co-author.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> In this powerful and inspiring memoir Judy describes her journey as a new widow traveling across the country with me and a stuffed doll who represented the ghost her deceased husband and their once turbulent marriage of twenty-five years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> In this debut memoir, Judy portrays me as the sometimes calming, at times mischievous, but most often the loving force during that first-adventure , driving solo across the country. She describes me as a domestic short haired cat, although my fans believe I might have romped with the mighty Bengal tigers in a few of my past lives. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Bengal theory began trending after I revealed the brave and exciting adventures of the fictional character, Sportster The Cat, in my own book, ACTIVATE LION MODE. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">W<span style="font-family: "calibri";">e felines also like to brag about our ancestry. I tend to sit a little
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I am a prosperous cat, able to
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Like a little kitten, The Short Story, our Smart car, follows behind everywhere we go.</span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5yNQvhIgZjo/Xhx8nn2laVI/AAAAAAAB1Dg/LND0i7lk5DQULc_eOcixyM_HRZzEZlBzACKgBGAsYHg/s1600/20171125_131330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #0066cc; float: right; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5yNQvhIgZjo/Xhx8nn2laVI/AAAAAAAB1Dg/LND0i7lk5DQULc_eOcixyM_HRZzEZlBzACKgBGAsYHg/s320/20171125_131330.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Judy and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary as traveling authors. We have scratched out a collection of books which cover various genres, yet they all embrace an inspiring theme. The main </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> characters include Judy and me, and Masada the service dog and her Marine veteran. Like all of us, they encounter and must confront life's various grizzly bears and tigers. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">These characters, whom readers have come to love, learn to overcome impossible obstacles in order to live a rich and inspiring life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Over the years, you, my peeps have befriended and encouraged Judy and me and every one of our story characters as we battled life's demons. You have cheered us along as we rose above our flaws and blossomed into loving souls. Judy and I want to thank you for your supportive comments on social media and all your wonderful reviews on Amazon. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Judy’s writing commitments, book signings and seminars have grown, thus tightening her scedule. So, I have offered to take on the task of keeping you guys, my peeps, updated about our unusual life on the road. Although I rarely express my appreciation and humility I am very aware that I am living the life that any cat would envy. I didn't always live this charmed life and thus I am grateful and eager to help out when I can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I come from humble beginnings. When I was a kitten, as kittens do, I became lost after wandering too far from my mother's side. For long hot days and cold, scary nights I searched for her, roaming the hot sidewalks of Sun City and hiding from everything that moved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Dizzy from thirst and hunger, I became weak, making it easy for the man to
sweep me up and take me to Judy. "I found this kitten," he said. "Could you tell me where the animal shelter is located?" <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> He had wanted to take me to homeless jail. I was scared and so ashamed. </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 14.86px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">My tiny mewing cries touched </span>Judy's heart. She operated a pet grooming salon and assured the man she would find me a good home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The water she offered me was sweet and cold and I gobbled food until
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">In celebration of our 10th Anniversary Judy and I want to send out loud and thundering purrs to all of you and hope you will ride along with us as we prowl and pounce across the country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The moon was high. The starlight, dimmed from the city’s
lights, had lost its sparkle. For the amount of bodies strewn across the asphalt,
the makeshift campground surprised me. The bustle had toned down to murmurs,
occasional spurts of low laughter, and the sporadic bark of a dog. A good time to move out. I studied my foster family one last time. Jawbreaker
sensed something was astir and lifted his head. I ignored his watchful eye, and
headed out. When I looked back, he padded behind me, probably thinking I was
taking a bathroom break. I stopped, jerked around, and hissed. Jawbreaker’s eyes widened, heeded my warning,
and sat down. His big mouth drooped as I spun around and sprinted off into the
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drainage ditches, underpasses, and an occasional abandoned building for
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Maintaining a steady pace, I made time. No sign of bears or elk. No woodpeckers or
hawks, but I jerked to a halt. I caught scent of an odor I had never
experienced, but instinct told me it was the smell of death. I froze and began to tremble. I wanted to
run, return to my Green Berets and Jawbreaker, but chilling fear held me in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I recalled Judy
pointing out the dead furry bodies along the roadside. “Do you see that,
Sportster? Bad things can happen if you aren’t careful.” She would shake her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Well, I wasn’t close
to home, thanks to her, but I would be careful.
I gathered my courage and followed the scent. On the edge of the road
lay the ghastly carcass of a kitten. I
belted out a yowl that pierced the night and hightailed it. I didn’t stop until
my lungs begged for air and my legs screamed for relief. With a last burst of
energy, I dove into a large pipe
leading under the freeway. Rancid water
splashed in my face as I sprinted toward the dim moonlight at the end of the
tunnel. My stomach hurled, and I gagged
from the offending stench but kept going.
The passageway opened into a concrete ditch enclosed by cyclone fencing.
Without slowing, I rushed the line of
chain link. With my momentum, I scrambled over the top, spurred by the ear piercing
rattle of the metal, and leaped down on the other side. With the barrier between
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another parking lot. A large Elk, his head held high, sporting a wide rack of horns
stood in front of a building. I balked
again, my hair on end. Wait. It was a statue. This was an Elks Lodge. Judy and
I had camped at many of these facilities. They were fraternities of sort, their
symbol, the Elk, usually guarded its entrance. I scanned the parking area. Several RVs
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My chest pounded in anticipation, but I crept along the brick
wall that met the fencing. It was a long,
but safe way around to the vehicle. I
must be cautious. Like most campgrounds at night, all was quiet. My heart raced
as I neared the motorhome. Judy had not made it easy for me to find her. She would be happy to see me. I imagined her reaction after six nights without
me. She would feed me my favorite treats and kiss my face while I pretended to
hate her gushing. Judy mentioned perhaps she might be prone to believe, as the
Buddhists do, in reincarnation. They
believe that pieces of the soul of a deceased loved one can be reborn into an
animal’s soul, thus taking on the passed loved one’s personality
characteristics. “You are so like my
Jack.” She would say to me. “He, too, acted like he hated my sweet talking, but
I think deep down he loved it, just like you do Sportster.” I purred
remembering her words and climbed onto the motorhome’s porch. </span><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></i></span></div>
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not our home. Strangers’ scents coated the porch and the door. My tail drooped.
My heavy spirit weighed me down, accenting
my exhaustion. I crawled onto the
porch. Too tired to be careful, I curled
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> The warm morning sun and
the motorhome’s rocking movement woke me. I moved to a more covert position under
the vehicle. Voices inside only mumbled until the door’s lock made a familiar
click and a man spoke clearly. “There
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The door slammed shut as a soft ball of fur glided down the
steps. Grey paws reached out from Annabelle’s plush body and carried her to the
ground. She performed her own yoga stretch, her elbows flat on the asphalt, and
her butt in the air. She must have seen
me because her tail gyrated, then kinked into a small hook at the tip, as if
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chirping my intentions, my exhaustion forgotten. She turned, acted startled, her icy blue eyes
grew large. I chirped again, more of an alluring trill this time. She stood her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I presented myself, nose to nose, and suddenly became aware of my unkempt condition. My
cologne was the rancid tunnel water from yesterday. My tail, erect and
vibrating, exhibited a glaring bald spot from Jawbreaker’s attack. I quickly lowered it before she noticed. I
rolled over, showed her my soft underbelly … and the burrs embedded in my
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-5210865554945197632019-10-22T07:34:00.000-07:002019-10-22T12:50:14.173-07:00How To Live A Cat's Life.<br />
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There are two factions living in the world. Those who
like cats and those who don’t.<br />
A third group does exist. Those who just can’t
make up their minds about the qualities of a cats or the lack there of. These souls fall in the category with the squirrels. Our roads and highways are spattered with
the remains of those critters who just couldn’t make up their minds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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But if you are reading this then you are likely members of
the first group and one of my followers, striving to achieve the noble,
undaunted and royal characteristics of a cat’s life. Thus, you are not of such
a weak-minded wishy-washy disposition as the third group.<br />
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I am addressing those of you in the first group, after all, I
AM a cat. <br />
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Are you a part of the growing percentage
of folks who suffer from tension related illnesses and dissatisfaction
with your lives, careers and relationships? If so, you could
really benefit from learning the aspects of living a life like mine.<br />
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For example, I rarely question my identity. I am a cat that the universe has created. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want to change the fact that I have five
toes when I meet a cat with six. I accept my white furry feet which makes me
appear to be child's doll wearing socks. I don’t envy the black cat whose
coal-black fur glistens in the sun.<br />
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Of course, there are times when I
wish I had thumbs or that I were a better communicator. But I don’t and I’m
not. What happens when I don’t accept who I am? My reaction is frustration, which takes me
down a destructive path. Knocking items to the floor, howling in annoyance and hissing offers me only fleeting satisfaction.<br />
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Nursing doubts about
my abilities as a cat creates stress. Tension has no place in my life as a cat, nor should it have a place in yours. So, what do I do?<br />
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lights, had lost its sparkle. For the amount of bodies strewn across the asphalt,
the makeshift campground surprised me. The bustle had toned down to murmurs,
occasional spurts of low laughter, and the sporadic bark of a dog. A good time to move out. I studied my foster family one last time. Jawbreaker
sensed something was astir and lifted his head. I ignored his watchful eye, and
headed out. When I looked back, he padded behind me, probably thinking I was
taking a bathroom break. I stopped, jerked around, and hissed. Jawbreaker’s eyes widened, heeded my warning,
and sat down. His big mouth drooped as I spun around and sprinted off into the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I jogged along the road we had come in on. The city offered
drainage ditches, underpasses, and an occasional abandoned building for
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Maintaining a steady pace, I made time. No sign of bears or elk. No woodpeckers or
hawks, but I jerked to a halt. I caught scent of an odor I had never
experienced, but instinct told me it was the smell of death. I froze and began to tremble. I wanted to
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I recalled Judy
pointing out the dead furry bodies along the roadside. “Do you see that,
Sportster? Bad things can happen if you aren’t careful.” She would shake her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Well, I wasn’t close
to home, thanks to her, but I would be careful.
I gathered my courage and followed the scent. On the edge of the road
lay the ghastly carcass of a kitten. I
belted out a yowl that pierced the night and hightailed it. I didn’t stop until
my lungs begged for air and my legs screamed for relief. With a last burst of
energy, I dove into a large pipe
leading under the freeway. Rancid water
splashed in my face as I sprinted toward the dim moonlight at the end of the
tunnel. My stomach hurled, and I gagged
from the offending stench but kept going.
The passageway opened into a concrete ditch enclosed by cyclone fencing.
Without slowing, I rushed the line of
chain link. With my momentum, I scrambled over the top, spurred by the ear piercing
rattle of the metal, and leaped down on the other side. With the barrier between
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I had landed in
another parking lot. A large Elk, his head held high, sporting a wide rack of horns
stood in front of a building. I balked
again, my hair on end. Wait. It was a statue. This was an Elks Lodge. Judy and
I had camped at many of these facilities. They were fraternities of sort, their
symbol, the Elk, usually guarded its entrance. I scanned the parking area. Several RVs
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My chest pounded in anticipation, but I crept along the brick
wall that met the fencing. It was a long,
but safe way around to the vehicle. I
must be cautious. Like most campgrounds at night, all was quiet. My heart raced
as I neared the motorhome. Judy had not made it easy for me to find her. She would be happy to see me. I imagined her reaction after six nights without
me. She would feed me my favorite treats and kiss my face while I pretended to
hate her gushing. Judy mentioned perhaps she might be prone to believe, as the
Buddhists do, in reincarnation. They
believe that pieces of the soul of a deceased loved one can be reborn into an
animal’s soul, thus taking on the passed loved one’s personality
characteristics. “You are so like my
Jack.” She would say to me. “He, too, acted like he hated my sweet talking, but
I think deep down he loved it, just like you do Sportster.” I purred
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not our home. Strangers’ scents coated the porch and the door. My tail drooped.
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the motorhome’s rocking movement woke me. I moved to a more covert position under
the vehicle. Voices inside only mumbled until the door’s lock made a familiar
click and a man spoke clearly. “There
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The door slammed shut as a soft ball of fur glided down the
steps. Grey paws reached out from Annabelle’s plush body and carried her to the
ground. She performed her own yoga stretch, her elbows flat on the asphalt, and
her butt in the air. She must have seen
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chirping my intentions, my exhaustion forgotten. She turned, acted startled, her icy blue eyes
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I presented myself, nose to nose, and suddenly became aware of my unkempt condition. My
cologne was the rancid tunnel water from yesterday. My tail, erect and
vibrating, exhibited a glaring bald spot from Jawbreaker’s attack. I quickly lowered it before she noticed. I
rolled over, showed her my soft underbelly … and the burrs embedded in my
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Cat Day
passed me by! I’m certain if I’d remembered to remind you all out there in Fan
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novel with an amazing protagonist and narrator, Sportster the cat. I</i><i> love the
way the author gets inside the head of a cat, and Sportster thinks just the way
I imagine a cat would think. I was right with him all the way, feeling all the
emotions he felt. Along the way, the author gets in some interesting
informational material about motorhome travel, microchipping pets and veterans'
issues. But mostly it is a fun read--full of emotion, humor and heartwarming
relationships. This novel will enchant cat lovers and everyone else.”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>“It is now 3:19 a.m. I just finished reading and rejoicing
at the reunion of Sportster with his “Judy”. The adventures of Sportster are
the stuff of movies! Brava, <s>Judy Howard </s>Sportster! You nailed it again!”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>“Enjoyed reading this book very much. It brought out many
different emotions. It's an Adventurous, fun, emotional read. Couldn't put it
down! I found myself crying, hoping and cheering for the characters in the
book. I shared part of the story with my daughter, in hopes of educating her to
the world around us! I can't wait to read what Sportsters next adventures will
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National Book Lovers Day – the 9th passed me by as well although
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you missed
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I don’t see colors. We are all 50 shades of grey. Meow!!<br />
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desire to live free. Sportster relates his adventures with a candid,
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span>Do you have unusual friends, one who represents a way
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made many friends. Although few reside in a different country, I believe they
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International Friendship Day was founded to encourage us to
get to know others who have different ideas, lifestyles and even languages.<br />
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As a kitten I went to work with my mom every day at her<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dog grooming salon. Like all youngsters, I
saw the dog customers only as perspective playmates. <br />
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We didn't speak the same language and I was different and
smarter, but it didn't matter. I only wanted a friend to play with.<br />
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Tika became my first International RV friend. Tika was a Miniature
Pinscher who traveled with her mom, Vicki Andreotti, in their own motorhome while I traveled with
my mom in our motorhome. I am watching Tika sniff out things that she liked to
eat, and that was about everything – sticks and seashells and even <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dead
things. International friends eat strange things.<br />
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Tika’s and her mom also traveled with a Canary and a Cockatiel,
Tweety Bird and Birdy Bird. I never understood why Tika paid her international friends
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This is Dahlia, a Golden Retriever who traveled with Mom’s
friend Julie April. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dahlia was going to
grow up and become a Service Dog for a veteran. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think she intentionally failed her final exam,
not because she didn’t like veterans, in fact she liked everyone. I know because
I took the time to get to know her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She blew
off the exams because she didn’t want to leave Julie.<br />
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In taking time to know others who do things that are strange from my viewpoint, I am able to put aside my <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fears <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and know they mean no harm …..<br />
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the alligators. Respect the alligators.<br />
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What ever you do, widen your horizons. Make International Friendship Day the best ever!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The moon was high. The starlight, dimmed from the city’s
lights, had lost its sparkle. For the amount of bodies strewn across the asphalt,
the makeshift campground surprised me. The bustle had toned down to murmurs,
occasional spurts of low laughter, and the sporadic bark of a dog. A good time to move out. I studied my foster family one last time. Jawbreaker
sensed something was astir and lifted his head. I ignored his watchful eye, and
headed out. When I looked back, he padded behind me, probably thinking I was
taking a bathroom break. I stopped, jerked around, and hissed. Jawbreaker’s eyes widened, heeded my warning,
and sat down. His big mouth drooped as I spun around and sprinted off into the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I jogged along the road we had come in on. The city offered
drainage ditches, underpasses, and an occasional abandoned building for
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Maintaining a steady pace, I made time. No sign of bears or elk. No woodpeckers or
hawks, but I jerked to a halt. I caught scent of an odor I had never
experienced, but instinct told me it was the smell of death. I froze and began to tremble. I wanted to
run, return to my Green Berets and Jawbreaker, but chilling fear held me in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I recalled Judy
pointing out the dead furry bodies along the roadside. “Do you see that,
Sportster? Bad things can happen if you aren’t careful.” She would shake her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Well, I wasn’t close
to home, thanks to her, but I would be careful.
I gathered my courage and followed the scent. On the edge of the road
lay the ghastly carcass of a kitten. I
belted out a yowl that pierced the night and hightailed it. I didn’t stop until
my lungs begged for air and my legs screamed for relief. With a last burst of
energy, I dove into a large pipe
leading under the freeway. Rancid water
splashed in my face as I sprinted toward the dim moonlight at the end of the
tunnel. My stomach hurled, and I gagged
from the offending stench but kept going.
The passageway opened into a concrete ditch enclosed by cyclone fencing.
Without slowing, I rushed the line of
chain link. With my momentum, I scrambled over the top, spurred by the ear piercing
rattle of the metal, and leaped down on the other side. With the barrier between
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I had landed in
another parking lot. A large Elk, his head held high, sporting a wide rack of horns
stood in front of a building. I balked
again, my hair on end. Wait. It was a statue. This was an Elks Lodge. Judy and
I had camped at many of these facilities. They were fraternities of sort, their
symbol, the Elk, usually guarded its entrance. I scanned the parking area. Several RVs
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My chest pounded in anticipation, but I crept along the brick
wall that met the fencing. It was a long,
but safe way around to the vehicle. I
must be cautious. Like most campgrounds at night, all was quiet. My heart raced
as I neared the motorhome. Judy had not made it easy for me to find her. She would be happy to see me. I imagined her reaction after six nights without
me. She would feed me my favorite treats and kiss my face while I pretended to
hate her gushing. Judy mentioned perhaps she might be prone to believe, as the
Buddhists do, in reincarnation. They
believe that pieces of the soul of a deceased loved one can be reborn into an
animal’s soul, thus taking on the passed loved one’s personality
characteristics. “You are so like my
Jack.” She would say to me. “He, too, acted like he hated my sweet talking, but
I think deep down he loved it, just like you do Sportster.” I purred
remembering her words and climbed onto the motorhome’s porch. </span><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My heart sank when my paw touched the first step. This was
not our home. Strangers’ scents coated the porch and the door. My tail drooped.
My heavy spirit weighed me down, accenting
my exhaustion. I crawled onto the
porch. Too tired to be careful, I curled
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> The warm morning sun and
the motorhome’s rocking movement woke me. I moved to a more covert position under
the vehicle. Voices inside only mumbled until the door’s lock made a familiar
click and a man spoke clearly. “There
you go, Annabelle. Why can’t you let us sleep late just once?” </span><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The door slammed shut as a soft ball of fur glided down the
steps. Grey paws reached out from Annabelle’s plush body and carried her to the
ground. She performed her own yoga stretch, her elbows flat on the asphalt, and
her butt in the air. She must have seen
me because her tail gyrated, then kinked into a small hook at the tip, as if
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I sprang to my feet and approached like a peep on twitter,
chirping my intentions, my exhaustion forgotten. She turned, acted startled, her icy blue eyes
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I presented myself, nose to nose, and suddenly became aware of my unkempt condition. My
cologne was the rancid tunnel water from yesterday. My tail, erect and
vibrating, exhibited a glaring bald spot from Jawbreaker’s attack. I quickly lowered it before she noticed. I
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The number one commandment in the Cat Kingdom is “Never<i>
say you’re sorry</i>.” Humanoids have a version of this concept, “<i>Love means
never having to say you are sorry.”</i> They consider this law of the heart, since
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But Judy has taught me that appreciation for my friends and
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The camera has captured my triumphant pose on the dash of
the motorhome. I am still purring from
my best and brazen exploit of late that I call The Albany Inspection and Connection.<br />
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I had complained to Judy that my ride in our
Winnebago, The Big Story, had not been as smooth and graceful as I had
remembered from the past. After careful inspection from the folks at <a href="https://www.lesschwab.com/store/?storeId=23">Les Schwab Tire Center in
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I had been complaining to Judy that the Winnebago’s ride had
not been as smooth and graceful as I had remembered. I am surprised she
listened to me and acted on my suggestion because every time I brought the
subject up, she only frowned at me and asked, “What’s all the meowing about? I
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she must have
figured it out because she hired a new team for me to command, the folks at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk12694220"></a><a href="https://www.lesschwab.com/store/?storeId=23"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk12694220;">Les Schwab Tire Center in Albany, Oregon</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk12694220;">. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a thorough inspection my new people scheduled
brand new rubber paws all around. As the men at the tire shop took to task Judy
disappeared into the waiting room leaving me inside The Big Story, where I
assumed it was my duty to supervise.<br />
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“Don’t forget to keep the doors closed. I have a cat,” she called
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Stealth, silence and patience are dominant cat genes. I
crouched inside on the dash as the tire guys scurried around the motorhome,
rocking and rolling it, as they helped it step into its new rubber shoes. As
they passed me perched upon the dashboard, the workers saluted and smiled at me,
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Over an hour had passed when it came time to reinstall the tire
monitors. The men opened the driver’s door and grabbed the tire monitor manual
off the seat. They either forgot or else they figured I had fallen asleep,
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Caution is the key to a great escapade. I waited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One team member knelt by a tire, then stood, and
poked his head inside the cab to check the monitor. He then moved back outside to
the next tire fiddled with it and then returned inside again and then outside
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Passing by the windshield,
the tire boss flashed a smile in my direction, but then as if reading my mind, his
expression faded. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His eyes dashed to the
open door that I had been contemplating. Big eyed with panic, he called out,
“The cat!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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“The cat!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His voice
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I love tires. I knew my team did too because they lined up
behind me like good soldiers and followed me as I led them around the perimeter
of the shop. I pointed out The Big Story’s old tires. The rubber had accumulated
a history of scents from the world and the places we’d traveled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My people trailed behind me as I sniffed the
new tires, their story a blank page. My team followed as I spotted two semi-truck
tires stacked in the corner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now there
are some tires!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I leaped onto the top
tire, excited by the million miles of scents.<br />
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My tire team was excited too! They chattered, intensely
interested while I inspected the mammoth pile of rubber. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team boss called Terry seemed to have made a special connection with me because he gathered me in his
arms and began petting me. I felt his gratitude that I’d brought him to this
discovery. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purring, I butted my head
against his palm, “You’re welcome,” I said as he carried me back to my throne
inside the motorhome.<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before I close, I want to address those of you
who scoff and hiss at the powerful influences the Cat <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Kingdom. </span><br />
As a spokes<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaPZ2A2ET2c/XRzLr_hUg0I/AAAAAAAByoA/U_ZXGWrCvB8pJwHp4lAOH07earmRejvRQCLcBGAs/s1600/ALBANY%2BCAROUSEL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: left; color: #0066cc; float: left; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaPZ2A2ET2c/XRzLr_hUg0I/AAAAAAAByoA/U_ZXGWrCvB8pJwHp4lAOH07earmRejvRQCLcBGAs/s1600/ALBANY%2BCAROUSEL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> person for the feline<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>muses all over the world who work in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>creative fields, I want to share these photos which Judy brought
home after visiting the <a href="https://albanycarousel.com/">Albany Historic Carousel and Museum</a> in Albany, Oregon.<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">They were taken downstairs where the animals for the carousel are born. </span>Notice the detailed designs for the talented woodcarvers
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If you have a strong desire and a passion that has haunted you over the years ponce on it. Prowl around until you find that mysterious path that no one else sees. More than likely that drive to seek what may seem impossible is the voice of your muse, telling you to capture your dreams, live them and embrace them. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I like bunnies,</span></b><br />
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Easter is very special. It is my birthday!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I found my mom and she decided to keep me, she and her friends
decided they needed to know when my birthday was. The veterinarian announced I
was six weeks old, so they counted back from that blessed day that I arrived on
Mom’s doorstep and Waa Laa!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was Mom’s
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She laughed and agreed
the cat Gods had endowed her with my presence, even though at the time she didn’t
really like cats. But I changed that. Over the years I used my time and my feline
patience to reveal to her the many mysteries and surprises of the universe
which she had overlooked. I’ve enriched her life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve taught her to look up. The answers to life’s perplexities are not always right in
front of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is good to get outside,
smell the breeze. It hints of things just around the bend. It sends you bird
songs that you would never hear if you don’t leave your bed, your house, or
your neighborhood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may think I sleep a lot. But dreaming
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Judy Howard reaches adults and young adults alike as she steps aside and gives
Sportster the Cat free reign to narrate his story whose universal theme is the
desire to live free. Sportster relates his adventures with a candid,
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wild, while discovering what is really important in life. Sportster tells his
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Spring is coming!
Spring is coming! </span> What does that mean
from my cat perspective? It's time to pounce and romp. I’m
purring! I’m twitching my tail! </b><br />
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<b>Don’t get me
wrong, I love the winter, <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TYnsbFDhCtY/XHsri4yU0LI/AAAAAAABvb0/yy7ebCEhv7QXwUR8SFezXmVN7VouYfVjgCKgBGAs/s1600/images%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TYnsbFDhCtY/XHsri4yU0LI/AAAAAAABvb0/yy7ebCEhv7QXwUR8SFezXmVN7VouYfVjgCKgBGAs/s1600/images%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a>too. Snuggling under the covers, sleeping late until
the sun warms my bones. The rain on the roof and seeing my reflection in
puddles - a rare pleasure not often afforded in California. (It never rains in
California). I’ve yet to experience snow, but I have </b><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SLqSeSFLqo/XHsriy2wx1I/AAAAAAABvb0/N19bkdQk_U0GWOHlO4XIgStgmVoHGytOQCKgBGAs/s1600/bucketList.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #0066cc; float: left; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="765" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_SLqSeSFLqo/XHsriy2wx1I/AAAAAAABvb0/N19bkdQk_U0GWOHlO4XIgStgmVoHGytOQCKgBGAs/s200/bucketList.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="191" /></b></a><b>scratched it onto on my
Adventure List. Everyone should have an Adventure List -- Things to do that will
make you feel alive just thinking about them. -- An episode to look forward to that
when you do tackle it, the circumstance will change your life and make you even more dynamic!</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">New beginnings are always special.</span> I can hardly restrain my
anticipation. I was born in the spring and I fell in love in the spring. I met my mom in the spring and with her I
began this incredible journey that I'm on, an odyssey in which my limited mind
could never have imagined on its own. </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">On the first day of spring<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 200%;">I will take note of my epic evolution, from those cold
winter nights as a kitten, lost and alone on the streets, afraid and longing for
love. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything before, all my lives I
have lived, have brought me right here in this moment. Today. An old cat with a
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<b>I don’t know, but I will not settle for the mundane,
overindulgent life of a fat cat. </b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"><b>Instead, I will discover painted
butterflies to chase, sun drenched flowers to sniff, and celebratory song birds to serenade me.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hi everyone! Sportster here. So glad you came by to give me a pat on the head. I've been so busy living full-time in my RV, it is just that -- a full-time job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you are intrigued, twitch your tail and pounce on the link below to take you to Judy's Amazon Author page and check out my book and all of Judy's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The moon was high. The starlight, dimmed from the city’s
lights, had lost its sparkle. For the amount of bodies strewn across the asphalt,
the makeshift campground surprised me. The bustle had toned down to murmurs,
occasional spurts of low laughter, and the sporadic bark of a dog. A good time to move out. I studied my foster family one last time. Jawbreaker
sensed something was astir and lifted his head. I ignored his watchful eye, and
headed out. When I looked back, he padded behind me, probably thinking I was
taking a bathroom break. I stopped, jerked around, and hissed. Jawbreaker’s eyes widened, heeded my warning,
and sat down. His big mouth drooped as I spun around and sprinted off into the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I jogged along the road we had come in on. The city offered
drainage ditches, underpasses, and an occasional abandoned building for
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Maintaining a steady pace, I made time. No sign of bears or elk. No woodpeckers or
hawks, but I jerked to a halt. I caught scent of an odor I had never
experienced, but instinct told me it was the smell of death. I froze and began to tremble. I wanted to
run, return to my Green Berets and Jawbreaker, but chilling fear held me in
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I recalled Judy
pointing out the dead furry bodies along the roadside. “Do you see that,
Sportster? Bad things can happen if you aren’t careful.” She would shake her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> Well, I wasn’t close
to home, thanks to her, but I would be careful.
I gathered my courage and followed the scent. On the edge of the road
lay the ghastly carcass of a kitten. I
belted out a yowl that pierced the night and hightailed it. I didn’t stop until
my lungs begged for air and my legs screamed for relief. With a last burst of
energy, I dove into a large pipe
leading under the freeway. Rancid water
splashed in my face as I sprinted toward the dim moonlight at the end of the
tunnel. My stomach hurled, and I gagged
from the offending stench but kept going.
The passageway opened into a concrete ditch enclosed by cyclone fencing.
Without slowing, I rushed the line of
chain link. With my momentum, I scrambled over the top, spurred by the ear piercing
rattle of the metal, and leaped down on the other side. With the barrier between
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> I had landed in
another parking lot. A large Elk, his head held high, sporting a wide rack of horns
stood in front of a building. I balked
again, my hair on end. Wait. It was a statue. This was an Elks Lodge. Judy and
I had camped at many of these facilities. They were fraternities of sort, their
symbol, the Elk, usually guarded its entrance. I scanned the parking area. Several RVs
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My chest pounded in anticipation, but I crept along the brick
wall that met the fencing. It was a long,
but safe way around to the vehicle. I
must be cautious. Like most campgrounds at night, all was quiet. My heart raced
as I neared the motorhome. Judy had not made it easy for me to find her. She would be happy to see me. I imagined her reaction after six nights without
me. She would feed me my favorite treats and kiss my face while I pretended to
hate her gushing. Judy mentioned perhaps she might be prone to believe, as the
Buddhists do, in reincarnation. They
believe that pieces of the soul of a deceased loved one can be reborn into an
animal’s soul, thus taking on the passed loved one’s personality
characteristics. “You are so like my
Jack.” She would say to me. “He, too, acted like he hated my sweet talking, but
I think deep down he loved it, just like you do Sportster.” I purred
remembering her words and climbed onto the motorhome’s porch. </span><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My heart sank when my paw touched the first step. This was
not our home. Strangers’ scents coated the porch and the door. My tail drooped.
My heavy spirit weighed me down, accenting
my exhaustion. I crawled onto the
porch. Too tired to be careful, I curled
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> The warm morning sun and
the motorhome’s rocking movement woke me. I moved to a more covert position under
the vehicle. Voices inside only mumbled until the door’s lock made a familiar
click and a man spoke clearly. “There
you go, Annabelle. Why can’t you let us sleep late just once?” </span><o:p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">The door slammed shut as a soft ball of fur glided down the
steps. Grey paws reached out from Annabelle’s plush body and carried her to the
ground. She performed her own yoga stretch, her elbows flat on the asphalt, and
her butt in the air. She must have seen
me because her tail gyrated, then kinked into a small hook at the tip, as if
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I sprang to my feet and approached like a peep on twitter,
chirping my intentions, my exhaustion forgotten. She turned, acted startled, her icy blue eyes
grew large. I chirped again, more of an alluring trill this time. She stood her
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I presented myself, nose to nose, and suddenly became aware of my unkempt condition. My
cologne was the rancid tunnel water from yesterday. My tail, erect and
vibrating, exhibited a glaring bald spot from Jawbreaker’s attack. I quickly lowered it before she noticed. I
rolled over, showed her my soft underbelly … and the burrs embedded in my
coat. I had been too fatigued last night
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sportster, your fans are excited that you have agreed to do
this interview and I am honored and privileged to be a part of it. I am happy
that we can finally bring some of the fans’ questions to light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are such a handsome and patriotic feline. And because it is my job to
field your fan mail, I know there are many she-cats out there in Face Book land
who love you. The question I am asked most often is what breed of cat are
you? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, Mom, I mean
Judy, you’re right. I do have a lot of fans. My blog, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Cat’s Perspective of Reading, Writing and Life,</i> has thousands
of followers and they all have helped to solve that mystery. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, they have scratched through hundreds of photos in cat
books, blog</span><span style="font-size: large;">s, tweets and Pinterest and have made a decision. I am a Bengal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is exciting! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From my research, Bengals are known for their
talkative and loving nature. But they can be very naughty if you ignore them
too much. That certainly describes you, Sportster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent5;">Judy:</span></b> Sometimes I get very …..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Sportster</span>:
It’s inexcusable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent5;">Judy:</span></b> Okay, let’s move
on. There are plenty more secrets your readers want to know about you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next common curiosity most people have about
you is they want to know how long you have been writing and what motivated you
to pursue such a lofty endeavor?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span>I began writing in 2015. You had just finished your third book,
MASADA’S MARINE, and you were making noises about never writing again because the
subject matter had been so emotional for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, I jumped at the chance to play with the keyboard. If you remember, you
were always chasing me away from the computer. You came very near to crushing
my creativity. Why did you do that? Were you afraid of a little completion?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent5;">Judy</span></b>: No, I….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Sportster:</span></b> You’re
always telling me what to do. In fact….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent5;">Judy: </span></b>Sportster,
please. Let’s move on. Quit twitching your tail. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your readers want to know, what motivates you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Sportster</span>:</b> As if <i>you</i>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have things to say. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think about “What if?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watch people, always running around and
missing out on the important signs in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">People need to learn how to slow down and appreciate the simplicity of a twisty
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone needs to be more practical. For me, I examine all the
angles before I leap. And I try to keep my life simple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If my presence upsets you, I don’t feel compelled to cow to your issues, nor do i feel it is my obligation to do so, although I will allow you your own space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People need to treat
each other with the same respect that the philosophy live and let live suggests. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Don't get me wrong. I will not tolerate bullying behavior. I will
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<span style="font-size: large;">Live and let live. That’s my motto.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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ACTIVATE LION MODE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many would argue that
the title certainly does not suggest “Live and Let Live.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #70ad47; mso-themecolor: accent6;">Sportster:</span></b> Of course it
does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s exactly why I wrote the
book, because folks have lost the ability of reasoning and common sense. Do you know what
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent5;">Judy:</span></b> Of course I do. <span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wikipedia describes common
sense as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">sound practical judgment concerning everyday matters, or a
basic ability </span><span style="background: white;">to <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception" title="Perception"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">perceive</span></a></span></span>, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nous" title="Nous"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">understand</span></a></span></span>,
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</span><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #222222;">I create frightful occurrences in my story line, which make for a page turning book. At the same time these tragedies have a universality and are becoming common scenarios
in this complex world in which we live. I want my readers to realize how easily
these real misfortunes could happen to them.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #4472c4; line-height: 107%;">Judy:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"> I am not sure I understand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of the hundreds of children’s photos on the milk cartons. Common sense should
set off the alarms that the multitude of missing children on those cartons might be related
to something bigger, like human trafficking, which has become a crime larger and uglier than drugs. But instead, even after staring at the photos day in and day out, the American public believes it only happens to
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another example. I
never discuss politics. I do not watch the news. I am only a cat. But I knew four months before the election,
without a doubt, that Donald Trump was going
to become our next President. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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from California across the country on Route 66, we saw Trump’s face a thousand
times a day, on every poster, in every yard, in every town and in every state from
Arizona to Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;">If anyone took the time and effort to look, they would not have been surprised.</span></div>
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allowing people they do not even know to tell them what is real and how to
react. No one is curious enough to take the time, to
go on the prowl and sniff out their own territory. They won’t jump over the fence and get to know their
neighbor, or scratch away the dried leaves to discover the stability of the
ground they’re standing upon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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subjects to think about. Let's pounce on a lighter subject as you would say. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you like
to share with your readers some of your hobbies, what do you do for fun?</span></span></div>
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favorite things are smelling all the varieties of flowers I have discovered. And
even though it is very scary, I find it thrilling to meet the different forms of wildlife. I love exploring the
vastness and uniqueness of nature and can not wish for a better life style. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The creatures whom I <o:p></o:p></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">meet and the campgrounds which I have prowled make life amazing and inspirational. All are great tidbits for my next novel.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> And thank you, Mom, for being my publicist. You have captured what my life is like in these
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quite insightful. I want to thank you
for being so candid with me and your readers. It is great to have you in my life.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;">I want to close this interview with one more question which everyone has been asking me. Since I released my latest book, THE GRIEVING GIFT, An Autobiographical Novel, your readers want to know if an autobiographical novel might be perking in your head as you take your long afternoon naps? Everyone is curious about your extraordinary life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #70ad47; line-height: 107%;">Sportster:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"> I have thought about
it as I dig around in my litter box. That’s where I do my best thinking. If I
did, it would be a series, since I have already lived a few of my nine lives.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"> Don’t forget to check out
his debut novel on Amazon, ACTIVATE LION MODE. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a tale of an adventurous cat with the badass name of Sportster. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Judy Howard reaches adults and young adults alike as she steps aside and gives
Sportster the Cat free reign to narrate his story whose universal theme is the
desire to live free. Sportster relates his adventures with a candid,
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<br />Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-23933788292765133672018-06-26T19:55:00.002-07:002018-06-26T19:59:21.168-07:00A Feline's Fury<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hi everyone! Sportster here. So glad you came by to give me a pat on the head. I've been so busy living full time in the RV, it is just that -- a full-time job.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a chapter from my latest book, ACTIVATE LION MODE.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you are intrigued, twitch your tail and pounce on the link below to take you to Judy's Amazon Author page and check out my book and all of Judy's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The moon was high. The starlight, dimmed from the city’s
lights, had lost its sparkle. For the amount of bodies strewn across the asphalt,
the makeshift campground surprised me. The bustle had toned down to murmurs,
occasional spurts of low laughter, and the sporadic bark of a dog. A good time to move out. I studied my foster family one last time. Jawbreaker
sensed something was astir and lifted his head. I ignored his watchful eye, and
headed out. When I looked back, he padded behind me, probably thinking I was
taking a bathroom break. I stopped, jerked around, and hissed. Jawbreaker’s eyes widened, heeded my warning,
and sat down. His big mouth drooped as I spun around and sprinted off into the
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I jogged along the road we had come in on. The city offered
drainage ditches, underpasses, and an occasional abandoned building for
hiding. Only two trucks passed. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Maintaining a steady pace, I made time. No sign of bears or elk. No woodpeckers or
hawks, but I jerked to a halt. I caught scent of an odor I had never
experienced, but instinct told me it was the smell of death. I froze and began to tremble. I wanted to
run, return to my Green Berets and Jawbreaker, but chilling fear held me in
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pointing out the dead furry bodies along the roadside. “Do you see that,
Sportster? Bad things can happen if you aren’t careful.” She would shake her
finger at me and say, “You have to stay close to home.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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to home, thanks to her, but I would be careful.
I gathered my courage and followed the scent. On the edge of the road
lay the ghastly carcass of a kitten. I
belted out a yowl that pierced the night and hightailed it. I didn’t stop until
my lungs begged for air and my legs screamed for relief. With a last burst of
energy, I dove into a large pipe
leading under the freeway. Rancid water
splashed in my face as I sprinted toward the dim moonlight at the end of the
tunnel. My stomach hurled, and I gagged
from the offending stench but kept going.
The passageway opened into a concrete ditch enclosed by cyclone fencing.
Without slowing, I rushed the line of
chain link. With my momentum, I scrambled over the top, spurred by the ear piercing
rattle of the metal, and leaped down on the other side. With the barrier between
me and the crime scene, I stopped and caught my breath.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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another parking lot. A large Elk, his head held high, sporting a wide rack of horns
stood in front of a building. I balked
again, my hair on end. Wait. It was a statue. This was an Elks Lodge. Judy and
I had camped at many of these facilities. They were fraternities of sort, their
symbol, the Elk, usually guarded its entrance. I scanned the parking area. Several RVs
nestled in the rear of the property. One looked like our motorhome.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>My chest pounded in anticipation, but I crept along the brick
wall that met the fencing. It was a long,
but safe way around to the vehicle. I
must be cautious. Like most campgrounds at night, all was quiet. My heart raced
as I neared the motorhome. Judy had not made it easy for me to find her. She would be happy to see me. I imagined her reaction after six nights without
me. She would feed me my favorite treats and kiss my face while I pretended to
hate her gushing. Judy mentioned perhaps she might be prone to believe, as the
Buddhists do, in reincarnation. They
believe that pieces of the soul of a deceased loved one can be reborn into an
animal’s soul, thus taking on the passed loved one’s personality
characteristics. “You are so like my
Jack.” She would say to me. “He, too, acted like he hated my sweet talking, but
I think deep down he loved it, just like you do Sportster.” I purred
remembering her words and climbed onto the motorhome’s porch. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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not our home. Strangers’ scents coated the porch and the door. My tail drooped.
My heavy spirit weighed me down, accenting
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the motorhome’s rocking movement woke me. I moved to a more covert position under
the vehicle. Voices inside only mumbled until the door’s lock made a familiar
click and a man spoke clearly. “There
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steps. Grey paws reached out from Annabelle’s plush body and carried her to the
ground. She performed her own yoga stretch, her elbows flat on the asphalt, and
her butt in the air. She must have seen
me because her tail gyrated, then kinked into a small hook at the tip, as if
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chirping my intentions, my exhaustion forgotten. She turned, acted startled, her icy blue eyes
grew large. I chirped again, more of an alluring trill this time. She stood her
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cologne was the rancid tunnel water from yesterday. My tail, erect and
vibrating, exhibited a glaring bald spot from Jawbreaker’s attack. I quickly lowered it before she noticed. I
rolled over, showed her my soft underbelly … and the burrs embedded in my
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, as I do almost every day, I became quiet. I took a
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am. We all have someone who has loved us, cared about us and wanted what was
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work for me and my litter-mates<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
swelled up twice her size and roared at intruders. She taught us to hide from
strangers in the beginning when we were too young to judge between friend and
foe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She killed for us and we learned
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: medium-content-sans-serif-font; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beyond the window<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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gathering information. Experience is emotional — and emotion, not rationality,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I
have always been a good cat. Judy tells me I am the best cat in the entire world.
Well, except that one time. She pretends to have forgotten, but I know she
never will. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It
was dark outside, a time when cats like to prowl. I growled and spat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at the front door, defending our
territory<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>against some Millennial Cat
who thought he should be able to just move into my pad,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and that we would feed him Temptation treats
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he could rub his furry rear end all over
my mom and the rest of my things<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I body slammed against the heavy security screen which separated us. Screaming at him, I told him to take his lazy, entitled
attitude on down the street.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He screeched back, threatening to call PETA
and social services and every other liberal program that had told him he was
deserving of everything his meowing furry ass desired. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s
when it happened. Judy stepped into the heated cat fight. She stepped up behind
me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Me, too!” she yelled, “I want you
out of here!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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became confused and flew across the space that separated me from Judy. I flung
myself against her leg,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sinking my teeth
into her flesh. Her muscles flexed in reaction <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and she shouted, this time at me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hey!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Surprise
shot through me. I released my bite hold. What had I done? I had attacked her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had went off, like a gun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She stood there a moment, frozen in place, staring at me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Sportster?" She said. I will never forget the look on her face. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And then she limped over to a chair. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I sensed her confusion and disappointment in me. I
ignored the Millennial Cat outside, who was the root of the incident, and I proceeded to rub up against Judy, gushing out purrs of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>apology. A long time passed before she ever told
me she had forgiven <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>me. I didn’t really
believe her, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>probably because I had
trouble forgiving myself. I love Judy. I was so ashamed of what I had done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a rush to do what we think is the right thing, sometimes we make mistakes.
Other times<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>there is no opportunity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to consider the options, we just have to go
into action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do we live with the
consequences when, in retrospect, that decision turns out bad? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I learned to accept that we
all do the best we can. Guilt is a wasted emotion</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. –– I must move past what I considered to
be a horrible mistake. I must believe there are no mistakes in the universe.
Everything happens exactly as it should. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
followers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of this Eastern principle of
spirituality believe there is no room in life, if you want to live at peace,
for would haves, should haves, or could haves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Judy says, “ If pigs had wings, they could fly.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her other favorite ‘whatever quote’, which
she tells me her mother used to say to her is, “ One hundred years from now,
who will know the difference?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In other words, don’t
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regrets and no fear of moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sure, I make mistakes, everyone does. It is my cat nature to never admit them out loud, but I must come to terms with what I have done. I agree with the East Indian principle of spirituality. The philosophy makes sense in this cat's mind. i do the best that I can. I am not going to become stale and afraid to make a mistake. </span></span><br />
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will he make<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>––for the more new things
he will try. If you have not made mistakes, and big ones at that,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>surely be mediocre.</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peter Drucker</span></span><br />
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have not kept in touch lately with you all and though cats never apologize ––it
is not in the rule book –– I have missed you all, and i feel badly about the
entire situation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judy has not been her
entertaining self these past six months and, well, to be honest, I’m just going
to put it out there. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">She has been treating me badly. I know! I can’t believe it
either. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t like to post my dirty cat litter here
for the world to see, but Judy really has gotten out of control. I’m resorting
to you my readers, blog followers and Facebook friends to help me out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to. So, why do I feel like she’s trying to kill me? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I first suspected she had this inclination after I spent TWO
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I wanted……well, I am almost sure she did. Sometimes people are so clueless. I
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</span>But still….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She tried to disguise
her dark intentions by showing me my water bowl. “Here, Sportster. Here's your water.” Her voice
was high, sweet sounding, like she really cared that I was thirsty. Meowing, I
turned away and rubbed up against the faucet and proceeded to suck the few
drops clinging at the end of the faucet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She pushed me away from the faucet and shoved me over to my water bowl. Stinking her finger in the water bowl, she splashed the stale water into my face,
trying to get me to look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Right here
Sportster. Take a drink.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She knows I never drink from the bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What does she take me for?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s way too eager for me to drink <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> water. You know what I mean?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wracked my brain. This all had started two days ago, when
she didn’t wake up after the alarm went off, so I sat on her head. She yelled
at me. I chirped, my way of saying, “I’m sorry.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maybe she wants to do me in, because I want to go for longer
walks. I pester her too much, these days.I never let up, I meow and meow. I pace like a caged lion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She used to be so good about all these
things, getting up on time and tending to all my whims. But now, something’s
wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes she had even swung at me with that stick she carried
with her everywhere, telling me to move out of the way of her and the
stick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I gave her my sad face, she said, “It will all be
better,” she says,” when this is all over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will take you on your long walks again, I promise.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At times her sad voice cried out in pain. I
didn’t know what was wrong with her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I began to seek out other places for water. I padded
into the bathroom after she exited. Putting my paws up on the toilet seat, I
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<span style="font-size: large;">When she took a shower that night I beat my paws against the
shower curtain trying to get past the barrier in order to reach the enticing
running water. She shouted at me then, too. “You’re going to tear up the
curtain!” But I didn’t stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now she
keeps the bathroom door closed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went three days without water –– except the few sips I
sneaked during the night from my bowl while Judy slept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was dry as a lizard on top of a hot rock in
the Arizona sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the third day I sat
in front of my water bowl, staring at the water. It was beginning to look
pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Talking on the phone with her girlfriend, Judy
watched me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> She </span>laughed while she related
my efforts to her friend about how i try to get a drink of water. I wanted to scratch her eyes out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pushed her coffee mug off the counter and it
clattered to the floor. Darn! It didn't even break. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I couldn’t believe she was trying to kill me and laughing
about it, too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think this entire situation has something to do with that stick she carries
around. She changed after she began taking the thing everywhere with her. </span></div>
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not right with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lately, she seems
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<span style="font-size: large;">“He makes me feel so sorry for him," she was saying to her friend. " Poor baby, but I can’t
give in.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I rubbed my shoulder up against
Judy and she petted me as she talked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you hear what she said? She’s never going to give in to
my demands. My throat is so dry I can’t meow anymore. What am I going to do? I
am going to die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never thought I would
go out this way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> “The Dr. says he doesn’t want me doing the steps in the
motorhome right after my surgery. My rig is parked on the street in front of
the house but still, I can’t expect my daughter to come out several times a day
for the next four to six weeks, just to turn on the water so he can drink from
the faucet. He’s got to learn to drink from his water bowl. That’s all there is
to it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where was she
going?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t drink form the faucet AND
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm honoring my mom, Judy Howard, this Mother's Day. Because of her, I am special. Not many cats have followed in my paw prints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I experienced my first mother’s day May, 2005. I was eighteen days old and snuggling with my siblings and mom, who lived in a dirt cave behind the bushes that lined the golf course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only knew warmth, safety and a full belly. Life was good.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The weeks passed,I grew stronger, and my eyes opened. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I longed to venture out into the world but mom insisted I not go far.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">When mom didn’t return from hunting mice on the golf course one night, I waited for her. My siblings cried. After several days my sister, the smallest, quit crying. Her silence prodded me to leave in search for mom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I wandered the streets, hiding in shrubs when cars whizzed by, and scrambling up trees when the coyotes roamed the golf course. The cold desert nights made me shiver. I ate bugs and drank from the gutter. I was weary but could not stop to rest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I must have dozed off when the man swept me up. Terrified, I squirmed but his big hands enclosed me like a cage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">That was the day my life changed. I met Judy. On that day I never dreamed I would live the life I am living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten mother’s days have passed. I know of no other cat who has walked in my paw prints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a tribute to my mom.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, the downside is that she is a pet groomer. Baths are common and I complain a lot. But afterward I am soft, fluffy, and I smell like lavender. have never had a flea. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">And she dresses me up. But I am a celebrity now. The demands as co-author of Judy's first two books, my own blog, and my own book coming out this year are never ending.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Photo shoots are a necessity in marketing. We don't stay on the top limb without a lot of caterwauling.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">All in all, as I review my time with my mom, my life is full of adventure.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">... Or traveled across the country with their friends Tweety Bird and Birdy Bird?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">...or prayed on a mountain top?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Because of my mom, I have meditated along the waters of Slidell, Louisiana.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">And I have learned to look to the heavens . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I've listened to my two audio books ,</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/JUDY-HOWARD/e/B005H1KXYU/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1"><span style="font-size: large;">COAST TO COAST WITH A CAT AND A GHOST</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/JUDY-HOWARD/e/B005H1KXYU/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1"><span style="font-size: large;">GOING HOME WITH CAT AND A GHOST</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to you Judy Howard, I am the greatest cat in the world!!</span></span></div>
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<br />Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-78335280553253215692017-08-31T14:54:00.000-07:002018-05-04T14:10:06.400-07:00Life is a page turner.<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">Life is full of good times and bad. Like a good book, the various events are embedded on its pages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"> I worry over the stressful times when the shiny bottom of my food dish appears. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">Yet I'm thrilled by the happy times when a
plate of smoked salmon lays before me, or when I get to lick the cream that clings to the rim of Judy's coffee mug. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">Sometimes life gives me a fresh clean-smelling litter box when only the day before I struggled the with a rank, crowded bathroom which provided no place to squat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"> Life is a page turner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Believing the black, bad times pave the way for warm, bright places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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walks and hiking trails to stalk. Chasing red fallen leaves and lapping from blue
mountain pools. Shivering in the shade of chilly, snow crest mountains and
pondering and rolling upon the carpets of lush, sweet-smelling grasses.</span><br />
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watch squirrels and rabbits scamper past our door and lizards bask on
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Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-5121213094891746122017-08-22T11:55:00.002-07:002017-08-22T12:11:33.278-07:00Living a Big Cat's Life<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: large;">I want to scratch the surface on how to live a purposeful
life. My friends and readers aspire to live my Big Cat's Life like I am living.
Some even envy me. Acceptance, and if you cannot accept , the courage to change are the keys to my Big Cat's Life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Acceptance is a big issue these days. All I have to share with
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<span style="font-size: large;">my experience. I came from the streets of Sun City, California. No, it’s
not like the Bronx in the seventies. But as a homeless kitten whose mother
disappeared I might as well been in a war zone. I made it out, but I had to make
hard choices …some that still haunt me today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A she-cat, wiser and older, befriended me when I was hungry
and frightened and missing my mom. Her scruffy presence proved she’d fought for
what she had, which was meager. A stick
cave in a thick bush alongside an abandoned shack of a house. I’ve never forgotten
Arlene. She shared her knowledge of surviving and taught this young tom about
giving and caring. We ate together and
slept together. I snuggled up to her scent, which was sweet to me, and slept warm
and safe. Her bravery and lack of bitterness toward her circumstances made it
easy for me to love her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She warned me, “Stay clear of the people! Hide!” But I didn’t
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<span style="font-size: large;">listen. As I sat on a cold concrete park bench, shivering in the rain, a do-gooder
swept me up and cuddled me in his big warm arms. I felt so safe …and warm. Did
I say how warm and safe I felt? He carried me off … and away from Arlene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <o:p></o:p> I ended up with Judy
and living a good life. I had gotten
lucky. Yet I have thought of Arlene often. I miss her still. I had fallen in
love with her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I accepted my new life, perhaps because I didn’t have the
courage to go back to the streets and search for Arlene. Life has a way of
moving on. I will always feel bad that I left, not knowing how she made out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Regret is a path I choose not to follow. Cats live in the
present. We accept reality. If I had gone back, who is to say what our lives
would have been? What I do know is that my choices have given me opportunities to
live a purposeful life. Arlene gave me that confidence. Through her eyes I
discovered I was not a throw-away cat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-syQk0ZFP6do/WZx2HyoH2KI/AAAAAAAAoUM/XudM9ooCpfoLAXLPB32tDGEil27ZBLNTwCLcBGAs/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-syQk0ZFP6do/WZx2HyoH2KI/AAAAAAAAoUM/XudM9ooCpfoLAXLPB32tDGEil27ZBLNTwCLcBGAs/s1600/images.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Others, good or bad, come upon our path for a reason. Whether
we scratch their eyes out, spray on their leg, or love them when others say it
won’t work, how we react will determine how the scene plays out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is my scene. Laying in the grass, after playing with a </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">leaf </span>turned golden by the change of the season. Studying the sway
of the trees and chirping back at the squawking ducks. Peace and serenity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides, my treats are running
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Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-54285360885222523872017-06-29T06:44:00.000-07:002017-06-29T06:54:55.400-07:00The bountiful freedom of owning Less.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Six months ago I let go. Mo</span><span style="font-size: large;">m sold off
my hippopotamus tunnel, the one I could crawl
inside and peek out his butt…yet I never did. She got rid of most all my toys, the rubber
mouse, the spider that bounced, and the sock with catnip that didn’t smell like
cat nip. She gave away my food and water dishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Freedom is letting go, but I freaked when I saw my
treasures on the auction block. I love my stuff. I may not have played with everything but my things comforted me. I slept contentedly, purring loudly, believing the
possessions around me were evidence Mom loved me. When people who came to visit, I impressed them with my multitude of belongings, convincing them of my importance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of that is gone now. I kept my favorite
clothes -- my Harley jacket and skull cap, my Hearst Castle T-shirt that matches Mom's, and my assortment of holiday bandannas, all of which Mom stowed away, out of sight, in the motor home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not much. My tiger
bed, my Harley Davidson mouse </span><span style="font-size: large;">and a small puddle of toys.</span><span style="font-size: large;">A small,compact food and water dish remains, but at least it's chrome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Yet, now I have so much more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These days I enjoy ongoing adventures. For the past six happening months
on the road, I've traveled nine cat nippin’ states! I don't want to ever quit prowling!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I have now stretches out across the black asphalt ahead, promising infinite experiences yet to come. My tail twitches at the immensity of the concept. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I’ve swished my tail with the excitement of
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<span style="font-size: large;">The thrill of pulling into a campground, a national park, truck stop or
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wherever we spend the night my new home promises surprising adventures, new sights and smells, and new people with their pets. I'll study the river rushing past my door ....</span><br />
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<o:p></o:p>Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-7227017803129275672017-06-06T08:08:00.000-07:002017-06-12T14:47:24.677-07:00Fathers and Fond Memories - Roots and Broken Rules<div class="MsoNormal">
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back over the fence, leaving my mom with nothing left but his memory and me. </span><br />
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was only a newborn but I remember the story well, as she licked my <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: large;">face clean
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<span style="font-size: large;">I dreamed of
him and I wondered why he left us. I had other siblings. There were four of us.
I was young but I could see the hardship of feeding us was taking its toll on
mom. Listening to the mews and meows from the others stressed me, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I refused
my meager share that mom brought home. I was only a burden. I struck out on my
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drifted by me, its aroma tantalizing my empty tummy. I set out on the chase. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Suddenly from nowhere, a big tom appeared and planted his paws in my path. His tail
straight, his fur spiked. He roared in my face. His green eyes glowed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I crouched. Lowering my nose to my paws, I mewed as the
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<span style="font-size: large;">I dove under the trash bin as the blur of a she-cat shot
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Now it was the big tom who retreated, and the she-cat, twitching her tail
and chirping, trotted towards me the wrapper between her teeth and flapping against her face. She dropped it at my feet, slapping her paw, her
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<span style="font-size: large;">My surprise glued my feet in place. Hope that the hunger I
had known for so long might end with this simple act from this silky, soft,warm ball
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warmed me deep inside. I didn’t have to put myself down anymore. Sure, my dad
didn’t care about me, and I was a burden to my mom and my siblings, but at that moment ,when I looked into Petunia’s
golden eyes, I knew she thought I was worth something and I felt safe from the outside
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]--><b>I accepted my roots</b>. I didn’t have a dad in
my life but I heard stories. He was mean and brazen and he ruled the
neighborhood. From the outside he was an outlaw. Yet I am not ashamed to admit, if Petunia had not appeared that night, I probably would have followed in his prowling, gigolo paw prints. W</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">e all are capable of desperate actions during trying times. And my mom? She loved me
and did the best she could.</span></span><span style="font-size: large; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large; text-indent: -0.25in;">I broke the rules</b><span style="font-size: large; text-indent: -0.25in;"> that night. I
followed Petunia home. I decided to trust my instincts –– to trust her. Even when all society’s rules –– the ones which labeled
me as a bastard and a no-good loser ––the warnings that reminded everyone not to trust anyone , to be afraid, and be practical, rang in my ears –– I spat in the world’s face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I grabbed onto my indescribable, makes-no-sense, feelings and I
followed her home.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I quit doubting myself. I accepted my past. And against all odds, I came to have faith that the events, the people and she-cats or tom-cats who came into my life were necessary and like scented trails for me to follow..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My life is charmed. I am a lucky cat that I don't live in a country who would not hesitate to list me as an ingredient in their dinner recipe. Or, in a country who who would use my pelt to warm them on cold winter nights, never mind that I live in California. Or, in a country where my teeth would be harvested for a king's necklace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please check out Judy's ,The Masada Series on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Howard/e/B005H1KXYU/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1">Judy 's Author Page on Amazon</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;">Please help</span></b> </span><span style="font-size: large;">the message in these books </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>go viral</b></span> </span><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>bring attention and support to our veterans</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b>who are suffering. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> This time of
year represents new beginnings. A time to chase new ideas, sniff fresh catnip,
and prowl for new adventures. Spring is when the world blooms with promise. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />I'm tired of squeezing into the same box, batting around the same toy,
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diesel pushing homes and sleep in three tiered kitty condos never dare to come outside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They never smell the grass or roll around scratching their back
on the fresh clean dirt. Those cats never prowl or catch the river’s wet scent or drink from the cool, fresh-flowing water. They’ve
never felt the thrill of challenging a frog until it escaped, plopping into the
deep, dark waters. And I’ll bet they’ve never watched, in wonder as the fish dance their pirouettes in the stream’s
secluded alcoves. For me, it is not been a good day until I finish it off,
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">From now on,<b> I
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 200%;">For me, success is about experiencing places and things that will make me grow and become more "Royal."</span><br />
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going to mew and moan about my restricted life, or the handicap of being born with no thumbs. <b>I am already free. </b>Sure I have to beg to go outside when the
door is closed, or make it known that I want a treat, but at the end of the day
when I scratch the bottom of the litter box, I remind myself, I am free to make the choice to stay or go. The freedom to choose is mine.
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out the window of the motor home and indulge the nature around me, the wide open
spaces excite my senses and make my tail twitch. My creative juices flow. I need enough space around me to allow my
ideas, my curiosity and dreams to flourish. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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along the highways are images which remind me that living free, and climbing
the tallest tree could have dangerous consequences. I have learned from my
fallen comrades, not all lessons are easy ones. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Sportster the cat always envied the huge cats who lived the big life in the jungle until opportunity sends the motor home in which he travels veering into a roadside ditch. When strangers whisk away not only his Winnebago, but also his chauffeur, Judy, he is alarmed. However, once the dust settles, he purrs a happy tune as he discovers he is free! I He is in the wild. And he is in the Olympic Forest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ACTIVATE LION MODE is just what Sportster does as he spins this yarn in his own words. Living wild and free brings on encounters that he never imagined. The life he dreamed becomes an adventure full of bears, pit bulls, drugs and more. Sportster weaves this story of his incredible journey as only a coddled cat of leisure can do.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Inspiration comes in all forms. It lies in those empty spaces
between the wall and me, or above my reach, on the tree limb where the Cardinal
sings his solo song. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Motivation follows only when Judy, my fans and
new friends reinforce my belief that I am as special as I thought. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Inspiration has struck me like the powerful force of a first
love. It is sweet, and tender, and riveting. Right here in Tucson, Arizona.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">LOST AND FOUND LOVES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Ghostwriter
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">As a young tom I lived on the
streets. The thrill and curiosity from that dog eat cat existence still flows in
my veins, like a latent drug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I dream, it is of past exploits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve hissed and growled<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at a German Shepherd <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ten times my size. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I relive my visions of victory, out-witting a
fat, bad cat who wanted to take over my territory. I kicked his butt, sent him
high tailing it down the street. Back then when I was a younger cat, nothing
scared me. I was King.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Today I want to be warm in the
winter, cool in the summer and never see the shiny bottom of my food bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if I loiter too long<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>home<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stick house I share with Judy, my paws<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>itch and I begin to pace,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>anxious to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>prowl, eager to travel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I imagine
my rolling home, cruising from campground to campground, from town to town, and
from state to state. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My tail quivers
thinking of the excitement of the road, the lure of adventures, and it makes me
purr.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judy loaded the last of the groceries into our
motorhome while I paced with familiar anticipation. Another road trip. This
time along The Mother Road, Route 66. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Perched on the dash, we pulled out
at dawn, heading east, the sun, like a beacon on the horizon. I gazed at the
still familiar sights as my home town rolled past the windshield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drained by the excitement and promise of
adventure and lulled by the rhythm of the wheels, I drifted off to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">A voice echoed in the darkness of
my dreams <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and her vision <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>floated
like gossamer silk behind my eyelids. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her voice –– the sound of her cat soul called
to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hello my friend,” she said. I couldn’t move, frozen
by the fear she might vanish. “Come home. I’ve been waiting for you for so long,”
she said. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My ears pricked, my eyes sprang open and I
shook my head to shake loose her illusive image, but it remained like a siren’s
call. I twitched my tail and gazed out at the passing landscape. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The motorhome tires hummed as Judy
sang off key, accompanied by Faith Hill’s crystal voice. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Come home, come home ….There’s someone I’ve been missing …. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They could be the better half of me…</i>.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sniffed the air, catching a light airy scent,
which aroused a musky, lustful memory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The rainy night, kept me hunkered
under the porch, watching the shining drops tap-tapping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as
they sunk into the saturated ground. My tummy growled like the big black dog
that lived on the corner. Earlier, I scrounged through leftover trash which
scattered the street courtesy of a coyote who had tipped a trash can and strewn
it across the asphalt as if it were a buffet table...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he had finished a round bellied raw,
smelling tabby picked through the scant remains <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like the help after a wedding party. I held
back, secluded, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>too young to confront the fat orange cat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">After eating his fill he ambled
down to the corner. He wasn’t afraid of the big black dog. Every trash day the
scene played out like a long running play on Broadway. Before the charging, big
black made it halfway down the drive, .I watched the seasoned Tabby swirl around
with the agility of a dude half his size, fur spiked and spitting as Big Black
skidded on his haunches, nails scraping the ground <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for
traction. Like a switch the dog’s tail tucked between his legs and he scrambled
and tripped while Tabby swatted tuffs of fur from his rear and flung them into
the air. Tabby was my hero. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I crept out from my hidey hole
and moved onto the open street, sniffing through the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leftover
pickings – a piece of toast and an empty tuna can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since my mom’s death, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I survived on bugs a few mice which I had
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for the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she-cat attacked by a dog
several days ago. With Tabby’s example spurring me on, I sprung to her defense,
clawing and biting her attacker, allowing enough time for her to escape. Her injuries
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We shivered from the chilly
dampness and curled up tighter for warmth. She purred herself to sleep, while I
kept the vigil, and while her virgin scent intrigued me. She was so young and
innocent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chirped a laugh to myself, I
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ACTIVATE LION MODE is just what Sportster does as he spins this yarn in his own words. Living wild and free brings on encounters that he never imagined. The life he dreamed becomes an adventure full of bears, pit bulls, drugs and more. Sportster weaves this story of his incredible journey as only a coddled cat of leisure can do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Feline Fury Series Came to your Amazon town in 2016! <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I am not one to look at the past nor to shut the door on it either, but I became a published author this year. During the process of writing my first book, I learned to scratch up memories and stretch my experiences in order to <s>bat around</s> create a good <s>yarn </s>story.<o:p></o:p></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">On my blog, <a href="http://judyhowardandsportster.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">The Cat's Perspective of Reading, Writing, and Life</span></a>, I released a sample Chapter One of ACTIVATE LION MODE, the first book in my new FELINE FURY SERIES. I put this kitten on the shelf this April 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">When I first began writing on my own, I <span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">envisioned the process as a walk in the park, but instead it became the work of a demented cat. </span></span></span><br />
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But now my story is incredible! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> ACTIVATE LION MODE</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>carries a message for young adults, adults and cats who have one or more lives ahead of them. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: purple;">“Living the life and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>becoming independent is an honorable <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>goal, but not at the price of turning your <s>tail </s><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>back on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>those who love and care for you.”<o:p></o:p></span></i> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">You will discover that the </span>message in ACTIVATE LION MODE the first in the series FELINE FURY, And the book is changing lives. After the book's release last year, my fans, feline and human alike,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clapped and howled as I pranced down the cat walk, presenting ACTIVATE LION MODE<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at each book <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><s>marking </s>signing event.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After I wrapped up 2016, Judy and I hit the road again. I am twitching my tail with excitement to tell you about becoming a full time cat RVer. But that will have to wait. First you need to know about all the seminars and engagements lined up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Check out Judy's itinerary. </span></div>
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In January Judy presented two seminars at the <a href="http://wafmca.com/?cat=1">29th Annual FMCA Rally in Indio, Ca.</a> <em>Where is the Inspiration?</em> and <em>What Makes A Good Story? She also he sat on an Author Panel for the </em><a href="http://iecwc.com/"><em>Inland Empire California Writers Club</em></a><em> at the Ovitt library in Ontario California. While staying at the T</em><a href="http://www.goldenvillagepalms.com/?campaign=384723192&adgroup=28859754432&keyword=%2Bgolden%20%2Bpalms%20%2Bvillage%20%2Bhemet%20%2Bca&location=9031366&network=g&device=c&model&pos=1t1&source=SearchNetwork&gclid=CjwKEAiA_9nFBRCsurz7y_Px8xoSJAAUqvKChNzy9HuMnBNtrZf2mq8xcg1zOCvYzBQnTGhi0AK6zhoCNkjw_wcB"><em>he Golden Palms Village </em></a><em> </em>in Hemet, Ca. she presented one of her most popular seminars, <em>What Make A Good Story? January left little time for me. </em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span>The rally is not only an opportunity to attend Judy’s seminars, it offers a wealth of information about anything you want to know about the RVing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lifestyle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Rally in the Valley is the venue for all you cat friends on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Facebook</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and those of you who <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have been following my blog,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://judyhowardandsportster.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">The Cat's Perspective Of Reading, Writing, And Life</span></a> . </div>
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Take the leap of faith. Live a life like mine, purring rich in the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>freedom of prowling on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the road. RV rallies are packed with information and friendly folks who gladly share their experiences and opinions.<br />
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Mark your calendars for Rving and Writing events during the month of March. There are so many that you'll be running around like a long tailed cat in a room full of rockers.<br />
Below is information for a Mini Writing Conference Judy will be presenting in Chandler, Arizona. (Near Phoenix)<br />
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When you finish in Chandler, you MUST come to the <a href="http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?sid=1">Tucson Festival Books</a>, one of the largest book fairs in the country.<br />
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If you love books, this is the place to be. Judy will have a limited number of copies of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Activate-Lion-Mode-Feline-Fury/dp/1530932319/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8">ACTIVATE LION MODE</a><strong> signed with my paw print signature</strong>. These books will become collectibles when I climb to the top of the tree as the top ranking cat author on Amazon. Here is just one of many reviews even thought the reader is giving all the credit to Judy!!<br />
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<em>"Judy Howard has written a very charming novel with an amazing protagonist and narrator, Sportster the cat. I love the way the author gets inside the head of a cat, and Sportster thinks just the way I imagine a cat would think. I was right with him all the way, feeling all the emotions he felt. Along the way, the author gets in some interesting informational material about motorhome travel, microchipping pets and veterans' issues. But mostly it is a fun read--full of emotion, humor and heartwarming relationships. This novel will enchant cat lovers and everyone else."</em><br />
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<em><strong>And finally</strong>, you can't curl up and take a nap just yet. My friend, Johnny Cat is the son and the muse of , author <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deb-Sanders/e/B0068UNQ48/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1488419886&sr=1-2-ent">Deb Sanders</a> will be presenting her seminar, Gold, Ghosts and Gravel Roads at the <a href="https://www.escapees.com/knowledge/escapade">The 2017 Escapade </a> March 19th - March 24th, also in Tucson.. Judy and I will be hanging out to co host the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/AuthorsOnTheRoad/">AUTHORS ON THE ROAD</a> - Sharing Writing, Wine, and iWsdom Party.. Date and time to be announced.</em><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">By <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A900VUDL0P83G/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp"><span style="color: #0066c0; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-decoration: none;">Bonnie on the Road</span></a> on May 20, 2016<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Life is an amazing ride and Sportster is a great guide. He gently shows us that all who wander are not <span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">lost but are on a journey of understanding. Loved this easy warm read on a rainy day. Highly recommend this getaway read!</span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">By <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/ADQXVDPMBU124/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp"><span style="color: #0066c0; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-decoration: none;">susan anderson</span></a> on May 29, 2016<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">My 3rd book of reading from this Author. I had gotten to know Sporster through the other books. To follow him on this journey had me happy, sad, cheering, etc. Again, I had a hard time putting this book down until </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">it was finished.Thank you again Judy for another good book. Give Sporster a hug for me.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Mom has been busy marketing and getting the word out to everyone about my book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Activate-Lion-Mode-Feline-Fury-ebook/dp/B01F9E8QM0?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc#customerReviews">ACTIVATE LION MODE</a> and her book, MASADA’S MISSION. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So busy <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she is left my dish empty at times. Unacceptable. I don’t want to have to call SPCA, so please help her pass the word along about my book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">When I wrote the last chapter, the last paragraph, and the last line I asked Judy “What do I do now? “<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Judy Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244704258580134624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935785554995427817.post-57414022943404144892016-05-07T09:29:00.003-07:002016-05-07T09:56:39.105-07:00It's Time For All Cool Cats To Scratch The Post!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> I am purring, chirping, whatever it takes
for you to check out <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Activate-Lion-Mode-Feline-Fury-ebook/dp/B01F9E8QM0?ie=UTF8&keywords=activate%20lion%20mode&qid=1462635003&ref_=sr_1_2&s=books&sr=1-2">ACTIVATE LION MODE</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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me. I had just <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>defended the honor of a bedraggled
cellmate, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miss Snow White, from a bad
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this one. He’s beautiful. We could call him Mittens. See his white paws?” She
stuck her finger through the chain link and I pushed my head against it,
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just defended. Engrossed in mothering, she licked her charges as they fed. I
swung my attention back to my potential rescuers, hissed, spat, and slammed my
mitten paws against the floor. I hunched my back, shot my tail up straight, and
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her family. Miss Snow needed a home. I sensed Richard and his girl would take
on the responsibility. Miss Snow had shown me the ropes and now I knew how to
get out of here, but this was Miss Snow’s chance. Blackie sulked in the corner.
I couldn’t leave her with him….”</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sportster the cat had always envied the huge cats who lived the big life in the jungle until opportunity sends the motorhome in which he travels veering into a roadside ditch. When strangers whisk away not only his Winnebago, but also his chauffer, Judy he is alarmed. However, once the dust settles, he purrs a happy tune as he discovers he is free! I He is in the wild! And he is in the Olympic Forest!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Happy birthday,
mom. I know you have been busy with your <a href="http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Tickets-Events/Events/Schools-and-Clubs/Andretti.aspx">Mario Andretti Racing experience</a> and overwhelmed with all of your birthday
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thank all of you, my adoring fans, who have sent me greetings. I may be just an
old Tom, but I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>can still cat around if the desire arises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I was not
going to bring it up but I am twitching my tail over the latest development in my life. Lately a particular feline fan has been purring and prowling
Judy’s face book page. So much so that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judy
became irritated because I am always on messenger moaning and growling day and
night. She insisted I get my own Facebook page, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SportsterTheCat/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">Sportster The Cat</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I met this
gorgeous feline as a kitten prowling the streets, long ago, before I became the
famous, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SportsterTheCat/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">Sportster the Cat</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I promised her I would <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keep her identity a secret because she does
not want to be hounded by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my admirers
and news reporters, but I will call her Annabelle, same as the character in my
new book, </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/+JUDYHOWARD/album/6275065566592298897/6275065563527488498?authkey=CLKj4avwq7uStQE"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">ACTIVATE
LION MODE</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">She told me that
after I disappeared all those years ago, she searched every tree, every bush looking for me and
finally had to give up. She told me since then, she <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has thought of me often. Now we have been reminiscing
about what we had and how the years<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have
gone by. She has made a life for herself and I have too -- lives far apart <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that do not include one another. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZZxYRkDFqo/Vxknptk4LxI/AAAAAAAAjCU/dDJRULdZDak63JTe6I5NCW3hBj2PyLOtQCKgB/s1600/SPORTSTER-RT66MAP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0ZZxYRkDFqo/Vxknptk4LxI/AAAAAAAAjCU/dDJRULdZDak63JTe6I5NCW3hBj2PyLOtQCKgB/s200/SPORTSTER-RT66MAP.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">All I know is she lives somewhere on the famous mother road, Route 66. Can you believe it? I can't believe it is happening to me! Judy and I are driving Route 66 this year, from our home in Sun City, California all the way to Judy's home town of Springfield, Illinois. I am planning the trip now. I will find Annabelle.</span></span><br />
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In the meantime, I will be ready for her, when we meet. I will work out and get in shape. I have a lot of time to make up for when I see her again. Nothing's going to get by this old Tom ever again.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_blImImAaG0/VxkufY1CCYI/AAAAAAAAjC0/lS5WbtbvTbcwgkMSz5X1MfK95M9AIsf5gCLcB/s1600/20160113_150004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_blImImAaG0/VxkufY1CCYI/AAAAAAAAjC0/lS5WbtbvTbcwgkMSz5X1MfK95M9AIsf5gCLcB/s1600/20160113_150004.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">But I am a
cat of many moods and one thing I have learned is that life goes on, so “Don’t
blink”, as Kenny Chesney sings in his hit country song, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Life goes faster than you think…” I am
fortunate. I have nine lives, I have a lot of time. But for you humans out there, grab the catnip
mouse while you still can.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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LION MODE</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> and Judy's latest book, <span style="color: cyan;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">MASADA'S MISSION.</span></span></span></span></div>
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