Mayor Frida of San Francisco
How did we miss this yesterday? What a great idea! Let’s take it national and make it permanent.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-francisco-dog-mayor-20141118-story.html
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Tags: dog news, San Francisco
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8:02 am on November 19th, 2014
Good morning, everyone! Yeah for Frida. Safe and enjoyable Wednesday to all.
8:57 am on November 19th, 2014
The storm finally moved north, giving us an inch of snow. Right now it’s snowing in Niagara Falls. South of us, there are still 100 people stranded on the thruway. There has been a fifth death. A 46 year old man’s car went into a ditch and then got covered with 12 feet of snow.
9:08 am on November 19th, 2014
How terribly sad. How did the other 4 die, MPM?
9:12 am on November 19th, 2014
Good for Frida! (I’d like to see her retirement package.)
Good morning all.
9:20 am on November 19th, 2014
We have the same question as Howlers.
We did not wake up to snow on the ground, as was predicted.
Tried to look at the Frida article but it would not scroll. Will try again later.
9:27 am on November 19th, 2014
We liked the Furrtographer who took Frida’s picture. Clever.
9:28 am on November 19th, 2014
After reading last night’s comments, I, of course, had to find out the derivation of “pugnacious.” It is from Latin “pugnare” meaning to fight, which in turn is derived from Latin “pugnus” meaning fist. (And I like the name Fink for a rat.)
I plan to watch Gilmore Girls tonight.
9:30 am on November 19th, 2014
I don’t know about all of the other deaths. I think a few were heart attacks.
9:42 am on November 19th, 2014
This is funny. The buffalo library just said they will not charge late fees on any books that were due today. I’m sure people will be so relieved because this is what they were most concerned about.
9:43 am on November 19th, 2014
Morning all. Sunny and ice cold here.
We are claiming bragging rights. There is a wonderful craft and artisan center called Snow Farm. They have an annual sale every November that lady’s 3 weekends. Artisans from many disciplines bring their work, the Snow Farm staff displays and sells it, and part of the sales go to support Snow Farm. Last weekend was the opening. Snow Farm called yesterday to say they were about sold out of our jewelry, and could we bring more. That made us happy, but then we saw the SnowFarm fb page – they are featuring our jewelry on the front page!
We are really honored, especially since there is so much wonderful jewelry up there.
9:46 am on November 19th, 2014
Usually there are a few heart attacks from snow shoveling. Must pace yourself!
We had a rat for years known as HollyBerry Rat. She was Kelly’s project in behavioral mod. class in college. After working with her for several months, she was supposed to turn her over to the medical lab class to have her brain dissected. Kelly went to her lab and kidnapped the rat, smuggling her out in her coat. Her prof. saw her, and since Kelly was extremely attractive, he said “I didn’t see a thing”. She then gave Holly to Josh and me as a Christmas gift. Smart girl! How can you say no to a Christmas gift? She lived out her life with us, along with a Dobbie named Chloe and Mr Kitty.
9:49 am on November 19th, 2014
T & G, Congrats on that honor. BTW, do you have an auto correct in there?
10:02 am on November 19th, 2014
Barb – whatever do you mean? Doesn’t “that lady’s 3 weekends” make sense. Oh- suppose it should be “that LASTS 3 weekends”.
Sigh
Big paws, little keys.
10:05 am on November 19th, 2014
Well, maybe it could be lady’s day out weekends. That is probably what you meant.
They just said 3 of the 5 deaths are from shoveling.
10:09 am on November 19th, 2014
The storm is just finishing out up north over Niagara Falls. Just another inch or so and it’s done. But everybody had better clean up quickly because Lake Erie is not done with us. Tonight another Lake effect storm will start up and be over us but go to the south, so they think, and the people who were already badly hit might get another foot or so.
10:26 am on November 19th, 2014
Hello All–SF isn’t the only city that does this (though may be the biggest). Wishing you ALL a wonderful day…
11:33 am on November 19th, 2014
Ha! Dog mayor…another blatant example of money in politics and I quote: “the winner made a “healthy donation to help the shelter” in return for his dog holding office”.
DianeC is right…S.F. isn’t the only city that to have the honor of a furry-faced offical…a town in Alaska has had a Kat mayor for many years.
Hoping you are feeling better today ^..^
11:37 am on November 19th, 2014
Stubbs Mayor Cat
11:42 am on November 19th, 2014
that would be “official”, not offical in the previous post.
11:46 am on November 19th, 2014
Greetings!
Another cold day here in Westchester! No snow, though. :^(
Temperatures are expected to rise as the week progresses, and the weather forecaster says Westchester could be looking at 65 degrees on Monday!
It is incredible how much snow there has been in upstate NY!
Masquers: Stubbs is a beautiful kat!
11:51 am on November 19th, 2014
Thank you, Rose!
And…as for yesterday’s doggie exploit…this feline mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska was reported hitching a ride to the outskirts of Talkeetna on a garbage truck a while back.
It seems we kats are one paw ahead of youse dawgs all the way. Heh.
12:19 pm on November 19th, 2014
Mayor!…The mayor looks to be Part-Pug…snort!
Maskers!…Kats choose a garbage truck while us guys like our rides to be a bit more classy…chorkel!
12:22 pm on November 19th, 2014
Riö: sniff.
12:23 pm on November 19th, 2014
This country would be in much better shape if more us dogs held public office.
Mollypop’s Mom, You are doing a good job of storm reporting. I have been looking at pictures of the snow on tv.
After the snow ends, it will warm up, won’t it? I hate to think of all that snow melting.
T&G, Congratulations on your success with Snow Farm. Your jewelry is the best! All of us love it.
12:24 pm on November 19th, 2014
Wose! Check Your SDD, Por favor.
2:08 pm on November 19th, 2014
This Sunday is a football game – the Buffalo Bills vs the NY Jets. Our stadium is filled with snow and they can’t even see the seats. The Bills are asking for 500 people to come shovel for $10 an hour. The stadium is located in Orchard Park, which is one of the hardest hit places.
2:15 pm on November 19th, 2014
Bear: Done!
2:17 pm on November 19th, 2014
RIO! Your coat of many colors is way more fashionable than the dog mayor’s is.
2:19 pm on November 19th, 2014
Siber-H, yes, a warm-up is coming. Saturday will be in the 40’s and by Tuesday it may be 60’s. There will be flooding and maybe after that the locusts will come. Hee hee.
I shouldn’t joke about that because having lived all my life in this area, we have never had anything like this. This is truly a historic storm and it isn’t over yet. When we had the blizzard of ’77, there was no snowfall. It was the blizzard winds that blew all the snow in from the frozen lake. Then in 2000 we had 7 feet of snow. But that snow fell over six days and each day it packed down so it never looked like more than 3 feet of snow.
This is beyond belief. We have never had so much snow all at once. People in Buffalo do a happy dance when Lake Erie freezes.
2:22 pm on November 19th, 2014
Our horse vet told Mom that it is going to be near, or at, 70 degrees by Monday!
Tupper’s Mama, we saw the fb page with your lovely jewelry. Simply gorgeous.
We get the idea of a dog mayor. Why not? But a cat???? Really ????
2:44 pm on November 19th, 2014
Mollypop’s Mom, Let us know if they really get the snow shoveled out of the stadium. I hope they have someplace to put the snow. This probably won’t make the sports section of my newspaper.
I learned from you that there is no lake effect snow when Lake Erie freezes. I never knew that before.
Howler’s, No, not a kat. That would be bad for this country.
2:45 pm on November 19th, 2014
Can this Kat be sheriff?
Momma is doing the Happy Dance today. She has been trying to get Pop to look into a hearing aid for eons. He finally did! He had to go to an ENT doc this week, because his one ear got completely clogged from water. So while he was there, he was tested, and it was proven how bad his hearing is. Today, he went for his hearing aid evaluation. He needs 2 of them! And he will have them on Monday. HOORAY!
Now, when he does not hear Momma, she will know that it is just “selective hearing”. 🙂
2:47 pm on November 19th, 2014
MPM: Siber is right. You are doing Weatherkat proud.
Howlers: Yes, a Kat. I’m sure T.C. would agree.
2:56 pm on November 19th, 2014
Dearest Masquers, I hate to disappoint, but I am one of those anti-government cats. I will not run and, if elected, will not serve. I believe in every man, dog, and cat for himself.
3:01 pm on November 19th, 2014
T.C. That is actually very well said.
3:04 pm on November 19th, 2014
T.C. I am crushed.
Alice, Abbie, Elliot, Blukat, Keiko&Henry? Anybody??
I need some support here.
3:05 pm on November 19th, 2014
Herbs, Youse have NOT been forgotten!
3:07 pm on November 19th, 2014
and I just remembered…CHobbiti has a houseful of kats!
3:21 pm on November 19th, 2014
C.Hobbit’s kats and Keiko & Henry are Not Old Enough to Vote. Heh.
Kat: You have My Vote for Sheriff.
Royal Mum: It is No Surprise that your Artisan Wares sold out quickly. Very happy to hear about your success at Snow Farm.
3:23 pm on November 19th, 2014
Maskers!…You just can’t win today – Give UP!…snort!
3:26 pm on November 19th, 2014
Masquers! No cat believes in that community mumbo jumbo. But you were always more dog than cat, weren’t you? You and my mommy would get along just fine. She is the “all for one, and one for all” type. Me? I am the “all for T.C., and T.C. for nobody” type. tee hee!
3:29 pm on November 19th, 2014
Toenails!…So yesterday Beau was diligently on Kat-Watch. He happened to see a Kat walking by….grunt!….He took off running, spinning and spinning his way through the kitchen and because his toenails are so long he slid earlier than normal and plowed right into a little cabinet over which hangs the kitchen clock…snort!…He hit the cabinet with such force that it knocked the clock off the wall and shattered into a million and two pieces…sniff!….Mother was not happy at all about this as she had to clean up all the glass and clock-parts…wheeze!…I’ve just over-heard we will both be going to see a new groomer this weekend and have our toenails clipped…grump!…Thanks a whole helluva lot Beau!….grumble!
3:41 pm on November 19th, 2014
Beau, Do you want to run away from home with me? I have packed all of my worldly possessions, which consist of some chewed-up tennis balls and a chewed-up squeaky fox. I am no longer wanted in this here house.
Mom left me all alone today. I thought it might be forever, and I was so scarit that nobody would ever feed me again. So I foraged and found some beans with little black dots on them, lying in a bowl of water. They were not real tasty, but a guy has to do what a guy has to do. Well, Mom finally came home, weeks later. She was not happy with me. sigh
3:50 pm on November 19th, 2014
Sneeze!….My head hurts like the dickens….snuffle!sneeze!
3:50 pm on November 19th, 2014
Zeus: I can empathize about Your Long Wait-Time. I have been known to jump through screens, over fences, and squeeze into incredibly small spaces (think kat door…and at 70 lbs this was quite a feat) simply because they left me Alone for DAYS.
4:00 pm on November 19th, 2014
Siber-H, I also wondered about where they were going to put the snow from the stadium. They just said on TV that there is some kind of chute that sends the snow out of the stadium into a waiting dump truck. When the dump truck is full the next one pulls up. Where they’re dumping it I’m not sure because they were using vacant plazas and I don’t know if those are all used up.
4:10 pm on November 19th, 2014
I am watching Eyewitness News right now. The footage of all the snow in Buffalo is incredible.
Zeusikov: I don’t think you are going anywhere. Your mom may not be happy with you right now, but I know she loves you.
4:12 pm on November 19th, 2014
Snow!…I wonder if they will have all the streets and the parking plowed by Sunday…snort!…If my town had snow like that it would still be sitting around till April…grunt!
4:16 pm on November 19th, 2014
Wose! I think I am out of the doghouse! Mom fed me, as if I am her sweet boy once again. Yippee!
4:16 pm on November 19th, 2014
Zeus, Mom is worried about you getting a tummy ache. She also says to tell you that your folks are not giving you the boot.
Mollypop’sMom, It is too bad there isn’t some way they could dump it back in Lake Erie.
4:16 pm on November 19th, 2014
Gasp! I believe she took my avatar, though!
4:19 pm on November 19th, 2014
Poor Beau. You need to lie that big head down on a soft pillow and wait for your friend to come home to give you belly rubs. That’s the ticket. A soft head and warm belly rubs. Or is it a warm head and soft belly rubs? Hmmmm. Looking for my medical books now…
4:37 pm on November 19th, 2014
When we have a lot of snow and the lake is frozen, the dump trucks just drive right out on the lake and dump it. I don’t know how they might do it with the lake not frozen.
4:39 pm on November 19th, 2014
The New York State Thruway, south of Buffalo.
Photo courtesy of the New York State Police.
4:43 pm on November 19th, 2014
No-Way-Thruway!….I’m guessing that snow is taller than me…snort!
4:44 pm on November 19th, 2014
The snow is also taller than me or even Natasha.
4:52 pm on November 19th, 2014
Poor LouLou and Princess Sam. They won’t be able to go outdoors for months. Do they know how to use a litter box?
I found this excellent instructional video for my fellow felines who are forced to share their home with a canine.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3yNSF7ljOoU
4:59 pm on November 19th, 2014
Packing packing packing.
Then a little time off for cat related hi-jinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3w5AoWPK64&feature=em-subs_digest
Alice would like to be mayor. She says she will run on a no kitten platform.
Did you see the bootie annoucement last night??? Didja??? sniff. NO one mentioned it at all…
5:04 pm on November 19th, 2014
We did indeed see the bootie announcement. Didja see your email?
5:06 pm on November 19th, 2014
Staff: We Here did not mention your Booty Announcement of last night because we are frantically looking for Couch Change so to win that Beautiful Prize.
5:07 pm on November 19th, 2014
O’Howlers! No!
5:39 pm on November 19th, 2014
We laughed and laughed at the “Dear Kitten” video.
Hey…wait a minute…..
speaking of kittens, Mama went to the v e t’s office today to check on Cubbins. So far, all tests have come up negative. And the entire staff has fallen in love with him.
The v e t said that a lady who just lost her long time kitty is coming to meet Cubbins, if that was ok with Mama. She said that if it was a good, indoor only home, he could go there. The v e t said it would be a wonderful home, and it would be indoor. So, the little orphan kitty may be going to a good forever home. We think Mama is kinda sad, but Basil and Sage say it would be for the best.
But then again, what do Wrotten Kats know?
5:40 pm on November 19th, 2014
A friend just sent us a picture of a Sibe girl who has been used for breeding “her entire life” and the breeder was done with her. She is now at a resue, looking for a home. She is only one and a half years old!!!! How old do they start breeding those girls???
5:40 pm on November 19th, 2014
Eileen, heh, sorry Bear Spirit, I checked and thank you.
A Bootie Update will be coming soon after I do some math.
5:47 pm on November 19th, 2014
Staff: Go Kat Go!
Alice, With that platform, you’d be a shoo-in for mayor. Myself? I have never accepted, nor tolerated, interlopers on MY property.
Sorry, TC, although I liked the video, it is of no use here.
Herbkats: Close one!
5:51 pm on November 19th, 2014
Howlers – do we foresee a new Howler joining youse guys?
5:55 pm on November 19th, 2014
You guys were being sneaky! Trying to slip in a donation through in time for the prize and not telling others. Snicker. I thought no one wanted to bootie up.
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
The bootie fund now stands at 1045 which is GREAT!. We are over 2/3 of the way to our goal of 1500. We are now out of Matching monies but maybe someone will take pity on us and come up to scratch on that.
Meanwhile the next prize is close again. This is a picture of the next prize donated by our own, world famous, RAt/cat rescuer, Amalia.
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This is a wonderful key chain with a Raven depicted on it. The Raven is important to our blog and a key chain is always useful.
Thank you all for your support!
5:59 pm on November 19th, 2014
The Raven Key Chain is a Beauty!
6:05 pm on November 19th, 2014
Zeusikov: I knew there was no way your mom would get rid of you. Grizz has kept me for more than 30 years, and he doesn’t know the half of some of the things I have done.
Masquers: That is some picture of the Thruway!
6:07 pm on November 19th, 2014
Anddddd! We have a wonderful Plunderer who has donated 50.00 to be matching funds. Use it or lose it folks!
Shake your bootie!
No bootie? No workie!
6:15 pm on November 19th, 2014
You tell ’em, Sled Dog.
6:54 pm on November 19th, 2014
MPM, are those motorists still trapped ?
7:00 pm on November 19th, 2014
I thought they were all rescued when the storm stopped early afternoon. Now they’re saying that some are still out there and I don’t know how many. They may be truckers who didn’t want to leave their trucks and are still being dug out but I don’t know that for sure either. There have been a couple more deaths bringing the death toll to seven. One death was a man who was helping push a car and was hit. This last one was just reported with the cause unknown.
7:11 pm on November 19th, 2014
I don’t like this latest weather forecast about the next lake effect storm that is setting up right now. It’s going to start to the north at Niagara Falls and come down toward the south to finally settle in ski country which will make them happy. But they’re showing 1 to 2 feet of snow in Amherst and that’s me!
7:16 pm on November 19th, 2014
MPM: So sad about the trapped motorists. How will they survive another storm?
7:22 pm on November 19th, 2014
I think the stranded people have been taken to shelters. One required an ambulance. The truckers are the ones I think are stranded and don’t want to leave their trucks but they have sleeping facilities in the truck. At this point maybe they just need food and people on snowmobiles are going around to the stranded cars to see who’s in them and bring food.
7:31 pm on November 19th, 2014
MollyPop’s Mom: Gasp. Hope YOU have Enough Food!
7:31 pm on November 19th, 2014
Now on the news, some roofs gave collapsed from the weight of the snow. They showed people out shoveling their roofs.
7:31 pm on November 19th, 2014
…you and LouLou.
7:35 pm on November 19th, 2014
Thinking about the scheduled Sunday football game. Even if they got the stadium shoveled out who could come?
7:39 pm on November 19th, 2014
Bear, Loulou will always have plenty of good food. She eats Natural Balance grain free kibble called – get this – Alpha Dog. My gluten problems have many side effects and I’m eating bananas, rice, and dry toast. i have a big supply. I’d be happy to run out of this stuff.
7:40 pm on November 19th, 2014
Masquers, the governor just announced that 450 snowplows are coming from within New York State and also neighboring states. Hopefully that will get the roads cleared in a hurry. By football game day it will be in the 40s.
7:49 pm on November 19th, 2014
Zeus: we saw your post this afternoon about being starved and we can relate. We only get 2 meals a day 🙁 In weather this cold, there is a tiny bit extra in our dishes and we get some yummy yogurt and of course Egg Day. But seriously, we could do with MORE.
Mom told us that the snow in NY is tallelr than she is!
8:02 pm on November 19th, 2014
MPM, That does not sound like a very exciting diet. Do you have some meat and veggies on hand?
Howlers, 1 1/2 doesn’t sound very old for a breeder to be giving up a dog. Some of the unethical ones start with the first heat and breed every six months till the poor dog is worn out. I think the puppy mill dogs last several years. In the English Shepherd Registry you can not register a litter if the mom is under 18 months, and you cannot register a litter if there have been more than two back to back breedings. That makes it harder for the puppy mill pieces of s**t.
8:03 pm on November 19th, 2014
HOH, Those folks never feed our kind what we deserve. I mean, I work hard on this farm.
Isn’t it rather surreal how, with all of our modern technology, we still are at the mercy of the weather and natural disasters. It seems like pioneer days.
8:07 pm on November 19th, 2014
Thanks, Barb. That makes more sense. Leslie thinks this Sibe girl might be one of those recently rescued from a puppy mill down south.
8:08 pm on November 19th, 2014
Kat: I have your photo in my dog house. I give it a lick before I leave for each training run. You are my special girl. I’d like for you to wear my dog jacket. Even though I’m focused on training,Luna said I need to take courting guidance from Ruff Rider who treats Zeta very well. Luna said I am not to take dating advice from Pancho or Lefty.
8:11 pm on November 19th, 2014
Zeus, mom read the Little House books to us and even though we have lots of nifty stuff here, we think the pioneers were better prepared for the weather since they had to be ready for anything!
8:12 pm on November 19th, 2014
We are watching Living Alaska, and they are looking at a house in North Pole! Maybe this is Hobbit’s house.
8:14 pm on November 19th, 2014
Aww Junior. I love how you talk. I am falling asleep, and now I will have sweet dreams. Good night. sigh
8:23 pm on November 19th, 2014
We remember the winter storm in one of the Little House series. I think the snow was up to the upper windows.
8:25 pm on November 19th, 2014
B&M&L and the year they moved into Pa’s storefront in town and had to twist straw into knots to burn for heat! Shiver!
8:56 pm on November 19th, 2014
HOH, I remember that too. Brrr.
8:58 pm on November 19th, 2014
Key Chain!…Someone here really wants that Raven Key Chain…snort!…It is a thing of beauty…wheeze!
9:37 pm on November 19th, 2014
B. & Rio: How Many Episodes of The Gilmore Girls have youse watched?
Beau: I’m Not Worried about that Stupid old Clock, but How’s Your Head Feeling?
10:12 pm on November 19th, 2014
Bear!…I think we are on the 3rd episode of the 3rd set of five…snort!…But I could be wrong, I will have to check. Right now because of the Howlers we are watching “Living Alaska” and boy do we want to…heh!heh!
10:15 pm on November 19th, 2014
MPM – we are glad you are warm and dry and high up. We will keep you and LouLou, and all of the folks in Buffalo in our prayers.
Decisions will have to be made tomorrow. Gramp is now thinking that he may want to hold onto Cubbins. Basil is Gramp’s Kat and he is none too pleased about the idea.
If the v e t recommended home really loves him, we should let him go there. But then again, Gramp has his feelings too….
oh dear….it’s not going to be easy.
10:23 pm on November 19th, 2014
Tough decision ahead. Do you think Gramps want to hold on to something of your brother? That may have something to do with it. Either way, Cubbins seems like he will be landing in a great home.
Now we are going to say good night. Work day tomorrow.
Have a safe and warm night everyone, and we will pray that the snow stops out east.
10:30 pm on November 19th, 2014
Cubbins!…(shudder)…Does he have a vote?…snort!
10:37 pm on November 19th, 2014
Tupper&Gilly: We have this morning’s photo of Cubbins in paw. Just say the word and it will be transferred into our Plunderer Family Photo Box.
Rio: We on Season 3, Episode 1.
Nana has a Wonderfluffing Appointment in the Morning so we are signing off early here.
See youse in the AM – Bear
10:55 pm on November 19th, 2014
Rio – CubKat votes for a home with warm laps and lots of food. We think he will get that no matter where he lands.
10:56 pm on November 19th, 2014
Woo hoo. 101!!!! Do we get a slobbery Pug schlurp?
11:00 pm on November 19th, 2014
SLURRRRRPPPP!…And SLOBBBBERY kisses to some Porgies…snort!..Oh, I mean Corgies…heh!heh!
11:00 pm on November 19th, 2014
I bet Cubbins votes for a home with no kids.
Night All
11:01 pm on November 19th, 2014
Barb!…Season 3!…snort!…I’m not sure which season we are on…heh!…OnDemand doles out the episodes 5 at a time…grunt!…I’m guessing we are on the 12th episode…sniff!
11:19 pm on November 19th, 2014
We’re toast. Sayin’ goodnight.
G’night, family
11:29 pm on November 19th, 2014
Gus up top.
Alice has been living in the closet in the quilt room. She only comes out if we go in and reach into the box of yarn she sleeps on and pet her and talk to her. Then she graces us with her presence for a little while. As far as I can tell she is not eating too much. Grump and spit.
Abbie is adjusting. She still doesn’t like the little buggers but she has discovered they are afraid of her so she is no longer afraid of them.
They are incarcerated for one more night. We all (the kittens and I) had a nap today. They like to sleep right by your face.
Abbie left the bed when they came up.
Night all!
11:31 pm on November 19th, 2014
Stover!…We are watching a very interesting show on OnDemand called, “A Poet In NY”…snort!…But alas, someone thinks we have to climb upstairs to bed…sniff!…I cannot give a full report, but what we have seen so far is very good. It is a BBC production if that helps…wuffle!
5:51 am on November 20th, 2014
We are having colder temps than Willow. And we have wind.
Heh! Living Oley!