The Poverty Jet Set » pets http://thepovertyjetset.com Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:08:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Lazzzzzzzzerrrrz http://thepovertyjetset.com/2009/03/16/lazzzzzzzzerrrrz/ http://thepovertyjetset.com/2009/03/16/lazzzzzzzzerrrrz/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:57:30 +0000 Mark http://thepovertyjetset.com/?p=1302 funny pictures of cats with captions

I’m not one to repost LOLcats, but this one is particularly funny as we’ve been torturing Maysle with one of these damn laser pens a lot lately and he magically never seems to tire of it. What is it about the lil’ red dot that drives kitties so mad?

]]> http://thepovertyjetset.com/2009/03/16/lazzzzzzzzerrrrz/feed/ 0 Our New Cat Maysle http://thepovertyjetset.com/2009/02/01/our-new-cat-maysle/ http://thepovertyjetset.com/2009/02/01/our-new-cat-maysle/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:20:47 +0000 Mark http://thepovertyjetset.com/?p=1147 Maysle

As some of you know, our awesome kitty Werner passed away earlier this month from a rare kitten disease. It was heartbreaking. We had only had him for about three months, but he was the first addition to our family and he was truly a special cat. Frail and small, but he had a huge heart.

It’s been almost a month since then, and we decided we sure missed a little furball running around our house so we went ahead and adopted another kitten from PAWS. Maysle saw me walking by his cage and immediately reached out to me. I’m pretty sure we were fated to be together. He’s adorable, soft and precocious. And yes, we continue the trend of naming out pets after our favorite filmmakers… we are nerds, after all.

]]> http://thepovertyjetset.com/2009/02/01/our-new-cat-maysle/feed/ 16 We Adopted a Cat http://thepovertyjetset.com/2008/10/20/we-adopted-a-cat/ http://thepovertyjetset.com/2008/10/20/we-adopted-a-cat/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:05:03 +0000 Mark http://thepovertyjetset.com/?p=734

Meet Dr. Werner “Snake Eyes” Herzog. [update: okay, that is a ridiculous name. We just call him Vern now.]

Audrey and I have been talking about getting a pet for a while now, but then the other day, our friend had some stray kitties playing around in his backyard and we committed to taking one. Well, that plan didn’t turn out to be as easy as we thought. Turns out feral young cats are nearly impossible to catch bare-handed. We spent half the afternoon trying, using several different tactics, none of which worked.

In the end we gave up and went straight to PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society), the awesome and highly recommended animal shelter on 2nd and Arch. After playing around with several cats, we were drawn to Werner particularly for some reason. For me it was his striking green eyes and his laid-back attitude. For Audrey it was his shiny gray coat and snugglability.

He was the perfect choice. The moment we brought him home he was completely at ease. And this, an ex-stray! He curiously nosed around the house confidently, then settled in the curling up in our laps and kneading his paws into our bellies. He’s an excellent cat. We’re convinced he’s an ‘old soul’ even though he’s only one year old. Hope y’all get to meet him soon!

He’s sitting on my lap watching me type this with focused intensity right this moment… I think he might be into blogging, too! Whoa.

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