Getting to know each other

I know how you feel, SWalker. I would bring back my mother because she died when I was 19 and I never got to say goodbye. She was taken out of my house at 2 a.m. in a coma (she was 44).

A. The perfect job to ME would be a newspaper columnist where I would have my own column and talk about cats, animal rescue, etc., just like Rene.

B. I'm stuck for a question, anyone??

OK, since I'm a guy and most everyone here is a woman, I have to ask this q:

Q: Where is the most exotic place you've made love? ((A beach, the pitchers mound of a baseball diamond in the middle of winter, etc. -examples of my own).

A: Oh, Meowman, I think you got this thread stuck... this is a family site, you know *giggle* and I'm sorry to say I have no such exotic answer for you... What can I do? I must be dull

Q: If I were to offer you a coke and a diet coke, which would you choose?

Sorry about that Anne. I'll refrain from allowing the X-chromozomes from escaping.

Meowman - How about the Smithsonian in one of the movie theatres - no lie!

My favorite poem is actually one that I wrote - because it makes me remember..

Chris

through the pane glass
I watch
the tears
falling from the sky
mourning my loss
i feel the dampness
chill my heart
for you will never come home again.
your smile
that brotherly protection i always hated
is forever gone....
they promise
the dark days will vanish
and i will see the sun once more.
perhaps,
this is true ---
but, i cannot understand
why it had to rain today.

My younger brother Chris died of AIDS when he was only 35 years old - he was the kindest most wonderful person I have ever known and this poem was written in his memory.

I know it seems sad, but I use it to change other people's lives rather than my own. Chris was gay and I share the poem with people who are afraid and don't understand AIDS or homosexuality. Although my life is saving animals, I also try to honor my brother's memory in some small way.

My question: Who is the most important member of your family and why?

Rene,

I'd have to say my daughter, Amy. She was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 16. Since the lemon-sized tumor was on her brain stem, she had to learn everything all over again, eating, talking, walking, bathing, EVERYTHING!! Her boyfriend dumped her, her friends abandoned her. Yet through it all, she was so strong and determined to get well. She graduated with her class after missing a year of school (due to chemotherapy). Today she is 25 years old and has been in remission for 8 years. She holds down a job and has her own apartment complete with kitty, Callie. I am SO proud of her. If it were ME that it had happened to, I would've given up totally! Hello, Dr. Kevorkian??

Rene, I'm sorry to hear about your brother. Your poem is beautiful! donna, I'm glad your daughter is well now, she must be a very brave person to deal with a brain tumor at age 16. By the way, Dr Kevorkian is the name of my gynecologist

Hey Donna, you forgot to post a question! Do you have one or do you want someone else to throw one in?

Oh Rene, I am so very, very, VERY sorry to hear about your brother. Your poem brought a tear to my eye, and I thank you so much for sharing it with us.
And Donna, your daughter is so very strong, and you are right to be so proud of her..I don't know if I could have went through all she has and came out so well either. She must have such a good kind, strong heart to have come through so much. Thanks for sharing that.

I guess I could post a question.

Q: What is one thing you would like to change about yourself?

A. The only thing I really want to change about myself is my weight, which I am presently doing.

Q. Are you in love with someone?

A. I was very much in love with someone many moons ago. Unfortunately, he decided to play the field and ended up marrying one of my friends. I loved being in love. It's a wonderful feeling. But I also thought that I was nothing without him. My way of thinking has changed and for the first time in years I am content with my life, with or without a man. I am always open to new things and hope one day someone will again make me feel the way he did. But for for now, I am happy having good times with my friends and kitties. My oldest male cat Casey is the only man I let walk all over me and get away with it!

Q. If you could have any wild cat as a pet, which one would it be?

A: Definitely a tiger. Though it's only in fantasy land... In the real world, I prefer to see the Tigers in the jungles.

Q: What's the last movie you've seen?

A. Meet the Parents with Robert DeNiro and Ben Stiller. I laughed till I cried! Especially when the cat knocked over DeNiro's mother's ashes and used them as kitty litter.

Q. If you could get one law passed, what law would that be and why?

A. I think a good law would be a requirement for a special license if you choose not to spay or neuter a pet. That way, neutering would be the norm. (but I am not convinced that legislation would help, either.)

Q. What do you avoid doing until the very last moment?

A. Putting clothes on in the morning. My fiance bought me the BEST robe for X-mas and I practically live in it.

Q. (for you married folks).. What was the one thing that you splurged on (money wise) for your wedding? are you glad or do you regret it?

..can you tell that I am starting to plan mine? ..

A. Save your money, go get married under a waterfall in Hawaii.
No matter how much money you pour into the wedding, something will dissapoint you. Some one in family will interfere. After the day is gone you'll say "I spent $10,000.00 on that?" Go to an Island, Video tape it, bring some close family and friends. Let everyone back home throw you a reception. Enjoy your Wedding day the way it should be. I wish I did.
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Q. who is your favorite actor? (male or female)

[Edited by jennifer durand on 03-07-2001 at 09:52 PM]

A: That would definatly be Sean Connery!!!

Q: What is your most embarrasing moment?

I love Sean Connery. He's so yummy!

A. Seventh grade, white skirt, very first day I got my period. The most embarrassing day of my life.

Q. what's your favorite body part of a man or woman? and why?



[Edited by jennifer durand on 03-07-2001 at 10:39 PM]

The most favorite part of a man teehee, I'd have to say...(I would get this question)...lol...God's testing me! Okay, I'm just going to be honest...cover your eyes now!
That'd have to be a man's ummm....uh...errrr...yeah...okay, if you follow your ...this is too intimate! I have two places...so, I'll disclose one...his butt ...it has to be a firm, bodybuilder butt...yep. Love those butts lot's of discipline! Oh, I had to come back here and edit this because you wanted to know why! Okay, I'll tell ya why,...cause it's sexy and it fills out their jeans. A butt is a beautiful piece of work if maintained. If a man or woman is in incredible athletic condition, he or she could appear to be in their 20's even if they're in their 50's or 60's! This is the most illustrious compliment I think anyone could be given.
Okay, here's a fair question...speaking of but's...

Q. What has been your worse excuse for a speeding ticket?
ie...but officer..etc...lol!

[Edited by Catarina77777 on 03-07-2001 at 11:19 PM]

A. This is not an excuse that I used, but it makes me

My sisters friend was on her way to meet her new boyfriends family for dinner at their house. They lived 1 hour away and she drove there by herself. As always, she was running late and didn't want to make a bad first impression, so she was speeding. When the cop pulled her over she said that she had a bad stomach ache and needed to go to the bathroom. So, he escorted her to the next rest stop. Well, she got to her boyfriend's parent's place in time. She was a little dissapointed that she didn't get to meet his brother, but he had to work. After dinner, the brother DID show up for desert. It was the cop that pulled her over! oops

Q. What is your favorite James Bond movie? ("any one with Sean Connery" IS an appropiate answer)