HIT THE ROAD JACK !!

IT’S FINALLY SUNDAY AND TIME TO START THE ROADTRIP HOME TO WISCONSIN.  YAHOO!!!

THE NEW GPS, TOM TOM, SAYS IT’S 520 MILES TO AMY’S HOUSE. WILL WE GET THERE IN TIME TO CELEBRATE AIM’S BIRTHDAY OR WILL WE HAVE TO STOP AND DRINK 10-20 BEERS WHILE THE PACKERS BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THE BEARS?

TOM TOM SAYS WE’RE TRAVELLING 76 MILES AN HOUR, AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75.  WOW THIS GADGET IS COOL, NOW WHERE IS THE PACKER GAME AND THE BEER DRINKING SETTING?

HEY UNCLE NEIL COULD YOU SET UP YOUR LAPTOP SO “AZ” CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BLOG AND OUR ROADTRIP?

OH YA, AND IT’S SUNDAY, ARE YOU TAKING “AZ” TO CHURCH WITH YOU?

HEAD’N DOWN THE HI-WAY….

A BIG THANK-YOU !!!

A REALLY BIG THANK-YOU TO UNCLE NEIL AND AUNT KATHY FOR TAKING THEIR TIME TO DRIVE TO WAUSAU, WISCONSIN TO BUY US THE NEW CAT, “AZ”.

WHILE TALKING TO THEM ON THE PHONE THEY BOTH SAID THEY HAD SOME GREAT BEER DRINKING STORIES TO TELL ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE OF PICKING UP THE NEW KITTY.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO HEAR KATHY’S VERSION.  LIKE NEIL ALWAYS SAYS, “I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER”.

REGULAR BLOG READERS MAY NOT KNOW THAT UNCLE NEIL IS A VETERINARIAN, AND THEY RETURNED THE NEW KITTY TO HIS OFFICE.

 

THEY GOT “AZ” ALL SET UP TO REST COMFORTABLLY.

HE COULDN’T BE IN SAFER HANDS, THANKS AGAIN.

REX AND MARY

HANG ON LITTLE BUDDY, DON’T ALL ROADS IN WISCONSIN LEAD TO TITLE TOWN, USA?  WE’LL BE ALONG TO FETCH YOU.

INTRODUCING “AZ” (CONTINUED)

I MAY HAVE TURNED OFF COMMENT MODERATION ONE BLOG TOO EARLY.  MARY WAS EVEN A LITTLE UPSET ABOUT YESTERDAY’S BLOG AND POINTED OUT THAT MANY SERIAL KILLERS TORTURED ANIMALS IN THEIR CHILDHOOD.

IT WAS A DIFFERENT WORLD 25 AND 50 YEARS AGO. INSTEAD OF VIDEO GAMES AND FACEBOOK WE PLAYED MUMBLY PEG. I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN FRANKVILLE THAT DIDN’T HAVE KEYS TO THE DOORS.  IF THE OLSMOBILE OMEGA WAS MISSING FROM IT’S PARKING SPOT, I COULDN’T REPORT IT STOLEN, IT WOULD TAKE A MONTH TO CHECK WITH ALL MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF SOMEBODY JUST BORROWED IT, CAUSE THE KEYS WERE ALWAY IN THE IGNITION.

BACK TO INTRODUCING “AZ”

AS THE SPOTTED CAT DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR, THE LAST WEEK ACTUALLY, I FOUND  BENGAL KITTENS LISTED ON E-BAY OF ALL PLACES.  THE KITTENS ARE AFFORDABLE AND LOCATED IN WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, BUT THERE ARE ONLY TWO REMAINING OUT OF A LITTER OF SIX.

UNCLE NEIL AND AUNT KATHY COME TO MY RESCUE.

HEY UNCLE NEIL, THIS IS YOUR BROTHER FROM NEVADA, COULD YOU DRIVE OVER TO WAUSAU TOMORROW AND BUY ME A NEW CAT? 

THANKS TO AUNT KATHY, WE HAVE PICTURES.  ALTHOUGH I HAVEN’T MET THE CAT YET,  I’M GOING TO NAME THE CAT ARIZONA, “AZ” (PRONOUNCED A-ZEE) FOR SHORT.

 

JUST LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL SPOTS!

WHAT WILL SUSIE THINK OF HER NEW BOYFRIEND? WILL IT BE LOVE AT FIRST SITE?  ARE THERE CAT FIGHTS IN OUR FUTURE?  ALL BLOG FODDER FOR NEXT MONTH I’M SURE. MEANWHILE “AZ” WILL BE JOINING US FOR THE THREE WEEK WISCONSIN ROADTRIP.

HEY UNCLE NEIL, DO YOU THINK “AZ” WILL GET CAR SICK AND THROW UP ALL OVER MARY’S NEW CAR?

IT’S GOING TO BE INTERESTING, BUT ISN’T A ROADTRIP TO WISCONSIN ALWAYS INTERESTING?

INTRODUCING “AZ”

MY WHOLE LIFE I WAS A “DOG PERSON”, AND WAS DEFININTELY NOT A “CAT PERSON”. I HAD SEVERAL MINATURE DACHOUNDS, AND SALLY THE YELLOW LAB WILL ALWAYS BE A FAVORITE.

EVEN THOUGH PAULIE ALWAYS HAD A CAT IN THE HOUSE  GROWING UP, MY REPUTATION WITH CATS WAS MORE SINISTER.

AS A LITTLE KID I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW MANY CATS I KICKED UP IN THE AIR TO SEE IF THEY REALLY ALWAYS LANDED ON THEIR FEET?  THIS WAS ESPECIALLY COOL TO DO IN THE BARN, TO SEE IF I COULD GET THEM TO LAND IN GUTTER.

ONE WINTER IN FRANKVILLE I DECIDED THE FERAL CAT POPULATION WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND MADE IT MY PERSONAL MISSION TO SHOOT THEM.  I USED THE SAME .22 VARMIT GUN UNCLE HANS RECENTLY BLOGGED ABOUT TRIMMING HIS TREE.

UNLIKE UNCLE HANS I WAS A TERRIFIC SHOT AND HAD 21 DEAD ON HITS, OUT OF 21, INCLUDING ONE IN THE DARK.

LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, AND BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WE HAD KILLED OVER 40 CATS.  WHEN THE LOCALS BEGAN QUESTIONING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CATS AT THE MORNING COFFEE HOUR, WE BOTH HUNG UP OUR GUNS AND RETIRED BEFORE WE GOT CAUGHT.

IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS LATER HAVING A COLD ONE THAT THE SUBJECT CAME UP AND WE TOLD EACH OTHER OF OUR SHOOTING SKILLS IN THE BACK YARD.

TERESA COULD TELL YOU A COUPLE OF CAT STORIES ABOUT REX, AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS KILLED IN THOSE STORIES I WAS INJURED BY ONE ONE THE LITTLE DEVILS AND TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS TO HEAL.

ANYWAY AS THE WORLD TURNS AND I GREW UP, THAT ALL CHANGED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WITH THE ADDITION OF SUSIE-Q, THE CAT, TO THE HAPPY CAMPERS GROUP. SUSIE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT PET CATS. HELL, I EVEN SUBSCRIBE TO THE CAT FANCY MAGAZINE, AND RECENTLY RENEWED WHEN MY GRANDSONS WERE SELLING MAGAZINES AT SCHOOL.

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THEY FEATURED SAVANNAH CATS IN THE MAGAZINE AND I’VE BEEN WANTING A SPOTTED CAT EVER SINCE.  SPOTTED CATS GET THEIR SPOTS FROM HAVING WILD LEPOARD BLOOD LINES.  THE SPOTTED CATS ALSO SEEM TO BE MORE DOG LIKE, SMARTER, LIKE WATER, LOYAL, AND MORE OUTGOING THAN YOUR AVERAGE CAT.

I THINK OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF I’VE READ EVERY THING WRITTEN ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAVANNAH, OCICAT, AND BENGAL BREEDS.

THIS SUMMER WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PORCH, I NOW HAVE ROOM FOR A SECOND CAT AND DOUBLE DOWNED MY EFFORTS TO FIND THE PERFECT SPOTTED CAT THAT I COULD AFFORD.  KNOWING I WAS GOING TO BE IN GREEN BAY ON OCTOBER 1ST AND COULD USE UNCLE NEILS SERVICES TO CUT DOWN ON THE VET BILL THE DEADLINE WAS SET.  IT IS NOW OR NEVER.

AS THE DEADLINE GREW NEAR, LAST WEEK I TOTALLY PISSED OFF A BENGAL CAT BREEDER IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SHE WAS NOT AMUSED WHEN I RAISED MY $250 OFFER TO $300 ON HER $750 KITTENS.  HER LAST E-MAIL TO ME, GAVE ME A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF A FLAMING E-MAIL.

INTERNET SEARCHES, CHECKING THE CRAIG LISTS OF ALL THE MAJOR TOWNS WE WILL TRAVEL THOUGH TO GET TO GREEN BAY, HUMANE SOCIETIES, BENGAL RESCUE GROUPS, PET FINDER, WANT-ADS,AND FINALLY E-BAY.

LIKE AN OLE FASHION SOAP OPERA THE STORY CONTINUES TOMORROW

BLOG COMMENTS

I DON’T GET A LOT OF COMMENTS ON MY BLOG.  THE REASON I DON’T GET A LOT OF COMMENTS:

#1. I DON’T LEAVE ANY COMMENTS ON OTHER RV BLOGS THAT I READ. THE REASON I DON’T, IS BECAUSE I HATE ALL THE HOOPS YOU HAVE TO GO THRU.  ESPECIALLY THAT ANNOYING  SCRAMBLE  WORD VERIFICATION. I JUST CAN’T SEEM TO TYPE THE RIGHT LETTERS OR NUMBERS.

#2.  THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I’VE WRITTEN LESS ABOUT RV TRAVEL AND MORE OF A REPORT TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD, FAR AWAY IN ARIZONA/NEVADA.

DESPITE LESS RV’ING TOPICS MARY, UNCLE HANS, SUSIE, GUESTS, AND I, STILL GET ABOUT 100 HITS A DAY ON THE BLOG.  THANKS TO ALL OF YOU READERS.  IN FACT OUR COUNTER IS OVER 140,000 HITS SINCE THE BEGINNING.

RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A LOT SAID ABOUT COMMENT VERIFICATION IN THE BLOGSPHERE.  THEY CLAIM THAT THE SPAM FILTER WORKS GREAT, SO I’VE TURNED OFF BLOG MODERATION.  NOW WHEN YOU MAKE A COMMENT, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO UNSCRAMBLE A WORD, AND YOUR COMMENT SHOULD DIRECTLY POST TO MY BLOG, NO LONGER WAITING FOR MY “OK”.

I HOPE THIS TREND CONTINUES AMONG BLOGGERS, AND MAYBE I’LL START MAKING MORE COMMENTS TO THE MANY RV BLOGS I READ DAILY.