DH GOT ME A KITTEN...

justanothermother ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:08 pm

avigailmiriam wrote:

...for Chanaukah. It's so cute and tiny! We haven't named her yet.

quirini cat

↑ avigailmiriam ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:09 pm

justanothermother wrote:

avigailmiriam wrote:

...for Chanaukah. It's so cute and tiny! We haven't named her yet.

quirini cat

What does that mean?

↑ Clarissa ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:10 pm

My betta was like a little, pretty blue puppy. He'd swim up to let me feed him by hand, bit by bit. When I came into the room, he'd wag his little tail-fin. He had personality and warmth.

↑ avigailmiriam ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:12 pm

Clarissa wrote:

My betta was like a little, pretty blue puppy. He'd swim up to let me feed him by hand, bit by bit. When I came into the room, he'd wag his little tail-fin. He had personality and warmth.

My beta was anti social and sulky. Like owner, like pet, I suppose.

↑ Clarissa ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:14 pm

Not necessarily. I wouldn't describe myself as the type to wag my tail-fin when I see somebody I know. Quite the contrary, I swim to the deepest, darkest part of my tank and hide in the little plastic castle.

↑ octopus

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:18 pm

I don't know even know what a beta is. Other than a letter in the greek alphabet. Scratching Head

↑ justanothermother ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:22 pm

avigailmiriam wrote:

justanothermother wrote:

avigailmiriam wrote:

...for Chanaukah. It's so cute and tiny! We haven't named her yet.

quirini cat

What does that mean?

I tried to google humanist philosophers to find a name that worked. I found the name Lauro Quirini, a Venetian humanist. Most likely, I am mispronouncing the name in my mind, but I liked the sound of it.

↑ Clarissa ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:30 pm

I thought it was a homophobic slur. So relieved it's just an innocent reference to a humanist philosopher, surprisingly, one of the ones I don't know.

↑ avigailmiriam ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:41 pm

justanothermother wrote:

avigailmiriam wrote:

justanothermother wrote:

avigailmiriam wrote:

...for Chanaukah. It's so cute and tiny! We haven't named her yet.

quirini cat

What does that mean?

Now that is obscure; I think I read a little of him, like a decade ago!

↑ avigailmiriam ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:42 pm

octopus wrote:

I don't know even know what a beta is. Other than a letter in the greek alphabet. Scratching Head

A tiny little fish. The males have bright colors and are very popular as pets.

↑ avigailmiriam ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:47 pm

The kitten is now curled up in my cardigan. And she is purring. I am very happy.

↑ Clarissa ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 9:54 pm

Aw, he's pretty. Mine was this gorgeous blue-green. I don't have any pictures, but he's still in my mother's freezer, years later. My father was going to bury him but never got around to it.

↑ GAMZu ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 10:00 pm

Clarissa, tell me you are kidding! shock

We had a blue one, too, before that.
I think we should start a thread for pet photos!

Tefila

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 10:03 pm

Clarissa wrote:

Aw, how sweet of him. Given your education, I'm guessing you'll give it a name that has to do with some incredibly obscure historical fact?

"We've named her Blahblahblini, you know, that famous twelve century Venetian figurine sculptress."

"We're going to call her Yaddayaddamimi, after that sixth century vestment designer."

Hah ha

Quote:

you can call him acharei mouse

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Though this is my favourite, good one raisin

chaylizi ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 10:04 pm

we got dd a betta in this itty bitty tank & it was real cute until it started floating around the top.

I don't miss it though. my dh has a 100 gallon salt water tank in our front hall. we have more than enough fish around here.

↑ GAMZu ↓

Mon, Dec 22 2008, 10:29 pm

Every time I go to the petshop, I end up getting a Betta. I can't help it. They are so pitiful in the plastic-cup-sized tanks where they can only rotate on their axis. Sad

I feel like I must rescue them and set them free in a real tank.

↑ Chocoholic

Tue, Dec 23 2008, 7:28 am

Re: pesach, I think the CRC or something has a list of what can be given on Pesach. I think it was Hill's Science Diet that was OK.