Eggo
Location: Olmsted Falls, Ohio, USA
This is Eggo relaxing on his rocker. We saw him at the shelter, but someone picked him before we could. We were very disappointed. We went back to the shelter the next week and he was back. The couple that adopted him found out they were allergic to cats and brought him back. So we scooped him up and brought him home. He’s a year old now and enjoys playing with his brother Luxor.
leggo my eggo !!! mine, mine, mine !!!
oh how cute
Darling Eggo looks a lot like my 18 year old Peebee. She is a dainty lady, just 7 pounds, never has been outdoors and is still very playful. She and her sister, Squeek, barely tolerate each other, even after all these years together. Peebee stands for “Precious Baby.” I hope Eggo has a good long life, too.
My cat’s name is Eggo as well…he’s 100% black. He’s got a little brother named Chilly Willy. He’s black too. We love them to death!
Hey, leggo my Eggo!!
*slips him into pocket*
Bless you for being persistent in giving Eggo a good home!
I’m curious - why did you name him Eggo ??? He is lovely, and your other cat is Luxor ??? I love to hear why/how people name their cats and would love to hear the story on these two. Still wondering what Dou Dou means from a few days past. It must be like “cher” for cherie the canjus say - yes - no ??
Alice, someone googled Dou Dou and found out it is a French word meaning childs favorite toy or item. Maybe like a blankie or soft toy they can’t sleep without.
Luxor is an archealogical site in Eygpt.
It’s also a casino in Vegas
Yes it is. A very nice casino - lol.
Speaking from experience?? lol
Well……..yeah. lol
Luxor is also a computer game.
Since I’m a Tolkien/hobbit lover I’ve named my kitties after hobbit names…girl names are either jewels or botanicals so I’ve had Pansy, Daisy, Iris & now Poppy Velvet-toes. Hobbits have hairy feet hence the velvet-toes! No boy kitties for many years tho’. I know, I’m wacky!
We named him Eggo because we used to have a cat named Waffle who we loved dearly. Eggo reminded me of him. I didn’t want to give him the same name, so I named him Eggo. Luxor is named for the Casino in Vegas. In ancient Egypt cats were worshipped, and we worship Luxor. Hope you get to see Luxor soon.
He’s a beauty! Congrats to him for making TDK (and brightening up our day)!
My beautiful black torti is named Purrcilla. She picked Priscilla but allowed me to change it to fit her better. She’s always been a purr bug.
er, where’s Eggo?
You must be either young or live outside the US. Eggo is a brand of waffles that you can buy from the freezer section of the grocery store. They became famous for their slogan: Leggo my eggo (aka Let go of my eggo). Funny names, Eggo and Luxor. No discernable theme there, huh?
I’ve got him…
dose anyone here like sanjaya from AI?
if you do don’t im his x girl friend he lelfed me a year ago with our child
So, Sam in Seattle, if that is true why don’t you blow the whistle on him. I don’t think he deserves to be there.
i would im voteing for the other people he sends letters to our son some times but other then that i don’t here from him
and yes he sould not be ther our son misses him
so sam do you realy live in seattle beacause thats were sanjaya lives
yes thats were we met im friends with his sister
do you still live with sanjaya?
no
Eggo is actually in the backpack and has been for a few minutes now. Believe anything else and I’ll sell you a bridge.
What a sweet looking little boy.
*reaches into backpack to pet Eggo*
I believe I will have to put him in the inner pocket of my jacket next time.
Either that or take away your meds
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Take away her pitchfork, maybe?
Yea, but if I take her meds, she won’t be able to use the pitchfork
I know, evil of me
quite evil of you. You should be ashamed of yourself
You guys can’t take away my meds OR my pitchfork. I’ll throw this bag full of snakes at you if you try.
*shakes bag full of snakes at Meezer, Instinct & Tiger to show she means business*
Those are rubber snakes HM… it’s says so on the price tag on the bag
The lady on the bus this morning screamed when she saw them, so I think they’re real enough.
Now play nice children!
One my Tansey’s favorite toys in the whole world, are little rubber snakes. She chose that toy for herself, picked it out of our Halloween stuff (it was part of my Medusa costume one year). She was so little that when she would carry the snakie in her mouth, most of it was under her little kitten belly. Sometimes she would trip on it, but she never let go! She would play for hours if you would throw her special snakies for her.
You were Medusa one year for Halloween? You ROCK!
Hey now HM, I believe you still have my adorable fuss butts in that bag of yours
fuzz, just got a new keyboard. spacing is all different
Ok Instinct, toss the meds to me. I’ll put them in my backpack for safe keeping…….Reaches down to chin scratch baby Eggo, no HM I’m not trying to take him, just scratch the cute little chin! Have a great day and stay warm and or dry. It is raining here today.
Sorry MeezerMama, once I had them I didn’t want to let them go. *Sends MeezerMama’s fuzzbutts back home*
Hey MeezerMama, I think I do have a “fussbutt” at home! *Mieowww!! Pick me up pick me up pick me up!!!!*
me too actually!!
My beautiful baby Smokie (waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge) used to bring home snakes. They were her favorite gift to us. Eeek!!!
I have a giant Snake that’s the sweetest thing in the world. Actually, he’s my ginger kitty Rattlesnake (named for his striped tail), and he is insanely co-dependent. My “fuss” butts are more likely to bring home birds and bugs.
Mine bring me Texas sized tree roaches.
He was meant to be with you. He looks so sweet and kissable.
can’t we share ????? i’ll take him first…
So glad you wound up with Eggo. He’s such a cutie!
love, love, love him and what a great name
Eggo is such a great name — too bad I have 3 of my own, am fostering one until her mom comes home from France. I would take more in but the house only has 5 rooms — one for me and one for each of the cats =^..^=
I feel bad for the couple that couldn’t have him because they were allergic. They obviously wanted to open their home to a loving bundle of joy!
Does anyone know a good school in/around Columbia MD for my daughter?
What kind of school are you looking for? College??
LOL, no, not yet. Preschool.
Well, it’s never to early to plan
We’re saving for it already. $$$$$ If we stay in MD, prob the U. of MD or Johns Hopkins maybe?
Tiger you haven’t said how your husband is feeling in a long while.
oh yeah, hubbie update…
We met with an oncologist from Johns-Hopkins last week and because of my husband’s immune deficiency, his dr. is on the fence about chemo. It greatly increases his risk of an infection and my hubby can’t fight them off well. He’s presenting it to a panel this week to get other doctors’ input. The cancer was in the second stage (lymphatic vessels) and the chance of recurrence is only improved by 4% with chemo.
Hi Tiger, I hope you’ll be very happy in Columbia. It’s only about 15-20 minutes from where I live.
Don’t know of any good pre-schools, its been many, many moons since my kids were that young.
Where in MD are you? We stayed in Howard County because my school tuition is much cheaper as an in-county resident. Otherwise, we saw some nice places in AA county.
Hi Tiger, I’m in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. It is an expensive place to live. I’ve lived here for about 37 years, my whole family is here and we really like it. They have very good public schools in Montgomery County. Good luck with your move!
I didn’t know there’s a city just for alcoholics. . .
*sorry–couldn’t resist!*
Oops! I meant huge counties (not cities)
yea we all drink heavy here in aa county LOL nothing else to do……:)
***Duke Lacrosse Case Charges to Be Dropped***
April 10, 2007 — - The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges against three Duke Lacrosse players, ABC News has learned from sources close to the case.
The three players, Reade Seligmann, David Evans and Collin Finnerty, were facing charges of first degree kidnapping and first degree forcible sexual offense. The charges stem from an off-campus party on the night of March 13, 2006.
In the hours after the party, one of two dancers hired to perform for the players claimed she had been violently raped in a bathroom by members of the lacrosse team. The players had also been indicted for first degree rape, but that charge was dismissed on Dec. 22, 2006.
Special prosecutors from the Attorney General’s office took over the case after Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong recused himself in January, citing charges of unethical conduct filed against him by the North Carolina Bar. Since then, Jim Coman and Mary Winstead have examined the case from scratch, interviewing key witnesses and working through reams of evidence.
The reasons that will be cited for the dismissal are not yet known, though the case has been riddled with criticism and colored by controversy since its early months. Defense attorneys released documents showing the accuser changed key details of her story in the weeks and months after the alleged assault.
Legal analysts and forensic experts have criticized what they call a critically flawed photo identification lineup — a lineup that led to the identification and indictment of Evans, Finnerty, Seligmann. No DNA evidence was found matching any lacrosse players with samples from the rape kit, while DNA from unidentified men was found on the accuser’s body and clothing.
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Attorney General confirmed to ABC News that his office had completed its investigation into the Duke lacrosse case. A press conference on the outcome of their inquiry is widely expected sometime this week, though members of that office have not yet revealed a date and time.
That former prosecutor is under some SERIOUS investigations and looks like he’ll be dis-barred. I watched the 60 Mins. special with Bradley and they pose a good question, what about these boys’ lives and how much they have been through because of a couple of idiots??
Oh, the DA wasn’t an idiot. He knew exactly what he was doing. He just thought he wouldn’t be caught.
There have been a few stories of other players from the team having job offers withdrawn because of the accusations - even though they weren’t accused of anything.
One of them said that the company told him that ‘they were afraid some of the women might feel uncomfortable having him working there after what happened.’ Even though, as well all know - nothing happened except a bunch of lies
I don’t understand why she said it in the first place. What did she have to gain? It seems so sorted and rediculous at the same time. And you’re right Tiger, no matter how much they tell people that the charges have been dropped, that dought will always follow them. They will never be completely clean again.
Let’s see….money, attention, and….MONEY!
This makes me so mad I could chew nails and spit bullets!!! I think the dancers were looking for publicity and so managed to ruin the lives of an entire lacrosse team…. I hope that someone brings at least a slander suit against them.. though I don’t imagine that it will be of any use. Women like this make me ashamed of my gender….
I will risk throwing a firebomb and say that what is even more insulting are some of the women’s groups who still insist that “women don’t lie about rape” and still stand behind this so-called dancer and are saying that the lacrosse players money just bought them out of trouble.
It is actually disturbing how many people out there are totally out of touch with reality
*GASP*
*Catrancher takes out her N.O.W. card and checks to see if there is an expiration date*
It is just VERY important that a woman’s statement of rape is taken seriously…and VERY damaging to victims of rape everywhere when a woman makes a false accusation, let alone the individuals who are accused… This whole thing makes me feel ill…. Aggressive prosecuters with hidden agendas (or NOT so hidden agendas) can ruin lives, too. Whatever happened to gathering evidence BEFORE charges are brought? I wish I knew the truth of the situation…but it is so buried in bull**** that it will most likely always be sullied.
Of course, Catrancher, it’s important to take any criminal complaint seriously but at the same time all should be approached with a sense of scepticism from an investigative standpoint.
An investigator should always assume that everyone is suspect until the facts are in and they he should assemble the case and make his conclusions.
Unfortunalty, the attitude is now one of “accuse, arrest, speak to the press, then investigate”
This happened to my husband. He had an affair, the woman found out he was marriend and accused him of rape. He was found not guilty, but we went through 2 years of *ell during the time for the trial. Why do people automatically assume that the woman doesn’t have an axe to grind?
Because we have been screamed at by so-called ‘wome’s rights’ groups that to question their claim is sexist and discriminatory.
Well, now, Instinct, I beg to differ. I don’t know which “women’s rights groups” you are referring to but the “sisterhood” I belong to pressed for changes in the law regarding whether or not the victim could be “asking” for it by dressing provocatively, walking down a dark street, etc. An error in a woman’s judgement or manner of dress may lead a man to assume (or hope) she wants sex, but does NOT mean she is asking to be a victim of a brutal assault. Let’s make that VERY clear. Clearly these strippers put themselves at risk and push the limit of our empathy. Let’s make that VERY clear, too. BUT, I agree with you whole-heartedly, that the very laws enacted to protect women who are victims of rape from being questioned about their moral “integrity,” are being abused by a few and leading us to question (and rightly so) the woman’s moral “intent.” Too many high profile or celebrity rape cases are being tried in the media — identities leak, accused and accusor are maligned before going to trial. It is hard enough to prove innocence or guilt in today’s blurred moral climate and to quote my dear old Dad, “opinions are like a**holes, everybody’s got one.” We can only teach our daughters to respect themselves and use good judgement and teach our sons to respect themselves and use good judgement. A drunken strip show is potential trouble for both.
My honey uses a like expression only about excusses, only he says a second part:
Excuses are like *ssholes, everybodies got one and they all stink!
Very well said Catrancher!!
And how many of you would like to bet that she will NOT be charged with filing a false report and possibly perjury since she did give a legal statment?
I just read on MSN that she will NOT be charged…they said she may actually believe her stories of assault…. what does that mean?
In my humble opinion that means they believe she is a nut case ! Not politically correct at all, but I believe that would be correct.
There is another factor involved in the false accusations and the witch-hunt conducted by the so-and-so ex-DA. There is an enormous amount of animosity and jealously toward the exclusive and expensive University on the part of the much-poorer (and largely blue-collar townspeople.
The ex-DA is a “townie” (if you remember “Breaking Away”), and had an axe to grind based on his own prejudices. This is the most blatant case of reverse snobbery I think I have ever seen. Innocent lives have been brought close to ruin, if not outright ruined. The ex-DA needs to do some serious jail time. Merely being disbarred would be an insult to us all.
Well not to be devil’s advocate, because what those girls did was scandalous.
But let’s not lose sight of the fact that the lacrosse team is a bunch of idiots, which is pretty much what came out. Like lots of athletes, they do what they want, when they want and to whomever they want to do it to.
Yes, it was wrong for those dumb girls to do what they did and lie the way that they did.
But in light of the pampering these athletes have gotten over the years, it’s really hard for me to feel badly for them.
Ah, but HM, what did they do that was wrong? They hired a stripper.
Was it stupid, yes. Was it leagal, yes. The only thing done that was illegal was the ‘dancer’ filing a false police report and the DA for malicious prosecution.
In the case of the players, innocent until proven guilty was thrown out the door and they were expelled from college for something they didn’t do at all.
Would you feel better toward them if they were just middle class white guys who had hired a stipper?
I was referring to all the stories that came out about their bad behaviour - and these stories were coming from other employees of the college. They’ve been getting away with stuff for years and it’s no secret. Well, not anymore anyway.
Well Said, Huddy’s Mama!
So because they did something that was dumb and leagal they should be branded as rapists even though they are innocent of that?
Or is it becasue they come from money that they should be tarred and feathered for something they didn’t do?
But I guess what the stripper did was OK because she is a poor single mom, huh?
It was OK she lied to the cops because she’s a single mom - how noble of her to work and go to school and support her child - as if there aren’t hundred of people out there doing just that without getting so drunk they pass out and scream rape so they don’t end up in jail for pulbic intoxication
No…I never said that.
I just think that in light of the way they have behaved in the past I just can’t get upset that something happened that put them in a bad light because they don’t seem like good people to begin with.
The fact that they come from money means nothing to me because, quite frankly, money doesn’t mean a lot to me to begin with and I’ve been on both sides of the money spectrum i.e., from money coming out of every orifice in my body to being a homeless shlepp sleeping under a bridge.
Hell, innocent people get into trouble all the time. Just ask all these people that have been exonerated in Dallas recently after spending DECADES in Texas prisons.
Okay, everyone back to their corners! There’s enough blame to go around. No, the boys did not rape that girl and yes, she filed a wrongful suit. No, they should not have expelled them for a crime they didn’t commit but purhaps the scandle was the straw that broke the camels back for the dean. If we had young men behaving like that on our campus I am sure the same thing would have been done. The alcoholic partying alone would be grounds. No one is innocent in this mess. In time purhaps these boys will recover their reputations BUT only if they clean up their lives and live the straight and narrow. Is it fair? No but who said life is fair? As for the girl she’s screwed! (ha ha?)
Rape is a serious crime, I know I was a victim of a horible crime leaving me with serious wounds and a long recovery………..it has been a struggle to even say I was a survivor as even back then with evidence in hand the justice system is still wierd about this crime…………for shame for someone to say something that is not true, its just plain unforgivable.
down off soap baox….crawling off to get back in bed……..
Agreed, I have a few friends who have had it happen to them which is why I am angry about this.
It hurts women who are reporting a real rape and hurts men who are falsly accused.
And Rosie is very correct, if the dean and the athletics department had taken corrective action against their parties and rowdy behavior in the first place we may have never ended up at this point. Instead they were more concerned with a winning season.
My point is that they threw these boys to the wolves before an investigation was even done. Someone needs to explain to me why we publish the names of someone who is just ACCUSED of a crime but not the name of the accuser?
Just because you’re accused doesn’t mean you’re guilty but with todays press (and even yesterdays) they will have you tried and convicted and every detail of your life on the internet by lunchtime.
People forget rape is about power, not sex. Too often people think that because a female is permiscuous (sp?) she can’t be raped. Or because a man is famous and/or good looking he wouldn’t need to rape. THAT is the misconseption that needs to be overcome. THAT is the truth that needs to be understood.
Hear Hear, Rosie!
That’s my point exactly that I just commented (see above…!) I second that Hear, Hear, Rosie!
Well, as a criminal defense attorney, and one having defended accused individuals, this interchange has been very interesting. I am wondering where all this indignation on behalf of these young men is coming from?
Remember, this young woman did not file charges; she has no ability to file charges. That is the job of the prosecutor. She is merely a witness. It is up to the prosecuting branch of local government to determine whether or not the witness in this type of situation has a credible story, and/or if they believe they can win their case. Note, these two things are not the same thing.
I think there were several factors at work here, many of which have been mentioned. First, where is it guaranteed that one’s reputation is sacrosanct? I have done 77 felony trials in my career; over half of those have been acquittals. Most of those clients have been in custody during the pendency of their cases. What about their jobs? their families? their reputations? There are no guarantees that even if one if wrongfully accused, that one can be restituted back to the position you held before the accusation.
And that is all that it was - an accusation. Accusations can be made with very little evidence to back it up. These boys were actually very lucky that they had the wherewithal to force the prosecution to do further investigation and ultimately dismiss the case.
I would bet a thousand dollars ($1000.00) that if these boys were young African-Americans, living in any inner city/urban cite such as Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Chicago, etc., and the victim had been a white woman, the case would have gone to trial, irrespective of DNA testing. Why? Because any prosecutor would have felt that they could have won that case (see note above).
Please do not delude yourself that such factors are NOT taken into consideration by prosecuting agencies. The whole tension between “Town and Gown” is another factor. I went to undergraduate school in New Haven, CT., and the tension there was rife, most of it couched in deep resentment toward the brutal power these universities wield against the town population.
The benign tolerance that large universities have toward the “rambunctious antics of our young men” is another factor. If the victim at Duke had been a co-ed, chances are the incident may have never come to light at all. It would have brushed under the rug, “for the good of the school”.
There are so many factors to be considered, and it is way too easy to make these boys angels and demonize the victim, and vice versa. It may true that these young men may suffer some long term consequences from this incident, but nobody said life was easy or fair. In the law, there is a concept known as “assuming the risk”. It is a concept that illustrates the situation of one accepting the responsibility - ALL the responsibility -for your actions, even though consequences that you did not foresee. These young men were drinking and they hired a stripper - both illegal acts. I say they assumed the risk of something going terribly awry, and they should consider themselves lucky that it may only be a loss of face, rather than one of them dead from alcohol poisoning, or violence done to one or more of them and that woman.
This was not an easy situation, and hopefully, everyone concerned will learn some valuable lessons from it, although with all the molly-coddling that these young men have been receiving, I am afraid that they will in no way believe that they did ANYTHING wrong or ill-judged. And wouldn’t that be the ultimate tragedy?
Yeah Kate!
Well said, Kate, from a former criminal defense attorney.
“So drunk they pass out and cry rape?” Last I heard, having sex with someone who is passed out and not able to consent to sex IS RAPE!!!!!!
As a victim of a sexual assault, I cannot fathom why in the world someone would report this horrific crime unless it actually happened–the intrusiveness to both body and soul is like another crime in and of itself. Many women don’t report sexual assaults in fear that they won’t be believed. THIS WOMAN’S NAME SHOULD BE PUBLISHED just so she can hear from the thousands of women/men/children she has betrayed.
JCL
Golly, I thought this was all about Eggo!
What a sweet little waffle.
I would like to ask the TDKers to please say a prayer or send good energy to the cat I found last night. On my way home last night I found a cat in the middle of the road right before the highway starts. He had obviously been hit, but was still alive. I pulled over and called the Police Department Animal Control. They came to take care of the cat and sent me home. I was crying hysterically and barely slept all night. All I could think about was how cold it was last night and how it was all alone on the road in pain and I could do nothing to make that pain go away. I have cried alot in the past 12 hours. I hugged and petted my babies as much as I could and Tiger let me use him as a pillow for awhile. I called the PD a few times to find out any information, but all they could tell me was that they had taken care of hthe cat. So I do not know the outcome and I hope at least he is no longer in pain.
Bless your heart for saving the little kitty. I get so sad every time I see an animal on the side of the road, who didn’t make it because of the carelessness of a human. I will pray for the kitty, that he is no longer in pain.
Yes, bless you for your kindness. Even if he didn’t make it, he left this plane knowing that there is love in this world even for a hurt and homeless kitty like him. You gave him a great gift.