Wife's oldest of three cats took her appointed place on the world stage and served well. I buried her today. She was a black and white Calico, appropriately colored for my family. She will forever be 18, 85 in human years.
Chloe is dead...
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It's kind of strange. I'm no cat lover. My wife is. I'm kinda sad.
Losing a pet sucks...sorry for you and your wife, but it sounds like you gave that cat a great life...
I rescue dogs and cats...have two cats now...and two rescued dogs...a rat terrier and a black & tan coon hound...so many critters that need a good, forever home...I have great regard for those who give a critter a good home...when it comes to rescuing critters...I've heard so many complain about their "markings."...my response, "what are you doing?...rescuing a critter or buying a sofa?"
Props to Herr und Frau SBI for taking in the critter and keeping her almost 18 years...when I look into the eyes of my two dogs...and see their love for me...I know I've done the right thing.
My yellow lab crossed the Rainbow Bridge April 12th this year...I woke up and found he had slipped away...had him for 11 years...but would suspect that he would be pleased I gave the black & tan coon hound the home she deserves.
An old saying I've heard but never knew who started the saying: "I wouldn't put the price of a dog in my pocket."
RIP, Chloe.
Agent Orange
Props to Herr und Frau SBI for taking in the critter and keeping her almost 18 years...when I look into the eyes of my two dogs...and see their love for me...I know I've done the right thing.
My yellow lab crossed the Rainbow Bridge April 12th this year...I woke up and found he had slipped away...had him for 11 years...but would suspect that he would be pleased I gave the black & tan coon hound the home she deserves.
An old saying I've heard but never knew who started the saying: "I wouldn't put the price of a dog in my pocket."
RIP, Chloe.
Agent Orange
Das ist richtig.
Keeping all German noun gender sorted out is a headache for me.
Die Milch. The milk. Das Wasser. The water. Der Wein. The wine.
There are few English nouns with gender such as man, woman, ship and country and require no special articles.
my covers everything in English. Depending on gender, you must use meine, mein or meinen. meine Milch. mein Wasser. meinen Wein.
Keeping all German noun gender sorted out is a headache for me.
Die Milch. The milk. Das Wasser. The water. Der Wein. The wine.
There are few English nouns with gender such as man, woman, ship and country and require no special articles.
my covers everything in English. Depending on gender, you must use meine, mein or meinen. meine Milch. mein Wasser. meinen Wein.
Yes...and that would go with whether you're using Nominative, Accusative, or Dative cases.
Du hast dein deutsch gut gelernt.
Mein Wein = nominative case = my wine.
Ich suche meinen Wein = I'm searching for my wine (Accusative case since "wine" becomes the direct object.
Sehr gut, Herr SBIndianer.
Agent Orange
Du hast dein deutsch gut gelernt.
Mein Wein = nominative case = my wine.
Ich suche meinen Wein = I'm searching for my wine (Accusative case since "wine" becomes the direct object.
Sehr gut, Herr SBIndianer.
Agent Orange
I've never had this one explained to me: Die Geschaefte sind geoeffnet. The stores are open. Same word order as English. But when you express a condition. Wenn die Geschaefte geoeffnet sind. When the stores open are. Because the stores open are.
I often get English word order wrong. I think maybe because I have 2 other languages to try to keep sorted out.
In English I ask, "would you like to eat with me tomorrow night? In German, "Would like you tomorrow night with me eat?" In Spanish I have a car red and I eat watermelon cold. Not cold water. But that's for another day. In Spanish I do like conducting my car instead of driving it.
In English I ask, "would you like to eat with me tomorrow night? In German, "Would like you tomorrow night with me eat?" In Spanish I have a car red and I eat watermelon cold. Not cold water. But that's for another day. In Spanish I do like conducting my car instead of driving it.
I am not a cat person but I was left to adopt my sister's cat when she and her husband moved to Wesley Chapel in 1994. Before I gave the cat to my parents he lived another 12 years at the age of 16 but still felt some sadness losing him.
I will say with my brief experience raising a cat, they are low maintenance pets who don't need to be groomed(I occasionally brushed the cat), bathed and having to take them out on walks. For me, cleaning a litterbox was far better than scooping up what the dog left in the backyard.
I will say with my brief experience raising a cat, they are low maintenance pets who don't need to be groomed(I occasionally brushed the cat), bathed and having to take them out on walks. For me, cleaning a litterbox was far better than scooping up what the dog left in the backyard.
SBI:
You remember that due to our Mother tongues...we're not reared to think alike. Here in the USA...we often say, "how are you doing?"...in German, there's no "doing"...you use "gehen (to go) instead...so, you're "going" and not "doing"...same with in French...you "go"...but in French...you would say, "ma tete me fait mal (my head to me makes bad/pain) = headache....but in French, the weather "makes" nice/beautiful, etc.
A good friend has remembered his late Grandfather, when talking about dogs/cats/critters passing said, "the good Lord doesn't allow critters to live as long as we do...so you get to know more of them as you live."...what a profound way of telling my buddy when he was a youngster...never have forgotten those words.
And I remembered when Dallas, my yellow lab passed on 12th April (this year), those exact words.
But should you find yourself in France or Germany in the future...and you're around folks who can speak/understand English...look up at the sky in front of them (when it's raining hard) and say, "it's raining cats and dogs"...the look on their faces will be priceless...as they're looking up towards the sky.
Agent Orange
I was in Bavaria a long time ago when a German asked of me, "how late?" in German. I thought how late is what? He wanted to know the time. German speakers ask how much o'clock is it.
You're right. In German you work without do and don't. I ask, "speak you English?" I say, "I speak no English."
Do you speak German? Sprechen sie Deutch? Literally, speak you German?
There's lots of words like gehen (to go). One word meaning 2 English words.
English is the dominant West Germanic language. It would be much easier to learn if it were a direct translation.
You're right. In German you work without do and don't. I ask, "speak you English?" I say, "I speak no English."
Do you speak German? Sprechen sie Deutch? Literally, speak you German?
There's lots of words like gehen (to go). One word meaning 2 English words.
English is the dominant West Germanic language. It would be much easier to learn if it were a direct translation.
