utterly shameless ploy for attention

[bertha katzenengel]

say something nice to me

:(

[motely36]

1. something nice

:P

[bertha katzenengel]

6. that works

:)

[demnan]

2. How are your kitties doing?

:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

7. fat & happy

they all need to be brushed, and the "big boys" are mad they can't go out because it's too hot

:)

[ewagner]

3. Hi Bertha!

Hope you're having a wonderful day! :hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

8. hi, big E

:hi: thanks

[XemaSab]

4. Oh dear, what's wrong?

Feel like sharing?

[bertha katzenengel]

11. meh

pain & work don't mix

i'm blue

:)

[XemaSab]

19. ugh, I hear ya

I'm having a lousy week... a friend died, and work is boring, so it's hard not to sit here and wallow in misery.

physical pain sucks too. you have my sympathy.

:hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

25. you have mine

i'm very sorry to hear of your friend :hug: my best thoughts are with you

[expatriot]

5. people who don't eat animals rock! nt

[bertha katzenengel]

12. hi, expat

even if we eat eggs?

[expatriot]

26. yes. i haven't been a vegan for very long....

like 2 or 3 months and I am not purist all the time when there are modicrum ingredients (I have a problem with being underweight even before I became vegetarian so I often I have to ignore the under 2% stuff when I know I have to eat and there are no other options) and I think people rock even if they consciously REDUCE the amount of meat they eat.

on edit: now my wife, she has been vegan for like 2 years so I was close to vegan for those 2 years, eating dairy and eggs only when eating out and with other people.

I might as well turn this post into my autobiography: It was a cold November morning when I came into the world...

on second edit: this thread is about you, not me. You rock!

[auntAgonist]

9. That's easy

Your unconditional caring and compassion make it easy for people to like you.

:hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

14. aaaaahhhhhhhhhh

too nice, too nice, ratchet it down a little bit :my eyes:

;)

[auntAgonist]

16. only the truth

I hope the pain ratchets down a bit, work and pain don't mix well at all. Feel better!

aA

[bertha katzenengel]

21. i will, thank you

[progmom]

10. you are one of the reasons i love DU

:loveya:

[bertha katzenengel]

15. oh, progmom

way too nice, gosh

ty :hug:

[Lisa0825]

13. I love the kitty quote in your siggy.

:loveya: and your avatar is a cutie too!

[bertha katzenengel]

17. it's from a great book "When Cats Dream" by Dav Pilkey

ostensibly a kid's book but who cares?

My av kitty is my Harry, the kitty love of my life. (And the Angel's hat is photoshopped in.)

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. Watch Momma Panda and her little one.

They're snuggling right now and it's the most precious scene ever! www.animalplanet.com That should cheer you right up!

[bertha katzenengel]

27. can't get it...

i'll try later. i'm sure it'll cheer me - thanks!

[no name no slogan]

20. bertha, you rule!

you are a genuine, kind, caring person-- and a real sweetheart to boot! :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

22. noooo

too nice

you're a sweetheart, nnns - when are the babies coming home?

[no name no slogan]

32. in a few hours

we're driving up around noon, getting my car from the shop, stopping by the house, getting the babies and then off to the new place (whew!). i'll probably spend the night there tonight, even though all I'll have is a matress a lamp a two kitties.

but that should be enough for me!!! :D :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

36. "a matress, a lamp, two kitties" --

it's all I had the night before Mrs. V. came to California to take me home with her.

Although it was an air mattress, and the boys slept on it with me, and in the middle of the night something scared Richard and he bolted, piercing the mattress w/ his rear claws. So half the night we slept on the floor. :shrug: A funny memory.

[no name no slogan]

37. !!!!

cats-- is there any situation they can't make more comical? :P

[bridgit]

23. i love your avatar...

:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

28. you're the second to say that

and you've told me before, haven't you?

i wish all DU cat lovers could meet Harry. He's the sweetest, most loving, funny, warmest, purringest, flippy-headed-est cat there is.

[bridgit]

35. yup, second time so said if still true...

:D

[Ptah]

24. a verse from one of my favorite songs - for you, bertha

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.


:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

31. how kind, thank you very much

welcome to DU

[Ptah]

38. You were kind to me in a previous incarnation of mine.

I'm just hoping to pass back some
positive Karma to you, Mrs. V. and your cats.



:thumbsup:

[Spacemom]

29. You're one in 6 billion

and you deserve 6 billion of these. :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

33. LOL

one in six billion, I like it. Saganesque. :hug: thank you

[JimmyJazz]

30. I think you are the cat's pajamas, BK!

[bertha katzenengel]

34. heh

cute smiley, too. :hi: thanks

[In_The_Wind]

39. Hi bertha katzenengel I like your cat in a hat.

[bertha katzenengel]

42. ack! new replies!

Hi, Joan - thank you. :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

51. more new replies

:spray: :rofl:

:hug:

[Kire]

40. "I...demand simply and directly that I be destroyed."

"No, they say, live, because without you there would be nothing. If everything on earth were sensible, nothing would happen. Without you, there would be no events, and there must be events."

~The Devil
The Brothers Karamazov
4.11.9 -- p. 642

[bertha katzenengel]

43. cryptic - i like that

:hi: Kire

[Heidi]

41. You were one of the first people to welcome me to DU!

Thank you for that, bertha. :hug:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1115294#1115620

[bertha katzenengel]

44. wow

did a little digging did you? :hi:

:hug: hope you're well

[Heidi]

46. Not really digging . . .

I'm so senile ( :rofl: ) that I couldn't even recall what my first post was about, much less to whom it was addressed and who replied. But I'm glad my first posting foray was among kind people.

:hug: right backatcha.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

45. snarky dismissal

:evilgrin:

[bertha katzenengel]

47. petulant rebuke

:hi: JC.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

48. subtle insinuation of mental instability

:crazy:

[Misunderestimator]

49. Seeing as this was posted earlier... do you still need attention?

:hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

50. no... it's awkward... just responding to late replies

:hi: ty MisU.

[khashka]

52. I think you are fantastic

I know this is late... and you no longer want the attention, but it's true. I admire and envy your fierceness and passion.

Khash.

[Liberalynn]

53. Your Avatar

is adorable!

[bigwillq]

54. 1. You take really good pics

of animal.

2. You are one of the nicest people ever.

3. You have a pure, decent heart.

4. Gay people rule!

5. I admire your compassion and sensitivity towards others.

6. This place (DU and the world) would not be the same without.

7. You're always really nice to me whenever I post.

8. You are always fighting for equality. I respect that.

9. You are always fighting for progressive causes. I admire that.

10. You are never afraid to be yourself.

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

55. You are a thoughtful, caring and kind person

everybody loves you!!

And you get a cookie!!