Tag Archives: Cats

Sam & Sylvia

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Their health diminished quickly and I always told myself that I would never keep cats alive for my sake.  All kinds of organs were affected in both of them and as they lived so closely together, I wouldn’t have thought … Continue reading →

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A Cat’s Life

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

You never shoplift anything nor choose between two choices.  You live in the same house for your entire life and each day you rediscover what you discovered the day before.  You sleep for 22 1/2 hours each day and take … Continue reading →

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Cats and Their Staff (Me)

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

Quiet, no peaceful.  Content, no blissful.  Settled, no sedated.  Attentive?  No, but watchful.  My two cats.  Try sleeping for 23 hours a day and see how you feel!  Just try smelling the same furniture for 11 years and see if … Continue reading →

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Eight Hours

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“There they go, off to their two jobs leaving me alone for at least eight hours.  Why both of them need to work I don’t know.  I heard talk about a bigger TV but I think the TV they have … Continue reading →

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Sam & Sylvia Are Me

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

I’ve had these two beastly cats for ten years now so I know their moods, behavior and movements as much as they know mine. I have owned that they are both a part of me even though cats refused to … Continue reading →

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Of My Cats and Mine’s Minds

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

My two cats can only be who they are, no more or less.  The controls of their lives are controlled by instincts that we can only sometimes admire.  You can try to train them for small feats or even discipline … Continue reading →

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The Dog Next Door

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

“Eight hours of servitude lifted from me and I’m now the landowner.  I love it.  The previous owners left me with ‘Oprah’ which was fun at first but drew weak as she drew wearier and weightier.  Speaking of weightier..there it … Continue reading →

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“Life With Cats”

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Rev. Joe Jagodensky, SDS.

(counselor: “So tell me a little about it.”) Well, it’s not easy to talk about it but I’ll try.  Growing up our family had one that lasted 14 years.  “Midnight” was her name and living across from a gully, she … Continue reading →

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