My cat leaves my tank alone for the most part. We used to have a 55 gal in the living room and a footlong pleco that lived in it along with the goldfish. My min. schnauzer hated that fish... whenever the pleco would attatch himself to the glass on the font, the dog would go crazy. Dog snot and slobber all over the front of the tank. I think the pleco liked to tease him. Long after the tank was gone (moved the goldies outside and the pleco to my grandparents), we could look at the dog and say "look at the fish" and he would run to the spot where the pleco used to be and bark like mad until he realized the tank wasn't there anymore. Did that for years after.

silly animals
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PK & Snowboss --

It's damned refreshing to hear two good parents speak. I see and hear such crap each week. Like watching a slow, disastrous, train wreck and only being able to watch with the only question being "how many people will get hurt?".

(PK - I really do hope I didn't offend you. I lapse into debate and analysis reallyyyyy easy and I'm sometimes too much, or so I'm told, repeatedly. LOL)

Z

well Z.............i will say it's nice to talk to a person who has one of them brain things in their head....LOL ..........very refreshing and never feel bad about saying something, if we disagree im sure we'll tell you as you would us.....AL

No-I'm-not-offended.....It-probably-wasn't-the-most-PC-way-to-describe-that-woman....Live-and-learn-I-guess!

My-cat-drinks-out-of-every-water-filled-container-she-finds.......Bathtub,-fishtank-etc....I-can't-leave-any-water-glasses-where-she'll-find-them-because-she-always-knocks-them-over-and-that-includes-buckets-that-have-a-small-amount-of-water-left-in-them.....I-think-she-was-a-racoon-in-her-last-life.

I'm-having-sooooo-much-trouble-getting-a-repiratory-job-and-I-don't-understand-why-it's-been-so-difficult.....I-have-a-few-hospitals-I'm-staying-in-touch-with-and-I-may-start-working-for-a-pond-servicing-buisness-as-well.....The-massage-buisness-is-burning-me-out....It's-mostly-gay-men-that-I-work-on-and-men-in-general-are-harder-to-work-on.....Their-energy-is-usually-very-static-and-much-less-satisfying-than-most-women-whose-energy-seems-to-flow.......It's-not-a-sexual-thing,-it's-energetic,-and-I-get-bored-when-I-don't-feel-a-body-become-more-and-more-relaxed-and-happy.

My-goal-is-to-be-employed-in-a-real-job-before-my-son-comes-out-for-the-summer-and-it's-not-looking-good...He's-comming-next-Monday.....I-know-we-can-play-with-our-extensive-N-scale-freight-train-layout,-go-boogie-boarding-at-the-beach,-and-go-biking-and-hiking,-but-I-wanted-to-be-able-to-take-him-to-Catalina-Island,-go-on-a-3-day-backpacking-trip-in-the-Sierras,-and-take-the-train-up-to-Pismo-beach-and-explore-the-sea-caves-by-cayak-and-that's-not-looking-very-promising-at-this-time.....I-hate-being-broke-when-he's-with-me....Grrrrrrrr!!!!.

PK,

In regard to what you'd like to do with your son, it sounds like you want your son to feel special, have a memorable visit, and lots of quality time with you. You can do that without fancy trips, I assure you that it will be just as special and memorable for him. You're insightful and sensitive, and you have much to offer him. I'm sure you can figure this out.

I'll even give a hint, maybe just a different perspective. Catalina Island isn't special, it has nothing to do with *you*, you aren't sharing yourself with him. But sharing your trains with him, that's sharing yourself with him. And it doesn't really matter if you've done this a thousand times, you can make the 1001st time special. He will remember, and deeply love, his Dad, especially watching his Dad with his trains. Catalina Island?

Z