Redhat Revelations & Remembrances

Carrot was Rescued "By Mistake."

ammanaga — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:03:09 GMT

Or was it providence? Whichever. Here she is and she sure is cuddly! Amma

Tori "The Therapy Tiger" Says Happy Thanksgiving To All Our Tribe Friends!

ammanaga — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:01:12 GMT

Tori Tiger is a HUGE hit at the nursing home she visits. This week she attended a Bengal's Football party. Last week she was the guest of honor at an 88 year old's birthday bash. Despite the rough year for rescue... there have been highlights and Tori is one of them! I plan to add a couple more therapy pets in 2010, Goddess willing. Peace to all..... and enjoy your turkey! (Or Tofurky, as the case may be.) Amma

Pet Adoptions Picking Up, Job Search Slow, One Kitty Death ..... Sigh

ammanaga — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:22:08 GMT

After a very slow summer on the adoption front... I commenced to hunt for a job. Just a part time kinda thing. To help cover the mounting vet bills. Good news: This past week we had THREE adoptions! I am soooo glad! Those adoption donations will help ALOT! And the books are starting to balance. Adoptions also open space for new pups and kits..... of which we rescued four each this past week. Sad News: We lost one sweet kitty to FIP, two weeks ago. RIP Dosi. (Pictured.) He was here all summer and then suddenly went down hill very quickly. Over a course of about two weeks. Sigh. Such a terrible disease. Amma

Healthy Pets Expo in Louisville, Day Two

ammanaga — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:19:52 GMT

This is what my sweet little senior Josie looked like... in her puppy sling.... after her massage. Letha gave the most wonderful massage demonstration for pet owners. I'm happy to say that we had three of our foster moms there to learn. And some of their kids as well. That will make for a lot of happy foster doggies and kitties this season. Back to the Festival today. Bringing one of our foster daddies along for demo. #2. If you are in Louisville, and have pets.... you really should join us.... Amma

This Weekend in Louisville....

ammanaga — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:17:48 GMT

THIS WEEKEND Three Sisters will be at the Healthy Pets Expo in Louisville: http://www.creativepetprojects.com/ Thanks to all who have generously donated items for our raffle! Raffle Tickets are now available for $1 each. There are many REALLY nice items. We will raffle one gift every two hours at the expo. And also raffle a "Grand Prize" on Sunday at 6 PM. Don't forget that we also have a book sale happening at Happy Tails: http://happytailsbooks.com/rescue/threesisters.htm Anyone who purchases a book from the Three Sisters at the Happy Tails website this week (or previously) will also be entered in our weekend raffle FIVE TIMES!! (Please send me an e-mail to let me know what you bought ... so I do not miss anyone!) Some of our adoptable pets will be with us at the Festival... including Lambchop (poodle), Buffy (beagle), Doogie (min-pin), Josie (terrier), and more.... Come out and meet them!! Looking forward to a wonderful event! Come and hang out with us if you are in the Louisville area!!

Cackle, Cackle....

ammanaga — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:06:31 GMT

Festivities begin at midnight.... (Well, 11:30 PM.) Woohoo! Ya'll have a fabulous Halloween and Samhain!!!

Finding Me (and Three Sister's Pet Rescue) Elsewhere...

ammanaga — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:50:58 GMT

Sigh. I'm just not around Tribe often enough to maintain friendships. Know that I do miss some of you... a lot! Alas, there are only so many hours in a bloggin' day. And Tribe's slow, erratic server has lost me.... Wanted to pass along this link to my Facebook presence: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=120007033730&ref=nf Yes, that is the pet rescue's group..... but you can also find me there if you want to. I have a new pseudonym. It has to do with my favorite blogging habits.... Tassimo and cream. (hint, hint.) We also have a "Holiday Hounds" fundraiser going on here: http://happytailsbooks.com/rescue/threesisters.htm just through November. Cuz the economy has totally sapped our rescue business.... and we are at a point of having to do SOMETHING or fold. I hope all of my Tribester friends are well! And I pray that our rescue business rebounds for the holidays... Peace, Amma

Long Time No See!

ammanaga — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:06:22 GMT

And now I am leaving again for Sunny California..... I miss my Tribe Homies. But... not enuf to wrangle with Tribe on a regular basis.... Amma

August 12th is "Less Adoptable Pets Day!"

ammanaga — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:18:04 GMT

August 12th is "Less Adoptable Pets Day!" Read about the big day here: http://www.petfinder.com/lessadoptablepetday And then, maybe, consider adopting me! I'm Barkley and I was once a breeder dog in a puppy mill. Now I am partially blind, from chronic eye infections that were not treated. I'm only four years old, so I still have a lot of love to give. I am a purebred Shih-Tzu, too. So I do not even shed. I weigh around 15 pounds, so I don't take up much space. My skin is healing from the flea infestation I had at the mill.... and now my hair is coming back. You can find out more about me, and my brother Boots, at: http://www.threesisters.petfinder.com My paws are crossed that August 12th will be my big day! PS. My photo is coming soon, but Tribe is not letting us upload it now.

Go West Young (and Old) Dog!

ammanaga — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:05:08 GMT

I posted this pic in my photos yesterday. Then, Briar Rose gave me the idea for today's blog title! We are in countdown mode... for Beasley and Stitchie to go home to their dad, in Livermore California. Let's see... 42 days til blast off! We are using this group to do the big transport: http://www.tlcpettransport.com/index.php and yes, the waiting list for a ride from Cincinnati to Livermore is THAT LONG. It is kind of like summer camp here, for my grandpuppies. Fun, but long. I think they will be glad to go to their new home, where they have a patio with a privacy fence, and a dog park across the street. When they get there... they won't have to put up with any more cats. Or foster dogs. They will be able to sleep with their dad. And watch TV from the sofa. For now, they are "roughing it" here in rescue quarters. Hehe. Amma

National Cheesecake Day is Today!

ammanaga — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:41:34 GMT

This is a very important day, doncha know? Not only can we get half price cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory.... but they are introducing a new variety. "Red Velvet Cheesecake" (As shown.) For every slice sold, $.25 is donated to food banks. There is always some kind of "national day" of something or another. 99% of them are designed to make us feel guilty about something. NOT THIS ONE! National Cheesecake day is designed to make us feel NOT guilty, and maybe even a tig philanthropic. About eating cheesecake. Now that is my kind of holiday! Amma

I-phone Beats Out Blackberry , Twitter Account Goes Active: Minutia Alert!

ammanaga — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:25:52 GMT

I was strong armed into this, actually. By the Apple-happy kids in my family. They all wanted unlimited minutes and text messages. So they could talk to their far off, west coast, brother. Imagine that! Long and short of it... we needed a national cell phone provider. AT&T, rather than Cincinnati Bell. DH was cool with i-phone cuz he is an engineer who wrote early software for Windows and figures there must be something he can write for i-phone. Royalties. Now me, I was holding out for a Blackberry Palm. Cuz I am old and Apple irks me. Haha. But... then AT&T had this fabulous deal on i-phones. And the salesman had a smoothe, sexy, East African accent. He offered me a deal: try the i-phone for thirty days and, if not sold on it, return for a Blackberry. OMG. This is terrible. I can check my e-mail anywhere. Send photos in a flash. Text. Listen to Pam Tillis. And locate the nearest Starbucks, anywhere in the frickin world! Plus... I have Twitter already and now I am going active. If you are into twitter, and desire to know minutia about my daily life.... log in and add me as a friend: http://twitter.com/StrayYellarDawg Warning: It will truly be minutia. No politics. No depth. (Can't do that sort of thing at Twitter. teehee.) Amma

This Summer Sucks, Especially for Us Black Kittens

ammanaga — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:17:01 GMT

This summer sucks, just as does the economy. No expendable income means no pet adoptions. The backlog is killing us. Literally. There are, in fact, many wonderful, young cats and kittens in need at this time. Just like us. Many of the unclaimed are black. We are desperately in need of homes, or foster homes to prevent you-know-what, from happening to us. Can you help by providing temporary or permanent safe harbor for one cat? Or a couple of kittens?? If you can foster, our rescue will offer some help with food and litter. If you can't foster, but want to help, please consider making a donation at www.threesisters.petfinder.com. You can sponsor one of us, and we'll even tell you who. Us kitties thank you!

Mom of a Reverend

ammanaga — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:36:47 GMT

I survived the weekend ordeal. And, though I am exhausted... I am also happy. And proud. I posted a slide show in my Myspace blog, but I can't figure out how to post it over here... other than to send you there: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=265333291&blogId=500002052 (I rarely use that account so it's otherwise quite outdated.) Back to my pets now... and my "normal" life as a rescuer. (I hope.) Amma

Desperately Seeking Foster Homes!

ammanaga — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:14:32 GMT

I am back in Cincy now. Getting ready for the big ordination event this weekend. Next week we will begin to take in pups and kits again. If anyone out there would like to help by fostering... please let me know! We have some real cuties slated to arrive over the next 7 to 14 days. Including these three brothers; Uno, Dos and Tres. Amma

Summer Travels

ammanaga — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:12:06 GMT

If you take a little journey over to Amma's photos... you can see that her summer travels are many. Which means that her blog entires are few. For a good reason. Just popping in to say hi! And, I hope everyone else is having as fabulous a summer as I am! Amma

Enough of the Hormones, Already! Let's have some predictability in Government!!

ammanaga — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:53:40 GMT

The question of the day comes from PUMA for Life: http://helpmejoseph.typepad.com/puma_for_life/2009/06/are-menopausal-men-fit-to-hold-public-office.html She wonders.... "Are Menopausal men fit to hold public office?" Of course, men don't really have menopause, or menarche or menses. But they still have hormone shifts as they age. And on a daily basis for that matter. As their testosterone levels rise, and then drop off ... according to diurnal and life cycles... can they be trusted to make weighty decisions? Some time back, I argued that we have enough of these kinds of hormones on the bench already: http://people.tribe.net/ammanaga/blog/5d2e8dad-f012-4fcb-b3d8-eefe35e0f840 Now I'd like to extend the argument to include the Senate, the House and State Governorships. The fact is.... women are safer, where hormonal fluctuations are concerned. For any number of reasons. First of all... the average age of menarche is quite early these days. Some researchers suggest it's as early as *nine* years of age. By the time most young women enter high school, therefore, they have already learned how to deal with their periods. Puberty for young men hits much later. Usually while they are *in high school.* Being in high school means that they are too busy to devote the necessary time to, you know, "mapping one's cycles." Men never learn important lessons like "at this time of the month, I should refrain from selling the kids." (Or.... running off to Argentina....) A second point that can be made about the safer nature of female hormones is, menopause tends to happen later in life, and be less protracted, than it's male counterpart... the "mid-life crisis." Plus... there are *drugs* women can take for a few years, to keep them from having hot flashes during an important Senate hearing or something. Men don't have those kinds of luxuries. They can be having a "mid-life crisis" for years. Some of them even have serial "crises." And there's not one dang thing they can do about 'em. Except ask God's forgiveness AFTER THE FACT. Ask 'em. They'll all tell you the exact same story.... "I am soooo sorry for what I did to my wife and kids, I just couldn't help it...." One final point I'd like to make is this. Even *if* a woman does have a runaway surge of estrogen or progesterone during a congressional session .... no harm done! Her milk will let down, and her shirt will get wet, and she'll approve something like CHIP, because she is thinking about how other women's babies deserve the same medical care her's can get. BUT... whoa to the universe if a man is sitting at in front of "The Button" when he has a surge of testosterone. KA-BOOM! It's all over!! Amma

Cue The Head Explosions ... N.O.W. Has been "Infiltrated" ....

ammanaga — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:51:14 GMT

by.... get this..... grab a chair first .... N.O.W. has been infiltrated by..... IT'S OWN MEMBERS!!!!!! (Some of whom happen to support.... *you know who*..... ) As told by Dr. Violet Socks, in her most delightful, storytelling style.... http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2009/06/23/now-conference-infiltrated-by-now-members/ (Excuse me while a snort this cheeto out my nose.) Amma

No, Chris, it is NOT OK to Beat your Girlfriend.

ammanaga — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:04:35 GMT

About the Chris Brown conviction: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/CelebrityCafe/story?id=7900773&page=1 And then some analysis: http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/chris-brown-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-rihanna/ "Details of the plea are sketchy, so I don’t know exactly what charge he pled guilty to. Felony sentencing in California is complicated, but unless probation is granted the minimum sentence for any felony conviction is 18 months. A four year sentence indicates he didn’t get off lightly despite receiving probation. What he got was actually on the high end for a first domestic violence conviction in California. Unless the injuries are severe or life threatening a defendant with no prior record will generally receive probation on a first offense." No, it is certainly NOT OK to beat one's sexual partner. (Even if the "culture" of one's music says it is.) In the state of California it is, in fact, a felony. Amma

No More Burqa Wearing in France, Per President Sarkosy

ammanaga — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:31:50 GMT

As reported in the J. Post: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1245184899078&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull "French President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the 'debasement' of women and that it won't be welcome in France." More.... "In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles southwest of Paris. "The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement - I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic." Wow! Some Presidents have cajones!! Amma

Interesting that They Carry Signs Etched in English

ammanaga — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:49:03 GMT

Clearly they think we can help them: http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2009/06/19/the-womens-revolution/ (Unless this is a photoshopped image.... and there was no English in the streets of Tehran after all.) But we can't even make up our minds to help one another: http://www.reclusiveleftist.com/2009/06/17/how-would-you-define-the-fourth-wave-of-feminism/ Such a sad day for all of us. On both sides of the world. H/T to Dr. Violet Socks for two more bang up Feminist blog posts! She is on a roll... Brava!! Amma PS. I find it very interesting how little I see posted about the women of the middle east here at Tribe. 90% of my Tribe friends are dancing their dances, or playing their music..... yet we seem totally oblivious to what is happening there. Does that strike anyone else as odd?

High Profile Gay Politicos are Jumping Ship

ammanaga — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:50:10 GMT

I guess they are tired of the double talk? http://www.americablog.com/2009/06/breaking-hrc-and-former-top-clinton.html Maybe this explains the sudden announcement of "benefits" for gay federal workers: http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/11509/nyt-obama-admins-lame-fed-partner-benefits-plan-designed-to-stop-dnc-fundraiser-disaster As much as I expected this, and am not surprised by it.... I am sorely disappointed. (Not in the gay politicos. They have been patient enough.) If you want to see what Howard Dean told Rachel Maddow this week... you can watch the video at: http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/17/msnbc-upset-because-fierce-advocate-obama-not-such-a-fierce-advocate-after-all/ (Yes. They did it. They compared gay marriage to incest and pedophilia.) Amma H/T to Tennessee Guerilla Women for links and photos.

Nice to See Women from Both Ends of the Political Spectrum Join Hands ...

ammanaga — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:50:36 GMT

all hoping for the same: http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2009/06/sarah-palin-accepts-apology-and-hopes.html Way to go CWA and NOW!! Amma

I Confess! I am Guilty!!

ammanaga — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:14:23 GMT

Of having rescued one Dara Meezer. And placing her with an unsuspecting, cat loving family. Amma

Offering Prayers for the People of Iran this Morning

ammanaga — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:56:26 GMT

They are now embroiled in what looks as if it could become a civil war. If you are interested in following the story.... you can catch much of it, being live blogged, at The Confluence: http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/your-breakfast-read-served-by-the-confluence-36/ Peace, and liberation, be to all! Amma