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New Cat In The House
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This morning saw a major breakthrough: Goldie ate breakfast along
with three of the other cats. Or, perhaps more accurately, two and a
half since Scruffy was ensconced behind the laundry room door and
hissing so he ate there between hisses which doesn't quite count.
The other problem, besides Scruffian animosity and calico Two-Fer
(Tootle) who has taken up permanent residence under the bed and
a few other hitches in our normally serene feline existence, is that
Goldie wants to eat JUST AS MUCH AS HE POSSIBLY CAN. It's a
problem with cats who were bone hungry for weeks out in the wild.
He's all right now with dry cat food since it's always there but the cats
get canned Friskies night and morning, one can divided among the
(now) six of them and Goldie wants more than his share. Oh, well...
that, too, will change with time. Maybe.
We were feeding Goldie night and morning outside on the deck,
but the coyotes are coming right up to the house to eat the fallen
pears and though it would actually solve a number of problems were
Goldie to be eaten that somehow doesn't seem quite the right way to
go. So now he eats in the laundry room with everyone else except
Scruffy who hisses too much to chew and wallow and Tootle who is
still under the bed. And Tabby Two who is usually still asleep in the
morning but will whine a lot later.
Someone abandoned or lost Goldie and he wandered in our road
several months ago, increasingly thin and bedraggled and with a
torn ear and bad eye. After taking up residence on the porch he
found the cat door and since he couldn't be kept out and because he
gradually became loving and tame (towards humans) he is now being
integrated into the larger cat family. Slowly. Loudly. (Loudly mostly
from Scruffy.) And as with Appendix Quarter Horse Ben who came
out of a backyard in Valley Center, we can only guess at his history.
Here is what we know.
Long-haired lovely Goldie was a housecat with someone who didn't
neuter him (that's taken care of now and the eye treated) or teach
him manners. He hops up on the kitchen counters right in front of ust
(One SUSPECTS that the Other Cats do the same, but they certainly
don't do it in Our Presence.) Goldie was fed treats of human food
while his owner was cooking it. He had a cat door. He likes being
petted but doesn't seem to like sitting on laps. At least not yet. This to
the relief of five other cats who DO like sitting on laps since normally
there is only one lap available.
And, importantly, he was an only cat who never learned Cat
Manners. When Tootle comes out from under the bed she has
promised to teach him how to be part of a Cat Household. We'll see
how Well that works.
Helping Kids Succeed
(NAPSA) - The next time you see kids going
graduation, you're looking at money in the bank
That's because every youth who graduates from
taxpayers $1 million over their lifetime.
The Problem
For some kids, however,
getting to graduation can be
particularly difficult. For example,
the average youth in foster care
changes schools three times
and loses four to six months of
academic progress at each stop.
Nationwide, only 50 percent
of these youth graduate from
high school. Without a diploma
and a plan for their future, they
experience disproportionately
high rates of poverty,
homelessness, incarceration,
early parenting and substance
abuse.
5-Year Goal
Helping these vulnerable
students is a nonprofit based in
Washington state that provides
to their high school
for all Americans.
high school saves
Treehouse "s Graduation Success
program helps youth in foster care
beat the odds with an 89 percent
extended graduation rate. From left
are Class of 2017 graduate Brianna
and her Education Specialist, Taji
Ellis.
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My
Thought
by Michele Harvey
Just Saying
The holiday season is beginning with Halloween and people begin
talking about being politically correct.
Some people don't observe or celebrate Halloween because they
think it is about the devil. Halloween is not about the devil. It never
was. In many places around the world, it has always been about
celebrating a good harvest, or about honoring the dead. On November
1st, Mexico honors their ancestors with the Dia de los Muertos, the
Day of the Dead. According to Wikipedia, many scholars believe that
All Hallows' Eve is a Christianized feast initially influenced by Celtic
harvest festivals, with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic
Samhain, a festival marking the end of the harvest season and the
beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. Other scholars
maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely
Christian roots. Here in the United States, we carve pumpkins and
turn them into lanterns. In Ireland and in the Scottish highlands they
have been carving rutabagas (turnips) and creating lanterns from
them since the 19th century. October 31st is the eve of the Western
Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It initiates the triduum, a period of
three days of prayer before a Roman Catholic feast of AIIhallowtide,
the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead,
including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed
believers. Within AIIhallowtide, the traditional focus of All Hallows' Eve
revolves around the theme of using "humor and ridicule to confront
the power of death." For many people however, Halloween is all about
the candy.
Thanksgiving, a feasting holiday for people living in the United
States, doesn't seem to be a holiday that makes religions crash
into each other, but then we head toward Hanukkah, Christmas and
Kwanzaa.
This year(2014), Hanukkah begins on the evening of December 16th
and ends on the evening of December 24th. This Jewish Festival of
Lights seems to begin and end on different dates each year. However,
it always begins on the25th day of Kislev. Kislev is an autumn month
which occurs in November-December on the Gregorian calendar and
is sometimes known as the month of dreams. The name is thought
to derive from several original meanings. My favorite meaning is
about the expectation and hope for rains. According to Wikipedia,
Hanukkah is celebrated in many ways.
Lighting blue or white candles each night is one custom to celebrate
in a quiet, reverent way. Other ways to celebrate Hanukkah are by
singing special songs, such as Ma'oz Tzur and reciting Hallel prayer,
a •prayer of praise and thanksgiving that is recited by observant
Jews on Jewish holidays. Eating foods fried in oil, such as latkes,
(usually) potato pancakes, and sufganiyot, a round jelly doughnut,
and dairy foods is part of the celebration. Playing the dreidel game
and giving Hanukkah gelt, which are gold looking coins. Chocolate
coins representing the actual coins that were once given are wrapped
in gold foil and have been used since the 1920s.
As always, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, and
Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26th until January 1st.
Christmas is currently a Christian holiday celebrated in the United
States by singing Christmas carols (songs), exchanging gifts,
decorating homes inside and outside with Christmas decorations
such as mangers depicting the birth of Christ, Santa Claus with his
reindeer, carolers and lots of lights. One really popular Christmas
tradition is feasting with family and friends and for some, watching
football.
I wonder how many people who don't have an African American
heritage have ever heard of I(wanzaa? Kwanzaa is a week-long
holiday honoring African culture and traditions.
Dr. Maulana Karenga, an African-American leader, professor
and chair of the Department of Africana Studies California State
University, L.ong Beach proposed this observance and it was first
celebrated between December 1966 and January 1967.
Kwanzaa consists of a week of
holiday celebrations honoring the
culture and traditions of people
of African origin. It is celebrated
by people from many African
countries and their descendants.
Except for New Years Day,
January 1st, the days on which
Kwanzaa falls are not public
holidays. Kwanzaa is largely a
private celebration observed
by individuals, families and
local communities. A Kwanzaa
ceremony often includes music
and drumming, a reflection on
the Pan-African colors of red,
green and black and a discussion
of some aspect of African history.
Women often wear brightly
colored traditional clothing. The
week ends with a feast and the
exchange of gifts. During the
celebrations, candles are lit and
libations are poured. A libation is
the name given to a ritual pouring
of a drink as an offering to a god.
During Kwanzaa, a wooden unity
cup is used to pour the libations.
Originally the people observing
Kwanzaa did not mix any
elements of other festivals into
their celebrations. However,
in recent years, it has become
increasingly common for people
to mix elements of Kwanzaa
with Christmas or New Year
celebrations. For instance, a
family may have both a Christmas
tree and a Kwanzaa candle stick
on display in their home. This
enables them to include both
Christian and African inspired
traditions in their lives at this time
of year.
The main symbols of
Kwanzaa are a mat, on which
to put the things needed for
the celebration, the unity cup
used to pour libations, a candle
stick holding seven candles, the
seven candles, ears of corn,
the Kwanzaa flag and a poster
depicting the seven principles of
Kwanzaa. The seven principles
of Kwanzaa are: unity; self-
determination; collective work
and responsibility; co-operative
economics; purpose; creativity;
and earth.
The Julian News 5
Clothes Closet Donates To Seniors
Rosamund Breese, Ramona Food and Clothes Closet President is proud
to present Lora Cicalo, the new Executive Director of the Ramona Senior
Center, a grant for $ 7, 500. This money will pay for a portion of their food
costs. They pt:epare 200 meals a day five days a week/ They are packaged
and delivered to the homebound seniors and also served at ll :30am at the
Senior Center during the week. Please support them by going to go have
lunch there, they can "t do this alonet.
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November 1st, 2017 and close on Friday, December 15th, 2017. There
will be an Orientation for all new students on Wednesday, December
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13 , 2017. Classes will begin on Monday, January8th, 2018 when
school resumes from winter break. !
Please call the District Office at (760) 76S-0661 for more information. :!
The colors of Kwanzaa are red, meaning of saying "Merry
black and green. The Kwanzaa Christmas", I disagree. Christmas
flag consists of three blocks, one is currently a Christian holiday in
in each of these colors. Three the United States• As Christians, I
of the seven candles are red, think people should be thoughtful
three are green and one is black, to all people. Instead of thinking
Each candle represents one of that saying Happy Holidays is
the principles of Kwanzaa. The ,politically incorrect", I like to
candle holder is carved from think of it as showing common
a single piece of wood and its courtesy. I don't know by looking
shape was inspired by the form at a person what holidays that
of the Ashanti royal throne, person celebrates, so I like to say
Though many of my friends Happy Holidays to give everyone
think that Saying "Happy a reason to smile.
Holidays" is taking away the These are my thoughts.
