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	<description>You're reading the bite-sized musings on travel, technology, and other miscellaneous topics by Anna and Jeff Watkins from Los Gatos, a small town nestled in the hills at the southern end of Silicon Valley.</description>
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		<title>Visit to Feline Rescue</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2006/05/visit-to-feline-rescue</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 21:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning we visited the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society to introduce Molly to all the wonderful cats available for adoption. I took along my camera and flash to capture photos of the residents.



The star of the show had to be George. Although he&#8217;s not willing to let anyone pet him, he&#8217;s incredibly friendly. Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toxoplasma Mind Control</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2006/02/toxoplasma-mind-control</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to slashdot and Yahoo! News, I just finished reading Mind Control by Parasites, Technovelgy.com. The premise here is that 50% of the world&#8217;s population is infected by Toxoplasma gondii (a parasite that lives in a cat&#8217;s gut).

Toxo (as it is lovingly called at the Merrimac River Feline Rescue Society) starts off in rats. Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sisters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madeline isn&#8217;t quite certain what to make of her new, furless little sister. But she seems willing to make an effort to get to know her better.




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		<title>A Dumbed-Down Dr. Doolittle</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/07/a-dumbed-down-dr-doolittle</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything I&#8217;ve read and heard about early childhood indicates that there is a certain amount of frustration that exists for both parents and children with regard to communication. A parent is frustrated because a small child is unable to speak, and therefore it is initially nearly impossible to determine what he/she wants except through trial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Microchipping of Augustus</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/06/the-microchipping-of-augustus</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning we took Augustus to the vet to receive his microchip implant allowing our alien overlords to track his every move. And when the Mothership arrives, he&#8217;ll be one of the first to be beamed aboard.

At least that&#8217;s what the Vet told me.

We also talked about the slight personality disorders Augustus possesses and how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Augustus Loves the Park</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/04/augustus-loves-the-park</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we moved to Newburyport, I&#8217;ve been trying to get Augustus to go for a walk in the park behind our apartment. This has been complicated by several factors: the hundreds and hundreds of feet of bloody snow that fell this winter, the noise of cars rushing along Water/Merrimac St., and the harness.

There really wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cats Hate Dieting</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2005/03/cats-hate-dieting</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2005/03/cats-hate-dieting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic tops out around 20 lbs, which is way too fat. After he completely disgusted Anna this weekend by letting out a long and loud &#8212; and very stinky &#8212; fart when she picked him up, Anna decided it was time for him to go on a diet.

Unfortunately, Magic got to his tremendous size by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Augustus Versus the Squirrelly Minions of Satan</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2004/10/augustus-versus-the-squirrelly-minions-of-satan</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2004/10/augustus-versus-the-squirrelly-minions-of-satan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Augustus has come a long way since we first moved to Rhinebeck. He
started out wearing a harness and leash when we went for our daily
walks, but now he gets to roam totally unencumbered. That means he also
gets to pursue his personal war against the squirrelly minions of Satan
infesting the green where we walk.

Augustus definitely has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advice on Cat Walking</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2004/05/advice-on-cat-walking</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps I&#8217;ve already told you that Augustus likes
to go walking on a leash. Perhaps you&#8217;ve lain awake at night wondering
how I convinced a cat to accept a harness and leash. Well, your nights
of sleeplessness are at an end.

You&#8217;ll want the following ingredients:


    Size Right Harness
    This is the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Howl No More!</title>
		<link>http://metrocat.org/2004/04/howl-no-more</link>
		<comments>http://metrocat.org/2004/04/howl-no-more#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Watkins</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best aspects of our new home in Rhinebeck, NY is that
Augustus no longer howls at night. There must have been something about
the Jersey City apartment that drove him nuts. And every night he&#8217;d
start howling, which would keep us awake until we locked him in the
guest bathroom.

Now he is no more annoying than [...]]]></description>
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