For the past hundred years or so, political people in Washington and Southern California have looked forward to nothing more than the whimsical/weird Christmas Card sent out by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Why? Because it showed a bit of whimsy/weirdness, which means it wasutterly uniquein the dead-soul forced-smile world of U.S. politics. Well, we hope you all enjoyed the fun of years past, with Loretta and her cat doing various funny things like surfing or riding motorcycles or burning twenty dollar bills.We hope you liked all that.
Because it's over. Loretta's cat died.
Happy Christmas, everybody! The cat apparently died in a tragic holiday fire. [Thanks to "Danielle" for sending the card and bumming everybody out. Thanks alot, "Danielle."]
Dear Kitty. Sorry Loretta.
I hope Ms. Sanchez gets a cat from a shelter. I just adopted 2 kittens that were born outside a kitchen I volunteer at.
On the ASG Usenet group, a celebrity gossip list, someone who has just died is now said to be <b>in the stereo cabinet</b> because of this one post in reply to a poster&#039;s pet loss:
<i>Having been through it myself, I know how you are feeling. I had my cat freeze dried and he is in my stereo </i>[cabinet]<i> and can be seen through glass doors in a sleeping position. I couldn&#039;t bear to put him in the ground. Some people react strangely but it gives me great comfort to always see the animal who was my good friend. Though I&#039;ve had many animals over the years, Spike was my special buddy and he will be buried with me.</i>