Helio George de Tarzan

FOR ADOPTION:

He's as fast as the Indy Champion race car driver--Helio Castroneves--zooming from room to room. Can he ballroom dance like Helio? Well in time I'm sure he will!

Helio watching “Dancing with the Stars”—maybe he’s following in the footsteps of his namesake who was the dance Champion on the show!

He's as curious as George--poking, peaking into everything--closets, cabinets, and be sure to lower the toilet bowl lid! Ladies he could be your secret weapon to train men to lower the lid. AND he has a special skill--he can open a closed door by pulling on a lever handle!



He's a climber and swinger like Tarzan of the jungle and loves other animals—including DOGS! This older kitten will steal your heart with his animated gestures and mischevious face! Oh and he's still a lover and will curl up on your bed and outstretch his paw to caress your face!
Helio (pronounced El-ee-oo) is 8 months old, healthy, neutered, litter-trained and received all vaccinations and blood tests!!

Adoption fee is only $65 from the Cat Network

At any vet you would pay on average: $335 TOTAL!

$45 office visit/examination

$50 blood test

$100 Vaccinations ( 2-3 rounds)

$140 spay/neuter

IF YOU ADOPT HELIO, you also get a

* free bag of litter

* a Whisker City cat bed (retail value $14.99 PetSmart) and an

* Iams Kit with a DVD on cat care and $10 coupon!

It would be ideal if he were adopted by parent(s) with another cat, kitten or dog so he has a playmate as he has lots of energy! He's great with dogs and plays with my Maltese!

"No more pawparrazi please!"

Please contact me if you are interested in meeting Helio George de Tarzan (you can change the name) Christine 305-218-9952.

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Gigi Goes Gaga Indoors

FOR ADOPTION

You know I'm always amazed when I hear news stories of potential parents looking to adopt a foster child of another race, from a third world country, a child with special needs--ones that have less chance of growing up in real home. Such is the case with shelter cats and dogs--a missing limb or eye, an illness or a special needs pet.

Such is the case with Gigi. She is a "scaredy cat". But there is hope.

Gigi was recently rescued in January at the age of 8 months. This is a threshold age because she's not a grown adult cat but not quite a kitten anymore. She has been living in the streets of downtown Miami surviving without her mother or siblings. As an adult, she would be less trusting. Kittens are easier to socialize and gain their trust.

Gigi is the sister to Hansel & Gretel who were born and lived inside a construction tractor. Six months ago I captured all her siblings but sadly I could not rescue Gigi. But I never missed a day of leaving her food outside. She came to know my voice and came to rely on her daily feedings.

After getting her spayed, she did not hiss or try to scratch me like most outdoor cats in a cage. Gigi recognized me. So I released her into my second bathroom. She immediately grew accustomed to a warm, indoor, cozy bed and cat food with paw-licking good gravy instead of the freezing windchill or rainy weather and lizzard gizzards for food. I could not release her back outside to fight to survive in the streets.

Upon seeing the other cats in my home, she started to chirp. Yes Gigi loves to play with other cats. Gigi would make a an ideal playmate for another young cat. But she is a "scaredy cat" and will require time, patience and TLC to allow humans to pet and hold her. She is slowly getting there. One day she allowed me to scratch her head, I wanted to cry the way a parent does when a child takes their first step. Several days later she slept on my bed--I wanted to jump up and down.

Won't you consider adopting this striking tortoise female? Look at that face! The black rims above her eyes and around her nose, like an owl or graceful Groucho Marx! She'll make you laugh!

Like all other cats on this website, she tested negative for feline leukemia and AIDS, received vaccinations, is litter trained and goes gaga for other cats. (Medical records available)

Adoption fee is less for this special kitten, only $35.00

Plus you will receive a FREE

* bag of litter

* plush Whisker City pet beds (retail value $14.99 at PetSmart)

* Iams Cat Adoption kit and DVD with $10.00 coupon!!!

As you may well know, if you were to go to the vet to have your kitten blood tested ($50), vaccinated ($75), spayed ($150), and just the office visit/exam alone is $50, you would have to spend well over $300! That's why adopting from organization is cost effective.

The advantage with Cat Network is that we know the disposition and personalities of every single kitten since we nurture them in a cage-free, loving home.

Please contact me, Christine (Cat Network), if you are interested in meeting Gigi, or Hansel & Gretel.

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Background Celebs--Super Bowl Commercials

Adrienne, Lara Spencer, Christine

Never a dull moment when you're single and living life to the fullest!

Christine (frozen from winter breeze), Lara (fabulous pose), and Adrienne (smart fashionista)

A couple of weeks ago, my friend Adrienne and I participated in the filming of a TV program "Superbowl's Greatest Commercials". I should say we were in the background which means we were invisible on TV when it aired. But for us, it was fun to meet Lara Spencer, one of the hosts (former host of Entertainment Weekly and now current host of The Insider) and mingle with other beautiful people and we made a few friends from Los Angeles.

Malik White and Christine Michaels

The program aired Wednesday, Feburary 3, just days before the Superbowl.

Funny thing, Lara kept forgetting one line that she turned to me every time (as I was seated closest to her) and I would remind her of the phrase "Crazy Pets by Pedigree". You know I truly miss appearing on television but mostly radio as spokesperson for a company. Perhaps it was the chilly wind that we were all freezing and kept drinking wine to warm up. In other words, we acted the part of enjoying warm weather in Miami!

Adrienne and OB

Florida Ghost Towns

As many of you know I am a proud, native Floridian, born in raised in Titusville, FL near the Kennedy Space Center.

My homestate of Florida has its own rich history full of your usual: Indians and European settlers, stories of pirates and drifters, ghost towns and legends of fountain of youth.

Now available is a picture book with over 100 photos that will transport you to a yesteryear where many towns have vanished but preserved in this ideal coffee book.

Visit my Florida website, www.myfabulousflorida.com to learn more and take a historical trip dating back 100 years.

Hansel and Gretel Update-still waiting adoption

As of March 4: Adopt Both Brother & Sister for Price of One!

Hansel--isn't he handsome?!!!

As I write this, it's hard not to let the tears well up. Little Gretel is 100% recovered from her leg injury at construction sight. No fracture as the bone has rejoined and her flesh wound has seen new growth of skin and fur. She has such strength and courage. I have learned so much from a three pound kitten. She and her brother are now ready for adoption.

The kittens are 7 months old. The pictures hardly do them justice and their personalities will literally make you fall in love.

Hansel (above) is now a little taller than his sister (he's actually smaller than he appears in the picture). What presence--such regal, stately demure! He's a knight in platinum armor and protects his little sister.

Gretel no longer damsel in distress-she's growing up to be quite a lady!

Gretel is the sweetest kitten I have ever cared for. She meows, almost demanding attention and affection just like a dog. She curls up in your lap when seated and faithfully sleeps by your side when it's bedtime. I will cry many tears when giving her up but once the foster parents send me pictures of her new happy home, I will be equally happy!

If you ever wanted a cat who was like a dog without having to take it out for walks and send to groomer, then this is the cat most people dream about. Her brother is her friend, playmate when you're away from home. You'll see why it would be cruel to separate these siblings.

This brother and sister are inseparable. They are deflead, dewormed, tested negative for feline aids and leukemia and have received all vaccinations. They are also spayed and neutered!

Fostering these two kittens is no different than fostering one. Hansel is so easy--no rambunctious behavior, no tearing up the house, no demanding of attention but he can be affectionate. Just food, water, toys and his sister is all he needs.

Unlike most cats, Gretel loves to be held and caressed and baby talked to. Her varying shades of black and gray with speckles of warm caramel and white mittens combined with her personality is deserving of an artist's rendering. She is that special.

Adoption fee is normally $65 for one. You can adopt both kittens for price of one!

(Note: just to spay one cat is $200 at a vet and the cost of vaccinations, blood test and doctor exam is well over $100).

Please contact me for an application.

fit2bhealthy@yahoo.com

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Ottmar Liebert, Under the Rose

Recently I had the opportunity to attend a performance by world-renowned guitarist, Ottmar Liebert. This was the first time I ever attended a show where there was no dancing or physical movement other than the melodious vibrations of flamenco guitar notes in the air.

The music transported me to my travels in Spain, especially Andalucia, the heart of flamenco. The sight, the sounds, the rhythm, the passion...

This German-born artist is a man of deep thought and instrumental innovations to bring a world together through the universal language of music. He recently married his talent with the illustrious Iraqi oud player, Rahim AlHaj. Under the title "Under the Rose, Liebert and AlHaj unite modern flamenco with ancestral Iraqi tradition similar to the Moorish influence in the Iberian peninsula. Now you can indulge in this spectacular marriage of music.

CLICK HERE to download your free MP3 album "Under the Rose".


This also makes a great gift. How can you present this album as a customized gift? Just follow these instructions:
Go to the Under the Rose webpage.
Click on Download this album in lossless FLAC format.
Click on "Click here to download a PDF you can print out for making your own CD jewel box insert."
If you don’t have FLAC software, go to this webpage and download some.Burn an audio CD.Print the jewel box insert.Tie a ribbon around it.
Optional: make a donation to Direct Aid Iraq.
Total cost should be about a buck, for the CD-R with case, plus the donation, if applicable.

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Review of Movie: NINE

Penelope Cruz

With scores of commercials with name-dropping celebs like Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren to name a few and the comparison to the musical Chicago, expectations were set and set high.

Unfortunately I was not charmed. Where was the dazzling choreography where I long to rewind the clock 20 years and relive my dancing years? And the singing. I asked if these A- list actresses were really singing. They were. With the exception of the belting gusto of professional singer Fergie, the rest were as flat as Miami sea level land. Even the script for these phenomenal actresses was sub par. I forget that Sophia Loren is mortal but it showed. With all the plastic surgery, she was wound so tight she appeared stiff.

The heroes were Daniel Day Lewis and Judi Dench and also kudos to Oscar winner Marion Cotillard. Technically, she's the only trained singer.

Daniel Day Lewis epitomizes the character of an Italian director who spirals into a cigarette smoking frenzy when media announcement is made of his next movie but he has no script or even a title. He "dances" around questions and the lies avalanche. His muses are the various women in his life--his dead mother who appears as a ghost (Sophia Loren), his French dress maker (Judi Dench), his childhood older heartthrob (Fergie), his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), and leading actress (Nicole Kidman).

Other memorable moments: Penelope Cruz's raunchy, tit-and-ass with fishnet hose-covered- legs performance. Fergie's lustful musical score "Be Italian" makes you want to be Italian. And Kate Hudson's perky song and dance performance. But no comparison to Chicago. Even Rotten Tomatoes is scoring this at 37% right now.

Kate Hudson

Fergie

Moral of the movie (between the lessons to learn and all the sumptous women, this movie really is for men):

Don't procrastinate

Don't lie repeatedly

Don't have affairs! Sorry Tiger Woods beat the film to punchline.

The A-list actresses

My recommendation, RENT THE MOVIE!

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