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May 31, 2006 by Jane

Twelve years ago today, my cat Simon was born. He was born in Berkeley, to a large, marmalade-colored mother, and he had one other orange littermate and two black littermates. I answered an ad for free kittens, and picked him out in July of 1994, when he was about seven weeks old.

I have never been closer to any other animal.

Happy birthday, my buddy.

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16 Responses

  1. on May 31, 2006 at 5:26 pm garbagedog

    I fear that you and I may off ourselves when Simon and Ollie go.


    • on May 31, 2006 at 5:31 pm janechurch

      Fortunately Simon is going to live to be an astonishing 45 years old!


  2. on May 31, 2006 at 10:03 pm pushpush

    aww, that’s so cute! we have no idea how old our cats are or when they were born and sometimes we wish we knew what they were like as kittens just to understand how they got to where they are today.


  3. on June 1, 2006 at 12:08 am jasonwert

    There is no love which is the equal to kitty love. In my icon is a picture of of our kitty, Smokie, whom just turned 13.
    Here’s to the next 12 years!


    • on June 1, 2006 at 12:51 am janechurch

      Smokie looks a little like my Sasha.


      • on June 1, 2006 at 2:34 am jasonwert

        There is a resemblance there. The biggest difference is our Smokie is a lard ass!


  4. on June 1, 2006 at 12:41 am guineaus

    so sweet. Happy Birthday Simon!


    • on June 1, 2006 at 12:51 am janechurch

      meow meow (thanks)


  5. on June 1, 2006 at 1:05 am rockville

    wow you look like kathleen hanna in that first pic.


  6. on June 1, 2006 at 1:16 am jmichiko

    that is just too adorable for words.


    • on June 1, 2006 at 1:28 am janechurch

      He gets a little aggressive at bedtime and tries to lay on my face.


      • on June 1, 2006 at 1:51 am jmichiko

        ack! the cuteness is overwhelming.


  7. on June 1, 2006 at 2:37 am roseyv

    Happy birthday, Simon!

    I love that picture of you guys in the bed. But the one up top is fabulous. My favorite, though, is still the one of Simon on top of the stove, I think.


    • on June 1, 2006 at 3:21 am janechurch


      • on June 1, 2006 at 6:59 am roseyv

        YAYY!!

        What a good boy.


  8. on June 3, 2006 at 3:13 am debiknit

    Alphie is 12 (April 12), Amanda is 10 (April 3) which means Ashleigh must be 14 (as near as I can tell)since she came into the house before you went to SF (since you gave her her name, remember (Ashleigh Paige)? Mom



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