More Fire and Rain

Coco was not just a cat. She was my constant companion, my partner and helpmate through so many hard times. That she's gone now feels unreal and flat out WRONG.

I found a picture of you, oh-oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh-oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart

Now I’m back on the train, yeah
Oh, back on the chain gang
The Pretenders—Back on the Chain Gang  

Paraphrasing Mr. James Thurber:

If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain cats I know will go to heaven, and very very few people.

(His heaven has certain dogs versus cats)

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.
~ Isaac Asimov

Don’t cry because it’s over, Smile because it happened.
~ Dr. Seuss

A home without a cat — and a well-fed, well petted and properly revered cat — may be a home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?
~ Mark Twain

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
~ Winne the Pooh

I am ultra-lucky to have had her with me for as long as I did. She was such a very, very good girl.

Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.
~ Vicki Harrison