Harbingers of Doom?
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kokopelleI believe that I am in incredible danger. There is every sign that I am in my final hours now. What can I do? Nothing... it is too late.
I slept last night with two cats in my bed. This is not unusual. I have one or two of the furry children joining me in my peaceful slumber most every night. Today I learn that my delightful repose with felines comes with an incredible risk.
Full article and video at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959718/
Cat plays furry grim reaper at nursing home
Oscar has predicted 25 deaths by curling up next to patient in final hours
July 26: A cat on duty at a New England nursing home has the job of providing comfort and companionship. But it turns out the cat also has an uncanny ability to read people in a very strange way. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
Updated:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours.
His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
I slept last night with two cats in my bed. This is not unusual. I have one or two of the furry children joining me in my peaceful slumber most every night. Today I learn that my delightful repose with felines comes with an incredible risk.
Full article and video at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19959718/
Cat plays furry grim reaper at nursing home
Oscar has predicted 25 deaths by curling up next to patient in final hours
July 26: A cat on duty at a New England nursing home has the job of providing comfort and companionship. But it turns out the cat also has an uncanny ability to read people in a very strange way. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
Updated:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours.
His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.
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Date: 2007-07-29 02:31 am (UTC)Read Wizard's First Rule.
Then, read the Litany Against Fear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litany_against_fear
No one can get a grip on this for you.
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Date: 2007-08-02 06:41 pm (UTC)Losira: I am for you, James Kirk.
Kirk: I bet you're a copy of the woman that left you here, aren't you? And it's such a perfect copy that you don't really want to kill me, do you?
Losira: What makes you say that, Kirk-unit?
(snicker)
I also have visions of elderly people saying, "get that d*mn cat out of my bed! I'm not ready to go yet!".