Happy New Year!!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! 2007 was not a good year for our family so i am declaring that 2008 will be our year. Our family christmas was wonderful. We had a house full of people and really had a good time. Bono and Carti on the other hand were a little upset that they had to share their rooms. Here is a picture of our nephew JR or Junebug as he is usually referred to. Yes, he is a stuffed monkey!!
We usually dont put up a big christmas tree even though i love them because Carti will eat the ribbons and probably just about everything on the tree so we use this vintage jewelry tree that my grandma made a very long time ago.
I just love it! Especially being a jewelry artist it just means that much more to me. So since we didnt have a big tree we all went down to the strip and saw the tree at the Bellagio. They have a new theme every year and it is always gorgeous. This year actually wasn't my favorite but it was still nice. It is fun to see but i dont recommend going to the strip any time near Christmas! It is extremely packed.

This was our first Christmas without my dad. It was hard but we all held up much better than i thought. Just knowing that he is in heaven and that we will see him again gives us so much comfort. I love this picture of him, i am not sure what year it was taken though. He is so handsome! The little bunny egg cup was made by my grandma.
My brother and sister in law spoiled all of us for christmas, they just seem to know what presents will be perfect for everyone. And we are not easy to shop for. My sweet little brother even braved the cold and crowds on black friday and stood in line at 4:30 am to buy me a GPS system for my car. He is such a good brother!

On another subject...has anyone noticed the price of food lately? I went to the grocery store today and everything was so expensive and really no sale items. It was all a little picked over too in the produce area but that is another story. Anyway food prices have seemed to be on the rise and not just at the grocery store, restaurants too. The other day i went to the mall for lunch and one of the girls paid over $9 for a hot dog, fries and a drink. I guess it is just the cheapskate in me that is upset over this. I was so mad when i came home today. Oh, I almost forgot, i wanted to show a picture of my charm bracelet because i love it! Each charm has a meaning and memory for me. The one that has xoxo on it was my anniversary present this year. It took 11 years but i finally got my husband to go to Tiffany's by himself with no suggestions from me. Of course he will probably read this and vow to not do it again but thats ok. I was so surprised and it was the perfect gift. He says it was like that one commercial where the guy is in a gas station and just grabs a card without looking at it and the girl gushes over it and cant believe how "sensitive" he is. He told me he was in there all of about 3 minutes. But i dont care in my imagination he poured over the cases to find just the right piece!

Bono's Blog 12/25

Merry Christmas everyone! We have quite a few visitors at my house. I don't like visitors. For the better part of the last two days I've been hidding out. In fact I'm typing this in the middle of the night, under the cover of darkness, while they are sleeping, so I'll have to be quick. You're probably reading this after Christmas. I hope your holiday went well. I read this quote from Winston Churchill the other day "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Keep this in mind when you think back to all the crappy gifts you got this year. That's what I think about when I get the same bag of toys from Petsmart every year. The stuff we get from our loved ones the other 364 days a year are much better than whatever over priced gift we got on X-Mas. Answer this as quickly as you can. What did you get for X-Mas 3 years ago? Probably took you a while to remember, if you remembered at all. That's my point. I'm giving my mom extra love for the next year for X-Mas. I know that is really sappy, but I don't care what you think. Plus I lost my allowance betting on football this month so I didn't have many options. Also, I'd like to wish Jesus a happy birthday. I doubt he reads this blog. But just in case I appologize for the salty language in my previous blogs and my future posts.

I've been doing a little research. It turns out that the guys who developed our modern calender back in the 16th century basically made and educated guess back to the exact birth date of Christ. So we really don't know what his exact age is. My question is, do you think it would be inpolite to ask Jesus what his real age is when I get to heaven? I know I should be on the safe side and not ask, but I'm a cat and we're just so darn curious. I don't know if I'll be able to help my self. If anybody knows any scripture or such that might help me out, let me know.....Feliz Navidad. El Bono.

Bono's Blog 12/13

Hi again! For those that don't already know, I have a brother, Carty. I think his picure is on this site. He is the gray cat. He's been a little miffed that I didn't mention him in my first couple posts. The other day he requested that I give him a "shout out" on my next blog. By requesting a "shout out" he clearly has my new blogging hobby confused with me being a DJ for an FM hip-hop radio station. The last I checked those were the only people or cats that actually executed shout outs. When he first mentioned that this is what he wanted, I was expecting him to follow it up with a song dedication. I thought he was going to request that I dedicate "This is for La Raza" for his homies back in The Duke. None of you probably know what the last sentence means but trust me, it's funny. Well Carty, that was your shout out. Truth be told I can blog for days about Carty's antics. I could fill a few pages with just the crap he pulled this past weekend. Because of that I'll just fill you in periodically.

What I really want to get off my chest is this. When I was roughly 6 months old I was neutered. What really pisses me off about this is that human beings have the arrogance to deem me unworthy of reproduction. Who the hell do you think you are? I know in the Book of Genesis God says that man should rule over animals, but I think you are taking some liberties by hacking my nads off. I challange anybody to give me 5 ways people are better than cats. Bet you can't do it. What really made me come to this conclusion was the realization that human males have no idea how to treat a woman. Stick with me on this one. I was watching "To catch a preditor" the other night. I'm sure most of you have seen it. If you have not, the basic premise is this. Hidden cameras capture pedofiles confronted by a TV news man(Chris Hanson) after they are lured in over the internet by thinking they are going meet an underage girl. Next time you watch this you will notice that most of the guys are not dressed very nice and they often bring food and drinks with them. Usually it's somethink like a 4-pack of 32oz. Budwieser cans(only 3 are left because they knocked one down on the drive in) and quesedillas from Del Taco. Classy! Being pedofiles to start with, they surely have a lose screw or two, but lets be honest. Take your average non-pedofile male, tell him he is going to meet a beautiful 35 year-old professional female, more often that not you'll get the same character. Some moron showing up with a shirt with no sleeves, ball cap on backward, lukewarm beer and fast food. It's no wonder there are a bunch of idots trolling the internet for chicks. Their chances of getting laid through conventional means are almost none. But somehow they pull it off and are allowed to reproduce. Yet, I'm the one that got his nuts plucked off. Where is the justice in that? I know I'm bashing men quite a bit here. But ladies don't get to boastfull. Chances are you are married to or dating one of these goobers. You're having there children and repeating this vicious cycle. How do you treat a woman then? Here is what I usually do when I first meet up with one of my feline lady friends. Take a nice can of Purina Elegant Medelys(With a couple sylish bowls) and nice bottle of wine. Try the shredded salmon and whipped egg souffle with a nice California Cabernet if you get a chance, it's fantastic! Put on some Lionel Richie, maybe some after dinner nip. Another glass of vino or two. Then voila, the Bon-meister rounding third and headed for home. Then again, it's easy for me to say. I'm very difficult to resist.

One last thing. My Auntie Shiloh, my moms long time best friend. I won't say how long because you'll start doing math, then God forbid, you might figure out a woman's actual age! I bring this up because knowing Jen and her family so long, she should really know us better. She sent my Mom some fudge, which is to die for by the way, as a Christmas gift. Unfortunalely is was only like 5 pieces. My mom opended the container in the kitchen and started eating it while walking to the living room. By the time she sat down it was all gone. She should know this family much better. I'm the only one that watches what I eat in the household. My Dad set records in college for eating chicken tacos. He took me to Makino(all you can eat sushi) once. He ate 4lbs of raw tuna. He would have been more but I asked him to stop because was embarrasing me. The other customers were starting to point. My brother will literaly eat anything. I mean anything. Eats carpet regularly. No, not like Ellen or Melissa Etheredge eat carpet(I know that's what you were thinking, sickos). He eats flooring, he snacks on Stainmaster. So the moral is, if you send this family food, take what you think is the proper amount and multiply it by 20.....Until next time, Bono.

Bono's Blog 12/6

It's holiday season, most years I can't wait for Christmas to get here. December can't move fast enough. The other night that changed. I saw and add for American Idol. I starts again on 1/15. I can't stand this show! Now I hope the month drags on. The butchering of music made by people with actual talent is bad enough, but that's not what I dislike most about the show. What really gets me are fans of the show. Judging by the ratings there are millions of you. I'm convinced there is something in the DNA of you humans which gives all of you the illusion that you can sing. You can't hide from it, it everywhere. I bet you all know one, it might be the band leader at your church or the friend you get tanked up with at Happy Hour every Friday, but you know at least one person who thinks they can really sing. This show has given tham all hope. They should change the name to "American Ahol". This is only fed by the spread of karaoke. My Grandpa owns a dive bar in Albuquerque. It used to be a reputable place. A place where alcholics would gather and the only entertainment needed was a 16 inch television with some sporting event they no doubt bet whatever money that had left that was not already spent on smokes and booze. Now the place has been contaminated by the poison that is karaoke. Patrons still do all the stuff they did before, but now that also see fit to belt out a full rendition of "Sweet Caroline" for all the public to witness while they do it. It has completely killed the ambiace of the place. As you read this there are drunks across the country with pickled livers singing inchoherant versions of classics by Skynard or Otis Redding, all fed by the American Idol craze. Good Help us! But if Paula goes bonkers again this year, somebody tell me right away.

I wanted to quickly touch on politics. For the record I lean left on most issues. I guess you can say I'm a south paw. Get it? Paw!! I have not decided who to vote for yet in the primary. How does a cat vote you ask? I found a precinct in Chigago that lets me vote as an absentee. As many times as I want to. But has anybody caught the size of Hillary's ass lately? It gigantic. I have to believe this is a tactic to gain black/hispanic male voters. Very shrewed. It'll be interesting to see how Obama and Edwards will counter this. Also, I pulled up Clinton inaguration footage on You Tube. Her ass was not nearly as big then. If she had the po-dunka-dunk she has now back on '95-'96, Slick Willie might not have needed to sneak chubby interns into the Oval Office. He whould have has what he was looking for right at home. It could have changed the course of hisory. That's all for now.....Bono out.

Bono's Blog

If you don't alreay know me I'm Jen's cat(my picture is on this site somewhere). It's kind of weird to say Jen. I usually refer to her has mom or mama. My name is Bono(pronounced Bawn-no)not Bo-no as in Sonny Bono, like most people mistakingly pronounce it. If I hear another "I've got you babe" joke somebody is getting a claw across their forehead. When I was first adopted I was not big on being named after some whiny Irish rock star, but I didn't have much of a say in the matter. But it's grown on me and now I'm a big fan. Anyway, your probably wondering what the hell is a cat doing blogging. Well here is your answer. Jen is the only person in the world that I like, which means I carry around a bit of anger and angst. It has become a problem lately. I've been irritable and grouchy and having a litte trouble sleeping. I have only been getting 12-14 hours lately. I saw Jen doing this blogging thing and it occured to me, what a better way to channel this angst and anger!! So in the future I will be posting my views of the world. Nothing will be off limits. Sure I'll comment on regular feline interest, like sleeping, scratching and liking my self. However, I will venture into politcs, religion, sports, popular culture, unpopular culture(if the hit counter on this site is any indication this blog falls into the unpopular culture catagory). Who knows, I may even chime in on arts and crafts. I hope you find it interesting. If you don't I don't really care. Also, if you are ever offended by my view of the world, that is your problem. Post comments or questions if you wish, be honest I can take it. I'll be posting again soon. Laters.