A Cat Tale: Houdini and Phoenix

Who says cats are “just” animals? After MaxGoldberg passed Tuxedo was especially hard hit. The first few days he would sit in the living staring down the hallway waiting for Max to come out for breakfast. Now, he sits on the couch in the sunroom after eating, also waiting for Max because that’s where the two of them took their morning naps. It breaks my heart to see him so sad, and, like people, I know he’ll come out of it, but he’s still grieving, so I needed this cat tale today.

A cat called Houdini was found hung up on a fence by the Humane Society of Mason County in Washington. Once they set him free, the volunteers realized that his vision was quite poor due to an infection which required surgery. Houdini made it through the surgery but was left blind. The volunteers then brought an orange tabby, Phoenix, in to meet Houdini, and the two have bonded, with Phoenix becoming Houdini’s seeing eye cat.

Katherine Johnson, Humane Society of Mason County president, said Houdini and Phoenix, about 3 months old, have bonded, and said they will be adopted out as a pair so that they can stay together … as they should.

Sometimes I wish people treated each other the way animals treat one another.

SIDENOTE: Carlos calls me his Seeing Eye Bob.

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Last year, Mario — whose last name is being withheld — was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given a very short time to live.

He had one last wish, to say goodbye to those with whom he had worked at the Rotterdam Zoo. And thanks to Kees Veldboer’s Ambulance Wish Foundation — similar to the Make-A-Wish Foundation — Mario was granted his wish and was taken back to his job where he received one last kiss from a ‘friend.’

If you aren’t crying, well, then you probably never cry.

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The Sweetest Coming Out Ever!

There are all kinds of ways of coming out. You could sit people down and just say it; you could write a letter, or make a YouTube video. You could, as openly gay comic Bob Smith says he did, come out at Thanksgiving by saying, “Could you please pass the mashed potatoes to the homosexual?” Or, you could do it on the cover of Time Like Ellen DeGeneres did.

This way, though, is sweeter.

A Tumblr using, calling herself, appropriately enough, ellende-generes, identified as a girl names Laurel, presented her parents with a Coming Out Cake. She also wrote a note:

Good morning parents,

I’m gay. I’ve wanted to tell you for a long time. I thought doing it this way would be a piece of cake.

I hope you still love me. I mean, it’s hard not to love someone who baked you a cake.

All my friends know and still love me. Your acceptance would be the icing on the cake.

I hope you, much like this cake, are not in tiers.

I hope we can look back on this and say 'boy, this one really takes the cake.'

It gets batter.

Love, Laurel

sorry for so many puns)

In an email to HuffPost Gay Voices—where I found the story—Laurel said she was surprised by the viral response to her post, which she placed on her Ellen DeGeneres-themed tumblr: 

Everyone has been overwhelmingly kind. Straight, gay, and transgender people have been contacting me for advice or simple just to say congrats ... I guess things travel quickly on the internet!

And, in case you were wondering, she also posted a Cake Update:

My mom saw it and cried of happiness. We hugged and cried together. Then, we all ate the cake and talked. I am very luck [sic] to have such supporting parents and to have so much support from you guys. Thanks everyone! Have a gay day!

How sweet is that!

Welcome out, Laurel, and, well, you, too, get a copy of The Gay Agenda, as well as the obligatory Coming Out Toaster Oven, in case you’re doing any more baking.