The real truth about cats & dogs

Coco now has a bff. Poor Cokes has been an only child/doggie pretty much most of her life. Coco came into my life in June of 2004 and she was raised with Scout (my first Lab) for a short time before Scout’s Daddy and I parted ways. He kept Scout and I kept Coco. After the break-up, Coco began scratching herself to the point she made herself bleed. I took her to the vet and the first thing the vet asked me was if Coco had been under any kind of stress. Poor Cokes was depressed which was why she was hurting herself! I felt bad that she was missing Scout, but I really couldn’t afford to get another friend for her. As you can see here, pretty much the only friends she had were human. She looks thrilled doesn't she?

After Scout, Coco was never really around any other animals. Then Coco met Mr. Bojangles the cat. Coco had never seen a cat before in her life and wanted nothing more than for Mr. Bojangles to play with her. Mr. Bojangles however had a bad experience with a male yellow lab and he wanted nothing more than to escape the Cokes. Coco and Mr. Bojangles were forced to be together for a whole weekend because of bad weather and Mr. Bojangles never left the top of the fridge. Coco sat in front the fridge and just looked up at him the whole time crying. I felt so bad because I knew that all she wanted was for Mr. Bojangles to be her friend! After that meeting, Coco was never around Mr. Bojangles again. Poor forlorn Coco.

Enter Tupac the cat. Yes Tupac, as in gangsta rap Tupac! Tupac was only 7 months old when he met Coco and although he was initially afraid of Coco, they have become the best of friends. I think the difference between ol’ Mr. Bojangles and Tupac is that Tupac was still pretty much a kitten and hadn’t been traumatized like poor Mr. Bo. The two of them like to chase each other and Tupac loves swatting at Coco’s face and tail. They are absolutely hilarious to watch and it makes me happy that my sweetheart now has a best friend.

Now for your viewing pleasure, here are a few pics of Coco and her BFF! And fyi, his Daddy is nice enough to let me entertain myself by dressing him up!

Pics from left to right: 1. Yes, that is a tie that Tupac is sporting, he's quite dapper isn't he? 2. Coco in her Easter Pearls 3. Side view of Tupac in his "Fargo" hat 4. Coco incognito 5. Front view of the "Fargo" hat 5. The Cokes caught in the act of yawning, oh how I love these two!

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It’s proven, kids and adults alike are scared of clowns. This article proves it! I was a child of the 80’s, which was around the time birthday parties at McDonald’s were the IN thing to do, (well at least in my small town!) During this time “The Bozo Show” was also really popular, (I’ll get into that later!) and I watched that show on a regular basis. I’ve never necessarily been afraid of clowns, except for that evil clown from Poltergeist that hid under the kid’s bed. As a kid I happened upon someone in my family watching that movie and it just so happened that I walked into the room during the clown scene. What’s even creepier is someone gave me a clown that looked almost exactly like the one in the movie that my Mom had sitting in a wicker chair in my room. After I saw that movie I got rid of that thing. I mean really, who buys this thing for a kid!

In Lamesa if you had a party at McDonalds, one of the perks was you were entitled to the services of having a “happy” McDonald’s employee don the 1 clown costume that all employees shared. As a teenager, my Aunt Doris worked at McDonalds and wore said costume on more than one occasion. As you can imagine, she made a kid or two cry…why?? Because kids are afraid of clowns!

Now onto the Bozo Show. Bozo was one of the meanest clowns on T.V., now if you are a huge Bozo fan, then don’t read this paragraph. As a kid, I dreamed about attending the Bozo show solely to play the Grand Prize Game. I TOTALLY imagined myself throwing that ping pong ball all the way into the last bucket and having Cookie bring out a shiny new bike just for me. The truth is Bozo always made that damn game look so easy and kids rarely ever won that shiny new bike. Thanks a lot Bozo….for NOTHING! If you remember, at the end of the show Bozo always told Cookie that he could lead the parade with the “special” baton if he competed in a task and won against Bozo. As expected, Cookie NEVER won and NEVER got to lead the parade. However, on one glorious day Bozo screwed up the task and alas, Cookie won! As a kid I remember looking at Bozo’s face like, whoopsies I screwed that one up and there was nothing that Bozo could do to redeem himself because the crowd was ecstatic that Cookie won! In your face Bozo!!

Ever heard of Insane Clown Posse? Now I love music of all kinds, but Insane Clown Posse absolutely weirded me out. Yes it’s nice to have a gimic, but to paint your face like a clown? Already been done yo, anyone remember that little band who goes by the name of Kiss? I mean do you really think the rap/rock community is going to listen to a couple of white guys who paint their face like clowns (which as stated people generally dislike!) and attempt to rap? At least Eminem got it right….

Clowns have also been the focus of movies, mostly movies that scare the beegeesus out of people like Stephen King’s It, Poltergeist and Killer Clowns from Outer Space. I once knew of a bachelor party where the best man told the groom-to-be that he was taking care of the “entertainment.” Little did the groom-to-be know that the entertainment he had arranged was a clown named “Sparkles.” Suffice to say the groom-to-be was not amused. I however thought it was the best idea…EVER!

So what exactly have we learned today? Kids and adults HATE clowns! So if you are thinking of a profession where you can make some extra money on the side, go mow a lawn or clean a house. Besides, balloon making is a dying art anyway….