never thought i would be so deeply depressed by the death of my buddy bubba. he was my partner and pal and micromanaged my entire life.
he did send me a baby who lost his hoomom… a precious mc mix orange and white boy of 9 years of age. his hoomom was ambulanced out of their condo and sent north while the family denied the 3 cats humane treatment. so punkin is mine. he constantly seeks his hoomom. she died palm sunday. he will meet her on the other side of rainbow bridge, but until then he is with me. he is full of love and confusion . he claims me constantly and he is with me allover house and patio. he cries and searches for his mom everywhere and watches for her at front door. is so hard to watch. i talk softly to him when he seeks her and cries…. heck i talk to him always anyway. he is gorgeous and sweet.
heck, i still talk to bubba. old habits die hard… oh yeah we had eclipse…..and a pic of bubbas last ride, coming home from my momas after christmas, january 6, 2024… and a cute dirty brat..and the crosseyed sweetie….and punkin. a maine coonmix precious…
i needto assemble the second cat tree for these monsters entertainment
i knew he was coming before he was born in 2006. he came to me on my birthday 2006. he was 5.5 weeks of age. he was scared.. he was injured and he was stuffed into my shirt for 8 hours of driving arpound for a friend md visits and tests. then he was kayaked to his safety on a 35 ft erikson m II. he shook himself off looked both ways and purred so loud. like a diesel engine.
that is how bubba da boatkat became bubba daboatkat. for 17.5 yrs he put up with my shenanigans and whims. we went to car shows, he seemed to love it. we went to other ports of usa for sailing because he hated my leaving him behind once, and i promised him i would never leave him behind again… oops he shredded me for my selfish trip to caribbean without him. he also shredded his sitters….. he was perfect cat. he was guard dog he was furriend he was pal he was crew he saved boat he saved me i saved him. we were buddies for 17.5 yrs. he watched milky way with me. he watched fishies with me. he ate my catch.. he was awesome friend. he helped me thru the low and sad times after donny died in 2014. he let me know when anyone was close to the err HIS boat. he needed proper introduction when meeting folks so he would not shred them.
he told me to get my hoomin arse inside boat when patricia was coming to us…
he had been shrinking in size for a year. he started to pee green so i took him to his vet he didnt shred and we watched and helped him thru hard parts with vitramins for his liver.
we went to my moms home in phx 2 times. second time he was able to smell ocean when we were between culiacan and mazatlan on our way home. . he came alive. he was so excited to smell his home.
we got to vet and he didnt want to go in. but we did. i said goodbye with tears and hugs and love.
he was best boy ever and i miss him so much. our chapter has ended.
what will be next….. this house is so very very empty without hijm here with us.
i deeply miss my boss, my furriend, my ruler of boat, my best companion. R I P bubba da boatkat. you were a once in a lifetrime cat. you were DA BEST good boy on planet earth.
even chico misses him. that part is very difficult.
so life changes. mucho sometimes like now. my boat onhard ha d been strippedinsideof what the thieves wanted and crushed the items intrinsic to operation o fboat, ie ram of otto pile it. nastiness. i am unableto repair boat withoiut my accumulated items for repairing it so i am dispoing it dammit.
AND boaktkat is ailing in his final ailments, liver issues. we are jabbing him weekly with vitamins and liver goodies. first time it was awesome — a huge change in affect and being, second one only lasted 2 days before he again urinated green . not good. so we are preopping, he and i for his demise, dammit. he did make 17.5 good years.now itis time to plan ahead. he and i will travel to mommas in mid december, if he is alive he will accompany me if not, he wont. easy peasy. dammit. he has been my companion and travel buddy for 17.5 years. that all started with a trip to a car show in 2007. he walked harnessed on lead and was a sooo very good boy.
he tolerated the mechanical monster in our bilges and went with me where we sailed. he drove in car well err rode hahaha i drove he rode sweetly not crazed like most cats in cars. he also flew to opb with me and back 2 times… he has 6000 road miles,. 6000 airmiles and over 10 000 sea miles. yes i will deeply miss this boy as i deeply miss my err our err his boat. best cat ever sailed with me in best boat for us ever. yes sad., yes flustrating as thieves should never win.
sorry i cannot write anymore today i cannot see thru wet eyes.
seems there were drafts pending publication. so i pushed the publish button and here they are.. my most recent post is the hellpopped post. gods and visitors help acapulco.
so wp has changed a lot in my site since my last posting.. i hope i can manage to make the appearance same as it was, as i liked what i finally configured.
itis christmas..holiday season for many different folks..
we may even have to go outside the home to meet up with others omg..
hopefully all are enjoying a cozy and comfortable time with family and friends.
bubba and chico are finally managing to tolerate each others company somewhat.. chico guards all home and contents along with bubba
we got a house to rent while fixing the m any issues with bird. poor boat has been thru some busy times without the needed maintenance .. before i got her she had a rough life, so tha tmust be addressed as well as personalization of interior and handling..the much needed repairs i sailed without performing need to be effected and so much more.
house is a 1 bedroom cute lil mexihouse in a very old section of mazatlan, aka 20 noviembre colonia. 50 yrs old and the lil houses arw very cool. mine is a box divided into 4 sections of equalish size, cochera, sala, kitchen and bedroom. patio out back is almost as big as house inside.. has fruit trees and a space for garden in which i want to grow foodstuffs.
there is a specific issue faced in the houses here, which is wicking of water from the high water table up in the concrete walls making the place look as if someone took a hammer to them and tried to destroy them so we will acid wash and dry acid wash then dry again and seal and paint..this should give the house at least 8 years of no ugliness inside and out.
we have painted this cute lil house anunfortunate barney purple istead of the desired violet with forest gren trims..willbe addressed once the acid wash has been completed.
cats are finally acclimating to house , neither has lived ion land since they were each very young..bubba didnt like this place for looong time– for 15.5 yrs he has lived in boat..why change, momms. is taking extra love and attention for him. he liked that home..chico is only 5 so is adapting easier.
life is always good-our choices make our challenges..
we need to go see owner of yard to make our deal for bird out of water experience. we are hoping this is not going to be a wallet breaker.
we have vendors passing by house regularly , which is awesome. fruits, veggies, nieves, gasa, even workers trying to find jobs, and collectors of stuff–appliances, cardboard, woods, everything. and abarrotes were a good vendor to catch. got a feather duster and a squeegie for the floors… as the larger superstores charge increasingly more, i use the vendors more often as pricing is less.. love my vendors.
so have yourself a merry lil christmas and enjoy life to the max.
thisis only 24 hours post otis thebeast from hell to alcaputo. the pictures i saw aftermaths were and are horrific. they werenot ready for this problem, they expected only tropical storm. they received cat 5 ….
i am sad for the people of acapulco. they endured a miserable night of hell. they never knew this issue before this day. everything is a mess. hospital, hotel , homes, businesses, roads .. all wrecked. no electricity, no interwebz no fones since evening october 24. they will be without lights and incommunicado for unknown duration. no electric — no pumps. means also do they have water….
anyone reading this who sailcruises or fishes west coast mexico please see what you can do to assist acapulco recover. they do need our aid.
i saw pictures of the bay, partials..holeeeemoleeeeee. nature has a mean disposition. the wreckiage is heartbreaking.
seems last year for my tooth work i had an ecg done for my own edification i didnot read said ecg, but looked at it superficially and fast. so yesterday i LOOKED at it and read it. oopsy. i have a right anterior fascicular block. so. i am keeping my electrolites at decent levels..i needto keep potassium over 4, and sodium needs to also be kept higher than normal in cardiac issues. conductivityis best with electrolites at proper functional levels. so. i may sell my boat, dammit. this is my worst nightmare as i planned on outliving bubba daboatkat,m who is now 17 yrs old. would also be good to outlive momma.. as i only have medicare i am not a surgical candidate so pacer is out of question. so folks if i disappear never to return to this site you kno wi aint alive anymore. have funand hope to write more soon.
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