I'm shedding a lot. What else is new? I'm not going to worry about it till I'm feeling stronger and can do proper grooming.

My corgi buddy, Jack, and my young Siamese, Ani, are shedders, too. They're also shredders. Does the trade association National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) know about these two?

What I wanna bark about is cartoonist Hilary B. Price. I howled at Price's cartoon "A Cat's Map of the Bed" on her Recycled Paper greeting card. We received the card from corgi person Maryanne and her brother Bruce. (Lotsa licks to Maryanne & Bruce 'cuz they recently rescued 3 baby kitty brothers and a 3-year-old cat mama and her daughter!)

The cat's map includes a large meditation area on the bed. Woof!? Too funny. Just remember that the bed is actually mine, not the cat's.

I bet you'll howl over Price's book of cartoons Reigning Cats and Dogs: A Rhymes with Orange Tribute to Those Who Shed. (. . . rhymes with florange — the stuff in dog-ma's organic chicken stew.) Ms. Price has a new title: Pithy Seedy Pulpy Juicy: Eleven Rhymes with Orange Books in One.  Woo woo!

Hey, who left their hair on my computer desk chair?