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<DIV>The story of Blossom sitting next to her Mom on the loveseat and drooling
onto the laptop for attention reminded me of Blueberry. She always sat
next to me on the couch while I worked on my laptop, too. When she wanted
attention, she would nose me, then paw at me, and finally give me The
Look. This always worked. But one day I was rushing to make a
deadline, and could spare no more than a few absent-minded pats and murmurs of
"just wait a few minutes, sweetie." Suddenly, whap, she took one of those
big old paws and deliberately slammed the laptop cover shut -- I barely
got my fingers out of the way.</DIV>
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<DIV>Okay, that succeeded. Work could wait. Love always came
first.</DIV>
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<DIV>How I wish that she were here next to me right now.</DIV>
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<DIV>Beth H.</DIV>
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