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A Few of My Favorite Things

Interests: Writing, blogging, web geeking, traveling, Tibetan Buddhism, cats (of course), Reiki, animal communication, fantasy role-play games (I started with D&D when I was a kid and now I enjoy White Wolf games quite a bit), helping nonprofits be awesome, volunteering, reading, and live theatre ... to name a few.
Movies and Television: The Blue Planet series and any other science and nature documentaries I can get my hands on, sappy reality shows (I'm a sucker for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"), Bizarre Foods, Monster Garage, Dogtown, Boston Med. And so on.
Yes, I Read, Too!: JRR Tolkien, Thich Nhat Hanh, Stephen King, A. Conan Doyle, Gabriel King, Kinky Friedman, Michael Moore, the Dalai Lama, Charles de Lint, Mercedes Lackey, Ursule LeGuin
The Sound of Music: Faith & the Muse, Dead Can Dance, Altan, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Simon & Garfunkel, Rob Zombie, Inkubus Sukkubus, bhangra, reggae, Krishna Das, Adam & the Ants, Social Distortion. Yes, my music collection has multiple personalities.

About My Cats

My Cats

Siouxsie, adopted in May of 1996 at the age of 6 weeks (I didn't know better back then), a gorgeous and shiny black cat enjoying the rewards of her Top Cat status and 15 years--as of this writing--on planet Earth. She and her late sister Sinéad put up with my obtuseness and inspired me to learn as much as I could about cats and cat care.

Thomas, "a 2001 model" gray tabby with white boots and mittens and stomach, adopted from a local animal rescue league at the age of 3. He was a very sick little guy when I first met him, suffering from a URI and a broken heart. I fell in love with him and visited him as often as I could until he was cleared for adoption.

Dahlia, adopted from another local animal rescue in September of 2006, about a month after Sinéad died. I was told Dahlia was a 12-week-old male, but she turned out to be a very tiny 5-month-old female. My vet said she'd probably never get bigger than 6 pounds, but now she's a full-size, 8-pound kitty.

Thomas and Dahlia are best buddies, and they constantly snuggle together and groom one another. Siouxsie pretends she disdains all this cuddly silliness, but she spends a lot of time snuggling with me. Lately, Siouxsie has even been seen snuggling with Dahlia and allowing both Thomas and Dahlia to curl up around her.

Personal Info

Name: JaneA Kelley
Blogs, Web Sites and More: My website, Paws and Effect: http://www.paws-and-effect.com
Kitty News Network, my Catster blog: http://blogs.catster.com/kitty-news-network/

Working Life

Industry You Work In: Writer
More About What I Do: To keep kibble in the dishes, I work as a communications officer at a community foundation--a job I love--and I'm a freelance writer and professional blogger.