Stacey
Stacey is an arts aficionado and communications professional who is currently without job, but hopeful that she'll find a position soon. For eight years she was the host of the radio program "State of the Arts" that aired in El Paso, Texas every Thursday. She was also an accomplished actress and writer when she lived in El Paso, and hopes to have the chance to use those skills in the Houston area. Stacey is a bookworm, she loves to travel and explore new places, she's a decent dancer and she loves to cook. Every week she makes a valiant attempt at solving the Sunday New York Times Crossword puzzle, and she tries to volunteer in the community whenever she gets a chance.
Jamey
Jamey is an uber-geek--he's the Director of Instructional Technology for the La Porte Independent School District. Yeah, he speaks Geek. But he's awesome because in addition to knowing everything about how a computer works and what computers can do to make life easier for people, he also speaks English, and is very charming and funny. Music is another of his favorite things: he has his own radio show, Audiosyncracy, that airs every Sunday on the local NPR affiliate in El Paso, Texas. He's also fluent in sports, theater, sailing, home repair, weather patterns and trivia. And he can do the Samurai Sudoku puzzle in one hour or less!
So we have four cats. Eccentric? A bit. But Jamey's kids are gone and they have their own room in the house so it isn't so bad. We inherited them when we lived in El Paso, and they made the treck to Houston with us last April and are very very happy living on the East coast. They stay inside, but nevertheless they've discovered lizards, bugs, green things and lots of neighborhood cats who like to come and talk to them through the door. Since you'll have to meet them if you ever come visit our house, we'd better introduce them too:
George
George was our first cat. She (yes, she) was much skinnier when she first started howling outside of our door, so we fed her tuna fish. We thought she'd be an outdoor cat, but she had other ideas. Before we knew it she had insinuated herself in our lives, and she has driven us insane for the past eight years. Her name is actually a tribute to our soon-to-be past-President Bush. She came to us during the 2000 election season. She was sitting under the television when Bush was debating Gore, and we realized that the look on his face when Bush squinted his eyes and made a "serious" point matched the look on her face when she was trying to get food. So we named her George. I don't think she's ever forgiven us for that...George was lonely, so we auditioned the neighborhood cats to be her companion. The winner was Banzai--full name Buckaroo Banzai, the Happiest Cat in the World.
Banzai
Banzai got the part of Second Cat with his natural good looks, charming personality, and ability to quickly grasp the concept of a litter box. He's awesome and ev
erybody loves him. He has a propensity to eat rubber, a habit that has caused us more money than should be spent on a pet...
Oliver
Oliver is a ham. Stacey found him in the backyard one night when he was just a tiny kitten, bawling his newly -opened eyes out because his mother (the hussy) had abandoned him. She was probably pushing him in our direction because she knew that Stacey would take him in. And she did. He and Banzai got along famously, so we let him stay...
Furbie
Furbie is the baby of the family and he's really shy, but very cute. He has a pathetic little mew and a way of brushing up against you to let you know that he wants to be pet. Most visitors don't ever see him because he hides under the bed when new people come in, but sometimes he makes an appearance.
So that's our little family in La Porte! Nice to meet you!
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