my faithful and loving, albeit cold-blooded (haha), companion of 16 or so years, Progonoskes, passed recently.
he will be sorely missed by his loving and aging mother, somewhat missed by his lethargic tank-mate, Mercutio, and thought of fondly by his younger distant cousins, Kandinsky and Escher.
his feline step-siblings will be deeply grieved when they grope around his tank with their paws expecting to find potential turtle-sushi. Mimi has seemed especially out-of-sorts, rolling around on the floor in front of the tank with what seems like prolonged agony (or itchiness).
as it is, he was a good turtle. his most endearing trait (besides his aversion to white people) was his inability to catch fish on his own. his surrogate-mother, Natasha, often had to hold slimy live flopping fish in her hands so that he could eat one. she will probably not miss this aspect of his life.
requiescat in pace. or in my freezer. for i have yet to find a spot where a dog or a bulldozer might not dig him up, and where it is legal to bury a pet. but i will. mayhap i will take him with me to niagara and throw his small coffin-box over the falls. it would be fitting for a guy who spent 95% of his life in the water.
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Adieu sweet turtle. May you find that great pond in the sky. *cries* Aw hon, I'm sorry for your loss. I've missed ya being around. I hope all is well with you. Send me an email if you want. Ta for now dahling!
P.S. The email addy is pinkjeweledcatATgmailDOTcom
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