So, we might be adopting a dog on Monday.  Her name is Ana and she is a Chihuaha mix.  She was rescued.  She lives with big dogs and has lived with cats in the past.  She weighs 9 lbs. Ana comes from Starfish to the Sea Animal Rescue.

Ledcat has a rescue friend that is going to help us introduce her to our crew.  That's a bit of a worry for us, but I think it will be okay based on how she integrated into her foster home.  Here is Ana sleeping on top of her much bigger brother.

Her story is similar to Mona's even though she weighs 40 lbs less.  Actually, Ana weighs about half as much as Simon the cat so that should be interesting.  And I've always wanted a dog named Anna (close enough).  Plus, it keeps up the alliteration with Amadeus and Alexander.

If everything goes okay, I'll be blogging about integrating Ana into our family over on Miss Mona's Blog.  As much as we miss Mona, we think she would want us to take in another dog in need of a home. 

Stay tuned ...

The Correspondents love Gab.  She's funny and smart and plays a mean game of Trouble. 

Anyhoo, Gab has gathered up the four funny women in Pittsburgh for what promises to be a very cool show on Saturday, May 31, 2008.  This is my favorite kind of show.  Women. Non-smoking.  Saturday night.  And $10 tickets. 

You should come out and support the funny.  Here's the word from Gab:

 I am writing to you today to plug my upcoming FEMALE only comedy show at Slapsticks Comedy Loft on May 31st, at 8PM. Yes that's right, ONLY comedians with vaginas will be performing. This never happens in Pittsburgh. This is a great chance for you to not only support the local comedy scene (shout out to Ms. Mon for stopping by the Obey House last night for some local comedy), but also to support the women's comedy scene (which sadly is very small). Veteran comics Nance Marshall and Sally Chopping are on the bill, as well as newcomer Subhah Agwarl. Tickets cost $10. The room is non-smoking and there is NOT a two drink minimum. If you want to buy tickets in advance, you can email me: gab@gabbonesso.com and I can arrange to sell them to you. Otherwise, you can buy them at the door. (If you opt for the buying them at the door approach, please mention my name because I will get paid more money.) Slapsticks is located at 2660 Library Road (RT. 88). For more information you can call: 412.920.JOKE. 

I am feeling benevolent today because my good friends at Hoi Polloi special cooked me an egg burrito even though it is past breakfast.  I found someone to paint the inside of my house.  I'm not having luck finding someone to rent it yet, but that will come. 

So rock on, Gab.  You are trouble, but in a popping bubble kind of way.

I have been informed that individuals invited to the LGBT luncheon with Luke Ravenstahl are not being required to make a campaign contribution.  They are invited to do so, as their discretion.

I don't know all the ins and outs of these sort of invitations, so I'm going to take this information at its word.  What I must do is also assume that my original source acted in good faith and perceived the invitation language in a different way.  That's for them to sort out.

I stand by the rest of my post.  LGBT leaders attending a campaign fundraiser for Luke Ravenstahl strains creduality in light of his failure to move one single inch closer to gay-friendly positions during his tenure as Mayor. It just gives him further ammunition to say that he has broad based LGBT support. 

Attending a meeting with the Mayor in his capacity as an elected official is a different animal, particularly when you hold him accountable for his promises.  Where is the gay liaison?  Where is the gay advisory committe?  Where does he stand on gay civil protections and domestic partnership benefits under a City-County merger? 

The private campaign meetings (apparently, 4 not the 2 I reported earlier) are not generating results for our community.  Does it make sense to make financial contributions or lend your name to a campaign under these circumstances?  Is is the responsible thing to do when you represent our community?  I say the responsible thing to do is to ask the Mayor to take one step forward and take action before you support him. 

That's my opinion.  Yes, I am stirring up the pot.  I do it all the time.  But you -- you the supporter of Luke, you the letter writer from Braddock, you the person who took on a leadership role in the GLCC or the PrideFest committee -- you put the pot on the stove.  I am following a long tradition of pot stirring -- stirring that took groups of Pittsburghers to DC marches, stirring that got PrideFest up and running and then up and running again, stirring that codified civil protections in City law, stirring that grew a phone line into a community center, stirring that brought thousands of gay people out of the closet. 

I just use a computer instead of wooden spoon.  I'm not out to attack anyone personally and just this morning took down an anonymous comment that slandered someone in our community.  This isn't about attacking anyone.  It is about a dialogue.  Sure, I get the ball rolling with my thoughts and opinions. But blogging is a wonderful resource and it would be great to see more folks in the LGBT community doing it. 

Have a great weekend!