Three Kitty Kompany

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Hi there. I'm Frosty.

(For more about Frosty, click on her picture.) I'm the self-appointed President, Chairman of the Board and Head Goddess of the Three Kitty Kompany. (For more information about the Three Kitty Kompany, click here.)

Mom and Dad asked me to greet you and start you on your journey through our Website. With me are my adopted brother, Wookie,

(For more about Wookie, click on his picture.) and my adopted sister, Yoda.

(For more about Yoda, click on her picture.) If we are really lucky, Yoda won't get into any trouble as we go along.

Mom and Dad created this Website to show everyone Dad's photos and to tell some of the many stories that they have from work, vacation and just plain living. Their motto is:

If you have followed the pointers, you know about the three kitties and the Three Kitty Kompany. Now we have to introduce you to Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad are Jan and Jack.

(To see an enlarged picture of Mom and Dad, please click on them.) Mom is a retired chemist. She volunteers for California Department of Parks and Recreation telling people about something called Elephant Seals (at Ano Nuevo State Reserve), counting Red-Legged Frogs and watching Snowy Plovers (at Half Moon Bay State Beach). (To see Dad's pictures of Elephant Seals, Red-Legged Frogs or Snowy Plovers, click here.)

At Christmas time Mom locks herself in the spare bedroom on the third floor. I haven't been up there in years but Wookie and Yoda tell me that Mom makes Christmas ornaments, jewelry and other gift items for the La Honda Fire Brigade Christmas Faire.

Dad is a retired computer scientist. As one of the people who has worked on the Internet for about 30 years, he loves to be "on line". When Dad retired 2 years ago, he started building a model railroad. The first few weeks, it was in the living room under the Christmas tree. (I hate it when Mom and Dad bring a tree into the house every winter. Don't people know that trees are supposed to stay outdoors?) Yoda was afraid of the trains. (I wasn't afraid. I haven't been able to hear anything for years. You can't be afraid of what you can't hear.) Then the railroad moved to the loft over the garage and, from what Wookie and Yoda say, it has been growing ever since. Recently, Mom and Dad have been calling it Three Kitty Rail. I guess that means that I have another subsidiary of Three Kitty Kompany to manage. Dad also does a lot of photography. When Mom and Dad go on vacation, they come home with a lot of pictures that Dad then crops and generally makes beautiful on his computer (Three Kitty Photo). With Mom, Dad volunteers with the Snowy Plovers (at Half Moon Bay State Beach). He also has done photography for the La Honda Fire Brigade. To see some of Dad's photos of the La Honda Fire Brigade, please click here.

Both Mom and Dad are involved with the local disaster response group here in La Honda. The La Honda Neighborhood Emergency Services Team (NEST) started just after we all moved to La Honda. Mom joined as a way to prepare for earthquakes, mudslides etc. and to meet the people who live here. Dad joined because Mom dragged him to meetings. Anyway, the NEST group has a lot of very kitty-friendly people who visit us often. It is truly amazing that Mom and Dad have time to feed us and clean our litter box.

Recently Mom and Dad have become involved with the Red Cross in Burlingame. Not only do they volunteer in disasters, but they also volunteer at drills and simulations. Click here to see Dad's photos from a simulated airplane crash.

We live in a house in the community of La Honda, Califor... (Wait a minute, please, Wookie wants to walk on the keyboard. Oh no, he just erased an entire line of text. If I could just get him to move the mouse rather than playing with the keys...) Where was I? Oh, yes, we live in La Honda, California. It is a community in the way of small towns everywhere. Yoda and Wookie know every dog who walks by (on a leash, hopefully) and every wild creature that comes to the pond for a drink or to the garden to look for food. I, of course, am too sophisticated to know creatures like Joe, Eddie and Louie (the raccoons), Pennelope (the opossum) and Nibbles (the deer). I did, however, meet Mathilda (the skunk) and successfully defended our home, corporate headquarters and food supply one morning when Mathilda wanted to come for breakfast. (My guess is that Yoda is inviting friends over for meals and not telling Mom.) I was sitting in the open sliding glass door and Mathilda came up, sniffed me and asked to come in. We touched noses but I stood my ground. Eventually Mom came into the room and Mathilda left. Mom thinks she scared Mathilda away and rescued me. In reality I am known far and wide for my courage, ferocity (and modesty). (For more information about the local wild creatures, click here.)

Hello. I'm Wookie. Are you there? Do you remember me? I was introduced a little while ago. Frosty won't let me tell you about Mom and Dad's vacations, so if you want to hear about them and see the pictures, please follow me and click here.

Frosty here, again. That was an easy way to get Wookie out of my way. Maybe I'll let Yoda tell you about life in La Honda.

P - A - R - T - Y !!!!!!! Hi Ho human people of the world. This is Yoda. Let's go to my favorite place on the top of the gazebo and I'll tell you about La Honda. Push that mouse (Did I really say the word MOUSE?!?), click here

and F-O-L-L-O-W - M-E!!!

OK, I'm back. Now I have both Wookie and Yoda out of the way and we can have a serious talk. Mom and Dad, being from northeastern U.S. have found a number of things that happen here, in California, to be curious and rather amusing. Mom always said she wanted to write a book of vignettes of everyday life in La Honda, CA. Well, Yoda's stories are her way of sharing her and Dad's impressions without dealing with publishers, printers etc. This Website was put together primarily for entertainment. It is meant to provide a light-hearted view of life. The photos are all real. The stories are real. The three kitties of the Three Kitty Kompany are very real. We hope you have enjoyed your journey.

If you want to comment on our Website, please feel free to contact us at: Wookie@3Kitty.org

Additional Three Kitty Kompany Websites can be found at Jan's TravelRama (3kitty.org/travelrama) - describing Mom and Dad's travel adventures, and Three Kitty Konstruction (3kitty.org/konstruction) - the on-going saga of the building of our new house.

Editor's Note: The Board of Directors is saddened to announce the passing of Frosty, the self-appointed President, Chairman of the Board and Head Goddess of the Three Kitty Kompany. Frosty died quietly in her sleep on July 4, 2000 at the age of 20 years and 10 months. Her calm and predictable manner and her quiet presence are sorely missed. There are no plans to name a replacement at this time.

Editor's Note: The Board of Directors of the Three Kitty Kompany is pleased to announce the appointment of Blackie to a seat on the Board. Her courage in the face of invaders such as Joe, Eddie and Louis (the racoons) and Mathilda (the skunk) and her loyalty, love and affection have won her a spot both on the Board and in our hearts.
To learn more about Blackie, click here or go to Three Kitty Konstruction