My Mascots
Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur

The triplets

Yes, they are triplets. I wanted two cats (so they'd have someone to play with while I was at work), but a friend's cat had a litter of three, so I decided to take them all. Then, I had to decide on names. What are good names for three brothers? The only ones I could really think of were Huey, Dewey, and Louie (Disney and Silent Running); Moe, Curly, and Shemp; some subset of the Marx Brothers; and Bifur, Bofur, and Bombur (from The Hobbit). So, I decided to go with the dwarves. After all, the cats were so tiny when I got them...

These pictures were taken in October 1999.

Bifur	Bofur	Bombur

Bombur and Bofur
	Everyone

And then there were two

On August 8, 2001, shortly after 8:00PM (PDT), Bifur died of unknown causes. I was with him when he died, but there was nothing I could do to prevent it. He is now buried in my backyard. We all miss him. These pictures were taken in Summer 2001.