Archive: October, 2011
October 28th, 2011 [5 Comments]

Guest post: Remy’s story

by Angela

remy2We are fast approaching the day of tricks, treats, and random neighbors dressed up as Freddy Kreuger or - even more terrifying - Charlie Sheen.

So it’s only fitting that we should have a special treat here today. But this guest post, from exceptional volunteer Ayla, is no ordinary treat. In Halloween terms, this post is the house that always gives out full-size chocolate bars (and not the weird ones with unidentifiable nuts, either). This is an entire plastic jack o’lantern full of Kit-Kats, with nary a Dum-Dum pop in sight. This…is a treat of epic proportions. And this is time for me to shuddup and let Ayla’s amazing story take the stage.

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October 27th, 2011 [6 Comments]

Forever loved: Cali

by Angela

110413-cali-by-tamar-of-i-have-catThere are no sub-spectacular cats at Tabby’s Place - or anywhere else.

But even among a species of stars, Cali stood apart. We’ve loved and lost one of the great ones.

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October 21st, 2011 [3 Comments]

Wake me up before you go-go

by Angela

110930-jitterbug-in-the-tube-2Right now, “retro” is sooooooooo of-the-moment. 24-year-old guys covet their grandpas’ sweaters. Vinyl is vastly cooler than MP3s. Hipsters do the foxtrot and the Lindy and the jitterbug in their sweater clips and Peter Pan collars.

This is amusing to those of us who loved “vintage” back when it was just “old.” Fortunately, all this retrophilia comes just in time for a certain old-fashioned furry girl.

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October 20th, 2011 [6 Comments]

The boys are back in town

by Angela

111020-nuttin-1There are things we’re told are facts, even if we’ve never seen the evidence ourselves.

Matter and energy can display characteristics of both waves and particles. There are reasonable people out there who like to listen to Kenny G. Charlie Sheen, John McCain and Vanilla Ice are all the same species.

And female FIV+ cats exist.

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October 14th, 2011 [3 Comments]

To assemble a supercommittee

by Angela

3618961938_c1d7c71e6aApparently the country’s in the very best of hands. They tell me that our debt problems are in the care of a supercommittee.

As best I can tell, any committee worthy of being called super must be made up of cats.

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October 13th, 2011 [2 Comments]

Suite C duet

by Angela

lady-gaga-tony-bennettCertain pairings work if you don’t overthink them.

Target and Missoni. Pickles and peanut butter. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Gatsby and Artex.

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