Tara Talk guest post: Turf war
Has it really been five whole months since I last regaled you with tales of my personal lion king, Simba? Time certainly flies.
Guest post: Forever Loved, Norman
For some things, 2 months is a whole lifetime. Fruit flies only live for 14 days, and many species of mayflies live just 24 hours. For them, 2 months would be an eternity, but for most of us, 2 months is a blink of an eye. Although the last 2 months went by so fast, […]
Sky full of angels
Ever wonder why such a high percentage of Christmas cards show just the wise men? No Nativity; no angels; just three dudes in the desert. Not to knock those madcap magi, but wouldn’t you love a card depicting the sky filled end-to-end with angels? C’mon. ANGELS. AN ENTIRE SKY FILLED WITH ANGELS.
Who we’ll be
We can’t all be Santa Claus. We can’t all be Mr. Rogers. But each of us can be all the cats believe we can be.
Epilogues: November 2019
Don’t let commercials about rich people getting Christmas Cadillacs make you cynical. These are, in fact, the days of miracle and wonder. And I’ve got 120 cats to back me up.
Office holiday party
There’s nothing — absolutely nothing — wrong with a Festive Holiday Gathering(TM). But let’s be real (since this is the internet, the safest possible place for sincerity): sometimes such shindigs are a mile wide and an inch deep.
Gratuitous cat photos: Grit and gratitude edition
On this 28th day of November, 2019 AD, in Ringoes, New Jersey, United States, Planet Earth, there’s a lot to be worried about. There’s a lot to be angry about. There’s a lot to be weepy about. But there is so much more more more to be grateful for.
Gratuitous cat photos: Apex predator edition
Let me guess: you’ve got food on the brain this week. Let’s clear up a few things: canned cranberry sauce is superior to Martha Stewart’s finest (bonus points if it retains the can shape); marshmallows have no business bothering sweet potatoes; and whoever invented “frizzled onions” should be tried for war crimes.
Cute Cat Cleo
A few weeks ago I was contacted via email by a young man asking if I would answer some questions about cat sanctuaries for his blog. I’m always happy to speak with other ailurophiles, especially when it is someone young trying to help homeless cats. I asked him to fire away with questions and I […]