It was about 5 am this morning. I had to go to the bathroom for the third time. Imp, seeing I was up, took the oppotunity to ask for scritches and breakfast. Then after he and Mischief munch on food, he jumps back into the bed to lie on my bed, while I'm trying to sleep. Then sometime later I...

The Ladykillers, starring Tom Hanks (who for once does NOT play a goody-two-shoes character). Cat in the movie is owned by an elderly woman, a widow whom nobody really takes seriously. Cat's name is Mr. Pickles, and though he's not instrumental to the plot, he does provide some comic...

Dare I say it? The H word? We're flying to Ohio this evening and will be gone until Sunday night. We're sending purrs and lots of diversionary wind to our friends in Florida. Good luck everyone! Julie

The Hoomins have gone mad! They are all grabbing our paws and squeezing out our claws! BEAM US UP NOW!!! Joe Kitty and Sweetie Cat

Hi All, I'd usually let pictures of kittens get reported by others, as I think they're all cute and I'd inundate the group in a flood of, "Look at the kitty" posts. This one though, strikes me as an exceptional example of photography on its own merits, regardless of how cute the kitten. And he...

going out to those in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvannia. I just saw an alert that 50 tornadoes have been reported today. Purrs for all in need.

Yes, it is a kitty milestone. I bought a nice new humidifier this afternoon and there is a nice new box that it came in. Mattie (short for Matereka), unfamiliar with boxes let Stripey Thing have the box for a long time and just batted at him from the outside. That was cooler than snot as far as...

Quinn is at his rug-play games* as usual. Last night, after roughhousing he ran off around the kitchen island as I straightened the throw rug and threw himself sliding across the floor into the rug, looking just like a ballplayer sliding into home plate ... a ballplayer, that is, holding the plate...

Sometimes being *way* behind in reading has benefits. In the NYT Book Review 10/26/97 :-) there was a nice review of a cat photo book so I logged into Amazon and bought it for a coupla bucks. Someone here can tell me post-facto whether it's worth it I'm sure, heh. and there are more available...

Useless cats. Stupid shampoo. Many years ago I had a friend whose parents worked for Bristol Myers, the inventors of Clairol Herbal Essence shampoos. The original formula had to be taken off the market as it was so herbal essence-y that bees would follow around people with freshly shampooed...

Baby Bear goes downstairs and sits in his small chair at the table, he looks into his small bowl. It is empty. "Who's been eating my porridge?!!" he squeaks. Papa Bear arrives at the table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl, and it is also empty. "Who's been eating my...

Just thought I'd pass along her post that I just saw over in Yahoo. Sounds like they had quite a bit of property damage, and still no power or phone service, but no injuries. Anyway, here's her post: "Hello. A quick note to let you guys know we made it thru the hurricane. The house wasn't so...

Brandy just came home today from her spaying, and God be praised she's fine, though higher than a kite. The vet gave her some kind of IV anaesthesia, and pain pills for her foster-mama to take home. She's spacey, I'm told, but getting on her feet again and getting into mischief, so by the time we...

Omar, my silly orange boy, has learned that I will sometimes open the dishwasher door and pull the racks out to cool faster, so he now warms his furry little backside on the open dishwasher door in front of the pulled-out rack whenever he can...tonight Oreo joined the basking brigade and...

I seem to have missed the outcome.

We just had a nasty attack of a new virus at work(It was caught and killed before damage could be done) ....I thought I'd better let ya'll know as you might open it.. thinking it has photos maybe coming from cat folks... A new virus is named: Download.Ject.C If you receive attachments named: ...

We are going to be gone for a couple of days celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. I just wanted to send purrs to those in need and hugs and positive thoughts to everyone. I hate being gone for any period of time and missing your posts. Not to mention trying to catch up when I get back. Good...

My 15 year old orange tabby, Jeremy, loves to purr. G When he gets a purr session going on, sometimes he sways back and forth a good 1/2 inch. We call it "rock purring", as it looks like he is rocking in a rocking chair. Does anyone else have a cat that does this? Patti

My Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, In an attempt to have a little light-hearted fun at my own expense, I have committed what, some of you will regard, no doubt, as a serious breach of netiquette. I can only say that I'm sorry for my clumsy attempt to troll my own article. I did attempt to switch...

I am currently considering the purchase of a male and female cat of the same litter. Is there any issue/problem for cats from the same litter to mate with one another? In other words, are siblings mating ok? Any problems or effects of their offspring? Thanks This post smells a little...