Hello Human’s,
Lily here. Our female human decided to go “Vogue” on me. IMHO I look pretty stylish. What do you think?
I’m ready for my close up Mr. DeMille
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Our Human Writes
Hello Humans and Felines,
Alberto here. ‘Just wanted to tell you that the book, Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul, My Very Good, Very Bad Cat is officially launched today. The enthusiasm of our feline tribe is more than just the fact that any time a new cat book comes out is time for celebration. We are purrrrrrticularily excited because our human’s story, “All My Children Wear Fur Coats” is included in the book.
She spent the day today at a Twitter launch party. Oliver and I were pretty excited about this and thought we’d see a bunch of feathered creatures but all the human did was sit at her computer and “tweet”. Man, humans are strange.
But we do approve of the fact that the publisher is giving royalties from this book to the American Humane Association and our human will be having several book signings and all her proceeds will be donated to worthy pet charities.
So grab a copy of the book and read about all the fabulous felines (especially us!)
Your friend,
A Feline Opines on the Presidential Race
Hello Humans,
Oliver here. Since I am still technically a kitten, there is much I have yet to experience and many questions I have to ask about the world around me.
I have been hearing the humans speak a lot about this thing called “politics” and something called “the Presidential election”. My humans have told me they are conservative, free market, state sovereignty, transparent government loving folks so if my comments lean a bit to the right, you’ll know where I got my ideas. .
I thought I would obtain some information from the older felines in the house so I went to Tucker and his sister Jasmine. Both are twelve years old and have a few of these “Presidential elections” under their belts.
Tucker
Unfortunately neither of them wanted to talk politics although I did get Tucker to say that if a candidate would guarantee a catio on every front porch, a home and food for every feral cat and a bird feeder in front of every window (kitty cable) he would definitely consider voting for that candidate.
Jasmine had no thoughts on the matter, turned her back to me, raised her tail and sashayed off.
Jasmine
Lily is three and has had no experience in these matters.
This left me to my own devices
Lily
(my brother Alberto is too young and he’s a silly goofball who never sits still enough to discuss anything seriously). I purrrrused the internet and I found a strange phenomenon of humans dressing their cats to resemble one candidate in purrrrticular. Although amusing, this did nothing to further my political education.
Alberto (Al)
And then, lo and behold, I found a CAT who is running for president. Now before I announce this furry cat-i-date’s name, I would like to go on record as saying that his name might be a bit of a marketing issue.
Limberbutt 2016
His name is Limberbutt McCubbins, the feline Democratic candidate for President. When my humans saw me reading up on a Democratic candidate, they almost had a hissy fit but then they decided I should make up my own mind about my political leanings. I read this cat-i-dates stand on the issues and there were a few I was able to gave an enthusiastic paws up.
Cat-i-date Limberbutt’s passion for homeless cats is honorable and worthy of support. All the felines in my family were rescues and we appreciate anyone who wants to help cats have homes.
McCubbins states he has a kind heart, although I am wondering if his kind heart and compassion extend to all creatures (would he kill a helpless mouse, bird, gecko, etc. if he had the chance) or does his tolerance and compassion only extend only to certain species and breeds?
He believes in a tax code that is just for all. I would have to agree, after all, the less taxes the humans pay, the more money they have to spoil us with. I would like to know more about his concept of fair taxes. Does he want to take kibble and treats from some cats he decides have too much and give it to other cats he thinks don’t have enough? I might have a problem with that.
I can agree with cat-i-date LImberbutt’s desire for affordable veterinary care for all felines but before I jump on his bandwagon I’d like to know how he intends to make that happen. There seems to be a distinct lack of specific plans here and even though I’m only a kitten I know that most humans have a limited amount of money to support us in the manner to which we are accustomed.
The last portion of his platform has me a bit nervous. Limberbutt is a staunch supporter of space exploration and believes we should see a return to cat space flights. Now if he wants to send humans into space, they can go all they want. Sending cats into space? Not on your life. Who would he choose to shoot into the outer limits…felines that didn’t agree with him or felines whose pawlitical stands he doesn’t like? Nope, not supporting that.
I guess I understand why all the humans are in such a tiz about this political stuff. There sure is a lot to think about.
Maybe we should all (humans and felines) focus on what we can agree on and instead of hissing and spitting at each other, just have a sociable nose sniff and a little back and forth meowing. Or, maybe I should throw my hat into the ring….how does “Oliver Twist Aurit” for President sound?
Your friend,
Catsies
Hello Humans,
Al here. My human just showed me a video that may just be the most remarkable idea of 2016. One brilliant human just combined two of the internets favorite things, cats and selfies…Catsies .
Now I am a bit purrrrturbed that the aforementioned human didn’t bother to contact me to participate in the photo shoots, I mean, seriously folks, look at this face!
Ah well, purrhaps my moment of fame is still to come.
Your friend,
Moving Past The Great Barricade
Hello Felines and Friends of Felines,
Jasmine here. My friend (or more accurately “frenimy”), Lily posted about the “Great Barricade” and I thought I would give you an update. (If you haven’t read the reason for the barricade or my self-imposed exile, you can learn about it here.
I began to feel safer and the humans opened the gate (of The Great Barricade) in the mornings. I manged several forays through the house, sat in the kitchen window and munched some wheatgrass, headed downstairs and inspected the TV room and the human’s office space. Those were a glorious few days but then Lily began to figure out my schedule and she’d wait around the corner for me to step out of the bedroom and she’d chase me back in the room.
The humans are quite distraught about this (especially the female human). I heard them talking about something called “space switching” not sure that is and not sure if I will like it.
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There has been one interesting development. The humans have added two shelter kittens to our family. They are very tiny. One is named Alberto (Contador) after the famous Spanish cyclist because he races around the house like he’s competing in the Tour de France. Alberto (or Al) is a pretty good guy (as far as kittens are concerned). The other one, Oliver (Twist) is named because his main focus in life is eating and, if he spoke English, he’d hold out his cat bowl and say, “More cat food please”. He’s also fairly congenial as well. The interesting thing about these kittens are that they are brothers. Evidently this is something the humans understand but I find quite perplexing.
The female human has introduced both these little whippersnappers to me and after the obligatory hissing conversations, I believe they have acknowledged my place as Alpha female and I think we just might be friends (or benevolent ruler and subjects). As you can see from the photo below, Oliver and I are sharing some morning conversation in my domain.
So dear friends (human and feline), although we’ve had some setbacks, the “Great Barrier” has proven to be a good thing as I can now look into the hallway and hear the sounds of every day life in the household. I (and the humans) are hoping that Lily will become so intrigued by the kittens that she will forget all about me and I will, one day soon, be sashaying around the house like the good old days.
Jasmine.
The Great Barricade
Dear Humans,
Lily
Lily here. After our human shared Amelia’s story I thought I would chime in and continue the story of the ongoing efforts to reintegrate Jasmine into our house.
Jasmine retreated to my human’s bedroom after her unfortunate experience with Amelia. She has remained there for the last year.
jasmine
Tucker is nice but he only likes to cuddle with the humans and since I am an equal opportunity cuddler I am missing a feline cuddle buddy. Unfortunately, every time I’m allowed in the bedroom Jasmine freaks out and hides under the bed for hours. My human’s have tried many things to reintroduce Jasmine back into the house, swapping our spaces, bringing me in the bedroom while one human holds me and one holds Jasmine. They have had nominal success but no breakthroughs.
This week the humans have implemented The Great Barrier. It’s a white jail like thing that in theory allows Jasmine to see outside the bedroom and allows me to see Jasmine inside the bedroom without me invading her space. “In theory” is the operative phrase. The first trial run was a disaster from the humans point of view as I was able to squeeze myself through the white bars with little effort (being a skinny kitty has it’s advantages).
Phase two was clear taping the barrier. This was more effective but I still found a way to squeeze through the taped areas. The female human approaced this second breach with the enthusiasm and mindset of a CSI agent, examining the tape for cat hair to determine where I had made my successful break in. This is how the barricade looks now.
As you may have noticed, there is a considerable gap on either side that can easily acccomodate a slender feline such as myself. Note to humans, your work is not done.
The humans, to their credit, did realize that the position of the hallway cabinet provided a perfect “leaping opportunity” and attemptd to block my access to the bedroom (attempt being the operative word).
Patting themselves on the back and assuming that the barrier was secure they flung open the door to the bedroom, coaxed Jasmine to sit on the bedroom chair and enjoy her new, safe access to the sounds and life of the house. It took me 15 mminutes to breach the barrrier and enter Jasmine’s territory. The humans didn’t count on me weaving myself through the cabinet “barrier” and leaping over the barricade.
The humans are working diligently again to shore up the barricade in the ongoing effort to bring Jasmine back into the household. I hope they figure it out soon because as nice as Tucker is, the big guy has little interest in playing. His favorite pastimes are sleeping and eating.
So my feline friends, if you have any suggestions for my humans to bring our feline family back together, please let me know. In the meantime I will post about our progress or perhaps Jasmine will chime in and provide her point of view.
Until next time,
Lily
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