Tabby Snoozy Tuesday

I know tabbys are good at all kind of things, but let me tell you, when it comes to napping, my Sister Gracie is pretty darn good at it!

Sister Gracie can literally take a nap just about anywhere and in just about any position too.  Her favorite chair is where she spends a lot of her napping time.  I know I shouldn’t be, but I’m constantly amazed at how she just zonks out.  Just look at that, it doesn’t look at all comfy to me, but she will snooze like that for a long time.  I prefer to curl up and snooze, but that’s just tabby me.  What about you, do you have any unusually snoozing positions?

Don’t forget y’all, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Mancat Recovery Monday

Okay, okay, I know, but I couldn’t help it, it was the big game after all.  I’m so tired I’m literally a basket case.  My sweetie Scylla and I spent the day over at Goodness Gracie’s Super Bowl Party.  And let me tell you, that Goodness Gracie sure knows how to throw a party!!!  You wouldn’t believe all the food she had too.  Scylla surprised me too, she said she didn’t know much about football but she sure got into it.  Maybe the catnip cocktail had something to do with it.  I was really proud of all my sisters too, they were all well behaved, not that I expected any trouble mind you, but they can get kind of rowdy at sporting events.  It was really nice to get together with all of our friends and I can’t believe that many of them came from that far away too.  Thanks Goodness Gracie for a simply wonderful time, and thanks Scylla for being my date, I had a wonderfully good time!

Remember, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Purrs4Peace Week 35

#purrs4peace Hello everyone, we're participating in Purrs4Peace Week 35. This weeks Purrs4Peace has us purring because baby seal clubing is not sporting.

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May all that have life be delivered from suffering.
-- Buddha

The Winter Olympics is set to begin in Vancouver, Canada on February 12th. But the image I have of Canada this year won’t be of smiling olympians, snow covered mountain peaks, and athletic glory. In my minds eye I am seeing the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seals in a hunt sponsored and sanctioned by the Canadian government. Indeed, Canadian government (Dept of Fisheries and Oceans has made a decision to allow commercial slaughter of 2220 baby seals on Hay Island around February 8th. What a way to welcome the world to your country....with blood and pain.

And a larger hunt is expected to begin in March after the Olympics end.... a massacre expected to exceed 200,000. Gentle baby seals are shot or clubbed. Many are bludgeoned before they have had their first solid meal or learned to swim. Sealers are known to hook the seals, in the eye, cheek or mouth to avoid damaging the pelts. And if anyone thinks that these animals are not sentient and cannot feel pain they should see video of the mothers, forced to watch just a few feet away as they cry out when their pup is killed.

This....the largest slaughter of marine animals in the world...has to be stopped!

What can we do?

* A number of organizations have information as to supporting a ban on their sites including:

PETA http://www.peta.org/feat-canadaSealHunt.asp

The Humane Society of the United States http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/seal_hunt/

• Boycott Canadian products and don’t spend your tourist dollars in Canada. ***I have tons of Canadian friends and it pains me to recommend this.
• Write/e-mail NBC who is broadcasting the Olympics. If they believe they might lose viewership of this event, it is possible some pressure may be exerted.
• Do not buy any product with fur or even questionable faux fur.
• Write the Canadian Prime Minister.

Snail mail address: The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
Prime Minister of Canada
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1A 0A2

Email address: pm@pm.gc.ca

****A recent poll indicated over 70% of Canadians oppose the seal hunt. It is apparently only politicians and special interest business that support it.

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Please stop by and visit the Confucius Cat's Blog, he is after all, our fearless leader on the Purrs 4 Peace project.

The appointed time for Week 35 is Sunday, February 7, 2010. Participants should purr for three minutes commencing at 3:00 p.m.. EDT (U.S.) which is 8:00 p.m. (20:00 hrs.) BST in the U.K. The cat's human staff should assist their cats with the project by stroking and nuzzling the cat at the appointed time.

Sister Saturday

Sister Gracie

T.G.I.F. Teeth Get

YAY!  Friday, Friday, Friday!!!  With every Friday I’m hoping we get a wee bit closer to warmer, window whiffing weather.  Today T.G.I.F. means Teeth Get In Feathers.

Gotta love those feathers!  I do, and sometimes I just can’t help but try to munch on them.  So are y’all ready for the weekend too?  We sure are.  We really don’t have anything special planned, but Mom and Dad are going to go see something called Wicked.  I don’t know who that is, but I hope they don’t bring him home.  Actually they said Wicked is a play, but it doesn’t sound like much fun to play with either.

Y’all have a great weekend, and remember, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Togetherness Thursday

I thought I would take a few minutes today to share a few pictures of the togetherness that goes on at our house.  We really do all get along and we do all share.  Not only that, we enjoy each others company, at least most of the time.  Sometimes we rowdy, but that’s just normal for us.

Here is Sister Dolly and Sister Zoe sharing a window view from the back of the couch.

I know, you usually see Sister Gracie and Sister Sascha sharing the bench, but here I am sharing the bench with Sister Sascha.

Here is Sister Dolly and Sister Sascha having a bite to eat together.  This is one we thought we wouldn’t see for a while because Sister Sascha is intimidated by new kitties for a while.

Okay, there really isn’t that much room “in”  the recliner, but I found a way to share it with Sister Gracie anyways.

We really like being a togetherness family, it makes it pretty nice for all of us!  Remember, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

We’re Going, Are You?

Goodness Gracie Super Bowl Party

Wordless Wednesday

Tabby Tuesday

Okay, here ya go, a Tabby Tuesday Twofur featuring Sister Gracie and Sister Zoe.  What are they up to?  Well, they are actually watching Sister Sascha (just out of camera view) playing with a tiny piece of paper.  As you may have guessed, the ottoman is one of the favorite plop n’ rest spots, so sometimes we all have to share.  Fortunately, we’re all pretty good about sharing here and I’ve tried to teach the sisters how important sharing really is.  Purrsonally, I don’t think there is enough sharing in the world.  I often wonder why there isn’t more sharing going on.  I guess there are some who just missed that lesson of life.  I think the world would be a much better place if everyone could quit being so offended when someone infringes in our space or wants to share our stuff.  Hey, we might even all get along, wouldn’t that be different?

I would like to give a special thanks to Ann, Maggie and Zoey at Zoolatry for the totally pawsome header, we love it!

Remember, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Sometimes Humans Need Help Too

Believe it or not, humans are not purrfect, no matter what they tell us!

This is Shelly, and her Mom is helping her raise money for the American Heart Association for their upcoming Start! Heart Walk.

You can visit Shelly’s Donation Page Here or by clicking on her picture.

Shelly’s Mom is a special purrson too!  She is a total kitty purrson and is a regular reader of our blog and a good friend of Dad.  Shelly’s Mom is Carol, and she once sent me home a big bag of toys, just because she could. Is that cool or what.  If you’ve been following my blog for a while you might remember these, but here are some pics from when she sent my gifts home with Dad.

 

 

 

 

 

Carol is a very nice human purrson and Shelly is a very special kitty for wanting to help lick Heart Disease.  Shelly, Carol and all the humans they can help thank you for anything you can give!

Mancat Monday Musings

Okay, I’m getting just a little tired of all the cold in the south.  Over the weekend we had a little snow, a little ice, and a good bit of cold. We were in the lucky group that didn’t get hit too bad by the big yucky winter storm that made it’s way through the south.

I’m ready for warm, I’m ready for this:

Hey, it’s time for The Great Backyard Bird Count, but if this cold stuff keeps it up I won’t have too many to count.  Oh yea, thanks to my girlfriend Scylla for telling me about this.  Anyways, hey weather humans, how about some warm stuff, we’ve got birds to count and windows to whiff!  What about you?

Remember, adopt cats, we deserve it!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Purrs4Peace Week 34

#purrs4peace Hello everyone, we're participating in Purrs4Peace Week 34. This weeks Purrs4Peace has us purring because experiments aren’t monkey business.

                                         Sister Dolly  
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Photo credit: www.Copyright-free-photos.org.uk

 

Last October NASA announced a grant of $1.75 million in public funds for a research project in with 18-28 squirrel monkeys would be blasted with a massive dose of radiation. This “experiment” is mean to simulate the radiation a human would be subjected to during three years in space. The monkeys would then spend the rest of their lives trapped in cages, their brains and bodies studied for the damage such radiation would cause. It is generally believed that this type of radiation exposure will cause fatal cancer and brain tumors in the monkeys. However, like all animal experiments the applicability to humans is questionable due to psychological and anatomical differences between humans and squirrel monkeys. But we can be certain that these sensitive and intelligent animals will suffer…all paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.

A number of high profile organizations and individuals have publically called for a stop to this project. Indeed, Scientific American has reported that The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), based in Washington, D.C. has sent an appeal to NASA’s administrator urging that this project be suspended.

I urge everyone to write to their elected representatives urging that action be taken to stop the spending of public funds on the torture of these animals in this cruel experiment. Any kind of animal experimentation is abhorrent to me. My human and I take pains to avoid purchasing products from companies that use animal testing. It sickens me that my human is being forced to fund animal torture. She has already contacted her representatives to protest.

And in addition to written protest, this week we will purrrrrrrrrr.

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Please stop by and visit the Confucius Cat's Blog, he is after all, our fearless leader on the Purrs 4 Peace project.

The appointed time for Week 34 is Sunday, January 31, 2010. Participants should purr for three minutes commencing at 3:00 p.m.. EDT (U.S.) which is 8:00 p.m. (20:00 hrs.) BST in the U.K. The cat's human staff should assist their cats with the project by stroking and nuzzling the cat at the appointed time.

Sister Saturday

 Sister Dolly

T.G.I.F. – Tongue Gets

YAY!  Totally YAY! We made it to Friday, finally.  Today T.G.I.F. means Tongue Gets It’s Fur.  Hey, it happens, especially when you have to get all cleaned up for the weekend!

As you can see, Sister Sascha volunteered to be the first to clean up for the weekend.  Do you have anything special planned for this weekend?  I’m pretty sure we don’t, unless somebody has planned something and didn’t tell me.  So if we really don’t have anything special planned we will all just lounge around and take it easy.  Actually, that sounds like a plan to me!

Adopt cats, we deserve it!!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Togetherness Thursday

Last week I told you about Sister Gracie being protective of Sister Sascha, and how she even protects Sister Sascha while she is having something to eat.  We got lots of nice comments so I thought I would show you a couple of pictures so you could see how much Sister Sascha loves her Sister Gracie.

Sister Sascha not only likes Sister Gracie to share the bench with her, it is totally okay if she gets close enough to touch too. You can kind of see that they are touching paws.

And you can see in this close up that Sister Sascha is reaching out to Sister Gracie while they are both snoozing.

Yep, they really are good friends, but then again, they are both very special sisters! 

Remember y’all, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Wordless Wednesday

 Sister Zoe

Tabby Tuesday

Okay, I admit it, I was wrong.  Hey, it happens every great once in a while, but the mancat thing to do is just fess up.

When our Christmas tree disappeared and this new recliner appeared, I really wasn’t overly happy because we all liked the tree so much.  Okay, it really isn’t a new recliner either, but it is new to the living room.  Anyways, Dad told me to give the recliner a chance.  I couldn’t imagine that I would like it at all.  WRONG!  Wow, is it comfy cozy!  As you can see, I have not only adjusted to the recliner, I guess you could say I’ve adopted it.  It really is purrfect for nap time.  Granted, it is not nearly as pretty as our Christmas tree, but it certainly is useful.  Oh, I would share too, but nobody else seems overly interested in it, at least right now.

Don’t forget, adopt cats, we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Happy Birthday Uncle Jack

I would like to send this special birthday wish to my uncle Jack.  My uncle Jack is very special to all of us.  The picture is of uncle Jack holding me when I first came to my forever home.  Yep, I was eight months old and just a wee bit smaller than I am now (yeah, right!).  Uncle Jack was one of the first to visit and welcome me to my new forever home.  Oh yea, uncle Jack is married to my aunt Mille, who is one of Sister Sascha’s favorite humans.  Anyways, it is not just me, uncle Jack has been there to help welcome each new family member too.  Sister Gracie just loves uncle Jack and she really gets excited when he comes to visit.  Uncle Jack and Aunt Millie live just a couple of houses away from ours.

Uncle Jack, from all of us just to you, we wish you the happiest Birthday Mew!!!

We know, because uncle Jack has two very special kitties named Wilma & Betsy, that uncle Jack would want you to remember to adopt cats, because we deserve it!!!  Purrrr! Zip! Later!

Purrs4Peace Week 33

#purrs4peace Hello everyone, we're participating in Purrs4Peace Week 33. This weeks Purrs4Peace has us purring for Love to Heal.

                                         Sister Zoe 
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"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties." -- Henri-Frederic Amiel

This week I considered a number of topics. But as I was preparing to announce another topic, I continued to feel pulled to purr for HEALING. So many of us, our friends and our family are struggling and in need of healing…healing in body, mind or even spirit.
Also, I still feel tremendous sorrowful energy Haiti and its millions who are still dealing with the horrendous aftermath of earthquake there. Haiti’s people and animals…their very society needs healing.

“Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” ~ Dr.Karl Menninger

Therefore, this week we purrrrrrrrrrrrr for healings of minds from hatefilled, fearfull or anxious thoughts. We purrrrrrrrrrr for the healing of bodies from disease or injury. We purrrrrrrrrrrrr for the healing of spirits from hopelessness and despair.

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Please stop by and visit the Confucius Cat's Blog, he is after all, our fearless leader on the Purrs 4 Peace project.

The appointed time for Week 33 is Sunday, January 24, 2010. Participants should purr for three minutes commencing at 3:00 p.m.. EDT (U.S.) which is 8:00 p.m. (20:00 hrs.) BST in the U.K. The cat's human staff should assist their cats with the project by stroking and nuzzling the cat at the appointed time.