Farewell to Fup, famous store cat at Powell's Books in Portland. I've never been to Powell's, never been to Portland at all (of course if I ever get out there, a bookstore trip is #1 on my list... it's not an addiction dammit, it's professional development) but I've subscribed to their newsletter for a while and always enjoyed reading the ( Read more... )

I don't usually post these silly things, but this one had me giggling like mad.


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A friend of mine has a sweet female cat, a young adult, who needs a home. Trouble is, she apparently has to be an only cat -- doesn't get along with other cats. My friend says she is at her wits' end and is probably going to take her to the shelter next week, which makes me sad, as an adult cat who doesn't get along with other cats is not likely to ( Read more... )

Now that it's December, plus it is starting to act like winter outside (21 degrees right now), it is time to break out the Santa Cat icon. Ho ho ho ( Read more... )

Here are my two boys snuggled up on my lap. You'll notice that Bear is on his back with his feet up in the air -- sound asleep too, as I recall. Awwww!

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Bloomington-area folks ... know anyone who needs a cat? I just stumbled across this guy who is out at Rescue Farm in need of a home, and he looks EXACTLY like my Honey Bear ... I mean, he could be Bear's twin! (Except this boy is only 8 months old. And lookit how big he is already! Those big old paws! That big old head ( Read more... )

There was lots of traffic all the way home, but I was having excellent stoplight karma -- only had to stop a couple of times in Kokomo, even. (There's no way around Kokomo, you have to go right through, and it's about 10-15 miles with about 10-15 stoplights, and I'm actually not exaggerating. It really sucks.) I am home now, with two cats who are ( Read more... )

Note to self: If the can of ALL NATURAL SUPER PREMIUM CAT FOOD advertises WHOLE MACKERAL (sic), one should be prepared, as one opens up the can, for the sight of a FISH HEAD with EYES and everything staring up at one from the soupy gravy'n'shit filling up the can. And there was SKIN and TAILS and EVERYTHING. Seriously. Go look! It looked like this ( Read more... )

Yes, that just might be the most lesboriffic subject line I've ever posted in this LJ ( Read more... )