Apparently it was Black Cat Appreciation Day yesterday (17th) in the US. They're adopted last there (my Sebastian, shown here, was at the Lonely Miaow months after his sibs, but that may have been shyness) and are five times more likely to be put to sleep at shelters in the US because of this, but why? Stupid superstition? [Edit: yes, apparently,
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And it's funny; I could think of a lot of people who'd want to adopt black cats exactly because of what they're associated with. Also, I could be happy with a house full of black cats because I mostly wear black clothes. The fur wouldn't be nearly as much of a nuisance as it is with Noki, whose every single hair goes from pure white at the root to black at the tip so it shows up on *everything*.
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And I know what a beautiful and loving cat Noki is!
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So now I have a sepia, a B&W (Ashley's fur is, if you look closely), and a black, all monochromes! Before that it was grey Claudia and dark-brown Tessa who was sometimes taken for black (see icon).
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These are all precious photos.
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He's a precious cat, very much loved. He just ran past in pursuit of Jasmin, who can actually run faster but stays just in front to prolong the fun.
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I remember a lovely American I met in Israel saying the education system was very inward-looking and that she only learned about European history (e.g. the French Revolution) when she went to university/college and studied history. It doesn't seem to be getting much better going by Texas's revision of their syllabus.
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