Friday Cat Blogging - 22 August 2008
FRIDAY CAT BLOGGING.... So, how about if we see if Friday Catblogging works here at the new digs? Let's see: (1) take cute picture of cats, (2) upload to MoJo site, (3) click Preview.
Hey, how about that! It works just like it used to. What a relief. That new kid Benen over at the Monthly does have a cat — cute little thing, too — but I don't know if he's going to let himself get badgered into catblogging every week. I guess the regulars are going to have to work on him about that. Over here, though, the tradition continues.
Today we have a rare picture with both cats in the same frame. A couple of early Christmas presents arrived the other day, and for Domino, the box full of peanuts was an early Christmas present too. Inkblot, bless his tiny little feline brain, seemed pretty sure something was up but never quite worked up the energy to actually look in the box and confirm his suspicions. Instead he just rolled around beside it while Domino waited for the worst. Never happened though, and eventually he just fell asleep.
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Not to be a downer, but it appears the cat is residing a a lot of styrofoam peanuts. Go to the following site for cat safety:
http://www.cap4pets.org/pet-care/pet-care-guides/cat-care?start=3
below you will find:
Safety
Catproofing - even though your cat is not a baby, you should still check the following safety hazards.
? Styrofoam (especially packing "peanuts") which the cat may eat
Not to be a downer, but it appears the cat is residing a a lot of styrofoam peanuts. Go to the following site for cat safety:
http://www.cap4pets.org/pet-care/pet-care-guides/cat-care?start=3
below you will find:
Safety
Catproofing - even though your cat is not a baby, you should still check the following safety hazards.
? Styrofoam (especially packing "peanuts") which the cat may eat
How many litterboxes does Inkblot have? I'll bet he can't even answer the question.
More important, in that dry Southern CA climate, how do you keep the peanuts from static-clinging to the cats and getting dragged all over the house?
So I'm glad to see that you and the cats are fully unpacked and settling into your new place.
When I added this site to my Favorites list, because it came up as "Kevin Drum--Mother Jones", you are now sandwiched between Free Republic and National Review Online. At least, on my machine that is. LOL
Truly, that is one transcendently lazy cat. Can we get David Brooks to write a column explaining that the excess of kitty welfare is reducing the entertainment utilitarianism of said kitties, so there's a need to reduce the kitty food allotment to increase intrafeline (? - > {shrug}) competition which will in turn boost the amount of feline combat and thus result in an increase in household GDP?
max
['I need the laugh.']
Josuha N. Is it "Merry Gas Tax Holiday", or "Happy Gas Tax Holiday"?
I think either is acceptable. The important rules are:
1. never abbreviate it to G-Tax Holiday. We must keep the "Gas" in "Gas Tax."
2. don't try to make war on it.
Joshua and thersites,
I would posit, so as to keep every neutral and pc, that we propose the formal greeting to be -
"Best wished to ALL, this Gas Tax Holiday"
A merry makes it too Christmassy sounding, and happy goes with Easter which is also a Christian holiday.
Gas Tax Holidays?
Was THAT who the little red-suited Exxon-Mobile guy was?
Dang, and I shot him too. Ya just don't go clickity-clack on no Alabama roofs, dood.
Nice pic, Kevin. You are probably as settled in your new digs as Domino looks in hers.
(the former zit)
Not to be a downer, but it appears the cat is residing a a lot of styrofoam peanuts. Go to the following site for cat safety:
http://www.cap4pets.org/pet-care/pet-care-guides/cat-care?start=3
below you will find:
Safety
Catproofing - even though your cat is not a baby, you should still check the following safety hazards.
• Styrofoam (especially packing "peanuts") which the cat may eat
Posted by: hverberne on 08/22/08 at 5:10 PM
Yes, packing peanuts...and hair bands, artificial foliage, paper towels, licking the can opener, sitting on the stove, chewing my toothbrush, any and all threads hanging off any and all things, bugs and other assorted poisonous articles, antifreeze, climbing into items like dryers and refrigerators, licking the meat knife...oh, yes.
There isn't a stick of furniture or ornamental item in my house now that my cats haven't assessed for its capacity for killing themselves with it.
And that doesn't include outdoors, in which the cruel neighborhood teenage boys, idiots with guns, cars, dogs and more dogs, and snakes figure chiefly...
Well, I see you've got your comment section moved with you. We might have to come up with a name for your denizens of commentary commuters. Why, even Arnold Palmer had a name for his regular fans that followed him around to the different golf courses: Arnie's Army.
Ezra Klein says on his blog that he blegged a link from you (far in the past, presumably), and you didn't do it.
For shame, for shame. A disgrace to the name Kevin!
Just joshing. All the best.
Why are you on crutches BEFORE you helped OW?
Weenie and I have a long-standing tradition of spending the Gas Tax Holidays together. This past season, things got a little crazy. 'nuff said...
Joshua, I was thinking "Kevin's Klan," but that also might send the wrong message.
Hello Kevin from the old digs and may you ably practice "smart, fearless journalism." That's a cute cats picture, but don't let the cats nibble on those plastic peanuts (would they?) Hello also to the regulars from WaMo and I can't wait for some diverting trolls to show up, but they'd better be aware of the very strict community rules.
BTW shortstop, I really am not "Swan."
This weeks Icanhazcheezeburger.com would be for Domino.
I haz good static electizity fur coatz now,
Chetz da lite bulbz.
I got my illustration cat done for Friday cat blogging too.
This is a great chance to find out if I can post to your new blog, as I haven't been able to properly comment on your FCB since the Calpundit days! My cats love packing peanuts as well...
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