I’m having no trouble living in the moment. You see, I just graduated to the 21st century and got my first smartphone — an iPhone 4. Suddenly I’m in love and completely in the moment! In fact, it’s hard to concentrate on anything — friends and partner are texting, a million conversations and ideas are …
When I’m lacking inspiration, I sometimes turn to Etsy where I’m guaranteed to find crazy cat-related items, like cat hair crafts, for example. When I was contemplating what to cover in my column this week, kitty litter came to mind. While I (thankfully) didn’t come across any items actually made of cat litter on Etsy …
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Mittens has felt especially cranky the last couple of weeks. He’s had his eye on a sweet Roomba he saw in a YouTube video and is certain he’s going to die unless he gets his paws on one. Lil Bub probably has one, after all. And what’s worse that discovering your human’s been cheating on …
Mittens the Cat Would Like a Roomba … NOW, Please! Read More »
When I adopted my cat, Bella, from HART of Maine on Jan. 5, 2013, I never imagined she would lead me to be a loud-mouthed advocate for a cause that hadn’t even been on my radar. I met Bella when I started volunteering at HART in December 2012. One day I was talking to some …
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If you’ve ever wondered why you should get in shape, Shorty and Kodi are here to tell you exactly why: To serve them better. Cats live with a singular goal in mind: Figuring out how to get humans to do all their work for them. They’ve been working on it since ancient Egyptian times, when …
In 2007 my friend Nick and I rode our motorcycles 3,150 miles in nine days from Northern California into Oregon and Washington. I’ve done rides like this six or seven times. Nick has done a lot more, including rides to Alaska and the Great Lakes region. A few years ago I was teaching someone else …
