This isn’t going to be a mom-rant about how kids spend too much time in front of screens, although they do. And I’m not finger-pointing at “other people’s kids.” My kids are the same way. They were born in the grand age of technology, for the love of Pete! I’m pretty convinced their hands will …
Cats to Kids: Take a Break from Technology, Try Simplicity Read More »
I briefly lived in the Bible Belt as a kid, often surrounded by children from fundamentalist Christian backgrounds. It was around the time All Dogs Go to Heaven was all the rage and a child in my class took it upon himself to say that it wasn’t true, that only people go to Heaven. Deeply …
Cats in Church: I Met Some Great Felines at the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday Read More »
My cat, Thomas, is a classic “Terrified Trembler.” When he goes to the vet, he’s the picture of utter misery: He crouches on the exam table with his tail between his legs, rigid with tension and his eyes agape in terror. His heart races a mile a minute, and his shivering eclipses the sound of …
A Cat-Only Vet Turned My Cat from Tortured to Curious Read More »
Ke$ha and I have a lot in common. While I am (sadly) not a pop star, Ke$ha and I each love glitter and brushing our teeth with whiskey no matter what dentists say. (What’s fluoride?) And now, we each have two adorable rescue cats at home. Ke$ha has had Mr. Peep$, a Siamese with a …
Ke$ha Adopts a “White Lion” of a Shelter Cat — Bravo! Read More »
With a missing eye and a mouth that curls down on one side in the world’s cutest sneer, Sir Stuffington was pretty much born to be a pirate. Since the six-week-old kitten was rescued last month by Multnomah County Animal Services in Oregon, his adorable face, complete with an eye patch and red head scarf, …
Sir Stuffington: the Cutest Pirate Kitten to Ever Avoid the 7 Seas Read More »
The cats in my feral colony seem to do as they please and pay little attention to the happenings around them. They will notice any change around the house or around their favorite places to eat and sleep. Though they’ll pop their heads up as I go to the mailbox to get the mail, they …
