I know from communicating with many of you in the comments that your cats have been instrumental in your lives. People say their cats help them when life gets difficult. I agree! I know it’s been true in my life. Life can throw huge curve balls at us — death, financial worries, relationship changes. And …
So all of us with a cat keep a handful of deep, dark secrets of what we’ve called our cats when no one was around. I’ve overheard a number of these embarrassing pet names and pet insults and have a few of my own, of course. I’ve called Keith a "hell monster" and "my sweetest, …
Winters in Minnesota are pretty darn cold. I grew up in Georgia and Florida, and when I moved to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area in 1990, I was pretty shocked by the frigid temps. I often wondered how people function in that kind of weather. I’ve acclimated over the years, and only yesterday was all but …
I don’t know a single cat lover who hasn’t talked about their feline friends’ annoying shenanigans. I know I have. And some people who don’t live with cats have responded to those stories with something like, “Well, why don’t you just [insert not-so-helpful tip],” as if they think I’m totally serious, this situation is horrible, …
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Last year, it started innocuously enough for me with "Cute Boys With Cats" on Tumblr. Then came John Fulton’s Animal Planet show Must Love Cats, followed by Jackson Galaxy‘s My Cat From Hell. Pretty soon, it seemed cat men were literally clawing their way out of the woodwork to declare their love for furry four-legged …
What a year. I started Cat Dandy in June, and in only six months of writing, interviewing, shooting photos, and extended discussions in the comments section, my mind and heart have opened in ways I could not have foreseen. I knew writing a column about cats from a male perspective would lead me to new …
