I like a lot of stuff, but the things I love the most are: Tea and coffee Cats Pastries People watching A cat cafe seems like the natural place for me, but alas! There are no cat cafes in San Francisco! Or anywhere in the Bay Area except for the houses of my friends that …
Put Your Money Here if You Want a Cat Cafe in San Francisco Read More »
Anyone who has lived with a cat is familiar with the practical, beige-carpeted world of cat climbers and scratching posts. Most of us plunk these items in our living rooms in a desperate attempt to keep kitty from clawing the couch or recliner. Sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn’t. The claws want what the claws …
Your Cat CLEARLY Needs This Super Mario-Themed Climbing Box Read More »
I happen to be one of those people who don’t use many abbreviations when I text. Maybe it’s because I’m a writer, but it just feels wrong to shorten perfectly good words. My teenage kids are all about shortening common texting terms. In fact, my daughter was my expert consultant when I wrote this post. …
And Now, Popular Texting Abbreviations, As Illustrated By 8 Cats Read More »
In 1883, H.H.C. Dunwoody was commissioned by the U. S. Signal Service to write a guidebook aimed at enabling its members to forecast the weather more than 24 hours in advance. The resulting tome, Weather Proverbs, is a great read for science nerds on the state of meteorology in the late 19th century, as well …
Remember That Time the Government Thought Cats Could Predict the Weather? Read More »
It was every pet owner’s worst nightmare when my big bruiser of a black cat did not come home after his nocturnal carousing. I had let him out around 10 p.m. on May 21, 2013. It was raining and I was surprised he insisted on going out, as he doesn’t especially love the rain. But …
Cathouse Confessional: My Cat, Señor Julio, Went Missing for 5 Weeks — and It Was Brutal Read More »
My first week of veterinary school in September 1996 was one of the most memorable weeks of my life. During that week I met several people who would become my closest friends. I learned my way around the town of Davis, California, and I moved in with new roommates. And I went through vet school …
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