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Our DVM suggested that when the cat bites, walk aw...

2012-05-03T19:37:56.528-07:00

Our DVM suggested that when the cat bites, walk away and ignore him. Hopefully, after a few times, he will learn that biting = time out.

I have a push mower. I could use it on days when t...

2012-04-29T11:23:36.539-07:00

I have a push mower. I could use it on days when the grass is already recovering from a short mow, but otherwise the yard is just too bumpy for it.

I should give it to my brother.

Your schedule is dizzying! We have two cats. One o...

2012-04-29T10:21:07.454-07:00

Your schedule is dizzying! We have two cats. One of them liked to use my hand as a chew toy and the other eats and then disappears until the next meal.

Alberto Ramirez

I mowed the lawn last weekend with a reel mower, a...

2012-04-28T23:15:24.121-07:00

I mowed the lawn last weekend with a reel mower, and felt it.

On the global warming article: ask yourself if you...

2012-04-25T19:22:31.529-07:00

On the global warming article: ask yourself if you'd have the same trouble writing an even-handed article about gravity. On the one side, you have science, coherent and consistent observations of reality over a long period of time demonstrating a clear and unambiguous fact, ie that things fall downward when you drop them. On the other side you have, presumably, people who believe that things only fall because of pixies with invisible vacuum cleaners. Would you give equal time to the scientists and the pixiologists in your report? No? Why not? Because the science deserves more respect than the crackpots. That's not unfair; it's entirely fair. Giving time to the people who believe ridiculous and unsupportable things is not even-handed, it's just political cowardice.

If the kitten is not biting hard enough to break s...

2012-04-25T10:50:34.005-07:00

If the kitten is not biting hard enough to break skin, he is probably just playing. Cats are predators and their instinct is to hunt and attack. Giving him toys that he can hunt and bite (e. g. toy mice under furniture) might help. The aspca website may have some useful advice.

Squirting the kitten with a water pistol or spray ...

2012-04-25T10:22:30.761-07:00

Squirting the kitten with a water pistol or spray bottle might discourage biting.

Re global warming, I recommend some of the points ...

2012-04-25T06:52:45.452-07:00

Re global warming, I recommend some of the points here: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/global-warming7.htm

FWIW, our cats have always done pretty much the sa...

2012-04-11T17:21:29.240-07:00

FWIW, our cats have always done pretty much the same thing, at least the ones the seem to pride themselves on their hunting ability. They will sit in the window and make a barky, staccato noise, and their jaw works up and down with each beat of noise. Must be a cat thing.

It's a rich, deep-from-above story to an alien...

2012-04-06T05:27:17.327-07:00

It's a rich, deep-from-above story to an alien like me. I read it with high refreshment. Lovely pictures.

Must say I'm proud of you going off the grid; ...

2012-04-03T22:52:28.427-07:00

Must say I'm proud of you going off the grid; not what I've been doing, mostly because I come back and I have 1000 e-mails per week.

Poor little guy! I'm glad he has such great o...

2012-04-03T20:00:39.285-07:00

Poor little guy! I'm glad he has such great owners as you both...

The con was so huge! I was there all day Saturday ...

2012-04-02T21:01:06.853-07:00

The con was so huge! I was there all day Saturday and Sunday--looked for you, but no luck. I wanted to show you the sketches in my Doctor Who sketchbook! New sketches this year: Randy Milholland, Adam Warren, Paul Guinan, Matt Wagner, Matthew Dow Smith, Chris Giarusso, Bill Sienkiewicz and Shannon Wheeler! All thanks to your encouragement last year. :-)

Have Fun!

2012-03-29T14:55:41.363-07:00

Have Fun!

LOL. I agree-cat owners can't keep fragile ite...

2012-03-22T12:40:17.661-07:00

LOL. I agree-cat owners can't keep fragile items. We've tried everything to keep our tabby off of the china cabinet. Double sided tape-he licked it off. A motion sensor alarm-he not only wasn't afraid of it, he walked up to it and deliberately bopped it to set it off. A motion sensor air freshener-he walked past it and nothing happened. Then I picked it up to see if it was turned on, and it went off in my face. Now I know how Wile E. Coyote felt.

Thanks for the laugh!

2012-03-21T00:36:02.007-07:00

Thanks for the laugh!

I am of the opinion that this is nature for cats. ...

2012-03-20T20:52:46.627-07:00

I am of the opinion that this is nature for cats. My brother has a box of DVDs in the living room and it's too full, and my cat often knocks off the top ones.

Cat owners should never have fragile knick knacks.

I wanted to write that you missed a digit, but tru...

2012-03-14T08:59:18.470-07:00

I wanted to write that you missed a digit, but truly, I'd have no idea. Now, pie, I know.

Mary Roberts Rinehart was sometimes called "t...

2012-03-08T06:41:57.352-08:00

Mary Roberts Rinehart was sometimes called "the American Agatha Christie." Charlotte Armstrong wrote good stuff if you like twist endings.

Welcome to the club for people whose cats get on t...

2012-03-06T21:37:34.440-08:00

Welcome to the club for people whose cats get on the asdf45^*= / keyboard.

It has been more than five years since Neko was a ...

2012-03-04T10:27:15.398-08:00

It has been more than five years since Neko was a kitten...but your posts are definitely bringing back memories!
Keep up the posts and pictures, please!

I have found some delightful things for Neko at ThingsCatsLove.com.

His eye continues to cry a bit, but it's not s...

2012-02-29T11:26:30.417-08:00

His eye continues to cry a bit, but it's not so bad that I'm worried.

What a sweetie! How is his eye? It looks like it&...

2012-02-29T10:31:32.129-08:00

What a sweetie!

How is his eye? It looks like it's doing better...

The cat will find another way to retaliate. Cats always do.

Welcome to the group of people whose faces have be...

2012-02-28T19:04:51.929-08:00

Welcome to the group of people whose faces have been scratched by their cats in bed.

http://jadavisofmo.blogspot.com/2009/03/cat-scratch-films.html

I still have the scars.