Here is a sad story from Northern England, especially for birdwatchers...
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4087484

Dear Fellow Cats,
Have any of your hoomins bought you a "panic mouse"  My hoomin got one
under the big green tree and set it up in the living room.
Man, is it strange looking.  It's this orange/black cat that I've seen

New Picture

header says it all. Thanks

 Welcome back!
 Jazz & his mama
 --
 Irulan

http://community.webtv.net/MnSmileys/FUNNY
I hope this picture is new to all of you.

As many of you know, I have recently acquired a new kitty master, an
adolescent boy named Licorice. He's a little sweetie, but he does
have one habit I'm not very fond of - he sort of bullies Smudge. It
hasn't gotten violent - no fighting, no blood - but he's gotten very

Just want to share the happiness!  I visited Pirate in his onetruehome today
and he is truly happy and so are his slaves.  I couldn't ask for more than
this.
Here's a link to my yahoo photo album -- check out the last 12 photos or so.

I checked out the clearance tables and found a little book on sale for
$2.50. It is titled "Astrocats" by Julia Harris. Astrology for cats!
Well, Sheba is the only cat I knew for sure about her age. So, I
turned to Taurus and the book described her to a tee.

I honestly can't find these on the Web, so thought I would come here.
But you're not to laugh at me.
Promise?
OK ....

DH got a job offer today and right now he is doing welding tests. This is a
normal part of bring hired as a welder.
Thanks for the job purrs, I know they helped.
Ann

I've trained my slave finally to access this website.  After months of
reading all the stories on Flippy's cat page, I finally can talk to
the famous cats of those stories.
Cap'n Pine Cone, care to have a queen on your crew?  I excel at

Just a few of the cute things that Max has done in the past 24 hours:
Last night, Pea was curled up asleep on the bed.  Max hopped up next to him
and gave Pea's face a good washing.  Pea didn't even stir.
Emily had to go to the vet today for her annual checkup.  I put her in the

When my wife and I left this morning for our Aquarobics class, there
was a plastic bag with a bagel in it on top of the refrigerator.
An hour and a half later, when we returned, the bag was on the floor,
torn up, and a partially chewed bagel on the floor beside it.

Cap't Pine Cone Esq,
I hereby dutily inform you that rather than sitting on a boat in water
to undertake your travels, have you thought about catching a plane? As
an experienced intercontinental traveller with lots of airmiles (and a