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National Cat Day

national_cat_day_xsIt’s holiday time! We aren’t talking about that orange-and-black trick-or-treat nonsense. We’re celebrating a much more important day today: National Cat Day!

It’s true that every day is cat day, especially on the internet. And super-especially at our house.

Newton snoozes on his back

But it isn’t that way for every cat everywhere. National Cat Day was was founded in 2005 to celebrate the cats in our lives for the unconditional love and companionship they bestow upon us.

Pierre gets scritches

National Cat Day is also to also recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued each year. Here at our blog and around the blogosphere, we know how many cats are in shelters and need homes, but the general public doesn’t, so let’s remember to share that information so that on next year’s National Cat Day, more cats can say that they’re living the good life, too.

Ashton in cuddly bed


The head peep is attending BarkWorld/MeowWorld Social Media & Pet Blogging conference for the next few days, where she’ll get to learn more about blogging, photography, and even video. (You’ve seen her video skills around here before. She needs all the help she can get.) While she’s hanging out with other bloggers, we are going to be hanging out with Aunt Orvis.

This means a couple things things: We get lots of treats! It also means that we won’t be able to visit and comment until after she’s back. Don’t worry, we aren’t going silent. We have blog posts scheduled to go live while she is away. Also, since Plush Ashton is going with her, you’ll be able to keep up with Plush Ashton’s adventures on our Facebook page and Twitter account.

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October 29, 2014 Filed Under: Cats Tagged With: Ashton, Newton, Pierre 22 Comments

Undercover Kitty

Has anyone seen Pierre?

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Pierre: I’m an undercover kitty. I like to hide under the covers, waiting for unsuspecting Newton or Ashton to walk by, then I pounce!

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Pierre: You can put that sheet down now. Really.

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October 27, 2014 Filed Under: Cats Tagged With: Pierre 23 Comments

Light, Please

Newton doesn’t sleep in the bed. He has his own bed, and he prefers that.

He also prefers that the bedside light be turned off promptly. Otherwise, he has to use The Look to ask for it to be switched off.

Newton: It’s time. Do you mind? Trying to sleep over here.

Newton is ready for bedGoodnight, Newton!

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October 24, 2014 Filed Under: Cats Tagged With: Newton 31 Comments

The Hobo Cat Symbol

Did you know that  hobos used the symbol of the cat?

Hobos were migratory workers, traveling from place to place in search of menial work on farms, factories, or for individuals. They caught free rides on freight trains to get from place to place as they traveled across the United States.

Hobo Cat Symbol-National Cryptological MuseumIt was a dangerous way to live, with hostile railroad guards, fast-moving trains, and inhospitable local residents who didn’t trust the hobos who passed through. To help each other know whether the town they were entering was hospitable or contained hazards, the hobos created pictographs that they would write with chalk or coal to warm each other of potential dangers or points of interest nearby. A symbol would be left on a tree, fence post, or mailbox post to provide information about the people who lived there.

One of the symbols in the hobo code is a cat, which meant that a kind woman lives here. The symbol of the cat must have given comfort to the hobo who encountered it the way that the cats who live in our homes comfort us today.


References

Hobos, Clarendon Hills Historical Society
Looking for a sign: Hobo Communication in the Depression, NSA Cryptologic Museum virtual tour
Hobo Cat image from National Cytological Museum exhibit courtesy ideonexus.

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October 23, 2014 Filed Under: Cats 18 Comments

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