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Friday Catblogging: Millie the Climbing Cat

Craig Armstrong and Millie I met Millie, my climbing partner, at Furburbia. We went into a tiny room to have a chat together away from all the other noisy campers. She climbed up my back and sat on my shoulders. It took about four seconds to realize we were now partners and would be going…

Heroic Cat Saves Boy from Vicious Dog

The video, apparently compiled from security-camera footage of a California home, is entitled, ‘My cat saved my son.’  (Note: The last ten seconds show injuries for which the boy received medical treatment. His mother reports that the child needed stitches but is otherwise fine.) Via 23 ABC News.

Be The Middle Cat

In a world of polar opposites, e.g., Left and Right, Republicans and Democrats, etc., there’s gain in taking an independent path. It’s the middle cat that enjoys some meat, while others remain steadfast, but get nothing.

Friday Catblogging: The Cat Café Trend

Nekokaigi, a small cat café in Kyoto. Via Wikipedia. Here they come: A new breed of coffee shop is sweeping west across the globe from Japan, where the hottest place for animal lovers to take their tea is inside a cat café. The first Japanese restaurant to provide its customers with a roomful of feline…

Friday Catblogging: Life Lessons that Cats Teach Children

Over at Catster.com, Amber Carlton writes about lessons that having a cat teaches children. She sees these four: one is not the center of the universe, respect, communication skills, and that differences can be good. All true, I’d say, and from an article worth reading in full.

Friday Catblogging: When Franz Dreamed of Cat Firebombers

In the 1500s, Germany military tactician Franz Helm of Cologne pondered whether cats (or doves) with fire strapped to their backs might usefully wreak havoc on enemy cities. Here’s a translation of part of Helm’s plan: Create a small sack like a fire-arrow … if you would like to get at a town or castle,…