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Kitties Love Veterans

 

Happy Veterans Day

Tom and Iraqi Kitty: Creative Commons Photo from Timmy the Camera Guy on Flickr

We honor our veterans today and offer special headbutts to those who have taken time for compassion even in the most stressful situations.
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Sunday Catinee: Sing Along with the Engineer Cat Guy!

Just about everybody in catdom has seen Paul Klusman’s 2008 video, An Engineer’s Guide to Cats. Ever since it went viral, Klusman has continued to make videos that display his quirky views of feline-human relationships. One of his more recent efforts is the musical clip below, which made its debut at the 2013 Internet Cat Video Film Festival… and it’s a singalong! Don’t be shy — raise your voice loud and proud!

If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Photo Hunt: Sale

Look! I am having a sale on… Binga! And she is ready to be packed up and shipped right to your doorstep! Any takers? Hurry before my human finds out!

Well… I did not really think I could get rid of her so easily! But I do want to remind you that there is a sale going on in my Zazzle store! With the code VETERANDAY13, you will save on everything on the site. This code will get you 50% off greeting cards, so I made up a couple new ones:

Naughty Kitty Christmas Card

Cats Come and Go Card

And of course, I have other awesome holiday cards, like my Thoughtful Holiday Gift Card, which is a store favorite:

Plus, of course my 2014 Wall Calendar is 50% off too!

And don’t forget about my No Declaw Kitty Tote Bag! Remember, royalties from the sales of this bag for November and December go to The Paw Project! I am hoping to sell at least 20, and so far I have sold three, so I still have a long way to go! You get 10% off the totes with the VETERANDAY13 code.

To see more of my merch, visit my Designer Cat Shop. The sale ends Monday, November 11 at 11:59 PM Pacific time so take advantage now!
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Goodbye (Sort of) to a Friend

Ginger Jasper wasn’t just one of my oldest cat blogosphere friends, he was also my Secret Paws partner two years ago, when he was very ill and we all thought we were going to lose him. Even though the holidays were a somber and unhappy time for his humans, and I’m sure they weren’t feeling festive at all, I still got a package that arrived the day before Christmas, 2011. You can see everything we got here.

When I look back at my Secret Paws post, I see so many gifts that are still a part of my life today — the springs are favorite toys of ours and the fleece blanket is still in the living room. The treats are long gone, but the kitty tissues still sit, unused, on the desk in our home office. Best of all, we have the tote with GJ’s handsome face on it. In my original Secret Paws post, I said, “we were especially touched by this and we will treasure it forever”… and we have.

As it turned out, GJ rallied, and we had his friendship for nearly two more years — until earlier this week.

GJ, I can’t really say goodbye, because you will always live on in my heart.
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Calendar Sale – and Winner!

Boodie!

Just when I get Binga sorted out, along comes another thief! At least Boodie just wants to steal my spotlight. She can’t actually read the calendar. She doesn’t even know what day today is!

Anyhow, I have an awesome winner for my calendar and it is:

The Kitties of Purring Pines!

I haven’t actually heard back from you yet, Kathy, but I know you pop in here and comment almost every day! So check your spam folder because I sent you an email a couple of days ago. I need to get your address so I can send the calendar to you!

But even for those of you who didn’t win, I’ve got great news! Zazzle is currently having an awesome Veterans Day sale and calendars are 50% off until 11:59 PM Pacific Time with the code VETERANDAY13! So right now is the perfect time to buy one of my calendars for yourself or a friend! There are more discounts too, all with the same code — 30% off mugs and t-shirts, 50% off cards (like my popular “Thoughtful Holiday Gift” card), and if you are in the mood to splurge a bit, a whopping 65% off wrapped canvases! I’ve got two: a romantic one and one that makes a statement! So stop by my Zazzle store, check out my designs, and get your kitty lover holiday shopping done early this year!
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Fixnation Goodie Bag Winner (and Binga)

Binga!

I caught her just in time — otherwise there would have been no goodie bag to give away! But I took inventory and it is all there.

Now, if I can get my human off her butt today, all of this will be packed up and promptly sent to my winner, who is…

Christine C!

The interesting (and cool) thing about Christine is 1) I had to manually enter her because Rafflecopter wouldn’t let her enter after she commented, and 2) she was the next to last human to enter the giveaway! So it is never too late, and even when Rafflecopter is acting up, you can still win!

Concatulations, Christine, and I will make sure Binga does not steal any of your prize!
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Wordless Wednesday: My Human Brought Home a Cat From the Cat Writers Conference

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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

The Good (i.e., Kitty) Parts of the Cat Writers Conference

As most of you probably know, my human went to the Cat Writers Conference over the weekend. From what I gather, it was mostly a bunch of humans who write about cats, hanging out and drinking and having “sessions” and “panels” and goofing off and not being home, taking care of their cats. But there were a couple of actual cats there! One of them was Zeki, who you see above. She is a therapy kitty who works alongside pet expert Arden Moore at many of her speaking engagements. That is pretty amazing, considering that Zeki was the victim of a brutal knife attack when she was young! But she did not let that color her attitude towards people (except for maybe the paparazzi!).

Another awesome cat was Spirit, and if you couldn’t see his eyes, you would have no idea he was blind! He was active and played and was totally fearless as he wandered around the hotel area where the conference was going on. While a bunch of the “cat” writers had a book signing party (my books were available with my pawtograph), Spirit hung out on the table and pretty much stole the show. And he is not even an author.

At the airport, my human found this Hello Kitty display in one of the stores. How she managed to restrain herself and not buy anything, I don’t know! But who cares about that stuff, because she already had something more important in tow…

The swag that she brought home from the conference! This is the best part of the whole conference, as far as I am concerned! (Although I do hear that the awards banquet included shrimp enchiladas.)

Look at all this loot! The “Cat” Writers really know how to put together awesome swag!

Not to mention the awesome bag from World’s Best Cat Litter! Somebody said that the retail value of everything in the bag was over $1000 (that includes a couple things that actually would not fit in the bag)! I think it is priceless. It is going to take me a while to figure out what to put together for my giveaway later this month! I may have to bargain with my human to keep a couple of things I really want!

If you are wondering where Binga was, here she is. My human just didn’t get any decent photos of her. I think she was too excited.

Boodie really enjoyed looking through all the swag too. If you are wondering what she liked best, here she is with her favorite toy out of the whole bag:

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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Dona Nobis Pacem

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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!

Sunday Catinee: Kitten Fix Edition

Everyone could use a kitten fix, and these silly ninja kittens are ready to attack your funny bone. What else do you need to know? It’s kittens, so enjoy!

If you can’t see the above video, click here to watch it on YouTube!
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” I have answers to many annoying problems in my two award-winning books! Visit my author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of my awesome Dear Sparkle books!