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June 25, 2013
Real Life Proof That We Cats Have Achieved World Domination
Thank you so much for all of yesterday’s birthday wishes… but what pleased me even more was how much everyone embraced Cat World Domination Day! As most of us know, we cats have dominated the world for a long time now (some would argue that with a break here and there, we have been in charge since ancient Egyptian times), but yesterday proved that we are owning this truth.
Want more proof? I present the following:
Tardar Sauce, our very own Grumpy Cat, has signed a movie deal.
Cats are running for public office in ever-increasing numbers. The latest is Morris, a black-and-white kitty who is running for mayor of the Mexican City of Xalapa. I am looking forward to 2014, a semi-big election year for the U.S. I expect to see several new feline members in the House of Representatives.
Have you noticed that there is a TV show called My Cat From Hell and books with titles like Outsmarting Cats , but then you take a look at them and realize they are all about changing human behavior?
Cat video festivals are spreading like crazy! So far this year Boston, Memphis and Austin have all had them. There were two in California. Minneapolis is having its second one in August. There is even a cat video awards show — the Friskies!
Two words: Lil Bub
Got any more important cat news that shows our world domination?
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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!
June 24, 2013
Celebrating Cat World Domination Day (and a Giveaway)!
Happy Cat World Domination Day (also my eleventh birthday) and welcome to my celebration! A couple of humans noted that cats dominate the world all year round, not just on one day — and they are right! But that doesn’t mean we can’t have a day that acknowledges our rule! Does Mother’s Day mean there are no mothers the rest of the year? There you go! So with that taken care of, let the festivities begin!
We are serving iced nip tea! But I have to warn you to be careful about how much you drink — they pack a punch!
Also, you will want to enjoy the appetizer: albacore tuna salad on a bed of fresh nip leaves, right from my garden!
Dig in!
Before the main course, feel free to work up your appetite in my box jungle! It will be here all day, so come and go as you please!
I think you will love my fun, casual main course. It is pulled chicken on biscuits! So tasty.
I know some of you kitties don’t much like “people” type food, so I also have a selection of rare, gourmet cat food — flavors like pheasant, buffalo, and black forest rabbit!
Cake for my birthday is coming up, but first let’s have my two awesome giveaways!
First up, for my U.S. readers is this Kitty a Go-Go fancy litter box! My human actually won it at the Cat Writers Conference last year and she was going to donate it and never did… so I asked if I could give it away on my blog!
It is really very cute, and designed to be easily cleaned so your humans don’t hurt your ears with their complaints! If you want to know more about these litter boxes you can go to the Kitty a Go-Go website, but right now, here is where you can enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Because shipping on the Kitty a Go-Go is so hugely expensive, it is open to our U.S. readers only, but don’t worry, I have a giveaway for you international readers too! I had my human fill this box with some very fun toys! And only international readers are allowed to enter this giveaway below:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Both giveaways end Sunday night, June 30, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Because my human is spending what she calls “a fortune” on shipping fees for these giveaways, I did not think I was going to get any birthday presents this year. I was okay with that… but then I got a surprise box from EntirelyPets! They gave me these fun toys to review, which I will be doing over the next few weeks!
I can review one thing right now… the box is very cool!
Now, it’s time for cake!
It is layered Maryland crab cakes with crème fraîche frosting!
I wish I could eat like this all the time!
Enjoy! And in the spirit of Cat World Domination, I am going to devote much of this week to looking at ways in which we kitties have taken over!
Note: link to EntirelyPets is an affiliate links — we gotta cover those shipping costs somehow!
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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! 
June 23, 2013
Sunday Catinee: Big Cats and Catnip… the “Science”
A while back, Big Cat Rescue featured some of their tigers, lions and leopards enjoying catnip. Apparently some humans argued that there was no science behind the claim that these big guys did, in fact, enjoy the nip. So to placate the naysayers, they threw another nip party for their charges… in a more scientific vein. Well, not really… check it out:
If you can’t see the video above, click here to watch it on YouTube!
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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! 
June 22, 2013
Sparkle’s Downloadable Calendar: July 2013
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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: Daydream
There is nothing better than daydreaming in a summer sun puddle.
And what does a kitty daydream about, you may ask? Oh, lots of lovely things, like catching lizards, and eating them. Hunting for fluffy moths and crunchy crickets. Not just whapping Binga, but actually whapping some sense into her! And dreaming of a world without cameras.
Fellow felines, what are your favorite things to daydream about?
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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! 
June 21, 2013
In Which I Go to Work (Like I Do Every Day)
Did you know that today is National Bring Your Pet to Work Day? If you go to the Pets @ Work site from Purina, you’ll see it is mostly dogs, but I want you to know that this kitty goes to work every day! It helps that my human works at home. So I thought I would show you one of my typical business days!
On this particular day, I must confess — I overslept! My human was already up and dressed and I was still in bed.
Eventually I got up and was ready to get the day started. Fortunately, our commute isn’t too long, although it is on the opposite side of the house. We have to walk down the hallway, through the dining room and entry way and up the staircase to the living room. Our office is off the living room (which is where many of the photos of me, Binga and Boodie are taken).
Here I am, ready to get down to work! As you can see, there is a lot to do.
The morning has barely started and I am already annoyed at my human! Just wait until you see what she has done.
She let the battery on this Kindle die! All our devices need to have full power at all times so I can do a quality control check on my upcoming eBooks across the platforms. I want my books to be as readable on this older Kindle as they are on the Kindle Fire.
After this careless mistake, I decided to take matters into my own paws. Here I am checking the stats for my blog. Even though I look at Google Analytics, it only updates once daily. So I check on one of the other stat sites to make sure my latest post is getting enough traffic. I am also on an important call via Skype.
The dirty little secret to my post is that this desk is never as neat as it looks here! My human grabbed all the stuff that was littering our desk and dumped it in a box! We left it for Binga to file.
I think all kitties should help their humans at work! Or even better, they should be like me and be the boss! For more information on making your pet part of your workplace, check out the Pets @ Work Program.
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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! 
June 20, 2013
Namaste Thursday
Does your human do yoga? Mine does, and boy is she terrible! She is not flexible and graceful like I am. I try helping her by rubbing up against her during poses like Downward Facing Dog and Pigeon, but she does not appreciate my help. Which is very dumb of her, since all cats are natural born yogis. And I don’t even have a mat to practice on — I’ve been doing all my poses on the rug and scratchers!
Well, all that changed a few days ago when I got an early birthday gift from my friend Pippy!
It’s my very own Yoga Cat Mat!
Do you kitties know Pippy? If you don’t, you really should meet her! She is a yoga master, which means she is even more experienced at yoga than most kitties! Look above — her Lioncat pose is amazing! Pippy is the head of the Feline Yogi company that makes Yoga Cat Mats like the one I received. She also has a blog, in which she enlightens kitties and humans alike!
Here she is doing no-legged loaf pose on one of her very own yoga mats.
That pose is harder than it looks — as you can see, my form needs work here! I’m glad I have this mat to practice on now! It is also great for scratching on, or relaxing or playing on. There is even a catnip-filled twine ball to help you reach higher planes of consciousness.
It is even fun for kitties who aren’t into the discipline of yoga.
And guess what? Pippy is offering a generous 20% discount on these awesome Yoga Cat Mats at her Etsy shop! Just go to the Feline Yogi Shop and use the code SPARKLE101 to get your discount. This discount is good until July 3, 2013.
Every cat should have his or her own Yoga Cat Mat! They make awesome gifts too!
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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! 
June 19, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Golden Girl
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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! 
June 18, 2013
Treats on Tuesday
I got some treats to try out from the Chewy humans! My human had to lock Binga up downstairs because she goes crazy around treats and I wouldn’t be able to get a paw in with her around.
I am beginning to think she is not the only cat who should have been locked up.
Anyhow, these are the Natural Balance Perfect Bites treats that a lot of you other kitty bloggers have been giving a try. Since it seemed like most of you kitties chose the salmon flavor, I decided to be different and pick the chicken. I am a big fan of chicken and I loved these treats! And as you know, I am famously picky. My human is picky in a different way and she was happy that there was no corn, soy, wheat or artificial stuff in them. They also have just one calorie a piece… although my human would not mind if they were high calorie, since I only barely eat enough. Don’t worry — Boodie eventually got some.
And so did Binga.
Note: I was comped these treats by Chewy.com but my human received no other compensation. All opinions are my own.
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Remember to nominate me for The Petties, especially my story Humans Are Willfully Destroying Our Bird TV (http://www.sparklecat.com/special/humans-are-willfully-destroying-our-bird-tv) for Best Blog Post! You can do this every day until June 28 — the more times, the better!
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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! 
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