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Cat Classics on Film: That Darn Cat (1997)

Today’s Cat Classic on Film is the 1997 version of the excellent
1965 film That Darn Cat. To know
immediately how the two movies compare, just note where we placed the word “excellent”
in the previous sentence.



The plot


The cat in the poster is cute, but he looks nothing like DC!


The movie’s plot got a makeover that in our opinion doesn’t have
much life or fun in it. In the update,

Sunday Selfie

Real Cat Webster agreed to do the Sunday Selfie this week. He had recently been brushed and was feeling particularly handsome.




We're joining the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by The Cat on My Head!

Caturday Art: Notepaper Webster

For this week's Caturday Art, old SoLT had a little time (for the first time in almost a month, she wasn't double-booked!) to mess around in Photoshop. She took a picture of Real Cat Webster and applied a blur filter to really blur out the background and then used the Notepaper filter to get this:




We thought that looked pretty cool, so I told her to try the Solarize filter:




That's cool

Pet Photo Fails: June

She of Little Talent (aka old SoLT) had some super photo fails this month. She even managed to get a video fail, in slow motion, no less. We'll kick things off with this exciting video of ... Resident Dog Layla walking away:










This is a fail for so many reasons. First, just look at it (yes, that big pink thing is old SoLT's finger). Second, she did not intend to take video at all, much

Think Before You Wish, or, Let Your Cat Be a Cat

Have you ever wished
your cat could be someone else? First of all, why on earth would you wish for something
like that? And second, you should be careful what you wish for, as the old
widow in this US folk story found out the hard way.









Once upon a time, there was an old widow woman whose only
companion in life was her faithful cat. Woman and cat spent hours every day in
their

Cats of the Week: Sampson and Mittens

Each week in this space, we feature an
older adult or senior cat (7 years +) in need of adoption or sponsorship. Mature
cats make great companions, and unlike kittens, they (probably) won’t climb the
curtains! Adopt an older cat, and help them enjoy the best years of their life.







 This week we have not one but two great cats: Sampson and Mittens. They are a bonded pair and must be

Book Review: Claws of Death

On this Mysterious Monday, we are pleased to bring you our short
review of Claws of Death, the second
Cat Lady mystery from Linda Reilly. We missed the first book in this series,
but we had no trouble at all getting right into this book, which features a
small cat shelter, a retired actress, and a mysterious ghostly cat that only
one person can see.



The plot

The action happens in

Sunday Selfie: Paisley Dominates

Real Cat Paisley has a lot to meow about in her Sunday Selfie this week. That's because her selfie also works for Cat World Domination Day since it shows something she dominated just for the occasion.




That big green thing in the background is old SoLT's latest balance-ball chair (RIP), and the selfie was taken moments after Paisley punched a couple of holes in it, making it slowly deflate. (

Caturday Art: Paisley in Purple

This week in Caturday Art, old SoLT turned Real Cat Paisley into something purple:




She did this in LunaPic, with the Daisy art effect (51%) and the Monster art effect (64%). We like the wavy parts it put in Paisley's fur!

And here's the original:





And now it's time for Friendly Fill-Ins, brought to us by 15 and Meowing and Four-Legged Furballs! The first two are answered by old SoLT this

Words with Webster: Pard

We have one fun Friday feature for you today, as Real Cat
Webster shares a really old wild cat word. And then we have a reminder for you
about next Friday!






Words with Webster

Hi, everybody! It’s me, Real Cat Webster. Welcome to Words
with Me. Today’s word is “pard.” This is sort of like last week’s word, “manticore,”
because I got the idea for it when Mommy was typing the heraldry
post