Lovely pictures. Welcome back.

Sorry about the mess in the kitchen. That optical chick got carried away with the gas tax holiday celebrations. It wasn't me.

Welcome back. In honor of your cats, check out this video of Cat House on the Kings, a no kill cat sanctuary 4 hours north of Los Angeles.

500+ cats on six acres. Dogs too.

FARK.com: The coolest video about the uncraziest cat lady you'll see today

cat house on the kings

Can't speak for the others, but I'm delighted you're back.

Inkblot & Domino OK? I'm sure they missed you, too.

Wileycat

Are Inkblot and Domino wearing Hallowe'en costumes.

The mess in the kitchen is thersites fault, not mine. He gave me my gas tax holiday shoes. They had 4 inch heels! I had to try them on because he wouldn't stop begging until I did. But then I fell over because I couldn't keep my balance. I tried to grab onto the table, but hit the fruit bowl instead, which pulled the tablecloth as it toppled onto the ground and then of course the salt and pepper shakers, the sugar bowl, the jam jar, the butter dish ... etc., you get the picture.
I left you and Marion a coupon for a Swiffer Mop. It should be on top of the notepad next to the phone. Unless thersites swiped it.

Welcome back. I love the Poppy story.

Friday SCATblogging – test your outdoor knowledge 22-point scat questionnaire.

I'll have a second scatblogging post on an entirely different subject up in a little while.

My mother found him curled up on the bishop's seat in the choir, and a bit later when we went outside we found him again, sunning himself in the churchyard.

Doesn't this imply the presence of some- err- sun?

If she'd stayed out of the punchbowl to start with... but we don't want to annoy the_neighbors now.

Poppy looks just like Winston Churchill.

Kevin,
You might want to inform your readers that today is Norman Rogers' birthday. What a fitting thing, since it is International Disturbed Persons Day.

And it wasn't me who spiked the punch. Maybe Norman can send Peej to clean up the mess.

Did Poppy get a little sloppy?

Political ?

Oh yea...

Well I say we should all let the cats vote for us this election cycle & see how bad McSameo gets trashed.

Badly I suspect since he doessn`t seem to be much of a cat person. I wonder which VP candidate is more "cat friendly" & so do our kitties.

"Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people walking on it." - Robert F. Kennedy

Jeebus!

dead cats are not the answer to global warming.

Some peak oil theory loving oil barron out there sure wanted to ruin a certain German recycled trash for energy inventor, didn't they.

Just say the man kills kittens!

Bonus Friday musical SCATblogging about scat singer Esperanza Spalding.

Welcome back! What was the UK like when Obama finally got nominated?

McCain is so toast, and we're livin' in history. Whoooo

Welcome back Kevin, we missed you. Glad you had some kitty friends while you were away. Thank you for sharing them with us. I doubt Inkblot and Domino will let you sleep tonight! ;)

Um Dad, one of the sitters tried to bad touch me in my no flight zone.

Two jolly good felines. I especially like that marmalade one.

Nice kitties! That Louis is a real ball of fire . . .

I recall reading that British cats were the reason the Royal Navy was so strong.

I recall reading that British cats were the reason the Royal Navy was so strong.

I take it you're referring to using cats in the punitive context and not about their voluntary use for sexual pleasure.

Welcome back Kevin. I missed you!

This German inventor isn't so original. When I was a kid, they suggested to "put a tiger in your tank!"

UPDATE: I almost forgot. It turns out that dead cats are not the answer to global warming. Just thought I'd lay that rumor to rest.

I did see a few years ago a team of scientists working on making oil out of turkeys.

Although I think the incessant gobbling would be a major drawback.

snicker-snack:
"I take it you're referring to using cats in the punitive context and not about their voluntary use for sexual pleasure."

Spoken like one who's taken some well-deserved punishment.

SecularAnimist: Poppy looks just like Winston Churchill.

I have a vision of PM Poppy and President Inkblot holding a Tuna Summit at Camp David.

The correct answer to the reporter's question "Purely hypothetically, will your miracle invention run on dead cats?" is: "Purely hypothetically, it works even better on tabloid journalist roadkill."

Kill those mangy, flea-bitten animals - and kill Inkblot and Domino, too. Worthless fucking creatures. Chop their fucked-up heads off and leave em on spikes in the Drum's front yard.

If you saw the latest Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth movie The Golden Age, you've seen Wells Cathedral. It was the location for Whitehall Palace, although it looks nothing like Whitehall would have looked.

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Cats have huge use around Cathedrals.

All Cathedrals have mice, and there is no better mouse dissuader than a cat. I've seen a cat with no teeth catch a mouse and shake it to death.

The Church of England may be dying in the pews, but at least we won't have mice running over our feet in the service.

For rats, you need a terrier. A breed bred for hunting rodents and other small animals. I've seen a 13 year old, half blind, half incontinent, 3 legged terrier grab a rabbit by the scruff, and shake it to eath.

KathyF thank you for the hat tip.

Whitehall Palace burned down, of course, Inigo Jones' superb banqueting Hall on Whitehall is all that remains of the palace that followed it.

Wells Cathedral Chapter House (the falling water stair) is one of hte most beautiful in the world.