Posted in bad things happen to good cats, RIP, tagged cat in the clouds, mount washington, new hampshire, nin, observatory, RIP on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is Nin.
For years he lived on the highest peak in the northeast US at the Mount Washington Observatory, helping staff members with important calculations and just being generally lovable.
The former stray, the subject of a children’s book called Cat in the Clouds, was put to sleep this week. He’ll spend eternity overlooking the Northern Presidentials, “peaks he saw from the mountain home he loved.”
RIP Nin.
Posted in bad things happen to good cats, crazy cat ladies, RIP, tagged california, car accident, cat hit and run, hit a cat and i'll hit your kid, lodi, outdoor cats, tina teixeira on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The woman in this video, Tina Teixeira of Lodi, California, must be grieving intensely over the loss of her cat last week in a hit and run just beyond her front yard. Because if grief isn’t the reason for her actions, then I don’t know what is.
Yes, that’s right, Tina thinks the solution to cat hit-and-runs is to sit in her yard with a sign that says “hit a cat and I’ll hit your kid.” And she seems quite shocked that anyone would think she was nuts.
Tina, here is a tip for you: keep your cats indoors. I guarantee it will work better than that sign.
Posted in bad things happen to good cats, products, RIP, tagged anderson house, cat hotel, minimorris, minnesota on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is Mini-Morris. He lives with several other cats at the historic Anderson House in Minnesota, a hotel known for the fact that, in addition to renting rooms, guests can also rent cats. Unfortunately, Anderson House is now closing, and I couldn’t be sadder about it. I would have loved the chance to visit this hotel and have a cat to curl up with while I was away from home (even if Jack might get jealous.)
Posted in other animals, RIP on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Clearly, as the maintainer of a cat blog, I love cats more than anything, especially dogs. But there is one type of dog that I get all mushy over: the chow. So I was very, very sad to hear the news that Martha Stewart’s little Genghis Khan perished in a fire at a kennel recently, along with several other dogs. Poor little Genghis Khan. I hope you get many snuggles in doggie heaven.
Posted in presidential pussycats, RIP, tagged clinton, socks, White House cats on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in other animals, RIP, tagged dogs, drug sniffing dog, nose cancer, RIP on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s rare that a dog story makes me cry like a cat story. But this one did.
Max, a springer spaniel who for years worked as a police dog sniffing out drugs, was put down last week after being diagnosed with aggressive nose cancer. He had retired last year after arthritis led to him being fitted with a trolley to get around, but he still enjoyed visiting the police station. As his owner said, “He was a fighter until the end and always very dignified. He has had a good life and a successful one as a police dog. Just think of all the bad people he managed to put away.”
Poor Max.
Posted in RIP, tagged asthmatic kitty records, cats with asthma, RIP, sara, sufjan stevens on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sara, the asthmatic kitty who inspired the name of Asthmatic Kitty Records, started by Sufjan Stevens and his stepfather, died recently. She was 14 and clearly very beautiful.
RIP sara.
Posted in presidential pussycats, RIP, tagged India, islamic militants, presidential pussycats, RIP, shittalking on January 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As you all know, we recently lost the First Cat, India Bush. Soon after, some Islamic militants saw fit to mock her death on a website usually used for declarations by members of al-Qaida (according to the associated press).
“For God’s sake, could someone tell us where the wake is to be held?” one commentator wrote. Another poked fun at Arab leaders by saying “This is not the right time to die. It is a dilemma for the Arab leaders at this time because they are busy and have to leave the region to offer condolences.”
As much as I think India’s death is a serious matter that deserves everyone’s full sympathy, is this really news? I talk a lot of shit; maybe there can be an AP article about me, too.
Posted in presidential pussycats, RIP, tagged India, presidential pussycats, RIP on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
India, the outgoing White House cat, died Sunday. She was 18.
I’ve written about India before, so I’ll just say that she will be missed greatly, and that no dog (not even an Obama dog!) could be better than a presidential pussycat.
Posted in RIP, tagged england, facebook, fonzworthy, heather, RIP on September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
He was a cat with many names. But Atkinson/ Fonzworthy/ Dave/ Ginger was also a cat that made his way into many hearts. A group of neighbors in Bath, England, “adopted” the stray years ago, and he roamed from house to house, spreading his love. To me, this is such an awesome story not just because it’s about an amazing cat but also because it’s about how he brought together his own little community, now complete with a Facebook memorial group.
Big thanks to my friend Heather for telling me about him. In her honor I chose to post the photo of him with a Doctor Who figurine.
