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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
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Praise for Garfield's First Christmas
Mewsletter ....
Please tell Garfield
that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've ever read. Ed
Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
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'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called. Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat is
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
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'In the
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'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ...
A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It
is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves -
that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the owner
himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in
almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a noise
when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to Garfield's
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GARFIELD and
those infamous 20th birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD
is a final letter written with great love to his Mum ...
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FIT,
FAT OR JUST A CAT? THE STORY OF NERO
by
Marjorie Dorfman
Is your
cat a good exercise partner? Never gave such a prospect a thought? Well, in my
house, there’s simply no other way. Read on for a new approach to bonding with
your pet, whether you want to or not.
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If
it weren’t for insomnia, one of life’s most underrated treasures, I might
have missed my first encounter (of the sixth kind?) with what I originally
thought to be a lost bear cub running around in my backyard. Closer scrutiny
revealed a huge black Persian cat, shivering and forsaken on this the coldest
night of the year. I fell in love with him instantly and just as soon as my eyes
met his cool yellow gaze more than a part of me knew that I would take him in to
join the rest of my cat family. His beauty and winning personality I welcomed,
but never, even in my wildest dreams, did I ever imagine that a new exercise
companion as well as a fabulous new feline friend would now own me.
 It
took some time for this trait of Nero’s to emerge. The reasons for that
probably involve my intense dislike for exercise and the fact that this
proclivity was difficult to see in light of his many others. Yes, the paws of my
darling round friend (13½ pounds) are always involved in some creative
endeavour. He loves knocking over milk and juice containers and lapping up the
liquid before it drips to the other end of the counter. He enjoys reading,
especially my book whenever I’m reading it. He has been taught by greater
masters than Montessori, as the words don’t really matter. It’s the position
of his head and body in relation to the printed page that determine his
appreciation of the reading matter in question. If I can pet him, it’s a good
story. If I can’t, it isn’t. He has also mastered the keys on my computer,
although he limits himself to return and caps lock.
I
am not exaggerating about my feelings for exercise. Try as I might, I cannot
help but liken it to that trip to the dentist postponed for the third time, that
visit to the IRS and the dreaded arrival of that not distant enough relative.
Unfortunately, twenty-five pounds added to a new non-smoking figure has evolved
a better set of lungs but a bitter, larger set of almost everything else,
including personal re-evaluations. But it’s not so bad now because Nero makes
it better!
 When
it comes to the Nordic Track, my Nero is a pro. In what way, ask you knaves?
Well, he uses two practical approaches to cut fat. Either he puts his head in
between the slats and looks up at me adoringly or he lies on his back with his
paws up in the air and does the same. He nudges the edges of the slats with his
nose without a shred of fear that one false move might well knock him to the far
wall.
He
loves dumbbells. (Nothing personal, of course.) While I am flat on my back
trying to lift the little suckers, he approaches with a strut and rubs his nose
against them, purring with all the force of a motorboat. Push-ups are best. When
I’m up in the air, he’s walking underneath me and sometimes I flatten him a
little bit when I come down for a landing because he doesn’t get his fat cat
body out of the way in time He does his best to be synchronized and when I’m
doing my beloved abdominals he conserves his energy by resting under my legs. He
finds the scissors’ exercise less challenging. For these, he positions himself
at my head and switches positions as I roll over to the side I’m working on,
caressing his head in the process of course.
In
his own feline way I know he is trying to share his feelings for exercise. What
that is I suppose, is anybody’s guess, but he must be doing something right.
In the last six months or so that we have been exercising together he has shed
½ pound and I haven’t lost an ounce!
THE
END
If you enjoyed this article, you’ll love Marjorie’s
websites:
http://www.cultureschlockonline.com Pop
Culture
http://www.bytebackonline.com Technology
http://www.overthehill.info Middle Age
http://www.ingestandimbibe.com Food
http://www.housenotsobeautiful.com Home
owning
http://www.laughingmattersink.com Humour
http://www.whatsnewemu.com Animals, Pets
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Dear
Ollie, My name is Timber, and I'm on your side about this cat-food
thing. I mean really, my mum tried to serve me LIVER AND CARROT
MEAL!!!! I immediately walked away! So I'm so on your half
on this Ollie!
Love, Timber (USA)
To read
Timber's in-depth comments about food, please click
here:
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- Molly
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- Sooty
- Tigger
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Oscar
- Millie
- Misty
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DID YOU KNOW ...
putting your cat's name on his collar
is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES is a
new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS are stored. Read
through them at your leisure or better still, subscribe to the
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Testimonials
Ollie's diary is the most adorable thing I've ever read!!
I've just found your website today, and I can't stop reading his
funny entries. My face hurts from laughing! Thank you for
brightening my day. Naomi Harris USA (May 2005)
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A Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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PRAISE FOR THE OCTOBER
2005 MEWSLETTER
Thank you very much for another wonderful Mewsletter. I look
forward to it each month, and this month was especially fine.
There is enough in it to be able to read at leisure over several
days, which sets it apart from many more compact sites, which
are finished in a few minutes. Your Mewsletter is more of a
digest, which I can go back to for something new over and over
again. I appreciate very much the work that you put into it,
and the contributions of all your feline staff. Thanks to
Ricky, I may even take up yoga.
All the best from rural Belgium, Jared Kline |
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MOLLIE'S BIG HEART*
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