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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
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!o
Shona
Steele (Australia) |
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you by
'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 really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca,
essayist
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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 |
| 'Dogs
have owners. Cats have staff.'
'In
the middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place
now:
click here
'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 tribute pages
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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I DID IT MY WAY
by
Jimmy
Your Paul Anka, who
wrote the song ‘My Way’ for Frank Sinatra was never off your TV screens last
month. Every time I visited my dish, I saw his mush!
If ever a song
captured ‘rugged individualism’, it’s this. And, of course, it could have been
my theme tune not so long ago.
However, if you sit
down and think about it, feline and human lives aren’t like that at all.
‘My Way’ assumes we
are in almost complete control of our lives, and that other beings are mere bit
part players. Think about every American film and British clone. ‘One man can
make a difference.’
What makes it
interesting is that ‘rugged individualism’ has some truth in it. You see, when I
think of my old sparring partner, Max, and my siblings here, they will all
agree, one cat makes a difference!
Indeed I would go
further. One dish makes a difference!
As s/he surveys this
piece, and all that goes on, the Great Cat will no doubt be wondering how s/he
fits in to all this.
To paraphrase one of
your sayings, ‘If you want to make the Great Cat laugh, tell him your plans.’
The trouble is,
doing things ‘My Way’ creates seas of plastic bags, mountains of waste, obesity
epidemics, hospital bugs, needless poverty, pointless wars and global
depression.
Or does doing things
‘Your Way’ only apply if you have fame and fortune?
My world of
spiritual [filled] cat dishes, a house with keepers, and [sadly now only two]
other cats, the internet, cute Jimmy pictures, and comfortable settees [sofas to
those in southern England] depends on hundreds, if not thousands of cats, birds,
mice, fish, rabbits and humans past, present and future.
The Great Cat
believes we can emerge from this insanity and chaos ourselves. His/her money is
on the inhabitants of this planet, guided by a few more enlightened beings.
Doing things ‘My
Way’ would mean giving up cat food, and going back to declaring war on the local
wildlife. I practice every night trying to persuade the Great Cat for one of you
to invent a cat tin we can open. We’re half way there, I can easily claw open a
bag of my favourite biscuits, but am not sure how my keepers would react….
Yes, Anka and his
three co-writers had something I think. Here’s the last [amended] verse:
For what is a cat,
what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To eat the things he truly needs and not the dish of one who kneels
The record shows I ate the crows and did it my way!
Enjoy your next
incarnation, my little Poppy. You lit up this house with your presence.
Jimmy, November 2007
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Jack Stewart MSc
Go to Jimmy's website to check out his recommendations:
www.acatnamedjimmy.com
The relaxation CD from Purrfect Symphony is now available from the following
website:
www.purrfectsymphony.com
Email:
jack@purrfectsymphony.com or you can telephone 0151 334 3561
CDs cost £9.99 plus p&p
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WORLD ANIMAL DAY is on 4th October EVERY YEAR. Get INVOLVED.
www.worldanimalday.org/uk |
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MEGA
THANKS TO MICK, TONY AND KIM of PC HOMECARE for making my
computer better!!!!
http://www.pc-homecare.co.uk/
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Top 10 Cats’ Names
in 2009 |
- Max
- Bailey
- Buddy
- Molly
- Maggie
- Lucy
- Jake
- Daisy
- Rocky
- Sadie
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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 MEWSLETTER which
is free each month!!! |
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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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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT?
Find out why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from
dead mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot
odors.
For a wonderful website where
animal writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill
Carpenter
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