Catz. Are they really necessary ?

I know. Them's fightin' words.
But cats are on my mind this morning.
That can't be a good thing.
I consider myself to be a dog person.
I consider there to be something wrong, deeply wrong, with cat people. (oh, get your own blog.)

Dogs will be in Heaven.Obviously.
Cats belong in the seventh circle of hell.
That said, I could really use a cat right now. Because there are mice in my house. My dogs don't even notice. But I can hear their tiny mice feet scurrying around at night. Unless Mr. Squirrel is still visiting.
Someone sent me this cat herding video this morning.
It made me smile and I think I even COL.(chuckled out loud)




But wait! There's more kitty wonderfulness to be had here today! Please enjoy the following which was found on Craiglist not too long ago.
You're welcome.
You're very welcome.

Carton Of Irregular Cat Hats

Hello. I have a big box of used cat and kitten hats that I have collected over the years for various occasions. As of recently my cat, Snowman, is no longer living and thus I am forced to get rid of these precious memories. I would not feel right asking money for them so I am offering the whole box for free. There are many styles from formal to cute and funny.

There is a variety of 14 different hats total. I just hope you and your pet can find as much joy in these hats as me and Snowman once did.
E-mail me if you are interested and I will give you my address where you can pick them up. I can also arrange for a free delivery if you are not too far away.

PS: I just looked at this post after I published it and I am still so blown away by Snowman. Notice the hopeful look in his eyes in the first photo, like maybe this is the only time this will happen with the kitty hats.

Then the next photo, as reality as begun to sink in; that this is to be an ongoing ordeal. And finally, the despairing, yet still cat-like baleful stare into the distance, as if he is above it all, and he is not, in fact, wearing a fluffy lamb costume on his head.

And what kind of "formal occasions" would call for a cat wearing a hat?!

Okay, I'm done. Wait, look at the title again. "Carton of Irregular Cat Hats." As opposed to REGULAR cat hats?

Okay NOW I'm done. Enjoy your Thursday.

Rats!!

To get my mind off the fact that it is mid-April and snowing hard, I thought I could either do some data entry work for our business and actually accomplish something or scroll lazily through the "pets" section of our local Craigslist.


Guess what I chose.


You might remember the last time I posted about the kitty on Craigslist. Unbelievable stuff.

Today, to make my Spring snow day complete I found an ad simply entitled "Rats!!"

Why, oh why did I open it?

If you have any rodent phobias, as I do, please hide your eyes now. Turn away quickly. You have been warned.

"2 cute rats that need a new home. I would like to see these 2 gals go as a team. "Starsky" is the fat one, and "Dotty" has the white dot on her forehead. Both are around 16 months old. They are not sisters but have been together in a cage for a long time. Great shoulder rats and fun to play with.Thank you. Cage included."

I hope that Dottie and Starskey find a new family where they can play rat games and climb on people's shoulders all day long.(Is it just me, or does Starskey look hungry?) I need to go take a shower now.

Here is another ad I saw today(No picture. Just use your imagination):

"i am looking for a venomous snake. i've been doing venom research and just recently moved here from utah. (venomous reptiles are illegal there) and i would love to get one or two venomous reptiles. i have worked with many species of rattle snakes as well as tree vipers and cobra's. i'm most interested in gaboon vipers and rhino vipers. thanks for looking. kind regards chad."

Chad, best of luck in your venomous snake search. Please don't be my neighbor.

And finally, to wipe out any traces of shoulder rodents nibbling on your ear or venomous snakes crawling up your drain pipes I offer the following kitty ad:

"We have a 4 year old beautiful golden persian that needs a new home. We just got two new kittens from our family and our landlord said two cats must go. We hate to leave her but we need to find her a new home with a loving family. She is a pure bread persian with papers, all up to date with shots, and has an amazing hair cut. See for your self. She's a spunky cat, she runs the house and isn't afraid to speak her mind. She does not like dogs much but gets along great with other cats. Her name is Beulah Belle. If you feel you'd be a good parent please call me to come over and take a look at her."

Wow. What a haircut. There is just not anything else to say. Hopefully these kitty pictures helped erase the shoulder rat pictures from your head.