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Warm & Wonderful Wednesday
2008-01-16 16:26:00 Rocky here, but shhhh. It's very cold here today, so my mom set up a special place for our geriatricat Callie and we don't want to wake her while she warms her achy old bones ....But I want to quietly thank all my blogging friends for giving us such a happy day yesterday on my sisterbean Tiffany's birthday and making my family feel as warm inside as Callie. Even though my mom lives in the US and Tiffany lives in Italy, your love brought them together! You gave Tiffany such a wonderful surprise when she was showered with birthday greetings from all over the world ... more birthday wishes than she's ever received on any birthday of her life!I was eavesdropping when my mom called Tiffany last night at the exact moment she was born, 7:34 pm (1:34 am Rome time!) and all they could talk about was YOU, my wonderful friends!I worried that it would be a sad day, and there would be flood disasters with my mom's eyes leaking all over the US and Tiffany's leaking all over Rome. Oh, they l... More About: Wonderful , Wednesday
Birthday Blitz!
2008-01-14 17:51:00 January 15 is my beansister Tiffany's birthday!But Tiffany lives in Italy, and she and my mom are so sad they can't be together for her birthday. They couldn't be together for my mom's November birthday, or for Christmas, or for New Year's Eve, and now this :-( Tiffany is an only child and my mom was a single parent since Tiffany was 2 years old. They've always been together .... They loved woofies together - this is Tiffany with Alfie who came before: They learned things together:They loved kitties together - here they are with Sadie who came before: They even loved seagulls together:Mostly they just love being together: But now it's Tiffany's birthday and they can't be together and they're very sad. So I was thinking ... If all my blogging friends would send Tiffany birthday wishes, it would help show her how very loved she is, and how much we wish she and our mom could be together on her special day! If she gets birthday wishes from all over the world, Tiffany and our ... More About: Birthday , Blitz
FBI Alert: Rocky Impersonator!!
2008-01-13 06:04:00 Tigger the FBI Cat, I need your help! A Rocky impersonator is trying to steal my identity and kittynap my mom! Here's hard evidence for your investigation into this catpital crime ... The suspect was last seen pawing my mom, I repeat, MY mom, at 4:23 pm EST at PetSmart, where she was helping the Rescue Farm find furever homes for their kitties. I captured the incident on my spy camera:Exhibit A:This perp is a repeat offender! In a second offense, this imposter was caught making curly-toed happy feet on my mom ... I repeat ... MY MOM!!Exhibit B:The suspect in the Rocky disguise is a young white male with ginger spots. He is an alleged habitual user of cuteness to lure unsuspecting moms, then he kittynaps them! He is considered to be pawed and dangerous! Tigger, you must set up a stakeout at PetSmart and apprehend this heinous imposter before he steals into my home and cat burglarizes my Temptations and commits mom theft!!Phew, now that Tigger is on the case, I can relax and report s... More About: Impersonator , Alert
Annie & Mao, where are you?
2008-01-12 06:00:00 Annie has been missing from Krasota Castle Cats since Thursday night. Her heartbroken mom and dad are searching for her all day today, in their neighborhood and at shelters and vets. Mao, Skeezix's big brother, has been missing since Wednesday.If all kitties, critters & beans post these graphics of Annie and Mao on our blogs today, and send squillions of purrs & prayers, maybe Annie and Mao will hear and come home right away.To Skeezix & his family, and to everyone at Krasota Castle, BIG warm hugs from all of us at Artsy Catsy, and giant PURRRRRRRRRRRS for Mao and Annie to come home safely ... and SOON.
Frenzied Friday
2008-01-11 18:06:00 Rocky here and wow! Sometimes the cat blogosphere is such an exciting place you just find yourself in a total feline frenzy ... so much fun ... so little time! First, we're working on a fun contest for everykitty! I'm putting together some great prizes and working out the details, so stay tuned! We might need help from somekitty who isn't as graphically-differently-abled as we are, and who isn't a cyberdunce like my mom! Any volunteers?And we just flew back from Antarctica, where aboard a magnificent cruise ship, Karl & Ruis honored Miss Peach on her birthday. It was fabulous and the lovely Miss Peach was even more beautiful than ever:We got back from Antarctica just in time to welcome our famous AstronautiCat friends Sassy and Momo back to Earth after they completed their secret mission to repair the space shuttle: Big concatulations to Daisy and Flynn, who won first and second honors for discovering the nature of this top secret mission! And we want to thank Sassy & Mo... More About: Friday
Thursday 13
2008-01-10 16:05:00 13 things I stick my nose into: 1) I stick my nose into my human artists' home remodeling projects. My nose helps sweep up the dirt and dust. 2) I stick my nose into all the humans' beading projects. Somebody has to make them do it right! 3) I wedge my nose into the closed door when somebody rings the doorbell.4) I have a nose for news, so I bury it in the newspaper.5) When my mom is on the phone, I wedge my newsy nose between her ear and the phone receiver, so I can hear everything first! 6) I stick my nose under the blankets at night so I can keep my human artist's feet warm.7) I stuff my nose into the floor of the PTU when I go to the v.e.t. so I can disappear!8) I stick my nose into my human's bath water so I can clean it up from sticking it into everything else! 9) I stick it into the sink water so I can be absolutely certain the water filter is working.10) I stick my nose into the freezer when it's opened, so I can guarantee that my human has prepared an adequate amount o... More About: Thursday
White Widebody with Woofie & Wacky Humans
2008-01-09 18:49:00 The wacky humans are remodeling my offices, with help from our friend Loisand her woofie, Sassy ...Sassy's job is to roll around on the floor and sweep up paint chips ....... while I snoopervise everything from my position of poweratop my executive perch ... ... and snoopervise ...... and snoopervise ... Whew! This is going to take furever! More About: White , Humans
We've been honored!
2008-01-08 18:43:00 We want to thank our new kitty friends Jackie, Gidget and Fritz, and their woofies Abby and Rosie, for featuring Artsy Catsy today on two of their mom's wonderful blogs: Catnip Corner and The Dog Log!Catnip Corner was started by their mombean after she switched them to an all natural diet and saw a dramatic improvement in their health. Her interesting blog discusses kitty health, safety, adoption and rescue. The Dog Log is about woofie health, and she also has a third blog about human health, Living Well.We invite all our kitty, woofie and bean friends to read the nice things our new friends said about us, and to read their very informative blogs. You might even want to email your stories to Jackie, Gidget and Fritz, because they feature stories about rescued kitties with happy endings!
Meezer & Manx Mancats
2008-01-07 18:47:00 Ivan: Rocky is a blog hog! Oscar and I are taking over our blog and declaring today Meezer & Manx Mancat Monday, so we can introduce the featured Rescue Farm kitty for adoption that Rocky was supposed to do on Saturday Adopt-a-Caturday! Oscar: Right on, Ivan! Just because Rocky has a tail, he thinks he can speak for us. Personally, I think tails are a nuisance - just something else to be washed, and wagged all the time - what a bother!That's why I'm honored to introduce this week's Rescue Farm kitty who needs a loving, furever home ... the tail-less wonder ....YogiYogi is a 3-4 year old sweet boy who came to the Rescue Farm with a tumor on his tail. The vet was worried about it spreading, so his tail was removed last week to make sure that Yogi will live a long, wonderful life!Yogi loves other cats, and he loves kids, and he would be a really great footwarmer on these cold winter nights. Why? Because he weighs 18 pounds!This gorgeous guy is neutered, vaccinated, wormed, flea-...
Seven Weird Things About Us
2008-01-06 18:58:00 Rocky: I've been tagged by Feline Talk to reveal "7 Weird Things About Me" but, since Artsy Catsy is a group effort, I'm going to let some of my staff participate with me in this meme.The rules are: Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog. Share seven random weird facts about yourself. Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.7 Weird Things About Us:1) Rocky: I bite for no reason whatsoever. My humans say this is because I was only 1 day old when I was rescued, and since I was bottle-fed and had no siblings, I didn't learn from a mamacat not to bite hard, and didn't learn proper social behavior from siblings.2) Fracas: I talk ALL the time! When I was rescued as a kitten from underneath a truck where I had been riding around screaming all day, I lost my voice completely for two weeks. So now I have to test it continually to make sure i...
Sleepy Saturday
2008-01-05 18:14:00 It's a sleepy Saturday here, cold and dreary outside and warm and snuggly inside: I'm dreaming about Temptations, but my human artist is missing her daughter Tiffany and dreaming about being in Italy. This is the village of Bracciano, where Tiffany lived before she moved into Rome. The castle is where Tom Cruise got married, and Tiffany's apartment, built in 1492, was part of the castle: She's dreaming about the time she gazed in awe at the ceiling of the Pantheon in Rome: This is what she was gazing at:She's dreaming about how even McDonald's was beautiful in Rome! Just look at those arches:Okay, that's enough of my human's dream. I'm going back to dreams about McTemptations!
13 Things Humans May Say to Cats
2008-01-03 20:01:00 1) We will allow you to say “Calm down, you crepuscular maniac!” because the reason we get the “night crazies” is that we’re crepuscular mammals, meaning we’re most active at twilight. We share this trait with rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs … and vishus deer!2) You may refer to us as your “Digitigrade darlings” because we are just that. A digitigrade is an animal that walks on its toes. We share this trait with woofies, but not humans. You humans, like bears, are plantigrades – you clunk around on the soles of your feet.3) You may call us your “Loose-skinned lovebugs” because we do have very loose skin. This allows us to turn easily inside our own skin when you humans, or another cat, or ::eek:: a predator has a grip on us. It also lets our catmoms carry us around by the scruff of our necks. (Hint: massaging the loose skin on the scruffs of our necks is very soothing for us.)4) You may request “Don’t get your vibrissae in an uproar” because we do, in fac... More About: Cats , Things , Humans
Happy New Year!
2008-01-01 19:16:00 My Vice President, Fracas, and I are helping to clean up the mess we made with our midnight nip champagne toast last night at Dr. Tweety's Grand New Year z Eve Partee. What a great party, and it was so nice to ring in 2008 so many friends! Thank you, Dr. Tweety, you're a party host extraordinaire!!We want to wish all our beloved kitty & bean friends the very Happiest New Year ever! May we all cherish the past, live today and dream tomorrow!Recipe for a Happy New YearTo leave the old with a burst of songTo recall the rights and forgive the wrong;To forgive the thing that binds you fastTo the vain regrets of the year that's past;To have the strength to let go your holdOf the non-worthwhile of the days grown old;To dare to go forth with a purpose true;To the unknown task of the year that's new,To help your brother along the roadTo do his work and lift his load;To add your gift to the world's good cheer,Is to have and to give a Happy New Year !~~ Love, hugs & purrs fr...
Our Year in Pictures
2007-12-31 18:45:00 Rocky: As 2007 comes to a close, we're reminiscing with pictures of some of the high and low points of our first year of blogging:............................. As you know, my dream is to use my human artists' skills to help kitties in need (and also to keep us in stinky goodness!) Without YOU, we couldn't do that! Mu Shue was the very first kitty you helped, and wow, how you helped! In February we held a Bookmark Benefit for Mu Shue to help pay his v.e.t. bills, and in less than 24 hours, you helped us raise $660 for Mu Shue's radiation treatments! Here I am helping the human artists create all those bookmarks -- more than 60 of them: Also in February, Lucy was honored with an invitation to join the Pink Ladies Gang! Here she is in her gang colors: In March, war broke out in the Cat Blogosphere and I was called upon to give my State of the Cat Union Address: In April, I suffered an attack of glandular hyperplasia in my ears, and was forced to fight back against the treatment: ... More About: Pictures , Year
Awards!
2007-12-30 02:17:00 What an exciting day! I'm so proud to announce that Artsy Catsy has been honored with two awards!On behalf of everyone at Artsy Catsy I, Rocky, humbly accept this Extraordinary Gold Star Award from our beautiful friend Diamond. This award, created by Storm The Furry Fighter, is for Bloggers who have achieved or done something special, and celebrates beyond what is ordinary or usual.Diamond said, "I wish to pass this award on to Rocky and his staff at Artsy Catsy, including their human artists. Not only have they helped rescue many cats and given them gainful employment, but 20% of their proceeds go to Cat Blogosphere and to the Rescue Farm. Artsy Catsy is also the blog that I first find out about Cat Blogosphere from, so they are very special to me because of that." Thank you so very much, Diamond, but what makes us special is all of you!! Now I must:1) Post the explanation and rules of the award and link back to the blogger who presented you with the award and repeat the reason wh... More About: Awards
Saturday Adopt-a-Caturday
2007-12-29 17:52:00 Rocky: I've made an executive decision. On Saturday s, Jodi from the Rescue Farm spends the day at PetSmart to find furever homes for kitties and woofies she rescues. Here are my human artist and Jodi at PetSmart:To help the Rescue Farm with their wonderful work, I've hereby proclaimed that Saturdays on my blog will be "Adopt -a-Caturday" and will feature Rescue Farm kitties looking for a home. May I present our first featured kitty ....MistiMisti is a beautiful 6-month-old girl kitty who was abandoned when her humans moved away and left her alone in the house. She was so lonely and hungry when Jodi rescued her! But she's so happy now that she loves to snuggle and purrrr and play. Sweet Misti is a perfect kitty who loves other cats, kids and even woofies!She has been spayed, vaccinated, wormed, flea-treated and is negative for Felv/FIV, and her adoption fee is $60. If you, or someone you know, would like to give Misti a furever home, just email Jodi at the Rescue Farm!To read about...
A Thank You from the Human Artists
2007-12-27 18:15:00 This is an important week for Artsy Catsy ... Christmas, then tomorrow is our First Blogiversary, then Tuesday we begin a New Year. As we look back over this past year, Rocky has given me permission to share some of my reflections with you, and to open our hearts about how and why Artsy Catsy was begun.Most of our lives, my sister Suzanne and I have worked in advertising and marketing, using our art and writing skills to promote others' businesses. And all our lives we have loved animals, particularly cats, and have opened our homes to hundreds over the years.The last few years have been difficult for us. We lost our mother, our grandmother, and our aunt, and my daughter lost her father. At the same time, a series of unfortunate circumstances left us floundering financially, and we both found ourselves approaching the downside of middle age with accompanying health problems.All this led to serious consideration about what we wanted, and needed, to do with the rest of our lives. We ... More About: Human , Artists
White Widebody Wednesday
2007-12-26 17:02:00 Okay, Santa, I appreciate the fact that you brought me toys, nip, treats and a Cat Cube instead of coal ... but ........... ....... I have a bone to pick with you about the Cat Cube. You brought me the wrong size!I mean, I specifically told you I wear an XXXL Widebody!Well, I'm finally in .... I wonder if I can get out? More About: White , Wednesday
Meowy Christmas Eve!!
2007-12-24 17:55:00 Since Santa Claws gave me such a hard time yesterday about the coal thing, I decided I'd better provide my own gifts. Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas Rocky, from yourself! Here's a nice new toy for you, the trimming from your human artist's new shoe insoles! Yeah, whoopie, just what I wanted. But wait, hey Fracas, look! It's our very own Catmas tree, with jingle bell ornaments! Yeah, this is WAY better than a stinky piece of a shoe insole!Ha ha, Santa Claws! You might have gotten the best of me yesterday, but today is another story entirely, so there, fat boy! Guess I showed you who's boss!! Whew, that was exhausting. Hey Santa Claws .... Santa? ... Wake up, you've gotta lotta work to do tonight! More About: Christmas Eve
Rocky vs. Santa Claws
2007-12-23 06:19:00 'Twas 3 nights before Christmas when I went to his house,To tell Santa Claws to not be a louse.My stocking was hung by the chimney with care,But I'd heard that coal was all I would snare! Away to the North Pole I flew like a flash,Tore open his shutters and threw up the sash,“Hey, Santa”, I yelled, “you got it all wrong!I’m Rocky , and I’ve been good all year long.” He took out his list and checked it twice,And suddenly his eyes turned cold as ice,Upon my back he came with a bound,Then he choked me and wrestled me right to the ground! He was chubby and plump, a right weighty old elf,Who said I had 3 days to redeem myself,I should go home and cut my staff some slack,If I ever wanted Santa off my back! Then he sprang me loose and gave me a whistleTold me to get home as fast as the down of a thistleAnd I heard him exclaim as I flew out of sight,“You want something but coal, boy, straighten up and fly right!”
Secret Paws!!
2007-12-21 06:00:00 Rocky: Oh, look! It's our Secret Paws and it's from Bonnie & Victor! Fracas: Yay! I'll open it!Rocky: No you won't; I'll open it! Rocky: Look at this! Our very own Artsy Catsy stocking, full of toys!Fracas: And a nip candy cane! Mine!!Rocky: I don't think so! Gimme that! Callie: Take a memo, big guys: the nip candy cane is MINE! Lucy: No way! Oh, I'm sooooo happy the nip candy cane is mine!! Fracas: Okay, I'll just sit on these Temptations so they won't see them.Rocky: Hey, get your big butt off MY Temptations! Fracas: All right, I'll just hide this red mousie on my back. Thank you so much, Bonnie & Victor, for a fantastic Secret Paws surprise! Beautiful cards with pictures of you, lots of Bonker Balls, mousies, jingle toys and that nip candy cane that belongs to ..... uh ... somecat. What's that? ... oh, our human artist says we have to sign off now and listen to a lecture about sharing ...
13 Christmas Miracles
2007-12-20 17:28:00 Here are Thirteen Christmas Miracles we're purraying for:1) All neglected, abused, and abandoned pets and children will find loving furever homes and there will never be another mistreated animal or child.2) All nations will heed the wise words of Mahatma Ghandi: "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way it treats its animals."3) All humans will love and support each other the way all Cat Blogosphere kitties and their families love and support each other ... a sure way to bring "Peace on Earth"!4) Together we will raise enough money for Cat Friends Helping Friends at the Cat Blogosphere to help every kitty through any emergency they might have.5) We will also help raise enough money for the Rescue Farm to become the "Best Friends" of the midwest so they can help many, many more animals in need.6) A cure for cancer will be found. Cancer touches all our lives: one in three humans in America alone will die of cancer, and more than one-third of all cats will die of cancer ......
Wacky Fracky Wednesday
2007-12-19 06:00:00 Rocky: I'm in need of professional advice. My Vice President Fracas has an odd habit that is becoming quite worrisome as well as annoying. He grinds his teeth, constantly, against both inanimate and animate objects! Here you can see him grinding his teeth against banana stems: But it doesn't stop with banana stems. He's been found grinding his teeth against table legs, boxes, chair backs, cabinet handles, faucets ... even against human fingers. If a human just touches the corner of his mouth, he immediately starts grinding!Mind you, he doesn't actually put the object IN his mouth -- he just puts the corner of his mouth against the object and grinds away, getting a faraway expression in his eyes while his jaws make a loud gruesome gnawing sound!So what do you think? I've checked his teeth, and they're fine. Is it job stress? Is he obsessive-compulsive? Does he have temporomandibular joint disorder? Is he a neuroticat? Or just weird? Is it a gingercat thing? (I hope not, because... More About: Wednesday
Toiling on Tuesday
2007-12-18 18:22:00 Rocky: C'mon staff, let's get these orders ready for shipping so they'll get there by Christmas! I'll help the human artists put necklaces, bracelets and bookmarks on Artsy Catsy display cards ...Fracas: Hey, Mr. CEO, remember your own rules ... "The staff shall not chew on or deposit cat spit upon Artsy Catsy products"!Rocky: Hey, I'm the CEO and you're just the Vice President, so stop telling me what to do ... and knock it off with the dirty look or I'll write you up!Callie: All this macho posturing wears me out. More About: Tuesday
Easy Like Sunday Morning
2007-12-16 19:26:00 It's a cold, snowy Sunday here, so the staff commandeered one of the humans' art supplies carts, rolled it in front of a heating vent, and transformed it into a bunkbed Cat Cart:Who is that ginger cat on the floor, you ask? Well, our silly human artists, not content with trying to accumulate all the cats in the known universe, sometimes make their own! More About: Morning , Sunday morning , Easy
Photo Hunters: Small
2007-12-15 16:19:00 Rocky: Even though I'm the bigwig now at Artsy Catsy,I was very small when I was first hired:Then:Now:Never underestimate the power of thinking big!! More About: Photo , Small , Hunters
Feline Fashions for Cat Lovers
2007-12-14 18:10:00 This Friday, we present some feline fashions to help cat loverswith your almost-last-minute Christmas shopping. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Cat Friends Helping Friends at the Cat Blogosphere, and 10% will be donated to the Rescue Farm!Ordering instructions belowBracelet #1:Bracelet #2: Holiday Necklace #1: Holiday Necklace #2: Holiday Necklace #3: Holiday Necklace #4: Holiday Necklace #5: Cat Necklace #1: Cat Necklace #2: Cat Necklace #3: Cat Necklace #4: Cat Necklace #5: Cat Necklace #6: Cat Necklace #7: Photo Necklace #1: Photo Necklace #2:Cat Jewelry$11 each + $2 shipping per order(We'll calculate international or expedited shipping for you) To order, email Artsy Catsy and tell us:1) The item description & number2) Your payment method (PayPal, money order, check)3) Your mailing address4) A photo, if ordering a photo necklaceThank you for helping us help the Cat Blogosphereand the Rescue Farm! More About: Lovers , Fashions , Feline , Fash
T-13 Rescue Stories ...
2007-12-13 18:19:00 .... that reveal how the Artsy Catsy cat staff was formed ... Rocky was only one day old when he was rescued in 1999 from the woods near Raccoon Lake, where a raccoon sent his feral mother and fur siblings over the Bridge. Recognizing his potential as a future mover & shaker, he was bottle-fed and burped by his human artist and coddled by Dustbunny, as he quickly moved into the position of CEO (Cat Executive Officer).Callie was rescued in 1990 as a 6-weeks-old feral kitten from a garage by brave members of the Artsy Catsy household wearing helmets, gloves and body armor. She is living proof that you can take the cat from the wild, but can never take the wild from the cat! Her assertive nature serves her well as Rocky’s Catministrative Assistant.Lucy was rescued as a young kitten in 1991 when she was found walking the streets. A natural enchantress, Lucy left her streetwalker past behind and positioned herself on a pedestal as the Artsy Catsy Official Spokesmodel. LittleGirl, A... More About: Stories , Rescue
A Place in the Sun
2007-12-12 16:55:00 Lucy: We've been having some difficult times here at Artsy Catsy, so I've taken a break from my Spokesmodel duties to keep everyone in good cheer. I know we're not alone ... there are other kitty families out there whose Christmas isn't very merry. So I want to share with you some words of encouragement I learned from Stevie Wonder ... they work wonders for me, and I hope they will for you, too! Like a long lonely streamI keep runnin' towards a dreamMovin' on, movin' onLike a branch on a treeI keep reachin' to be freeMovin' on, movin' on'Cause there's a place in the sunWhere there's hope for ev'ryoneWhere my poor restless heart's gotta runThere's a place in the sunAnd before my life is doneGot to find me a place in the sun Like an old dusty roadI get weary from the loadMovin' on, movin' onLike this tired troubled earthI've been rollin' since my birthMovin' on, movin' onThere's a place in the sunWhere there's hope for ev'ryoneWhere my poor restless heart's ... More About: Place
Mancat Monday Photoshoot
More articles from this author:2007-12-10 15:00:00 Rocky: You know, it gets lonely here at the top. All I do is work, work, work ... and I don't even have a girlfriendcat. In the pursuit of a more balanced life, I decided it's time I run an ad in the catpersonals, so I ordered my staff to take a mancatly photo of me for my ad. How about this one? ... The Cat Staff: Hahahahahaha ... giggle giggle ... will you look at that! Hey, Mr. CEO, what are those big pink floppy blobs on your belly? LOLOLOL ... you look more like a MAMA cat than a mancat!!! And what's that black smudge on your front paw ... did Santa bring your coal early this year? Rocky: Alright already, knock it off! So I'm a man of girth. Who has time for the gym when I have to manage this unruly bunch? Now stifle it, turn off that flash, and move in closer for a head shot. How's this mancatly-but-sensitive look? ...The Cat Staff: *gasping and rolling on the floor* ... Hee heee heeeeee ... snortsnort .... Hoo boy, yeah, it's 'sensitive' to have two sets of cheeks on ... More About: Monday , Photoshoot , Photosho 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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