Tag Archives: cats

Put The Kitty On The Record

Yes, yes I do totally want a Cat Scratch turntable. Even if Shelley never touches it. Want.

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Simon’s Cat – Cat & Mouse

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Like A Persian

MTV promotes the upcoming VMA awards with a feline recreation of Madonna’s famed performance on the show’s 1984 edition. (Via – Boy Culture)

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The Bodega Cats Of New York City

RELATED: If it weren’t for Shelley, I’d have likely tried to steal the semi-feral one-eared old tom that rules the bodega on my corner. His name is Harvey Fierstein due to his battle-scarred voice.

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Can’t Hug Every Cat

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Morning View – Tough Guy

He still has the attitude that probably cost him that chunk of his ear.

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Afternoon View – Cranky Manx

This raspy-voiced fellow has been pacing on the railing outside my hotel room every morning.

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Fourth Cativersary

Four years ago today I brought Shelley home from the East Harlem ASPCA. She was 18 months old, very undersized, timid, and FIV+. Today she’s a chubby little lap snuggler and every visitor’s instant pal, despite the stern look she’s giving us above. As I like to do on this date, I encourage you to visit your local shelter and …

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The Cat Is An Invasive Species

According to the authors of a first of its kind study on bird mortality, the American housecat is a “non-native, invasive species” responsible for the deaths of 500 million North American birds annually. Nearly 80 percent of the birds were killed by predators, and cats were responsible for 47 percent of those deaths, according to the researchers, from the Smithsonian …

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Cat Burglar

He’s climbing in your window, snatchin’ your panties up…

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Catpacks?

According to Buzzfeed, the latest silly trend in Brooklyn is the catpack – a meshed backpack for carrying your kitty around town. Sometimes I feel bad that Shelley never gets out of my tiny apartment, but I’m very confident that if I tried this with her, the screaming would be heard from here to Harlem. Maybe these are just for …

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The Bodega Cats Of New York City

New York City’s thousands of bodegas are ruled by thousands of cats. And now there’s a Flickr group devoted to them.

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Morning View – Bed Intruder

One of the Island House toms likes to climb in my window in the mornings.

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Freep This Cat Lady Poll

As a silly diversion from all this DADT drama, I promised Dan Savage I’d help him freep this Tidy Cat poll in favor of his cat lady relative, Colleen K. In return, Dan has promised to lunch with MY cat lady, Dr. Jeff, a massive Savage Love fan who’ll be watching Shelley while I’m in Florida for two weeks over …

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Daily Grumble

As I presume many people who live alone do, I talk to the cat. All day. Usually it’s just things like “How are you doing?” and “WHAT are you doing!” and “Down!” But last night I put on my coat and paused at the door to ask if she needed anything from the store. SRSLY.

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DJ Kitty Rocks The Stadium

Gothamist tips us that the new fan favorite of the Tampa Bay Rays is DJ Kitty, who now rallies the stadium from the Jumbotron at every game. Another video at the first link, news story about DJ Kitty here.

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Messiah Cat Haz Arisen

(Via – Copyranter)

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Seems About Right

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Friskies, Now With More LSD

That seems to be the message, as noted by my pal Little Tom.

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The Internet Is Made Of Cats

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