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Orange Cat Inca[n]tation

Orange Cat Incantation

Marmalade, Ginger, Tangerine, Sun
Mandarin, Copper, Knockabout, Buns
Butterscotch, Caramel, Jasper, Red
Kitty, Bobby, Frodo, Fred
Dolly, Lovey, Silly, Bruce
Blaze, Lily, Annabelle, Juice
Queen, Buddy, Bengal, Rose
Mimosa, Pumpkin, Stumbler, Toes
Squash, Secret, Orange Cat, Crayon,
Hobbes, Nefarion, Isis, Melon
Baby, Puma, Rusty, Grace
Peaches, Clingy, Kittycat, Lace,
Apricot, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Spice
Scarlet, Crimson, Goldie, Spike!
For all of you, and all the rest
Of all the cats, Orange Cats are best!

OK, OK, before you others come at me claws-out, all the cats are best. Grey cats, black cats, white cats, striped cats -- you are all marvels. Every single one of you. There's just something about the humans owned by orange cats that drives them to the internet, doing orange cat searches that land them here at Watermark.

I recently received a rather rudely-phrased comment, complaining that there is no list of names for orange cats here. Well, there ya go. Some of these are cats of my acquaintance, or cats who live with long-tall-biped people who stop by here to tell their orange cat stories. And then, of course, I have my own anonymous sources...

You will find more orange cats at Watermark, with lots of other orange cat links:

• Orange Cats | Popular Cats | Facebook Cats
• Orange Cats
• Any Spike post

Spike wishes you a great weekend:

www.flickr.com

[Hmm. There should be pictures of Spike there. I'm in a TypePad beta, and there have been a few glitches -- I bet this is one of them. I'll submit a help ticket, and you should see him there soon.]

Here's a graceful photo of Spike, to hold you over:

 

For current cats of many colors, try:

• Carnival of the Cats now at CatSynth; this Sunday it will be at The M-Cats Club
• Weekend Cat Blogging now at Bad Kitty Cats Journal; this weekend will be at The Cat Blogosphere
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Mind of Mog; and will be at The Catboys Realm
• Friday Ark #186 at Modulator

God Is Watching Us [an old poem]

  The cat in the window admires   
  the sparrows. Longing trembles   
  from the back of her throat. She loves   
  the quills of the feathers, the little stick   
  feet, the delicate veins in the wings.   

You will find more (prosaic, and possibly even poetic) cat blogging here:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at Musings of a Mad Macedonian; this Sunday it will be at CatSynth
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at CatSynth; this weekend you will find it at Bad Kitty Cats
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Pet's Garden Blog and will be at Mind of Mog; and, last but certainly not least,
  
• Friday Ark #185 at Modulator

Cat Herding

Yes, I've been neglectful of my responsibilities to the cat blogging world. But this -- this -- is too good to pass up. In honor of my cat blogging and Montana friends, I present:

 

My uncles would have loved this. Thanks to Facebook friend Sheri for sending it to me.

Spike & Boo say Howdy!

  

More cat blogging here:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at Chey's Place; this Sunday it will be at Nikita's Place
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at The Catboy's Realm; this weekend you will find it at Catsynth
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Life From A Cat's Perspective and will be at Bad Kitty Cats Journal; and, last but certainly not least,
  
• Friday Ark #184 at Modulator

Valentine

 

. . . and a poem from Anne B. Grote:

Valentine Evening

Roses, wine, your love
We are like aging seasons
as the lutes play on

Do you have a Valentine haiku? Add it in comments -- or email it to me -- and I'll bring it up to this post. Any kind of haiku is welcome.

And, if you haven't yet, INTRODUCE YOURSELF! and get acquainted with other Watermark visitors.

Friday Cat Blogging

 

You will find this week's cats here:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at 203rd Carnival of the Cats; this Sunday it will be at Pet’s Garden Blog
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at WCB: Two Very Special Photographs; this weekend you will find it at PaulChens Food Blog
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Edition 30 Bad Kitty Festival of Chaos and will be at Mom Robyn & The Hotties at Cat Blogosphere; and, last but certainly not least,
  
• Friday Ark #177 at Modulator

 

Friday Cat Blogging

We had planned an edition of ASK THE AGONY CATS today (we have two letters in the queue) but our stenographer is a bit under the weather:

She'll be in a bit later, though, to update this week's cat links.

A bit later:

You will find this week's cats here:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at Bad Kitty Cats; this Sunday it will be at When Cats Attack!
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at Tuxedo Gang Hideout; this weekend you will find it at A Byootiful Life
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Pet's Garden Blog and will be at Bad Kitty Festival Home; and, last but certainly not least,
  
• Friday Ark#176 at Modulator

And a little pop art to brighten the day:

    

Save These Cats' Jobs!

If you think that only humans are suffering from the current economic woes, think again. Boo and Spike have been out of work for months. They are free- lancers, they get paid on commission. If no one asks for their assistance, they don't have any columns to write, and they don't get paid. No new toys, no catnip, no little meeces.

Look at these pitiful, distraught, unemployed critters:

    

Don't you want to help?

Ask the AgonyCats will appear at unpredictable, feline intervals, depending on cat moods and the mailbox. If you would like to solicit advice, comment or send an email to: askthecats AT sbpoet DOT com. Boo and/or Spike will be happy to respond. Maybe.

Both AgonyCats have a great deal of experience in inter-species relationships, though they bring somewhat different perspectives to the situations they encounter. Any problem submitted for their consideration is assured of the utmost discretion, expertise, and privacy.*  Feline correspondents will, of course, have priority.

*[Discretion and privacy are guaranteed, except that letters will be published for the readers of this blog; and the readers of any excerpts published outside of this blog; and any over-the-fence or under-the-sheets conversationalists. No solution is guaranteed to be effective under any circumstance, and AgonyCats accepts no liability for hurt feelings, inadvertent or deliberately inflicted wounds, or any other damages that may ensue from incorrectly or correctly implementing any suggestions herein. Whatsoever. Etcetera.]

We will be checking for your helpful, help-needed response.

If you'd like to research further on the challenges faced by contemporary felines, look here:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at Missy, KC, Sol & Smokey; this Sunday it will be at Bad Kitty Cats
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at What did you Eat?; this weekend you will find it at Tuxedo Gang Hideout
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Mind of Mog and will be at Pet's Garden Blog; and, last but certainly not least,
  
• Friday Ark#175 at Modulator

   

RELATED POSTS:

• Ask the Agony Cats 1
• Ask the Agony Cats 2
• Working Cats

Political Cats

   Friday Cat Blogging is intended to provide a break from the political steam of the blogosphere:

"The Carnival of the Cats is a weekly roundup of cat-related posts on weblogs. Its purpose is to provide a non-political respite from the vehement echo chamber that the Blogosphere spins itself into during the week, demonstrating that even the mightiest and meekest of pundits have a love of cats in common,"  Laurence Simon

But, having dipped my toe into the water already this week, I decided to wade in a bit further, in honor of this primary season.

We humans have a tendency to plaster our politics on our chests, our car bumpers, and our coffee mugs. Zazzle is happy to offer the necessities.

We begin with the old-fashioned basics:

      

Progress to the spiritual:

      

Descend to invective:

      

Resort to puns:

And, finally, appeal to the transcendent:

      

(Yes, it does seem that cats lean Democratic.)

For some apolitical catness, try:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at Life From A Cat’s Perspective; this Sunday it will be at Missy, KC, Sol & Smokey
  
• 
  Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at Chey’s Place; this weekend you will find it at What did you Eat?
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at House of (Mostly) Black Cats and will be at Mind of Mog; and, last but certainly not least,
  
• 
  Friday Ark#174 at Modulator

   

RELATED POSTS:

• Cats are Democrats
• Cats & Politics

Cat Links from Ample Sanity

Ample Sanity is undergoing a design change, which will pull old posts out of publicly available archives. Anne is a gifted link-finder, and I couldn't bear the thought that those cat links would disappear forever (or at least for temporary) so I've gone in and stolen them. Some of them. And here they are:

The Ashera is the world's rarest and most exotic breed of domestic cat, and can reach a weight of thirty pounds. They are intelligent, very affectionate, and require the same care as any ordinary cat. Fully socialized, they get along well with children and other pets, and take well to being walked on a leash. Cost: 22,000.00 USD. Ashera Photo Gallery.

We're here to tell you about snow blindness in cats. It's affecting more and more cats each year, and it scares the living shit out of us. Ricky Bobby

Really, it's the most peculiar thing [says Anne]. Been scavenging for links all morning and though i've found eveything from fat cats surrounded by a sea of ads to an abundance of erotica (in which i'm sure you have no interest) -

Last night i asked the cat to say something funny. She simply gave me one of those withering surely-you-jest cat looks. Barely four minutes later, hurled a hairball. Emphasis, i presume.

So. We'll just have our own fun, shall we? Like, say, with Airborne Cats.

ooOOooo... cats, cats and more cats!

And here's one she would doubtless be posting now, if she weren't distracted by changing her blog (which will still be a terrific design, I know -- because they always are): Ron and Joe post some images for our New Year's Resolutions. This one is "Spend More Time With the Cat":

Tee-Hee!

Spike and Boo adore Ample Sanity. They also enjoy:

• The Carnival of the Cats, now at Carnival of the Cats #199; this Sunday it will be at Life From A Cat’s Perspective
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at WCB: Come On In Outta the Rain…; this weekend you will find it at Chey’s Place
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Did somebody say chaos?  and will be at House of (Mostly) Black Cats; and
  
• Friday Ark # 173 at Modulator

Stay warm and dry, people, and -- spend more time with the cat!

All About Cats

 

Spike and Boo recently came across NancyButtons.com, which has tons of buttons and bumperstickers all about cats. Just a sample:

• Cats are nature's response to orderliness
• Cats are roommates.  Dogs are kids.
• Cats don't get into mischief.  Cats are mischief.
• Cats know your every thought.  They don't care, but they know.
• Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer.
• I want a cat with a snooze button
• If you want the best seat in the house, move the cat.
• IT's HARd to tYpe wHILe holdINf a Cat
• Why is the door always on the wrong side of the cat?
• You don't need to have a cat to be a writer.  You can bat your own pencils around.
• Kittens: self-propelled dewy-eyed barbed wire in a mohair sweater
• Books. Cats. Life is good.
• Cats humor us because they know that their ancestors ate ours.
• It's a cat thing--you wouldn't understand

More about cats:

• The Carnival of the Cats has moved! It has a spiffy new site, experienced catosphere managers, and is open to host volunteers.
  

  

• Last week's Carnival was at IFOC; this Sunday it will be at Carnival of the Cats #199
  
• Weekend Cat Blogging last weekend was at Welcome to TGH WCB # 134-New Years Edition!; this weekend you will find it at WCB: Come On In Outta the Rain…
• Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos is at Zed Monster & Megan at Bad Kitty Cats Journal and will be at Did somebody say chaos? (Optional Theme - Gotcha Day Stories)
• Friday Ark #172 is up at Modulator