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Cat Dancing

[I'm on vacation. This was originally posted Friday, 11 June 2004]

". . . women who practiced it were labelled as evil witches and burned at the stake along with their cats.Indeed, it seems very likely that it was women swishing their brooms in front of cats in order to excite them to dance so they could join them and attain "higher states and magic cures", that led to the absurd notion of witches riding aloft on broomsticks with their cats."

      From  The History of Feline Dance at Dancing With Cats.

This highly informative site also includes such gems as:

Feline Dance Classes:  Do I need to attend dance classes before I try dancing with my cat?  How do I find a cat dancing class?  What should I look for in a cat dancing tutor?

Pre–Dance Exercises, including the most excellent simple purring technique

Dance Tips from other cat dancers

A Discussion on Music for Cat Dancing

Carnival of the Cats #119 - Independence Edition

Finally, a new internet router and booster later, we are ready to celebrate!

                  

Not that cats need an independence day -- they are quite independent without any flowery documents proclaiming so. Actually, cats have no objection to royalty, as long as they're it.

More delay...

Immediately following the last post, my Internet connection went down entirely, and has been sporadic since.  I am progressing, but in fits and starts. New equipment arrives tomorrow, and it may be tomorrow before I am able to finish the Carnival of the Cats post.

Please bear with us...

I keep reminding myself that this is not a serious thing. This is a frivolous thing. This is not something to fret about.

Right? Right??

She's late...

My human is worse than a dog.

She slept in. She's groggy. The internet is slow. A bunch of folks did not use the handy cut & paste carnival submission forms. She's full of excuses. She begs your forgiveness.

Bottom line: the Carnival will be posted a bit late.

She apologizes.

The Carnival is Coming!

Hey, have you heard...?

We're hosting the Carnival of the Cats this week!

To join the fun, send your catblogging URL to submissions (at) carnivalofthecats.com or (our strong preference)  use The Carnival Submission Form before 5:00 PM mountain time on Sunday.

If you haven't enough to do this weekend, you might drop in on:

Friday Ark
I and the Bird
Carnival of the Cats
Carnival of the Dogs
Circus of the Spineless
Weekend Cat Blogging

I'm sure you have nothing else to do, right?

Quirky Cat Links

And, of course, these:

  Friday Ark
  I and the Bird
  Carnival of the Cats
  Carnival of the Dogs
  Circus of the Spineless
  Weekend Cat Blogging

Have a fun & quirky weekend!

Bad Cats

Another unexpected treasure in the mail -- from GoddessDaughter (look at those stamps! That's Katherine Anne Porter.)

This gem is from MyCatHatesYou, which is just chock full of mean, nasty, dissipated and dislikeable felines. In fact, it claims to have the largest collection of sour-faced, indignant felines on the Internet, many of whom show their foul dispositions in this book. My favorite so far is a Torti (named Kevin?!) preparing to puree a Siamese Fighting Fish in a blender.

Now, I know something about bad cats:

Not only does he steal the dogs' teddy bears for this activity, but he really has no interest in them other than... well, you know.

What? You doubt me?! I have proof, but only if you think you can stand it. Those of you who have seen it before will no doubt want to skip it this time.

But you know, there just is something about bad cats; they're like bad men -- there is something compellingly attractive about them. For example, these Hitler Cats (via Woot!) and this ginger cat who treed a bear (via Lady Crumpet's Armoire.) Said cat has posted in the gothamist comments, btw. Ginger cats are the worst, I tell ya.

Do you know a bad cat? Tell us!

More cuteness, less badness:

  Friday Ark
  I and the Bird
  Carnival of the Cats
  Carnival of the Dogs
  Circus of the Spineless
  Weekend Cat Blogging

Friday Cat Blogging II

Friday Cat Blogging

Calvin & Hobbes swiped from How to Save the World,
who swiped it from, well, you know... Click for larger image.

Today we have some old favorites, and some new finds:

Scare the Cat
Cat vs. Hammer
CitiKitty
Cat Bathing as a Martial Art

Via web zen

Cat Wash
Baby animals
Animal world map

Via Look At This

And, of course, the usual roundup:

Friday Ark
I and the Bird
Carnival of the Cats
Carnival of the Dogs
Circus of the Spineless
Weekend Cat Blogging

It's raining here in western Montana; how is it with you?

Friday Cat Reading

This is my mother's cat, Gracie:

Photo by Bonnie Pinkerton ~ click for larger image

As you can see, she is quite a serious reader; and she has chosen some excellent reading for you today.

She recommends two posts from Prairie Mary: Cute Cats and Cats are not for Pussies. 3 Quarks Daily offers Frederica Krueger, Killing Machine, and we have a sad, moving post from molly: Of Best Friends.

All of these posts were chosen for the high quality of the writing -- which means, they require some reading -- more than just a look and a chuckle.

But for a large selection of the latter, you might try:

Friday Ark
I and the Bird
Carnival of the Cats
Carnival of the Dogs
Circus of the Spineless
Weekend Cat Blogging

Gracie and I wish you a pleasant June weekend.