Cat's Are Like Cute Little Ninjas

My brother digg's cat used to do this.

(via Cynical-C)

In Honor of Vincent

This evening our cat, Vincent Oxford Marchmiddle III, passed away peacefully. He was a great cat and because the internet is the most natural place to have a memorial service for him, I dedicate this post to his memory.



In the future, I will be adding some stories about him but for now I don't feel up to it and will post only a photo and a video. Suffice it to say, he had a lot of personality even for a cat.

Cat Health Update

Several enemas and a manual evacuation under general anesthesia later, my cat is doing fine. Special thanks to everyone at MSU's Small Animal Clinic.

(photo via Washington State University's Veterinary Image Database)

Poor Vinnie

My cat's not feeling so well. Sarah spent a long time with him at the vet today. The good news is that he doesn't have kidney problems and hasn't swallowed any buttons.

If you want to wish my cat well, wish him this:

"Please, vinnie, shit like crazy tonight so that you don't need to go to the vets for an enema tomorrow. I know how traveling and strangers make you miserable."

Sway Back Machine

One reason that I like cats is that they respond to most queries the same way a normal person would. For example, if you ask a dog, "Hey, where the hell did I put my keys?" the dog runs up to you and wonders with a curious excitement why you said his name. Which is nice...but not very human.

Cats, on the other hand, will respond to the question, "Hey, where the hell did I put my keys?" by looking at you with an expression that plainly says, "What the hell are you looking at me for. This has nothing to do with me." That's humanity.

Vague indifference and feigned interest are the hallmarks of a human conversational companion and as you may have guessed I end up talking to my cats a lot.