Cat Quotes 1:03

With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignity, and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats? —Fernand Mery Her Majesty the Cat

Some of us may hope to become cats or at least to be considered honorary cats. Cats are something many do esteem to be, yet they fall short in one way or another. Personally, I’ll settle for being an honorary cat. That comes with complimentary hair cleanings from my favorite cat. That’s good enough for me.

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. —Hippolyte Taine

Cats tend to be quiet. Yet, when they are quiet, they are the wisest creatures around. They know how to live with nature without upsetting a balance. They know when to relax and when to hunt. They know when to be serious and when to be playful. We have a lot to learn from watching them. If we watch closely, we might learn their wisdom.

March 1, 2019 0

Financial Report for February 2019

Another month is over and not much has changed. If nothing changes between now and October, then the last Financial Report I will do will be for September. Until then, this is how we’re doing.

Summary for February 2019:
no money in or out
over 1071 hits on the blog
about 224 people get the posts emailed to them
26 people follow via WordPress
62 copies sold; US$435.04 raised for Dingo Venezia from Cat Tales of the Frisky9 Scarf Army

February 28, 2019 0

Financial Report for January 2019

For our first official issue, I think we’ve done well. I am a little disappointed we don’t have a featured monthly charity yet. But we still have some good articles written by humans, elves, and cats. Sir Socks is even claiming that his book of memoirs is nearly ready. That cat might wear me out with his book. But then again, once his book is done and ready for release, then perhaps I will have more time to work on my books again. Being a translator for a cat is not an easy job. In this case, I was able to do it because of how well I know him. People can’t believe I put up with him. They think he is too whiny. He’s just particular about how he wants to be looked after. He is the one who taught me how to take excellent care of cats. I’m forever grateful for him for his teachings. Without him, I’d be far too lonely to function well in this crazy well.

Summary for January 2019:
no money in or out
over 944 hits on the blog
about 224 people get the posts emailed to them
26 people follow via WordPress
62 copies sold; US$435.04 raised for Dingo Venezia from Cat Tales of the Frisky9 Scarf Army

February 1, 2019 0

Cat Quotes 1:02

No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens. — Abraham Lincoln

I can certainly say from observations of cats, this is true. I used to watch Sir Socks and Spot fight. They’d get into it. I did see Socks jump on Spot without any warning. Then blam! They were wrestling. They were so entertaining to watch. I don’t need television when I have cats around me.

After they were done fighting, it would be so quiet. That’s when I’d find them sleeping and cuddling together. So, Abe must have known what he was talking about.

Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat. — Mark Twain

Cats are so independent that it is impossible to make them submissive. If you try, they will hit, bite, and claw you. And if you combine humans and cats, you will get nekos. I don’t know if they are a disgrace for cats, but if they are tiny nekos, they can be awfully cute as White Lion Unicorn and the other tiny nekos in my universe have proven to me.

February 1, 2019 0

Kitten in Other Languages

There’s only been one kitten in my life so far. I’ve seen quite a few of them in pictures and a whole litter once. But the only kitten I’ve known well was the one I bottle fed. He made me a mama and I don’t regret it. Of course if I play videos of kittens talking in front of Nuri, she tends to jerk her head and look around the room. I’m sure she had a litter of kittens before we had met four years ago.

So, here’s the cat vocabulary for the month. The word kitten in different languages. Source

Albanian: kotele
Basque: kitten
Belarusian: кацяня
Bosnian: mače
Bulgarian: коте
Catalan: gatet
Croatian mače
Czech: kotě
Danish: killing
Dutch: katje
Estonian: kassipoeg
Finnish: kissanpentu
French: chaton
Galician: gatinho
German: Kätzchen
Greek: γατάκι(gatáki)
Hungarian: cica
Icelandic: Kettlingur
Irish: kitten
Italian: gattino/gattina
Latvian: kaķēns
Lithuanian: kačiukas
Macedonian: маче
Maltese: kitten
Norwegian: kattunge
Polish: kotek
Portuguese: gatinho
Romanian: pisoi
Russian: котенок(kotenok)
Serbian: маче(mache)
Slovak: mača
Slovenian: mucek
Spanish: gatito
Swedish: kattunge
Ukrainian: кошеня(koshenya)
Welsh: gath fach
Yiddish: קעצל

February 1, 2019 0

Kitty in Other Languages

When Nuri and I were in Italy, people tended to call her gattina. She liked to get out of our apartment and roll around on the floor. She’d make her happy sound as she greeted new humans who were smiling at her. Gattina is kitty in Italian.

Here is kitty in other languages (source):
Albanian: kotele
Basque: kitty
Belarusian: кацяня
Bosnian: mače
Bulgarian: писенце
Catalan: gatet
Croatian: mače
Czech: koťátko
Danish: kitty
Dutch: pot
Estonian: kiisu
Finnish: kisu
French: minou
Galician: gatinho
German: Miezekatze
Greek: γατούλα(gatoúla)
Hungarian: cica
Icelandic: Kitty
Irish: Kitty
Italian: gattino/gattina
Latvian: kaķēns
Lithuanian: katytė
Macedonian: писе
Maltese: kitty
Norwegian: pus
Polish: koteczek
Portuguese: gatinha
Romanian: Kitty
Russian: Китти(Kitti)
Serbian: маче(mache)
Slovak: mačiatko
Slovenian: kitty
Spanish: bote
Swedish: pott
Ukrainian: кошеня(koshenya)
Welsh: Kitty
Yiddish: קיטי

January 1, 2019 0

Cat Quotes 1:01

Curiosity got the cat.

How many times did I see Spot go exploring? Once he found a window screen leaning up against a wall. He just had to check it out. Bam! It fell on top of him and he ran. I never saw Sir Socks do a thing like that…

Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. —Robert A. Heinlein

After all the years I have lived with cats, I can say this is very true. Cats don’t care. They will do as they please. I have tried to tell Spot he should eat what he kills, but he never did it. As for women, I can say I am one and I will do as please. That’s why I write so much even though others tell me I should do something else instead of this hobby. I know they want me to have what they think is a real job without realizing how much work I actually do. They are not aware of how well my work is documented online for the world to see and how much it actually counts as real work.

January 1, 2019 0

December 2018 Financial Report

We’re nearly ready to start the new year off with a whole new magazine and its first issue. There still aren’t many of us working on the staff and I think we’re doing fine for the few of us that are working. We don’t all live in the same places, so we can’t see each other in real life. But we are connected via the Internet.

Summary for December 2018:
no money in or out
over 671 hits on the blog
about 218 people get the posts emailed to them
20 people follow via WordPress
62 copies sold; US$435.04 raised for Dingo Venezia from Cat Tales of the Frisky9 Scarf Army

December 31, 2018 0

Cat Quotes

There are many quotes about cats and I thought I’d share a couple in this new section and wonder where they came from.

Curiosity got the cat.

It’s not too hard to figure out where this came from if you’ve ever watched cats. I remember Spot playing with a screen that was leaning against a wall. He had to check it out because he was so curious. Then blam! It fell on him. He wasn’t hurt, just a bit frightened by it.

The best exercise for a cat is another cat.

This was one I like to share with Sir Socks. He never liked hearing it because he knew all too well how true it was. When you have two cats, who like each other, they have no trouble wrestling or chasing each other. Thus getting their exercise without any difficulties. They don’t tend to mind being recorded in the act based on how many videos people post everyday of the year.

December 24, 2018 0

Articles I’ll Be Working On

We’re getting ready for our first official issue of this magazine in January 2019. That means we will transition from what we have been doing to getting ready for the first issue. I will of course write about the monthly financial report. If there’s no money going in and out, then I’ll mention that. I’ll also write about the number of views the site has, the number of email subscribers, and how well the Cat Tales books are doing.

Other articles I will be doing are cat facts, cat quotes, cat vocabulary and sharing my experiences with cats. Sir Socks may write some of these articles as well, but his main focus is his memoirs. The facts, quotes, and vocabulary will be coming from around the world as this magazine and the Cat Tales books are international. We don’t want to leave anyone out.

You readers are allowed to make comments and even suggestions on what you want us to write. We can’t guarantee we’ll write about your suggestions, but we will consider them.

Please enjoy this little magazine named after a shy, sweet, surly, and loyal cat I know well.

December 17, 2018 0