Category: News

Taking a Break for 2025


With long thought upon this magazine and the responses it has gathered during its time, we have decided to take a break at least for year 2025. Things seemed fine in the beginning. My girl and I did most of the work and hoped for more people to join in. Unfortunately, too many who have expressed an interest refused to have WordPress accounts and told us to publish their work anyway. If we were to publish their work, they would not get any credit for it and it would violate their copyright. So, we declined and let them be.

If you feel the need to order us around as to how we should run this magazine, feel free to start one of your own. Until you do that, you won’t have any idea how annoying some people can be with their demands. You will have complete control over your own magazine and will be able to determine what gets published when, but you will not have control over how rude and disrespectful others can be.

If you feel the need to contribute, then please let us know what you would offer and how many times a year you would do so. To continue with the magazine, we will need five different pieces about cats per month. That will be a minimum of 60 pieces of writing per year. You will need a free WordPress account or we cannot and will not publish your work.

My plans for the new year is to sleep and dream. My girl has a lot of work of her own to do. I hope everyone has a good, safe and happy new year. Perhaps we’ll be back with the magazine in 2026. Until then, see you later.

(Paw waves.)

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Alone Time


We cats need alone time. I don’t expect you to understand. My girl tells me it could be an introvert thing. She’s probably right. I just know I need time alone so I can process what has happened in my life and how silly my girl is. We cats do meditate. We know how to without being taught by humans.

In fact, it was a cat who taught humans how to meditate. Watch us and imitate. Then you will see what I mean. We can share the silence together and become better people.

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Missing


Some humans insist cats don’t miss people when they leave. It’s not true. If we are attached to you, we will miss you when you leave. We may sleep while you’re gone. That helps us to pass the time while you’re away, but we still miss you and wonder when you will come back.

When you do come back, we are happy to see you even if we are still asleep when you arrive. We will wake up and greet you in our own way. It’s too bad if you don’t understand when we’re greeting you. How much clearer do we need to make it?

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Ordering Devoted Servants


Ordering devoted servants isn’t always easy especially when they don’t understand what you’re asking them. Training can take years. I remember training my girl to take care of me and it wasn’t easy. I had to keep repeating what I needed and wanted until she finally got it. When she did, I no longer had to order her around. She just did whatever I needed her to do. The only thing was that I had to ask for was wet food. She did leave out plenty of dry kibble that I couldn’t eat enough of when I was elderly. So, she gave me wet food whenever I asked. I’m so glad she understood that.

Otherwise, I don’t know what I would have done. She did take care of me quite well and I’m so grateful for that.

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Staring


We cats do stare. We’re not ashamed of doing so. We just find everything our humans do quite fascinating. We stare to learn who you are. We stare to learn what we can get away with. We stare without blinking which tends to unnerve people. Especially with our quiet ways. You never know what we are thinking as we stare. Rest assured, we know our favorite humans quite well because we stare at them quite often.

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Watching


We cats do love to watch humans, birds, squirrels, bunnies and other small critters outside our windows. Windows to the outside world are like tv to us. We can watch others for hours without blinking. Everyone is quite entertaining to watch. We don’t get many pleasures other than dreaming, so watching everyone else is a real joy.

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Playing


We cats do like to play. Me, not as much as many cats do. But sometimes cats love their humans so much that they like to prank them. It is funny to watch. We do hope that you understand we are pranking you when we do. As if you wouldn’t do the same to us when you get a chance. My girl used to gently tug on my tail. It’s just the way she is.

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Inside with Devoted Servants


Living inside isn’t so bad when we can have devoted servants who happily will make sure we have plenty of food and water. They tend to pet us when and where we want to be petted and play with us if we want that too. I can say when having a devoted servant who is also competent does make living inside so much better.

But when humans just don’t get it and are too selfish to understand our needs, it’s terrible. It’s the reason why many cats tend to leave and find another home. It’s the reasonable thing to do.

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Outside


I was born outside and tended to go and in out of houses for much of my life. I can’t stay it was the best thing to do. I couldn’t help where I was born. My mother chose the woodpile for my littermates and me to be until we were old enough to live on our own.

Outside can be dangerous for cats, especially those who aren’t street smart. Dogs don’t always like cats and can kill on occasion. Or mean humans grab us and harm us. Or sometimes they pick us up thinking we are strays. It won’t matter if we have a home or not.

There’s also animals like raccoons who will kill us too. They aren’t great to deal with. Perhaps it’s better to keep us inside. I know we will kill birds and mice and we may not eat them. I know Ali doesn’t like it when we kill animals without eating them.

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Living with Humans


I can’t say living with humans is always great. It depends upon the humans. The interactions aren’t always the best, but when they can provide a safe and stable home full of food, water and love, then it’s great. I find myself wanting to stay inside where it’s safe from those who will just try to harm me.

Otherwise, no, I’d be better off on my own and just get the food when they aren’t bothering me. That is when I can’t catch a mouse or bird to eat.

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