Memoirs Update Part 2


Well, I’ve been editing my memoirs with my girl. We’re not done completely, but the finalized book can wait for now. My girl of course will be working on the images and making sure they are ready for the ebook version. Even though the whole book isn’t finished yet, I will still be able to serialize my memoirs in this online magazine.

The first post will be up next month. I am getting excited. This is a big project and I don’t know how I would be able to get it done without my girl. I’m glad she knows how to deal with the images and package it as an ebook. Then perhaps I can earn some money of my own for food, litter, catnip, and perhaps a little place of my own.

0

Cat Quotes


drawing by Ali Noel Vyain

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.

0

Articles I’ll Be Working On


drawing by Ali Noel Vyain

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.

0

Cat in Other Languages


graphic from Ali Noel Vyain

Lots of people love cats the world over. Those of us on the staff of Sir Socks Le Chat are no exception. We have not defined any specific local for this magazine. It’s just online and floating around the Internet for all to see.

In case you haven’t noticed, we have Google Translate as a part of this site in case you want to get an idea of what the articles look like in a different language. I am well aware that Google Translate isn’t perfect. I have read things from other languages that were translated into English using Google Translate. The results aren’t that readable at times, but I was able to get the gist of what the writers had intended.

So, to include others around the world, we are adding a section on cat vocabulary. This is to recognize there are many more languages in the world other than English. A common language does help, but not at the expense of getting rid of other languages. And also to give an idea of how cats are viewed in different cultures around the world.

We’ll start with one word. Probably the most important in this magazine: cat.

Here’s our list for the word ‘cat’ in other languages.
(Source)
Albanian: macë
Arabic: kitte
Armenian: katu
Basque: catua
Bulgarian: kotka
Cantonese: Maow
Catalan: gat
Cherokee (Tsalagi): eesa
Chinese: miu or mau
Cree : bushi
Czech: kocka
Dutch: kat or poes
Egyptian: miw
English: cat
Eskimo: pussi
Esperanto: kato
Estonian: kass or kiisu
Ethiopian: domadh
Farsi: gorbe
Filipino: cat or pusa
Finnish: kissa
French: chat
Fula (New Guinea): gnari
Gaelic: pishyakan / Piscín, cait
German: katti, katze or ket
Greek: gata, gati
Gujarati (India): biladi
Gypsy: muca
Hawaiian : popoki
Hebrew: cha’tool
Hindi: billi
Hungarian: cica/macska
Icelandic: kottur
Indian: biladi gujarati
Indonesian: kuching, kutjing
Irish : cat
Italian: gatto
Japanese: neko
Kannada (Indian): bekku
Kmer: chma
Latin: cattus or felis
Lithuanian: katinas
Malayalam (Indian): poocha
Malay/Indonesian: kucing
Maltese: qattus
Mayan: miss, miz
Netherlands: kat (male); poes (female)
New Guinea: gnari fula
Norwegian: katt
Pakistani: shimii
Plains Cree Indians: minoos
Polish: kot or gatto
Portuguese: gato
Pusa: cat
Romanian: pisica
Romansch: giat
Russian: koshka (female); kot (male)
Sanskrit: marjara
Serbo-Croatian: macka
Slovak: mačka; muca
Spanish: gato
Swahili: paka
Swedish: katt
Swiss-German: büsi, chatz
Tamil: poonai
Tatalog (Philipino): pusa
Thai/Vietnamese: meo
Turkish: kedi
Ukrainian: kitska (female); kit (male)
Vietnamese: mèo
Welsh: cath
Yiddish: kats
Zulu: Ikati

0

Profile: Emperor Julius


emperor
photo by Clarabelle Fields

So who is the dashingly handsome Emperor Julius? Want to find out a little more about him before he begins updating the magazine with monthly news from his realm? Read on!

Official name: Julius Augustulus, Emperor of the World

Age: 3.5 years

Breed: domestic shorthair (although he would prefer “domestic tiger”)

Birthplace: on a farm somewhere in mid-Missouri

Favorite foods: Purina brand anything, caramel, and banana cream pie yogurt

Favorite toys: string and sparkly fuzzy balls

Favorite game: chasing string around the kitchen

Favorite past times: stealing things out of trash cans, drinking out of the toilet, and snuggling with humans (not necessarily in that order, but sometimes)

Dislikes: not being fed on time, not being allowed in the trashcans

Best trait: extremely loving

Worst trait: no appreciation for “quiet hours” when the humans want to sleep

Murder tally: two mugs, three vases, one glass thermometer, countless pieces of paper, and maybe one cricket

Life goals: to eventually infiltrate the pantry where his food is kept

 

 

 

1

Website Powered by WordPress.com.

Up ↑

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started