This and That All About the Cat...
"Hello Kitty for Men? I'd buy it," announces this puddy.
Hello Kitty, a Fashion Statement...for Boys?
What's white, has whiskers, and is as ubiquitous as Hillary Clinton in the primaries? You got it: everyone's favorite feline this side of Morris...Hello Kitty.
So what's she up to now? Well, according to an MSNBC report, this cutesy cat, the product of Japan's Sanrio Co., which can be seen on little girls' fashions...from T-shirts to pocketbooks, watches to toys and pjs...is now being marketed to the opposite sex as well.
Yup, Hello Kitty for boys/men is scheduled to go on sale this month in Japan and will soon paw its way into the American fashion market soon after. Redesigned with the logo, Hello Kitty, in place of the nose and eyes, in cool colors (black, at the top of the list, natch!), this is one fashion statement sure to help men connect in single's bars. "Look" says one giggling friend to the other. "So what if he's not Brad Pitt. He's wearing Hello Kitty. How bad can he be?"
"I hope these tips help you make things warmer for ferals," says this puddy.
Ferals and Cold Weather
Unlike their fine feathered friends, puddies can't fly south for the winter. So many neighborhood strays and/or ferals have to brave the cold. Here are a few tips (from neighborhoodcats.org.) to help these poor puddies when the temperature plummets.
To avoid water freezing...try a heating element, like the kind used to keep cat shelters warm. Petsmart has something called Snuggle Safe that looks like a Frisbee. You can put it in the microwave for five minutes and it will stay hot for 12 hours. (Try using a low setting at first, as all microwaves are different and can melt the disc.) You can put the disc under the rim of water bowls. Or put a really thick plastic, thermal-type dish, (black bowls are better because they absorb sun and heat) inside a cut-out styrofoam cooler. The styrofoam's insulation slows down freezing. You can also download directions and/or info to make-your-own cat shelter at neighborhoodcats.org; spayandstay.org; and all-creatures.org.
Hint: mylar blankets are great insulators as they reflect the cats' body heat back to them.
"I'm the good luck, good fortune cat," says this puddy.
Hi-Five from Cats Brings Good Luck
I'm expecting a shipment of cash any day now. Or failing that, I expect my new book will hit the NYT bestseller's list at Number One very soon. That's because I'm overdue for good luck or good fortune.
The reason? My friend traveled to Asia a while ago, and brought me back (what else?) a portrait of a cat. Just recently, I've come to find out it's no ordinary cat....but one that's supposed to snap up good luck like a hungry cat does a passing mouse.
See, I didn't notice it at the time, but this three-dimensional puffy cat has his right paw raised and that, my friend, is thought by many (to mix linguistic metaphors) to attract mucho dinero and buena suerte. I'm ordering my Porsche this afternoon.
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