My web savvy cats have informed me that today is OneWebDay. What’s OneWebDay? It’s a day for celebrating the web because, simply put, the web is worth celebrating. Here’s more from the

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 at 6:20 pm and is filed under metabelly, obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

I’ve learned my lesson. Never say “hey, let’s test that new hard drive” in the middle of a project. Days later, and after much agony over ribbon cables and cooling fans, I’m back online. Fortunately, the cats did not interfere with the computer rebuilding process (this time.) Also fortunately, I [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, August 31st, 2007 at 8:38 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

“Is it time already?” the orange one asked as he lounged before the great calendar of all household things.
A room away, his little gray companion sat up. “Time?” she said. Her voice was louder than its usual squeak. “Indeed it is! Something’s coming. Something… shiny.” She paused, [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 9:48 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

I am not usually susceptible to advertising. I tend to ignore what the hucksters are hucking my way on the telly. Sure the gecko’s kinda cute, but he’s not going to get me to switch insurance companies just because he’s shiny and green and sounds like Brick Top from Snatch — minus the [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, August 18th, 2007 at 5:49 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

It’s one of those days.
I’m in the middle of transferring a large number of websites, databases, lists, galleries, and so on to a new hosting service and it is tedious work. For those who don’t know, one area in which I freelance is web design and I host sites for my [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at 3:18 pm and is filed under metabelly, obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

In honor of the new Simpsons Movie, Katie and Puddy, this week’s Weekend Cat Blogging hosts, have declared an optional “Simpsons” or “yellow” theme.
We are sadly lacking in Simpsons figures in these parts (a rather glaring oversight, considering we live in Matt Groening’s home town), and yellow… well, I’m afraid we don’t do [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 4:56 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Ahh, dear humans, I’ve snatched a quick visit with my favorite medium, Madame Kittikatsky, because I’ve something of great importance to tell you!
You see, it’s been nearly half a year since my untimely demise at the tender age of 19 (us felines should live till we’re three hundred in cat years, I tell you. [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, July 13th, 2007 at 10:59 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

(From the 35mm vaults, Stuart on the sidewalk. My old tomcat who owned our home and garden from seventh grade through college.)
July 22nd, 2006, the cat reminded me…
I was a kid with home grown veggies, pies from our own cherry tree, eggs from our own chickens, and a compost bin long before [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, July 7th, 2007 at 5:09 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

(If my dad’s spirit is the heart of this blog, then Audrey, aka Angry Cat, aka Kitty Kaga, is Belly Timber’s snarky soul. Audrey died in December, following a brief but brutal illness, but it seems that even death hasn’t kept her completely quiet. Take this crazy rant that showed up on [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, May 13th, 2007 at 12:03 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Yes, you’ve borrowed a camera for the weekend.
No, you don’t need to test every setting on me.
Angry Cat’s Cunning Plan Revealed!
Angry Cat’s faithful readers may recall last week’s incident of tragic proportions: Angry Cat, minding her own business, discovered HER PHOTO in the local newspaper.

Shocked (and just a teensy bit flattered) [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 8:04 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

A curious thing happened this past Wednesday. A newspaper appeared on our front porch. How odd. My human captors don’t have a subscription to the local daily. Did it belong to the neighbor? Was it a gift? A hint, perhaps, that the papers under my catbox need replacing [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 at 4:03 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

im in ur hous paintin’ ur wallz
So, you’ve probably noticed things have been a little sparce around these parts. Crazy stuff going on, from captors with computer troubles to household disasters to — would you believe — sabotage of the internets?
I kid you not.
And I wasn’t even the saboteur. [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, November 11th, 2006 at 6:00 pm and is filed under metabelly, obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Silly?

Nope. Sorry. Not happening. I’m Ninety-Three in cat years. I don’t do silly.
Not that my female captor didn’t try, mind you. Little catnip, little taunting with the props, but frankly, I’m just not in the mood.
I mean, look. Look at this:

It’s yet another window ledge (again [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, October 14th, 2006 at 11:05 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

(From the 35mm vaults: Stuart on Moving Day, many many moves ago)
Oh, how we hate moving. We hate it even more when it’s a tedious, agonizing process that involves the endless juggling of tenants, relatives, and mountains of semi-packed kipple. At this point, it’s a wonder we know where The Cat is.
(She’s [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, October 7th, 2006 at 7:19 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

My captors are toying with me again. First, we move from my island paradise to this tiny basement with but one window ledge for me to perch on and no outside access whatsoever, and then, adding insult to injury, they place an alien cat (a large and rather quarrelsome black and white creature) just [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, September 30th, 2006 at 8:57 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

MizD is off-island on family business, but she knows the proper way to entertain in her absence: kittens! These particular three date back almost to my childhood, over 90 cat years ago. Of course that’s my porch they’re on. I’m so generous.
–The Cat

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 7:57 am and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Try living with fur.
Seriously, people. You think you have it bad? How about a day in this heat as a tabby.
I know, I know, we’re all miserable.
Thing is, it’s only going to get worse.
Unless we do something about it.
For starters, get your human asses over to [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 at 1:21 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

In honor of the World Cup and of the new documentary Once in a Lifetime — about the rise of the New York Cosmos in the 1970s — here’s Rita tackling a few players during Soccerbowl ‘77. I think Pelé might be somewhere under her paw.

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, July 16th, 2006 at 4:16 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

I won’t sit still for it.

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, July 9th, 2006 at 10:11 am and is filed under island local, obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

My captors are deserting me for the weekend, yet again. This time, it’s all about wine. Free wine. And some thing called a Geek Dinner. Hah. Geek dinner. Can I tell you just how geeky they are? They have Lord of the Rings action figures above the [...]

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, June 2nd, 2006 at 8:28 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The lovely Sam of Becks & Posh (who doesn’t mention cats nearly often enough) has posted a link to a new Flickr toy over at Food Blog S’cool and ponders whether this toy works with blogging software other than Blogger.

Well, viola. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, May 26th, 2006 at 9:18 pm and is filed under metabelly, obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

This has gone on long enough. First, the internet connection goes out two weekends in a row (right when I’m about to launch my nefarious plot to take over the blog… just you wait… mwrooow…) and then this weekend? It’s a frickin’ holiday weekend, so what does my female captor do? She taunts me with paper. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, April 16th, 2006 at 12:31 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

I said Mrrrreeeooowww.

Private moments with my catnip are strictly off limits!

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, February 24th, 2006 at 10:05 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Do NOT touch my catnip-infused crumply paper until my licking is DONE!

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, February 11th, 2006 at 6:27 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

The Cat is brooding. She cannot get past that whole Year of the Dog thing.

We tried to lure her out for photos, but alas, she keeps to darkened rooms and dusty corners. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, February 3rd, 2006 at 9:47 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

…Year of the WHAT??

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, January 29th, 2006 at 4:00 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

… Well then, it appears I must complete my chairmenical duties and announce the winners for this month’s Paper Chef Competition. Oh, shut up. I know chairmenical isn’t a real word. Do I look like I care? …

This hairball was ralphed up on Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 at 8:09 pm and is filed under food blogging events, obligatory cats, paper chef, superfluous dogs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

…Now, if you’re feeling a bit scary adventurous, we’ll also allow any food that’s got the word “baby” in the title! (Though, if you go for either of those last two in our photo set? You’re weirder than we are, got it? Weird.) …

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, January 6th, 2006 at 12:47 pm and is filed under food blogging events, obligatory cats, paper chef, superfluous dogs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

…I’ll hurk a big hairball on the bed
I’ll hurk a big hairball on the bed

Catnip in a bottle
Yeah. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, December 18th, 2005 at 1:35 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

… Come to think of it, this entire blog should be about me. In fact… that’s it. Tonight, when she’s fast asleep, I’m taking over the computer, learning Photoshop, and designing a new logo. Here’s a sneak preview. Shhhh. Don’t tell. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, December 10th, 2005 at 4:57 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Today, I am not an angry cat. Nor am I a frivolous cat, dressed in Kaga finery. Nor even a hungry cat, fending off my kibble from the evils of Platelicker. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, November 11th, 2005 at 5:21 pm and is filed under in the garden, obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Another one from the kitty photo vaults: Rita and Stuart celebrate Laundry Day.

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, November 4th, 2005 at 9:41 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

…So now, bloggers, show me the ingredients you so desire for the creation of your culinary masterpieces. Remember, you may only nominate once, so choose wisely. Let Paper Chef Ingredient Nomination Week begin!

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, October 29th, 2005 at 2:19 pm and is filed under food blogging events, obligatory cats, paper chef. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

In case of power outage: Light lamp, cuddle cat.

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, October 22nd, 2005 at 12:30 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Hah! They think it’s all about them, but they are mistaken. In truth, it’s all about ME. See, I peeked at that latest webstats and you know what? “Messy Kitchen” is no longer the top search string. That’s right, It’s been replaced. The top search string now?

ANGRY CAT!

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, October 15th, 2005 at 5:34 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

From the cat photo vaults, Pekoe at the birdbath: Here, dinner dinner dinner…

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, October 7th, 2005 at 6:34 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

… Oh very well. Since we are showing off pictures of our friends, here is… ahem… Well. I do not know her name, but trust me, she is a very dear friend. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, September 30th, 2005 at 10:43 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

I will have my revenge, Furball!

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, September 23rd, 2005 at 11:01 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Many moons ago, in my former life in Portland, I lived in a neighborhood of many cats. (Honestly, we ruled the neighborhood, no question about it.) One neighbor collected cats. In fact, she had so many, she fed them on the sidewalk! Strays always had a place to go here, no matter what. …

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, September 17th, 2005 at 10:23 am and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Second, my female captor returns with a summer cold. The sniffles, of all things, and she claims that — what with work and all — she’s too tired to post! TOO TIRED TO POST?? I’ve got news for you, missy. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m seventeen years old. That’s a hundred and nineteen in captor years and here I am posting! Put that in your bowl and lick it, baby!

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, August 27th, 2005 at 7:23 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

I’d eat you if you weren’t made of plastic.

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, August 13th, 2005 at 4:21 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Oh, my beloved bumper. How I love your warm smoothness against my furry forehead.

This hairball was ralphed up on Saturday, August 6th, 2005 at 2:21 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Ah yes, I remember my old yard and my favorite spot, B.P.

This hairball was ralphed up on Friday, July 29th, 2005 at 11:38 pm and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Stay away from the food, and while you’re at it, hands off the cheap Chilean wine.

This hairball was ralphed up on Sunday, July 24th, 2005 at 11:22 am and is filed under obligatory cats. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

… And now, insult added to injury: My captors spent yesterday evening concocting a dish using buttermilk and eggs and heavy cream, and (despite my yammerish demands) they have not shared a single drop of it with me! …

This hairball was ralphed up on Monday, June 6th, 2005 at 12:24 pm and is filed under food blogging events, obligatory cats, paper chef. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.