Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Celebrate Diesel Day!

Mrrrr Friends,

Thursday 26 May is Diesel Day!

Diesel Day commemorates my adoption from the Sauk County Humane Society in Baraboo, Wisconsin. It is a nation-wide celebration for loving, giving to, and caring for cats, other furry , feathered, and scaly companions, and the people who go to the mat for them.

Every year, according to the Humane Society of the United States, 6 to 8 million cats and dogs enter animal shelters. In bad economic times, the number of animals surrendered to shelters, or simply turned out of their homes, increases dramatically. The burden on the 4000 to 5000 shelters in the US is prodigious.

So Diesel Day is an opportunity for you to help out. Call your local shelter and see if they need some of your volunteer time, a few boxes of Yeowww! Stinkies, bags and bags and bags of kibble, or just some of the fluttery, green money stuff.

Maybe you've been thinking of adopting that special furry or feathered someone? Or perhaps you have just the right number furry friends living with and taking care of you, but you can encourage your local kibble store to make a donation, or check with your vet and ask if they donate time or supplies to their local shelter or offer discounts to newly adopted critters. Diesel Day is the perfect day to act on your good intentions!

If you are too lazy to do that, or if you just want to score points with the Big D, support my two favorite shelters: the Sauk County (WI) Humane Society or North Country (NY) SPCA. These are both fine facilities with hard-working, caring people and would deeply appreciate your recognition of their efforts on Diesel Day! Tell them I sent you.

Me? Besides hitting you up, wIth the help of my people and my human Granma, I mailed off a package to my local shelter with green stuff and a fine Yeowww! toy for my cat pals waiting for adoption.

Giving away without regret is one of the most important things a being can do. You’ll be amazed at what comes back to you. I still have extended family in Wisconsin and, you never know, you may be directly aiding a furry cousin of mine…another future feline blogger.

Make sure you tell them Diesel sent you. If they look at you funny, send them here.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

50

Mrrrr Friends,

Humans like to count. I do not know why. It probably has something to do with your whole linear mindset.

For the most part, we go along with you...it seems to be the best route to reliable kibble presentation...it also seems to make you less grumpy.

We do think you get stuck in a rut though...that's why we scamper about, wreck havoc and generally reorder your life for you as much as possible.

We are good for you.

Anyway. Oom counted to 50 the other day so she had a party. The whole day was kind of a party really...people were giving her stuff, so Alex and I got in the spirit.
Alex gave Oom some flowers.

I took her outside and played with her.

And I found her this trout in the rushing water of our brook...can you see it?

Boo gave Oom roses...that kind of made her all emotional which is cool cause she hugged me.

Other folks sent Oom cards and posted on her Facebook page. A  Joyful friend of ours from Sag Harbor sent a big chunk of good cheese, and Granma sent a vacation. I don't know how she got it in the envelope.


Boo then went overboard and had a bunch of people come over and they all made Oom happy. They brought some swell kibble and Ant Becky brought green silly juice (I stuck to red wine). The trout on that plate from Ant Martha was not the trout above in the picture...those are my trout.

Some of my favorite women folk came over to say hi to Oom and pet me. Uncle Chris came too.


It was a fine day.

But it pooped me out. I hope she doesn't count to 50 again too soon.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mom Day

Mrrrr Granma, Ants, and mom people,

Happy your day.

I grew you some flowers.

Hug a cat today. It will make you warm and fuzzy....literally. (Don't hug a cat if you are allergic, but admire one instead.)

Furry wet nose kisses,

Diesel