Happy Cat-Solstice

Mrrrr Friends,

If you have been reading this blog faithfully since I started it, you know that Cat-Solstice is a celebration of the longest nighttime of the year. A day of celebration and mischief for cats worldwide. (For those of you, ahemrr, catching up, check out the label cloud below.)

Join in the celebration...hug a cat. Just make sure he doesn't have fleas. I don't have fleas...you can come hug me. Just call ahead to avoid the lines.

To celebrate this awesome night, I am posting this lovely happy holidays video in honor of the wild wolfies. They love cat solstice too. Don't hug a wolfie, not a good idea. But you can love a wolfie by helping to understand, protect, and speak up for them for the amazing critters they are.

(Turn on your volume.)

Cat-Solstice is Tuesday!

Mrrrrr Friends in Fur,

Mrow! Cat-Solstice is upon us!

Cat-Solstice is the primo feline holiday; it celebrates nighttime. Your feline loves nighttime.

Depending on where any furry cat guy or gal lives, their longest night may fall just before or after official Northern Hemisphere Cat-Solstice. Therefore, cats celebrate over multiple days by engaging in extra nighttime prowling, scampering, mischief, and quiet nighttime contemplation.

Yes, that's us staring at you much of the night, we're still wondering when you'll grow fur.

Cat-Solstice here in the Northern Cat-Hemisphere is Tuesday evening. Isn't that handy! That means you can start giving your cat extra love, extra kibble, and plenty of cat treats on Monday and right through your cool tree holiday (though we suspect you made up your holiday so you could party with us).

Even when we scamper into the decorated tree branches, lick the top of the fresh baked pie crust, or hurl a hairball on a wrapped present, your peace on earth goodwill toward critters vibe will probably put you in the mood to handle it.

For those of you who didn't know that Cat-Solstice was such a big deal, you still have time to run out and buy cool cat treats for us. Indeed, we'll roll with it right into the whole human New Year, accepting presents graciously as you bring them to us.

NOTICE: As an extra bonus for Cat-Solstice this year, we get a moon eclipse on the same day! This overlap only happens every few centuries, and each time it does, cat-kind makes an enormous leap forward. Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night!

The next conflation of Cat-Solstice and a moon eclipse is 21 December 2485.

Feeling like you can't give your feline friend enough love? Don't have a special kitty in your life right now, well, Cat-Solstice is for you too! Donate now to your local shelter or send a gift to my two favorite shelters: Sauk County Humane Society or North Country SPCA. They're both good places, with dedicated people serving the highest purpose: keeping all cats healthy and safe. (Yes, they are nice to dogs, budgerigars, and other animals too.) Tell them Diesel sent you!

Countdown to Cat-Solstice

Mrrrrr Friends in Fur,

Mrow! Cat-Solstice is upon us!

Cat-Solstice is a major feline holiday because it celebrates nighttime. Depending on where any furry cat guy or gal lives, their longest night may fall just before or after official Northern Hemisphere Cat-Solstice. Therefore, cats celebrate over multiple days by engaging in extra nighttime prowling, scampering, mischief and quiet nighttime contemplation - yes, that's us staring at you much of the night, we're still wondering when you'll grow fur.

Cat-Solstice here in the Northern Cat-Hemisphere is Monday the 21. Isn't that handy! That means you can start giving your cat extra love, extra kibble, and plenty of cat treats on Monday and right through your cool tree holiday (though we figure you made up your holiday so you could party with us).

Even when we scamper into the decorated tree branches, lick the top of the fresh baked pie crust, or hurl a hairball on a wrapped present, your peace on earth goodwill toward critters vibe will probably put you in the mood to handle it.

Alex took this picture last night...I usually don't ask her, but the folks were out listening to people sing, and we wanted to show you our Cat-Solstice tree!

For those of you who didn't know that Cat-Solstice was such a big deal, you still have time to run out and buy cool cat treats for us. Indeed, we'll roll right into the whole human New Year, accepting presents as you bring them to us.

Me I'm working on getting some major gifties for my cat pal Alex. What she really wants is for me to stop smelling her butt-hole but...she's not getting that.

Feeling like you can't give your feline friend enough love? Don't have a special kitty in your life right now, well, Cat-Solstice is for you too! Donate now to your local shelter or send a gift to my two favorite shelters: Sauk County Humane Society or North Country SPCA. They're both good places, with dedicated people serving the highest purpose: keep all cats healthy and safe. (Yes, they are nice to dogs budgerigars and other animals too.) Tell them Diesel sent you!