PHOTO HUNT: FURRY

CNN FRIDAY NEWS

Way back when, Auntie Deb started CNN, the Cat News Network, but she hasn't been able to broadcast for awhile... so we thought we'd step up to the "mike" today. This isn't breaking news to be sure, but just a wrap-up of the exciting and fun things going on right now around the Cat Blogosphere. If you haven't had a chance to participate or visit... please do so...

Over at The Furry Kids, Earl Grey's worst nightmare
is causing some stress, this creature does not even have a name!
So, stop by and vote on a name for EG's "evil twin".

The 2nd Annual Best Fur Sibling of the Year contest is still on,
with the deadline extended.
So, c'mon everykitty - be sure to visit and post your BFSOTY and
then when the time comes, don't forget to comment and vote.

And of course, at the World According to Misha,
ten fabulous candidates
are vying for the prestigious title of
Cat President of the World.
Voting ends this weekend, so don't miss out.

Almost last, but certainly not least - Kiddo recently started FRIENDS FRIDAY.
A chance to meet and greet new kitty bloggers (at least, those that
are new to you!)... and we'd like to suggest these:
HARRY, the Kitten
CARBON, of the PDX Pride
TUCK, from Mr. Tuck's Neighborhood



Visit Zoolatry if you can on
Wednesday, February 4, when we announce
the WORDY WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE '09.

THURSDAY THIRTEEN

It Happened One Night (1934)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

War of the Worlds (1938/Radio)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

The Untouchables (1987)

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

The Neverending Story (1984)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Here are 13 movie titles that might appropriately describe the photo above. If you comment on our post today, please let us know which title you think is best.

A FEW WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY

And yes, this was just about a week ago,

when it was furreezin' here in Florida... kids will be kids!

#**%(*)/<>:#=#**+!!

We have two ceiling fans on our back porch. (Warning: Do Not Biggify above photo, it is way too gross!) They are made of forest green canvas, though you can hardly tell the color any more. The Zoolatry Human has to clean them annually. See how dirty they are! They get dirt and dust from the back yard, and grease and grime, and of course -- all my cat floof which like heat, rises up. Each fan has five blades -- and each blade is held in place with nine clips. The clips are as sharp as cats claws and she usually cuts her fingers to shreds. She hates this job and that is why she only does it once a year -- though she should do it more often than that. The headline up above is what she says while doing this job. So, I think I will help her ...
Here are the important steps in the process of cleaning of ceiling fans. 1. Observe ladder and ensure it is climbable. 2. Once up on top, scope out general work area. 3. Ensure sturdiness of platform. 4. Lay down and rest a bit. 5. Check to see that all working tools and cleaning equipment is close at hand. 6. Depart area and leave remainder of process in capable, albeit cut up and shredded hands of the human.

And Lastly, My Advice To The Human: simply leave both fans on high speed at all times and no one will ever know they are dirty. See photo at top and compare to this bottom photo. I'm right, as usual.

MY FELLOW AMERICATS...

MY FELLOW AMERICATS...

Should I not win the popular vote, and the supreme court

does not override the electorate... I believe I am

highly qualified for any cabinet position:

Secretary of State: As a supreme talker I am very skilled

with negotiations and high diplomacy.

Secretary of the Treasury: We'll all have more than

enough green papers to rule the world.

Secretary of Defense: My whapping skills are

finely attuned.

Attorney General: I would work diligently to ensure

all kittehs are treated fair and equal.

Secretary of the Interior: My pledge is to guarantee

all kittehs are allowed to play in the interior

and in the exterior.

Secretary of Agriculture: Temptations for all,

all the time. Need I say more?

Secretary of Commerce: Unemployment (for our

humans, naturally) will decrease under my

leadership to 0%.

Secretary of Labor: No more duties, responsibilities

or hard work is my promise to all kittehs.

Secretary of Health & Human Services: I can assure

you that each and every kitteh will receive the

ultimate in health care at all times, and as for the

Human Services part of the job: believe me, the humans

will be at our beck and call.

Secretary of Housing & Urban Development:

It is my paws-up pledge that every

kitteh in the land will have a forever home.

Secretary of Transportation: All kittehs will henceforth

and forever be allowed to go wherever they

want to go, whenever they want to.

Secretary of Energy: This may not be the best choice for me,

as I am not interested in expending much energy

on much of anything much of the time.

Secretary of Education: This is a no-brainer, a easy position

if you will, as we all know that kittehs are

already very, very intelligent.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: It is my firm belief that

every veteran deserves the best of everything, always.

Secretary of Homeland Security:

Never fear, Maggy is here.

And just as an afterthought:

Madam Vice President sounds appealing, too.

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It's always important to vote,

no matter who your choice may be.

Polls close January 31 -- a quick click here

takes you to your precinct. VOTE!

HIGH FIVE SUNDAY

PHOTO HUNT: CHIPPED

CHIPPED: Pique Assiette is a folk art the involves the blending of color, form and texture -- chips of broken crockery, glass, pottery, china, jewelry and gemstones. Above, is "CoCo", an original creation by the Mosaic Lady. Coco nows lives at the Zoolatry home. She catches and reflects the early morning light from the East, and the colors of the sunset each day. Maggy and Zoey enjoy her company and the Zoolatry Human loves the way she changes with the light throughout the day. The Mosaic Lady, and her dearly beloved Annie Geegaw also design whimsical mixed media mosaics - with all the color and artistry of geegaws and chotzkes as seen in the holiday photo frame below. You can enjoy her Pique Assiette designs at her website... Laura Winzeler Designs. Visit, you'll be glad you did... you might even be tempted to order your own mosaic...

BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

ZOEY ... I love my new hat, it keeps my ears warm with this very cold weather and I can whap those furry little dingleberries around as well.

MAGGY ... She knows I don't do hats! Get this thing off my head! Besides they say it'll be back to 70-degrees tomorrow. So there!

THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS

I am thankful to be me. Because when I woke up this morning, it was from a bad dream. I had gone to Wonderland and found it is not such a wonderful place after all. I looked in the looking-glass and saw "me", but it wasn't the me of today but the me of yesterday. Here's what Alice said, and I know just how she felt: "I wonder if I've changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?'. But it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then."

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER

ZOEY: "They say cats are very curious, and this is true. I am curious about the world, and my little corner of the world. Things are not always what they seem to be. And sometimes what they seem to be is not what they are. They are inbetween. One thing I ponder a great deal is that the world is not black and white, the world is shades of grey. I too am shades of grey. That is what I am, that is the way it is and what it seems to be. Isn't that quite curious?"

THE DUCHESS*: "I quite agree with you. And the moral of this is: Be what you would seem to be, or if you'd like it put more simply: Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise."

*The Duchess lives in Wonderland with Alice and it appears she is very wise.

JANUARY 20, 2009

MEEZER MONDAY

MAGGY "MEEZER"

HIGH FIVE SUNDAY

PHOTO HUNT: HAT

This is a HAT tree that is in our foyer.

Sometimes it can also be a CAT tree.

ROCKING

"Well, you know when you're rocking in a rocking chair,

and you go so far that you almost fall over backwards,

but at the last instant you catch yourself?

That's how I feel all the time."

Stephen Wright Quotation

"This is what happens when you're not ready for a rocking chair.

You do silly stuff like this."

Jim Owen Quotation

THURSDAY THIRTEEN

I like to dream about my friends ~ here are 13 of them.

ZOOLATRY on ZOOLATRY

As best we can remember (which is not an easy thing for us to do), our first blog post was in late June or early July of 2007. And our blog was named ZOOLATRY & ZOANTHROPY (see our first banner up above!). According to all the dictionairies, Zoolatry is "the worship of animals" which Maggy and I both believe is most appropriate. And it is properly pronounced zoo-AHL-uh-tree. And the definition of Zoanthropy is "a mental disorder in which one believes himself to be an animal". Now we don't claim to know anyone in the Zoolatry home who believes "herself" to be an animal, except for me and Maggy who are, of course, animals. Yet, there are times when we do question the mental status of the Zoolatry Human. Anyway... I digress...

So, ZOOLATRY + ZOANTHROPY was a bit too verbose, so the latter went into a blogbin somewhere out there. And ZOOLATRY was officially born, though our Human insists on pronouncing it zoo-LAH-tree (so you can too!). And she kept the definition of zoanthrophy, just reversing it to mean "a mental disorder in which animals believe themselves to be human"... which we do not consider a disorder at all, as we are almost human, really, we are. But you see, I told you there were mental issues... she's the one who makes up words and meanings and shows photos of things we really don't do in real life! Really.

TUESDAYS IN THE PARK

MAGGY'S POEM

HIGH FIVE SUNDAY

Purrty Kitties ~ and ~ their Purrty Ladies.

Do you know who is who? The answers are on our sidebar.

PHOTO HUNT: AFTERMATH

HAVE A ROCKIN' WEEKEND

~ on her rocker ~
~ off her rocker ~

~ on or off we hope your weekend rocks ~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO "THE KING"

THURSDAY THIRTEEN

I see two bubbles.
I see three bubbles.

I think I see thirteen bubbles.