Life, Interrupted

Those of you looking for a new cat, take a look at this darling Maine Coon/Rag Doll mix -- about five years old, and apparently a sweetheart. She needs a home!

http://www.mainecoonsavers.com/animals/detail?AnimalID=3535083

Kitty with a monkey on his back... Maybe cigarettes taste like tuna overseas? ;^)

Pati Nagle has a new e-book out, and the hero is a feline with opposable thumbs and the ability to talk. It's SF, of course, and talk about a dangerous and sneaky gumpaw detective! And the love interest is a Burmese -- Merlyn is excited about this story! I'll definitely put this one on my list.

EDIT: A sample from the book!

Here's the scoop (no pun intended...):

Book View Café Releases Pati Nagle's PET NOIR

Pet Noir (Fun SF/Mystery)
Pati Nagle
May 10, 2011
$4.99 ebook
ISBN: 978 1 61138 063 7

Can a lowly gumpaw hope for love with a girl who rides in a jewel-encrusted carrier?

Feline investigator Leon, with opposable thumbs and the ability to talk, is possibly the most dangerous cat in the galaxy. Indentured to the Security department of Gamma Station until the cost of his creation is paid off, Leon alternates between harassing his human partner/roommate Devin and fighting sleazoid criminals, yet still finds time to flirt with the lovely Leila, an exotic Burmese who lives in the swankiest level of the station. Will he win her heart, and more important—will he win his freedom?

[SNORT!]

http://twolumps.net/d/20110223.html

I forgot to grab my precious alpaca scarf and put it back in my coat sleeve before hanging up my coat. Later I heard Merlyn rustling on top of the massage table cover. It's strong nylon mesh, so he usually never gets on it. I came by later and found him stretched out the length of the scarf. He is a very happy cat, but he's going to get moved -- I can't trust him all night on my scarf!

...it is made of cats morphing into croissants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elpAKTauZUw&feature=player_embedded

It's official -- Merlyn is hyperthyroid, and cannot handle the one med they use for it. It's radioactive isotopes ($$$) or nothing. Considering I have not worked in three years, I am suspicious of using radiation to kill anything, and he's gonna be 15 in August, there will be no killing of thyroid. I just have to feed him to keep up with the burn, and live with him talking constantly. (They call it night yelling. My cat sitters will be thrilled.)

The biggest concern was shortening his life, but he's outlived his brother and older half-brother, so he's doing fine. I think of him as my Dorian Gray kitty. He looks like a teenager cat! Also, this can mask kidney problems. But he may not have kidney problems, just the thyroid problem. I plan to just love him, and not give him any more of the med that made him hurl constantly and me wash the bedding every day for a week.

...or so those folks claim. This one's for Bev --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8VTeDHjcM

It's so common, old cartoons cover it:

http://www.twolumps.net/d/20071001.html

I just posted a 1000 word article on this over at Book View Cafe:

http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2009/06/26/fake-poop-and-other-cat-deceptions/

And -- starting on Monday:

Book View Café is launching author Steven Harper Piziks as the newest member of the group. Piziks’ novels include In the Company of Mind and Corporate Mentality, both science fiction published by Baen Books. Writing as Steven Harper for Roc Books, he has produced The Silent Empire series. He's also written movie novelizations and books based on Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and The Ghost Whisperer.

For his launch, Book View Cafe is offering Piziks’ short story, “Thin Man,” on June 29th. “Thin Man” was originally the cover story for Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Winter, 1997. Piziks’s BVC Bookshelf also includes his short story, “A Quiet Knight’s Reading.” A full length science fiction novel and more of his short stories will be available soon.

Visit Steven Piziks’ bookshelf at BookViewCafe.com: http://www.bookviewcafe.com/index.php/Steven-Piziks/

Watch for Piziks’ future offerings on Mondays at http://www.bookviewcafe.com