Category: Monday is Cat Week

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The cat inside the Prius is not nearly as amused by the roadside photo op as I am, even though I’m the one braving 20 degree weather to get the shot.

(Darien/I-95 Service Area, Darien, CT)

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Marla hasn’t come this close to another cat in years, and judging by her reaction to her uninvited visitor, I don’t think she’s missed the feeling.

(Uptown Vets, 116 St, Manhattan)

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Oh, the simple joys of cat life — and cat ownership.

(Marla)

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When even the Drinkwell isn’t enough to quench a kitty thirst, Marla finds another solution.

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It’s a fact: you’re slaving away at your day job while your cat stays home, mostly sleeping. And if they didn’t look so darn cute doing it, you might actually do something about it.

(Bklyn Blggng HQ)

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Moving can be a pretty emotional experience. (Not for me, of course, because I am a bad-ass. I refer here to others.) After you’ve packed and emptied the place you called home, it’s hard not to be reminded of your mortality when you see all that empty space. Soon, someone else’s stuff will fill that void. Soon, someone else will call that place home.After ten years in Brooklyn, I sure will miss the place. My new home in Manhattan is a big step up in just about every way, but I’ll always have a soft spot for the people and places on the Q train. Do cats get wistful, too? Or is Marla just wondering where her litterbox went?

(Bklyn Blggng HQ)

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Not unlike an old bike, my cat has exactly three speeds:
1. Begging for food whenever I walk into the kitchen.
2. Hopping on the table and trying to eat whatever I happen to be eating.
3. Looking all cute and whatnot when sleeping.

(Bklyn Blggng HQ)

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(Marla)

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(Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital, Brooklyn)

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No animals were harmed to make this photograph, although at least one may have been annoyed.

(Marla)

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Marla’s like a totally new cat since she got into yoga.

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