One Eye on the Future

Today I am taking time to wish my dear blogging buddy and kick-butt ghetto cat, Cathy Keisha, a/k/a CK, a very Happy 8th Gotcha Day ! In honor of that fact - AND the fact that she is today's "Calendar Cat" in the "Cats of the CB" desk calendar - MomKatt agreed to take my picture next to CK's calendar page.   CK, here's your present from me!   CK is pawsome.  She's a DJ, she's got her own Facebook page, and Twitter account, and she hosts parties ... please check out her adoption story on the link above.  Isn't she purrrty?  Plus you can hang with the cat band Litterbox, who are providing the music for her Gotcha Day pawty! Plus I know she'd totally dig it if you followed her blog.  Her adventures with her Pop & "TW" are truly entertaining. Happy Gotcha Day, CK!  You're truly "stunning" - and a "stunning" furriend! Happy celebratory purrz, Selina 

We are SO very sorry to hear of the fact that our blogging buddy, Prancer Pie , had to go to The Bridge today.  His meowmy must be devastated.  She was reported there with him 'til t he end. Ple ase know we carry you in our hearts this day, mourning with you and knowing how much this hurts. Rest easy, my sweet friend.  I was and am proud to have known you. Sad purrs, Selin a & Mom Katt Laura  

Oh hai, peeps! Yep, it's me, just gettin' ready for my weekend.  A girl 's got to lo ok her best at all times, of course, but especially on the weekends, when you might get a date or be spotted by some likely man kitty that might want to get to know you better - know what I mean, girls ? So here I go ... Every detail is important.  You can't skimp at a time like this!  No sh ortcuts allowed! Yes, even the unmentionables, actually I say ESPECIALLY the unmentionables!  It gives a cat confidence !  And nothing's sexxier than CONFIDENCE, am I right, ladies? Voila!  Beho ld the fruits of my efforts.  Observe how shiny my furs are.  I just gleam , don't I? OK all you mankitties ... let's see w hat ya got!  How 'bout we start the pawty with a vigorous session on the Star Chaser?   Then we can do some Bird TV .... a great time to snuggle. Or, if you like, some "bag play"! No d o ubt about it:  I can really sho

Hi all!  I t's Rachel here. Hey, r emember that Blackgama fur ad campaign from the 1980s?  No, neither do I , but MomKatt does and she says the pictures s he took of Little Ole Me this morning rem inded her o f the company's famous tag line: W hat Becomes a Lege nd Mos t? Is it the eyes?  The pos e?  The paw placement?  The overall 'tude? What do you think the answer to that question is? For us , the answer without doub t is: THE BLACK FURZ! "I'm so pretty ... oh so pretty ... oh so pretty and girl y and gay!"   ( For the record, MomKatt & I both agree that black fur looks better on the animal it was originally on - especially ME! - than it does on ANY human no matter how gl amorous or famous they are!) We all hope you all have a happy glamorous weekend! Kisses , Rachel  

Napoleon Bonapart e once famously declared, "A n army lives on its stomach." So with the Fren ch, so with the cats in our house.  Observe Rachel, otherwise known as "Miss Hoover 2014". Then, there is Ray, who is completely without shame.  He works M o mKatt during treat time in the morning as single-mindedl y as a bloodhound sniffing qua il. Truth is, we ALL jockey for position in the mornings, as you can see here.  I, Selina, am on the left, Ray is propp ed against the cabinet door and Rachel is just above the dish washer - still vac uuming "bits".  MOL  There is, however, one exception. Yes, Morticia.  Al ways the lady.  Always the poised.  Always the ... Wait a minute!  Are you kidding me?  She works M omKatt LIKE A BOSS !  She cries so pitifully at our AM feedings that DadKatt can hear her all the way down the hall into their bedroom and starts laughing! Do n't let that innocent look foo l you.  She wants

Editor ial Comment That In No Way Imping es On The "Wordless" Concept Of "Wordless Wednes day" :    Note that Selina keeps her "Cats of the CB" calendar quite near her on the kitchen counter so she can easily see which one of her blogging friends is the "daily kitty" from Pink Bed, all during 2014.  Yesterday, her sweet f rie nd, Katie Isabella , was the Calendar Girl!  Isn't she beauti ful ? Well, yes, they BOTH are beautiful, you are correct!!! 

Doo dee doo dee doo ... Oh HAI everybody !  It's me, Man Ray (but you can call me Ray ... or you can call me Jay ... or you can call me RJ ... but you doesn't hasta call me Johnson.) Do you get that refer ence ?  I don't.  MomKatt said it was funny, though.  She said some of you might get it. ANYWAY ...  Here I am this morning.  What am I doing, you might ask (aside from the obvious which is sitting on the dinin g room table)?  Well, I am waiting patiently for MomKatt to fix her breakfast.  And bring it right here - to this very spot - at the table.  'Cause you know what I do then?  I try to filch it! It's not that I d on't want MomKatt to eat - I do!  If she doesn't eat, the n she'll be come weak and feeble and won't be able to give us our gooshy f ood and other tasty snacks. Howeve r, if she doesn't want me or Rachel to attempt said food "filching", she ought not to fix foods that smell so good!  In the mornings,

Meowlo Pe e ps! MomKatt & I decided to wax nostal gic in our post today and look back at some memorable (well, to us, anyway) pictures of all of us Carter Clowder Kitties in 2 013 ... yeah, yeah, I'll include The Kittens (who have become known as "The Twins" or "The Terrible Twosome" already). Obviously, the "big news" at our hous e la st year was MomKatt's first fostering gig.  W hich, after about three months, turned into the classic "well-it-started -as-a-fo ster-situation-but-she's-become-attached-now -they-ain't-going -nowhere" ! Believe it ?   This was Man Ray in June: And this is Man Ray today: He's come out of his shell and is no w a loving and gentle kitty, eager to give very soft nose nudges to MomKatt's fingertips and have his chin gently scratched immediately afterward.  Ray is DEFINITELY MomKatt's boy and she finds it so h ard to believe this is the same kit ten that she had to TEAC