Up until this week, I thought owls only came in large, scary varieties. Imagine my surprise when I discovered there were in fact multiple species of tiny owls. Imagine my delight.
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What I’d Bring to My Own Private Island
Last week, I talked about a couple of Japanese islands where cats live like kings and queens, as they were always meant to. Writing that post ignited my imagination and I found myself dreaming of my own private island and how great it would be. Provided it had a few commodities, of course.
Continue reading “What I’d Bring to My Own Private Island”Islands Ruled by Cats
Did I say we would be discussing more cat history this week? Well, I didn’t lie per se, not if you consider this contemporary history. Our topic, of course, is Japanese cat islands.
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When I awoke this morning, I couldn’t settle on a good topic for my cat column. My thoughts were all over the place. So I decided to wrangle them into a ball and throw it at this white wall. Let’s look at all the fun splotches, shall we?
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Egyptians of the ancient world held cats in high esteem, and in fact worshiped some of them, like the lion-headed goddess Sakhmet. But did their admiration stem from our objective cuteness? Well, surely in part, but not entirely.
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