To my horror, I noticed only the other day that I had misspelled ‘opinionated’ on the header of my blog. I’ve fixed it now but it worries me that I may have lost readers who didn’t bother coming back because they thought I was illiterate.
On the other hand most slaves only see what they expect to see so maybe it doesn’t matter. Tell me the truth. Had you noticed?
p.s. Actually I suspect a dog cyberlurks around WordPress and it changed my header while I wasn’t looking.
At first I thought this could be a large stuffed toy but look at how his tail twitches…..
I’ve been sent this photo of the magnificent Pallas cat, native of the Tibetan plateau and Central Asia.
Weighing between 4.5 and 10 kg these beautiful creatures are roughly the size of a domestic cat but look much larger because of their stocky build and thick long fur. They are close to being listed as endangered because they hunted for their fur and their body parts are sought after for traditional medicines. Fortunately the Russian authorities have made this illegal and seek to protect them from shrinking habitat and the poison intended for vermin.
Believed to be the oldest living member of the cat family they evolved over 10 million years ago and some experts think that since they have long hair, a stocky build, small ears and a flattened face , they may be the ancestors of today’s Persian cats.
I don’t think this can be true as we are not as wild and untameable as the Pallas. We Persians like living in comfort with our slaves to tend us. I don’t think the savage cat in the picture would have much patience with slavekind, in fact I’m sure he would steer well clear of them.
This Youtube video is more to a Persian’s taste: What a good slave……..
It’s always fun to see politicians making fools of themselves and this news item gave me great satisfaction.
Next they’ll be trying to tax pet goldfish and tortoises. And hamsters, and gerbils, and white mice.
Perhaps if politicians tried really, really hard not to spend so much of other people’s money they would be able to live within their means and wouldn’t need to find new ways of taxing the population .
And yesterday the proof was parked just down the street from our house……
I’m offended that the filthy curs were being washed on my street. Surely the slaves who drag round DOGS 1 could have done it somewhere that didn’t lower the tone of my neighbourhood.
Those misguided dogwashers show their ignorance by having a sign that says “Cats also welcome “. Someone should tell them that cats are naturally hygienic and because we come equipped with self cleansing kits we can look after ourselves and don’t need to be bathed in the street.
Now I’ve got my paws on the keyboard for half an hour I hope I’m smart enough to embed this because it is definitely worth a look…….whether you enjoy foie gras or not……….
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Force-Feeding of Geese for Foie Gras, France – Images by Rebecca Marshall
I woke this morning to dreadful news. Somewhere in the far north a local council intends to impose a night-time curfew on all felines in an attempt to stop them mating.
Yes, you read that correctly. Ludicrous isn’t it. They might as well try and impose a curfew on frisky humans to stop them mating.
I’m confident that cats will find a way. The thing that really worries me however is what those council killjoys intend to do with miscreants who break curfew. Compulsory sterilisation? Incarceration? A fine for their slaves?
I have visions of uniformed cat catchers equipped with night vision goggles pursuing terrified fleeing moggies who were only out for a bit of recreational hunting. What a pack of bullies.
