A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the read more

A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.

The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.

The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.

Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.

Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.

The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he read more

The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either.

What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish?

What female heart can gold despise?
What cat's averse to fish?

A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely read more

A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely to grow dim or doubtful. Chances are, he isn't likely to carry the cat that way again, either. But if he wants to, I say let him!

I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to read more

I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love.

Do our cats name us? My former husband swore that Humphrey and Dolly and Bean Blossom called me The Big read more

Do our cats name us? My former husband swore that Humphrey and Dolly and Bean Blossom called me The Big Hamburger.

Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs read more

Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish.