Tag Archives: cats

Caturday

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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“I don’t know why I’m writing all this”

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Author Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888, and  remains one of the most influential writers in the world of crime fiction thanks to his creation of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective who stars in many of his stories: The Big … Continue reading →

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Travel Cats

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

I love cats and I love train stations, so the silly, but fun website BahnhofsKatzen is just my cup of coffee. This site is a well-maintained resource documenting stray cats at train stations around the world, but primarily in mainland … Continue reading →

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You too can be a travel cat

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

If you like travel, and you like cats, then you will enjoy the game Travel Cat, TripGeo’s playful flight-sim exploration game allows you to explore over 11,000 cities worldwide from the comfort of a feline piloted golden monoplane. “Welcome to … Continue reading →

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Not your typical cat videos

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

National Geographic wildlife photographer and filmmaker, Iwago Mitsuaki, presents a charming collection of cat footage from diverse locations around Japan. On this unique trip he discovers the lesser-known charms and customs of regions through the eyes of cats. The selection … Continue reading →

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Magic persists without us

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

“the Egyptians loved the cat were entombed with it instead of with the women and never with the dog but now here good people with good eyes are very few yet fine cats with great style lounge about in the … Continue reading →

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Traveling Feline

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The new online geo-game  Travel Cat  lets you pilot a plane as a cat. Flying a feline-piloted plane past the Eiffel Tower in Paris or around the Statue of Liberty in New York is as cute as it sounds. It … Continue reading →

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Every day is like Sunday

Posted on June 2, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I have been planning a road trip in Canada and was curious about First Nations food and restaurants. As things tend to go on the interwebs, what I did find was a great post about Native American restaurants around the … Continue reading →

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It’s finally Caturday again

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Pangur Bán

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Over the years, I have seen a few different translations of this ninth century poem written by an unknown monk in Old Irish at or near Reichenau Abbey in what is now Germany. This version was translated by the Nobel … Continue reading →

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