By Sparkle on November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving from Sparkle!
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged 2009, happy thanksgiving
By Sparkle on November 21, 2009
On my birthday a couple of years ago, I got a curious present:
At first I thought it was for me because, of course, I love bugs. They are very tasty! But then I realized that it was birdseed, with bugs added. I was insulted…
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged bird hunting, birds, bugfest, da bird, photo hunt
By Sparkle on November 19, 2009
(Actually, I heard a rumor that he was distracting the policeman while his accomplice ran off with some stolen kibble!)
Posted in Weird Cat Videos | Tagged cat, cat tree, cat videos, cop, cop tree, youtube
By Sparkle on November 16, 2009
Yes, Conan is back! After posting his scaredy cat video a few weeks ago, I couldn’t resist going back and seeing what he’s up to. He’s a little bigger but just as wacky.
Posted in Weird Cat Videos | Tagged conan, conan's twin, Weird Cat Videos, youtube cat videos
By Sparkle on November 15, 2009
One Somali personality trait that is inescapable: our inquisitiveness
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged curiosity, inquisitiveness, somali cat, somali sunday
By Sparkle on November 14, 2009
My human’s boyfriend is a musician so we cats have lots of music stuff around here. Guitars, for example. Although I have to admit, I prefer using the guitar cases as cat beds to the actual guitars.
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged bass, bass strings, Binga, Boodie, Brian Forsythe, cat toys, guitar, guitar cases, photo hunt, vintage amps
By Sparkle on November 10, 2009
My human and I are busy finshing up my latest book of cat-to-cat advice, which is due by the end of this week, so my diary updates may be a little sketchy for a few days. In the meantime, enjoy this video of an unexpected visitor who arrives through the cat flap.
Posted in Weird Cat Videos | Tagged bambi, cat flap, cat to cat advice, dear sparkle, deer, visitor, Weird Cat Videos, youtube
By Sparkle on November 8, 2009
Somali cats aren’t the most well-known breed, but we probably have more feline models per capita than just about any other breed.
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged feline models, poseur cats, somali cats, somali sunday
By Sparkle on November 7, 2009
There should be a book called Cats Who Love Sneakers Too Much.
Posted in Weird Cat Videos | Tagged cat videos, cats, sneakers, youtube
By Sparkle on November 5, 2009
What are we kitties going to do if our humans come down with H1N1? Will we catch it too?
Posted in Special Cat Articles | Tagged cat health, cats, H1N1, swine flu
By Sparkle on November 5, 2009
So finally the mutinies are over and I have my kitty pirate ship back. But when I checked it to make sure it was still cat-worthy, I found a strange note.
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged blogblast for peace, dona nobis pacem, kitty pirate ship, purrs 4 peace
By Sparkle on November 3, 2009
“This is not a scratching post,” my human said. Then what was this new, mysterious object in the living room?
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged Binga, Boodie, cat bed, inspection, scratching post, sofa, sparkle's diary
By Sparkle on November 1, 2009
My dad is not just any old Somali. He is GC Tajhara’s Miles Davis and a supermodel.
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged cat fancy, miles davis, roomba, somali sunday, tajhara, vision board
By Sparkle on October 31, 2009
It’s true! Bags and cats are nearly inseparable.
Posted in Sparkle's Diary | Tagged bags, baker and taylor, book expo america, cats, photo hunt
By Sparkle on October 29, 2009
At first I wasn’t aware this book was sitting around, waiting to be reviewed. Next thing I knew, my human had Binga jumping through a Styrofoam hoop…
Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged arden moore, Binga, cat book reviews, cat books, cat-alog, harry choron, planet cat, sandra choron