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Diary—March 2009

April 3, 2009 By: Sparkle Cat3 Comments

How to Be a Cheap Date

Pose Number 1346

I love living in southern California, with its warm, sunspots and breezy, early spring views. But I hear some kitties aren’t as fortunate as I am. Some of them even have to deal with this thing called “snow,” whatever that is.

Where are the birds? Choosing between the sunspot and the view is sometimes difficult

In her desk chair, of course!My human said that there are a lot of kitties that are less fortunate than me, even ones who don’t have any snow. Then she started talking about “the economy.” I didn’t catch what she said, though, ’cause I took a nap. Then I took a bath.

Pose Number 1347 But apparently, this economy thing is making it so that humans can’t buy their cats as many cat toys as before. So I’ve decided to devote this whole month to finding inexpensive ways for cats to have fun. That way, humans have no excuse to avoid playing with us.

One of the best toys around is only a few dollars, and it happens to be one of my favorites: the Cat Dancer. I play with mine all the time.

This thing rules!

Here’s a tip: combine the Cat Dancer with an inexpensive cardboard cat house/scratcher. Attacking it from inside the house is especially fun!

Gives stalking a whole new perspective!

But humans who are so broke that they can’t even afford that still have options — just about any cat will play with a Q-Tip.

The almighty Q-tip!

A Q-Tip can be killed a few dozen times before it is, in fact, dead.

Does this Q-tip think it has a chance against me? Die Q-tip! Die! Die!

One of the best toys a cat can have is an empty box!

I didn't intend to plug Zappos, but they do have great boxes.

It needs to be big enough for adventures. Smaller boxes are better for taking naps.

Plus cardboard feels good on my paws Who needs a jack-in-the-box when you've got a cat-in-the-box?

Don’t let this tragedy happen at your house: recycling day. Always save a few boxes for us kitties.

We actually never eat Purina - don't know where this box came from Good-bye Zappos box. You were fun while you were intact.

Another don’t: Pulling all the drawers out of the buffet so we can explore inside it is really lame.

Can you say Worst Idea Ever?

WTF??? Finally, humans shouldn’t bother spending their money on battery-operated “toys.” This is a mistake I see over and over again. One day this thing showed up at our house — apparently it was a cast-off from another cat.

I was even less impressed with it when my human turned it on and it started rolling around the living room.

Dumb in about a dozen different ways

Binga really hated it. It sent her flying to the top of a file cabinet. Actually, seeing that was kind of fun, so I take back what I said about battery-operated toys.

Would like to see that scene rerun a few dozen times

»April 2009

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  1. Snowball and Cheetoes says

    October 2, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Good idieas Sparkle! Cause we have to deal with snow and cheap humans!(plus snowball some times hogs toys!)So your human is right! You’re verry lucky!You’re famouse, got a cat tree, live in Calafornia, and has a fiting cat condo! you got it made Sparkle!

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