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My Blog Jog Stop, Plus a Giveaway and a Drawing!

November 21, 2010 By: Sparkle Cat41 Comments

BlogJog November 21, 2010

Hello to all my new visitors from the Blog Jog, and hi to all my regular friends too! You are going to have fun here today!

Sit down, kick back and share some cat treats with me!

Let me introduce myself to those who don’t know me yet. My name is Sparkle and I am one of several hundred blogging cats you find scattered all over the internet. I actually have been blogging longer than most — I began in January 2003! I am also an author and have written two award-winning books:

My first book of cat-to-cat advice My second book is all new cat-to-cat advice AND it's full color all the way through!

 
Dear Sparkle: Advice from One Cat to Another (Winner, Wild Card Category at the Hollywood Book Festival), and my latest book, Dear Sparkle: Cat-to-Cat Advice from the World’s Foremost Feline Columnist (Winner, Best Animal/ Pet Book: Novelty and Best Interior Design, USA Book News “Best Books 2010” Awards)

I am called the “feline Dear Abby,” because I give advice to other cats about their problems, whether it’s dealing with quirky kitty roommates, or proper human training. My latest column, for example, offers advice to a cat whose human thinks she is too “busy” to spend time with him. But of course, my blog is about a lot more than advice. I try to help cats find homes, talk about my adventures, and I review books about cats! I even recently starred in a mini-documentary promoting cat adoption. So look around my blog, I am sure you will enjoy it.

But before you do, make sure you leave a comment here because I am having a giveaway and a drawing!

As you can see, I am proud of my bookmarks! They are glossy, on heavy-duty card stock!

 
I have really cool bookmarks — on the back, they offer some cat advice for humans! And you can get one, just by saying you want it in your comment to this post! I will email everyone who asked for a bookmark for their mailing addresses when the giveaway is over — postage is on me today only, until Monday, November 22, 2010 at 9 AM Pacific Time. Lots of my regular kitty visitors already have bookmarks!

My 2011 wall calendar is pawsome!

AND you will also have a chance to win my 2011 Wall Calendar! My 2008 and 2009 calendars won awards for their photography, and this one is even better because each month also features some of my finely honed kitty wisdom! Just say you would like to be entered in the drawing when you comment to this post. I will pick a winner through random.org. Again, you will have until 9 AM Monday, November 22, to enter — comments after that date and time won’t count. Good luck! (BTW, if you would like to buy the calendar, one dollar from all purchases of my wall calendar goes to Rikki’s Refuge, a Virginia sanctuary that takes in and cares for all types of animals, including those with special needs.)

I am both witty and gorgeous!

Now that all that is out of the way, please visit my Blog Jog partner, author Allyson M. Deese! She is writing and working to put a stop to domestic violence — and as you might imagine, this serious issue affects pets along with their humans.

Note: Since my human was on the road all day Sunday and I was not able to do much blog jogging, I have extended my deadline for the bookmark giveaway and calendar drawing until tonight, Monday, November 22 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time! Good luck!

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Comments

  1. GrammyMouseTails says

    November 24, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    darn, I missed the bookmark & calendar contest…
    I don’t read well in the readers and I get your monthly newsletter… of course I am usually hopped over on a Wednesday.. this is a good cause Sparkle! I hope your calendar raises lots of monies for the other kitties!

    Reply
  2. Penelope CatFromHell says

    November 23, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Yous a pretty cat Sparkle, but mes is prettier! Me would LOVES to enter your contest. Wes needs to learn all we can as wes is the Cat From Hell and wes gets into lots and lots of trouble
    >^..^<
    Penelope

    Reply
  3. bingkee says

    November 22, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    I’m sure this one cool contest will attract a lot of feline lovers….imagine the prizes.

    Reply
  4. BrucesMom says

    November 22, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Please enter me into the drawing for the calendar. I already have 3 bookmarks and I don’t want to be greedy, so you don’t have to send me another one Sparkle.

    Reply
  5. Brenda @ Split Rock Ranch says

    November 22, 2010 at 9:50 am

    I would LOVE to win the calendar! Thank you for all you do for the kitties Sparkle. We are a foster family for kittens and cats from the local shelter and we LOVE what we do!

    Reply
  6. Carol says

    November 22, 2010 at 9:21 am

    I already have your lovely bookmark, but please enter me in the calendar drawing. Thank you so much for supporting Rikki’s Refuge!

    Reply
  7. Cathy Keisha says

    November 22, 2010 at 9:02 am

    Sparkle, I’m glad you extended the deadline since I couldn’t visit blogs yesterday. I’d love a bookmark. Good luck on the calendar. You are one busy cat! Do you have time to nap? xoxo

    Reply
  8. Rebecca says

    November 22, 2010 at 5:00 am

    I want to win! Count me in! Wow, a Sparkle calendar, that would be spectacular.

    I’m here for Blog Jog Day. I was away on Sunday, as well, so I’m trying to make the rounds this Monday morning. Have a wonderful holiday week.

    Reply
  9. Cassies Mom says

    November 22, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Hi Sparkle,
    Cassie and I would love a bookmark and to be entered in your contest for your calendar!

    Reply
  10. Milo and Alfie says

    November 22, 2010 at 3:16 am

    Wot an awesome giveaway ~ if UK residents are allowed, count us in please!

    Reply
    • Sparkle says

      November 22, 2010 at 10:16 am

      Yes, my UK, European, Canadian and down-under friends are included also!

      Reply
  11. Raymond and Busby says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    Hey Sparkle, cool giveaway! We’d like to be entered in the calendar drawing please. We’d love to have you hanging around in our kitchen! (MOL!)

    Also, we’d like a bookmark after the dust settles from the drawing. Thanks sugarplum! xoxo

    Reply
  12. Samantha, Clementine & Maverick says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    Hi Sparkle!! Our Mom is so far behind today!! We would love to win one of your Calendars, too!! We didn’t know you had been blogging so long either!! Cool!!
    Your TX furiends,

    Reply
  13. Karen, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry" says

    November 21, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    I’d love to have one of your bookmarks! Also, please enter me in your giveaway–the calendar looks great and would love to read your books too! MEOW

    Reply
  14. MaxtheQuiltCat says

    November 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    Sparkle… Your calendar looks looks beautiful. I bet ti will win an award for photography also. Good luck with it. The Blog Jog is a great event… Have a nice evening.

    Max

    Reply
  15. BeadedTail says

    November 21, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Sparkle, we already have a bookmark although our mommy uses it every day, but we’d love to have a chance to win your calendar! Thanks for the opportunity!

    Reply
  16. Marks Mews (Ayla and Iza) says

    November 21, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    Sparkle, we had no idea ya had been blogging for so long!

    We would love ta win a calendar…

    Reply
  17. RobynL says

    November 21, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    Oh Sparkle, you are a cutie patootie!! I love your color. I have a friend named Carrot who
    is your color and he comes across the street to visit us every so often.

    Please enter me for the calendar and thanks.

    yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net

    Reply
  18. Patricia says

    November 21, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Dear Sparkle,
    I’m a regular reader and I would love to get your calendar. Please enter me in your drawing!

    Reply
  19. sue brandes says

    November 21, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    Hi Sparkle. I would love to receive a bookmark. Thank you. Would love to be entered to win your calendar also.
    katsrus(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  20. sharkbytes says

    November 21, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    Hi Sparkle- I don’t need a bookmark but my SIL would like me to win that calendar for her!
    Here for Blog Jog. What fun!
    http://myqualityday.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  21. choices says

    November 21, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    Love your blog. I own a cat. So, yes, I would love to be entered in your drawing !

    Reply
  22. Pierro and Miles says

    November 21, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Ohhhh Sparkle, you are really impressive. Helping kitties and their peeple is a great thing!
    YOu must have had to go to kollig to learn some of that stuff. outstanding!

    We would love to win a calendar of you and with cool advice and stuff
    bonkful day and bonks

    Reply
  23. Billie A Williams says

    November 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    What an absolutely gorgeous cat and to think I never knew this blog existed. Thanks for being part of the blog jog. I plan to return.

    Reply
  24. Phyllis Waldron says

    November 21, 2010 at 9:26 am

    Hi Sparkle! I already have one of your bookmarks, but would LOVE to have your 2011 calendar for my office! You’re the only kitty I enjoy looking at as much as my own kitties, but unfortunately they don’t have their own calendar. 🙁

    Reply
  25. Linda Henderson says

    November 21, 2010 at 9:24 am

    I would love a bookmark and to be entered in your calendar drawing.

    seriousreader at live dot com

    Reply
  26. Forty Paws says

    November 21, 2010 at 9:16 am

    We would like to be entered into your drawing or your calendar!

    Luf, Us

    Reply
  27. Katnip Lounge says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:52 am

    Sparkle, it’s fun knowing such a super star kitty! We have a bokmark but we’d like to enter for a calendar! Off to the next blog…

    Reply
  28. Grace says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:43 am

    Y’all know I already have a bookmark but I’d love to win a calendar! Count me in!

    Reply
  29. Pricilla says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:14 am

    Sparkle I already have your lovely bookmark although the publicist took it. I think she was afraid I might munch it.
    I would love to win your calendar. Maybe she would let me keep that….

    Reply
  30. Jacqueline says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:00 am

    Hi, beautiful Sparkle, hope you are having a fun weekend with your lovely sisters; we are sleeping in today…We would love to be entered in your contest; thanks so much for the chance to win your cool stuff!…Happy week, sweet friends…kisses…Calle, Halle, Sukki

    Reply
  31. Maggie May and The Creek Cats says

    November 21, 2010 at 7:39 am

    Hi Sparkle! We hope you are having a wonderful Sunday!

    Reply
  32. Christina says

    November 21, 2010 at 7:14 am

    How can we add a picture next to our name when we post, like Marg and The Island Cats have done?

    Reply
  33. Christina says

    November 21, 2010 at 7:13 am

    We would love a bookmark, and to be entered to win a calendar please!

    -Christina, Shadow, Raven, Isis, and Osiris

    Reply
  34. Hannah and Lucy says

    November 21, 2010 at 6:48 am

    Hi Sparkle – we would love a bookmark please and if we’re not too cheeky to be entered into your calendar drawing.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

    Reply
  35. Sweet Praline says

    November 21, 2010 at 6:23 am

    Wow! I didn’t realize that you were so busy and famous! I already have your wonderful bookmark, but would like to be entered in the drawing for the calendar.

    Reply
  36. The Island Cats says

    November 21, 2010 at 6:14 am

    Hi Sparkles! We already have your bookmark, but we would love to enter the drawing for your calendar!! It really looks great!!

    Reply
  37. Marg says

    November 21, 2010 at 5:02 am

    Hi Sparkle, we are lucky enough to already have one of those great book marks. We also have the calendar so don’t put us on the list. We already won our big prize, the Scratcher which Black still loves. Take care.

    Reply
  38. casbahkitten says

    November 21, 2010 at 3:44 am

    Hi Sparkle, We would LOVE to have one of your bookmarks and be entered in your contest! Have a great Sunday.

    Reply
  39. The Paper Princess says

    November 21, 2010 at 1:53 am

    Dear Sparkle,

    Our names are Tsunami and Legend, and we would LOVE the opportunity to win your calendar, as well as snag two of your bookmarks – one for each of our human parents! We think you are fabulous and would love to read your books! Have a fabulous Thanksgiving – we love the holidays as we always get the first serving of the turkey!

    Thank you so much – you can find us at “mom’s” blog!

    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
    createwithjoy at gmail dot com

    Reply
  40. Jennifer says

    November 21, 2010 at 12:49 am

    Promoting adoption for cats is wonderful. I’d love a bookmark. Count me in. I love my furry friends.

    Reply

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