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For cat-lovers and "biz-kittens"--home-business newbies/workers --------------------- Remember what you hear this time, each year--keep your beloved black cats safe from possible Halloween cruelty! @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Time Change   http://www.poofcat.com/timechange.html @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ October is "Meet The Blind Month."  Find out more at:   http://www.nfb.org @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ REMEMBER to help provide for the kitties--yours and ours-- by visiting our sponsors!  Thanks. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ********************** Proud Members: This ezine is listed at Ezine Publishers Association Inc.  (EPAI) Join Free At:   http://www.EzinePublisher.org ********************** >^..^< >^..^< >^..^<  CATLINES vol. 1, Issue 8, october 15, 2002 Published monthly by   http://www.catliness.com hosted by Jeff at:   http://www.GlobalCyberCity.com ===================== Editor: Lauren Merryfield =======>^..^<===== --------------------- If you are receiving this newsletter, either you subscribed recently or received a copy from a friend.  Thank you for joining and accepting our catly ezine, ads and other notices from catliness.com! --------------------- It Just Launched & IT SELLS ITSELF! 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For this reason alone, CASH Evolution is a remarkable opportunity.  But, there are many other reasons that make this the most attractive new program ever devised! To find out more, JOIN OUR TEAM NOW TO SECURE THE BEST SPOT TO SECURE YOUR FUTURE!   http://catly.cashevolution.com ===================== >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< And now! ... 3cats present... * CATLINES * ===================== Table of contents:  1: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial)  2: Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings) (in loving memory of Kitten Kabootle, now living at Rainbow Bridge)  3: kibble nibble (funny definitions or word scrambles)  4: biz-kittens' busy box (newbie work-at-home or general biz articles)  5: look what the cats dragged in (jokes, quotes, very brief verse)  6: from Outside the catbox (questions, comments from readers)  7: subscription info and other strays --------------------- BE SURE TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO SUBSCRIBE TO CATLINES!!! SEND THEM TO:   http://www.catliness.com or (this is new! please make a note!) To subscribe to catlines, via email, put the word subscribe in either the subject or body of an email message and send it to:   mailto:catlines-request@catliness.com --------------------- /1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/ 1: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial) Happy October to you!  Except for the alleged snipers being caught, a Senator's family killed in a plane crash, and other tragic events around the world, our family had some true blessings. Jim's hand is healing and he thinks he will be able to use it when he "graduates" from the contraption enveloping his hand.  You oughta see it! Looks like a laser weapon or something! Our daughter was here over "fall break" from college (I don't remember having such a thing at midterms) and we really enjoyed her company!--even if it was cloudy for the exact days she was here--same thing last year!  She'll never believe us when we say that the Seattle area does have sunshine! I continue to work toward bringing more money into this home--enough to help with pet rescue--and I'm not quite there yet, but by next issue, we might be ready! I had a birthday and made it through to another year! Halloween will be upon some of us by the time this reaches you, so we'll include something special; perhaps a "recipe" or two! Thanks so much for the contributions that are now coming in.  We've received so many nice ads that we may need to present some of them in a supplement. We hope you will visit our sponsors, since it will help you, them and us! Thanks. Lauren Merryfield, Editor --------------------- Buy the same types of products you normally buy, only switch to *our* store; items shipped to your door!To sign up, put contact info in the email body and   mailto:catly@iglide.net?subject=nontoxic ----------------- ~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~#~2~ 2: Kitten Kabootle's Kubbyhole (catly writings) THE BEST TOY EVER By Lauren Merryfield Upon the phone table he goes, knocking things down irrelevant to cats. Mikey knows just what he wants.  His frenzy is short-lived when he finds only the plastic box.  Oh no!  He sees what he wants within that clear-lidded box, but has not yet figured out how to open it, beholding the treasure. Plan B comes forth in his catly mind--bother my ownees.  Knock down more things; that gets them up.  Squeak long ones, even put an M at the beginning; that reeeeeally gets them. And so it goes, until one of us lifts the lid to the best toy ever! Back and forth, up and down, over the carpet, through the door, in circles and other designs, the tiny, red laser beam dances, to sheer delight of all three cats. After observing the feline frenzy for several minutes, husband, Jim concludes that each cat has his/her characteristic manner in which to handle this elusive red dot. Jaspur, the bitey one, tries to bite and/or eat the tiny morsel, to no avail. Mikey pounces upon it, as if to kill, though the miniscule prey moves on. Gabrielle, the youngest of the three, still kitteny in many ways, runs circle after circle around the too-swiftly-darting toy. Their delight is unanimous!  Their inability to eat, squash, or pin down the beam seems not to bother them, for whatever it is they really want to accomplish -- playing with the light -- is an accomplishment in itself. How might we learn from these cats, with 3 separate ways of handling this dot in their lives? We can be determined to find what we want to do and go through a few snags, if necessary, to get it. We can separate the determination from all the other thoughts we might have, telling us not to do it; there isn't time; who cares; it's better for someone else to have it because I don't deserve it; I don't know how to get it; etc. We can discover that our goal is similar to that of many others, but when several of us perceive the same thing, we come up with individually different ways to respond to it and make it our own, with our own unique way of making whatever it is happen. We can take the one thing some of us have in common and share it, taking turns. We can discover which ways work for us and which do not; eliminating those means that may harm another in some way. And the list goes on. Let's learn from Jaspur, Mikey and Gabrielle, as they are totally themselves, doing their own thing, with the best toy ever! (Editor's note:  The last I knew, housecat.com has these laser light toys.) ************** Lauren has written about cats since she was in grade-school.  She is a member of the Cat Writers' Association,   http://www.catwriters.org and has contributed human and animal-interest articles to several publications. Read more at:   http://www.catliness.com ************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Hello, My name is Anne Moss and I am a fellow member of the CWA (listed in the members directory under the Hebrew version of my name: El-Hashahar, Anat). This email is to tell you about a newsworthy story concerning cats, people and the internet.  It's a story of how people from all over the world united together through the internet for one special cause.  To rescue a feral (stray) cat in Texas.  This effort has now developed into an organization to provide current research and statistics on the  cost-effectiveness of spay and neutering pets.  As well as, to supporting proper feral cat management. I hope you can help this cause by using this story as a vehicle to bring much needed education to your readers.  I am trying to reach as many writers (reporters and journalists) as possible with this press release I have written.  If you think this story may interest you, please read on. ------------------------------------------------------------- My name is Anne Moss and I am the owner and webmaster of   www.TheCatSite.com This is the story about how one post on the Internet led to a group effort to save the life of one feral cat in Amarillo, Texas.  Not only was the cat saved, but as a result of the rescue effort, a joint research project is now underway to form an organization that will help save so many more strays and feral cats.  Not only in Amarillo, but all over the world.  It's a wonderful, heart-warming story about how the Internet can work to help bring people together while working toward a common goal of helping animals in need. Once a month for a little over a year now, I post headlines related to cats in need on my website.  I do a search over the Internet looking for cat-related stories.  I post them for my members in the hopes that they will read them, think about the content, and perhaps become more involved or interested in the plight of animals in their own areas.  A little over a month ago when I posted a link to an article I found from the Amarillo Globe News, I had no idea how involved they would really become. It was an editorial by a local Texas journalist, David Horsley.  The article dealt with his frustrations toward a male cat that had, in his words, been "terrorizing the neighborhood".  When his efforts to work with the city's Animal Control to trap and rid the neighborhood of this feral cat came up short, he voiced his frustration by writing what was intended to be a humorous piece about the terrorizing cat.  The original article was titled: "Takes more than can of tuna to trap Osama."  He had named this cat "Osama Bin Laden." After following the link and reading the article, many of our members emailed Mr. Horsley expressing concern for the cat, outrage at his behavior towards it, and many also tried to suggest calmer alternatives to deal with the problem.  Mr. Horsley's alternative at the time (according to the article) was to "hurl objects at it."  One woman in particular stood up and took issue with Mr. Horsley. She spent a great deal of her time and effort in trying to help come up with resources to help this misunderstood creature (the cat, not the reporter).  This woman's name is Ms. Laurie Goldstein. Although not even geographically close to Texas, Laurie decided that this feral deserved a chance, and she and her husband Gary spent their own time and money making countless phone calls trying to track down what Laurie affectionately later would term "Amarillo's Crazy Cat Lady."  They finally succeeded in tracking down a woman that many in Amarillo consider to be the area's finest friend to all pets and stray animals, Ms. Judi Glidewell. Judi runs a superior boarding facility and works diligently with the Humane Society to adopt stray animals into loving homes.  (Laurie and Gary are Senior Vice Presidents of a NY-based brokerage firm). Eventually, Judi and the Misguided Reporter hooked up, Osama was renamed Samoa (Laurie's idea -- uses the same letters, just cleverly rearranged) and Samoa was safely trapped not too long after.  Samoa has since had his shots, been proven to already be neutered (!), and has turned out to be a sweet, loving cat, and should hopefully be adopted very shortly!] During this process, Mr. Horsley came to realize that his original concept of feral cats was quite off the mark.  With a bit of education as to the extent of the problem nationwide (and in Amarillo in particular), he had a change of heart: Mr. Horsley aided Judi in safely trapping Samoa.  He even offered to pay for the neutering and vaccinations!  He went further, too, writing a follow-up piece mentioning on-line feral cat resources.  It really is an incredible story when everything is laid out before you.  The original post that started it all is located here:   http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11240 As a result of the involvement in saving Samoa.  Laurie and another member of The Cat Site.com, Christine O'Keefe, Ph.D. have collaborated to create a resource-oriented website, providing educational materials to local communities interested in lowering both the cost of animal control and the numbers of stray pets and feral cats. It really is too long for just a press release.  But I believe it would make a wonderful feature article and give you an excellent vehicle to educate your readers on the plight facing feral cats and stray pets nationwide. Without spay/neuter programs for dogs and cats and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs in place for feral cats, the outlook is bleak for these animals and they are subjected to untold dangers while roaming free.  According to the Humane Society of the U.S., approximately 10 million dogs and cats enter shelters each year.  And each year approximately 4 - 5 million are euthanized.  The cost to the States is in excess of $50 million/year!  It has been shown that in tested areas with proper programs in place, these numbers drop dramatically.  The need for education is imperative, and I hope you will make this human (animal) interest story your own way to help try and stop this problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can be contacted through my email -   anne@thecatsite.com Respectfully, Anne Moss   www.TheCatSite.com Join our forums for the largest online cat lovers community!   www.Meowhoo.com Your Beeline to Everything Feline @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ HALLOWEEN AND PETS Halloween can be a traumatic and even dangerous time for pets, according to several animal protection organizations, including the American Humane Society, Jacksonville.com reports. The groups advise owners to confine dogs away from trick-or-treaters. Black cats, often abducted before Halloween, should be confined days before the holiday. Don't share any candy with pets, especially chocolate.  Candy is toxic for animals and can cause vomiting, restlessness, heart disturbances and even death.  Tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can be hazardous if swallowed. An owner should not dress a pet in costume unless positive the animal does not mind. ************* COME VISIT OUR GROUP COMMUNITY PAGE AT:   http://community.webshots.com/user/thecatloversclub (contributed by) IVA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ (It is quite possible that many of the "author unknown" catly writings are those of Mark Mason at:   http://www.catdiary.com ) @@@@@@@ The Pecan story We had been hearing something outside that sounded like a small cat meowing for a couple of days but never could se anything.  We had come home from doing some errands when my wife caught a glimpse of something up our huge pecan tree.  It was a little cat we had been hearing.  The little thing couldn't have been more than a few weeks old. It was way up the tree ion a limb.  It couldn't get down and was just crying her little eyes out. I told my wife that I would try to climb the tree and get the cat.  My wife didn't want me to do it since I was suffering from Osteoporosis and if I fell it would probably break a few bones.  The only limb to grab a hold of was about eight feet above my head.  There was however, an indention in the tree about four feet up.  I got my wife and daughter to heave me up far enough to get my foot in the indention and push myself up enough to grab the limb.  I pulled myself up and sat on the limb.  I told my wife then there was no way I was getting down.  I pulled myself over to where I heard the little kitty crying.  I then stuck my hand out to see if I could feel it and the darn thing jumped out of the tree.  All I heard was a big thump.  I thought the kitty was dead but my wife said it got up and shot across the yard and climbed another tree.  Great!  The cat is up another tree and I am here in this huge pecan tree with no way down. My daughter said she was going to call the fire department.  I hollered out for her not to but it was to late.  I said that there was no way I was going to be embarrassed by the fire department getting me out of a tree. I told my wife I was coming down one way or another.  I felt around and found a small limb that I thought would hold my weight if I dropped down. The only problem was I was still going to be several feet above the ground. It probably wouldn't take much to break one of my bones.  I dropped down anyway and was just hanging there for dear life.  My wife and daughter grabbed my legs and told me to let go!  I kept telling them no but they pulled me down anyway.  LOL When I got down the fire department showed up.  They wanted to know where the blind man was that was stuck in the tree.  I told them that the blind man got down on his own.  They were disappointed that they came to get a blind man out of a tree and now only had a little kitty. The firemen didn't really know how to go about getting the kitty out of the tree.  One of them said to try shooting water up the tree.  So that is what they did. As soon as the first shot of water went into the tree, the little kitty came jumping down.  When it hit the ground it shot across the yard again but this time went into the horse pasture.  All my wife and daughter could see is three horses jumping around.  They all thought the little kitty had been stomped.  However, it came running out from under them and my daughter took after it.  She finally caught it and brought it over to me.  It was so small it fit in the palm of one hand. We took it in the house and cleaned it off and tried to feed it.  It was so small I don't even think it knew how to eat on its own yet.  My wife got out a straw and fed the kitty with it.  WE decided to keep it for a few days until it was able to eat.  Well that few days has ended up in us deciding to keep it.  We have named it Pecan and she is the cutest thing in the world. She loves us and plays all the time now.  She is also eating like a horse! Regards, Tony Looking for a good place to BUY OR sell Items? Try the all new Blind Treasures Auction! Just go to   www.blindtreasures.com Register and you are ready to buy or sell.  It's that easy!  No credit card number needed.  No special requirements.  No fees to pay.  It's fast and simple to use! 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But before you accept something that has absolutely no value to you, take another look.  Fear is a thing we are conditioned to accept without question, yet it has absolutely no value.  Next time you accept fear, ask yourself what value it really has for you.  Escape is not a value.  There is nowhere to run.  Eventually, you will be found and you will have to face yourself.  Running away from a problem is an idea that stems from the illusion that there is a you with a problem, and a you that can escape the you with the problem. Insane?  Yep!  The first step to getting out of a problem is knowing and accepting that you are the problem, and then you become the solution. Nothing outside changes, but as you change, a new outside replaces the old. The law of attraction and the law of cause and effect work this way. For now, let us define capability.  What is can? Everyone has things that they can do now that they could not do before.  You can now walk while as a child you could not.  The ground never changed, but you did.  You can now read while you once could not.  The English language never changed, but you did.  At one time, Bill Gates could not write software, now he can.  The world did not change, Bill did.  At one time, Jesus could not perform miracles, then he did.  Miracles did not change, Jesus did.  At one time the Buddha was not enlightened, then he was.  The ways of the universe did not change, the Buddha did. Do you get the picture?  There are a million things that a person can do now that they could not do years ago.  Why? It is never those things that changed.  What changed was the idea that this person had of himself or herself.  Have you seen the movie The Matrix?  When Neo changed his idea of himself, he was able to do the undoable.  It is so with everyone. So what is can?  What is capability.  It is nothing more than a shift in what you think you are.  What You Really Are is a being with infinite possibilities.  Everyone is.  We are all literally an idea.  As such, success is not something we can chase and get, it is something that we attract by the persons we become.  We become those persons by changing the idea of what we think we are. The problem is not with the world.  The problem, if there is one, is with your recognition of yourself and your world.  The way you perceive and interpret yourself and your world is a system. Change that system, through seeking new truths, and you change your world. To put it in another way, on earth you are a being that has experiences. These experiences are determined by your thoughts, which are determined by your perceptions.  And these experiences are experienced through perception. It is a cycle.  The key here is that perception is a learnt system.  You learnt your own way of perception as you grew up. Whatever you accepted as true from your parents, friends, teachers, and so on, is what builds your framework of perception.  Perception is a learnt system.  You learn it, and you can just as easily unlearn it.  You unlearn it by replacing it with a new system, and you get a new system by seeking new truths from books, guides, your higher self, and so on.  The world that you perceive is perceived differently by the next guy.  We are all seeing an illusion, an interpretation of energy activity that we are the creators of. The Real world is seen through vision, not perception.  And vision only comes when you finally drop all your judgement of what you see, when you let it tell you what it is instead of you saying what it is.  But that is another story all together. You are in charge of 'can', and no one else.  People can tell you that you can't, all day long, until they grow hoarse and lose their voices.  It will have absolutely zero effect on you.  Unless you accept it.  What did you accept as a child?  Do you like it? Then un-accept it.  Change.  Re-create yourself.  Have a new idea of who you are! 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Let MomsWin help you turn your professionalism into the skills that will bring you success in your own home-based internet business, without taking you away from your family.  Take command of your professional life and contact MomsWin today!   www.momswin.com/health4familie --------------------- <<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>><<5>>< 5: look what the cat dragged in (jokes, quotes, very brief verse) MISCELLANEOUS CAT ANATOMY FACTOIDS: ^..^  Here's a collection of "fascinating facts about your  ><   frisky feline's physique:  (Say that three times fast!) --Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion. --A cat's brain is more similar to a man's brain than that of a dog. --Cats have 30 vertebrae, 5 more than humans have. --A cat's field of vision is about 185 degrees. --Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (compared to human's 6 muscles each).  A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog. --A cat can jump 5 times as high as it is tall. --Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. (like a camel) --In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal. --Most cats do not have eyelashes. --A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour. --A kitten will typically weigh about 3 ounces at birth. --The typical male housecat will weigh between 7 and 9 pounds, slightly less for female housecats.  (well, I guess all of my kitties are "above average!") --Cats take between 20-40 breaths per minute. --Normal body temperature for a cat is 102 degrees F. --A cat's normal pulse is 140-240 beats per minute, with an average of 195. --Cat's urine glows under a black light. --Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination. ~Iva~ __________________________________________________ @@@@@@@@@@@@@ --AN IRISH MONK'S CAT POEM: This is an Irish poem written in the 9th century. It is included in a book called "How the Irish Saved Civilization" by Thomas Cahill. --PANGUR BAN MY CAT AND I I and Pangur Ban my cat, 'Tis a like task we are at; Hunting mice is his delight, Hunting words I sit all night. 'Tis a merry thing to see At our tasks how glad are we... When at home we sit and find Entertainment to our mind... So in peace our tasks we ply, Pangur Ban my cat and I; In our arts we find our bliss, I have mine and he has his. ******************** Purrs and prayers - for centuries the two have gone together! Contributed by Marilyn Mark) (Source:  Guideposts) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Eyeballs 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups peanut butter 1 lb icing sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 12 ozs white chocolate Cream the butter and peanut butter together.  Add the icing sugar and vanilla and blend thoroughly. Shape into small 1-inch balls and refrigerate on waxed paper for half an hour.  Melt the white chocolate (you can use a microwave for this).  With a toothpick, dip the "eyeballs" into the chocolate, covering all but a small circle on the top.  Let cool on waxed paper. Makes around 40 eyeballs ***** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------- ^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^^ 6: from Outside the catbox (questions, comments from readers) I want to thank those of you who have sent in such catly writings and have been so willing to share them! Evidently last issue's feedback section was: 1:not read or 2: okay. PURRingly, LM @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ --------------------- The group of SiteSell products, by Ken Evoy, gives you your choice in the use of available tools.  Especially good for newbies or those who do not know HTML and do not have plans to learn it.   http://www.sitesell.com/catly.html ------------ Product URLs ------------ o  Site Build It! 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