--------------------- Welcome to *CATLINES* the MEWsletter! For cat-lovers  and "biz-kittens"--home-business newbies For "biz-cats"-- home business workers desiring to share what they know --------------------- Remember to Help the feline population by adopting or fostering stray, hungry, frightened cats! @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ new entries on our website; come check them out! http://www.catliness.com @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Proud Members: This ezine is listed at Ezine Publishers Association Inc. (EPAI) Join Free At: http://www.EzinePublisher.org ********************** >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< *CATLINES* vol. 2, Issue 1, March 15, 2003 Published monthly by http://www.catliness.com (in nine lives of progress) WINNER OF THE GOLDEN WHISKERS AWARD http://www.meowhoo.com hosted by Katherine Cook at: http://www.katstorm.com ===================== Editor: Lauren Merryfield =======>^..^<===== If you are receiving this newsletter, either you subscribed recently or received a copy from a friend. 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Any time of year! --------------------- >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< (3 kitty heads, representing Jaspur, Mikey and Gabrielle, suPURRvisors and helPURRs in these adventures into catliness.) ===================== >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< 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 (where the treats are!) 4: biz-catskills (home-business, motivational 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 Our newly revised: http://www.catliness.com --------------------- /1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/1\/ 1: mewsings from the food bowl (editorial) Hi, all you cat-loving home-business PURRSons, Congratulations to all of us here at CATLINES and to all of our catly readers!  It's our first anniversary/birthday! Meowy Birthday To Us! Meowy Birthday To Us!  Meowy Birthday, to CATLINES, Meowy Birthday To Us! The free ad board I promised you last issue is now working.  If you don't notice your ads here in CATLINES, you are more than welcome to submit them to our ad board.  (See below) We wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day, with many blessings, even if our wishes might come after that particular day! Congratulations to all of our new members; you did a good thing by subscribing to CATLINES, and alerting your friends.  Keep it going!  Thanks. 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Carefully, so we do not disturb This furry, purry, feline herd. We slide slowly off the crowded bed And open up the couch instead. The springs do squeak and squawk and groan As we try to settle  our tired bones. And just when our eyes begin to close. We feel first contact of a wet nose... Then pretty soon they all appear- For each cat and kitten has made it clear.. Even if we kick up a fuss- They still will always join us! -Mary Anne Miller- Mary Anne lives in Oregon with her husband, horses and her ferals. She is a member of CWA and an Associate Editor and Marketing Director of www.thecatsite.com and www.meowhoo.com She simply loves to write about cats. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ===================== Subject: How to work successfully with a cat in your face Furball Technologies PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release How to work successfully with a cat in your face Yes it is possible! That is if you have a Furball Cat Shelf. A Furball Cat Shelf is a faux fur covered padded computer monitor cat shelf.  Keeps kitty happy and close to you while you work or play online. Most important it keeps kitty OFF your keyboard! The Furball Cat Shelf mounts securely to the top of a standard monitor using industrial Velcro. The Shelf has height adjustable legs with leveler feet with peel and stick adhesive for a secure fit. The Furball Cat Shelf measures 15"x16" and can support even "well nourished" cats up to 25 pounds! The Furball Cat Shelf comes in various "fur" styles: Sheepskin, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Dalmatian and Yeti (long white fur). The shelf is also available in an iMac version. The shelf sells for 29.99 plus 8.50  S&H. (checks, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal accepted); The Furball Cat Shelf is available directly from the manufacturer (Furball Technologies, 1.800.387.5305, http://www.furballtech.com/) Furball Technologies is also proud to announce it's latest product: The Furball Window Perch. This window seat for cats attaches to a standard window sill using industrial Velcro. No screws or hardware needed!  The Furball Window Perch is larger and sturdier (made of wood not plastic) than other window perches on the market. The window perch measures 17"x24" and will support up to 25 pounds. The Furball Window Perch has a unique design which uses adjustable legs that adjust to various window styles for a custom fit! The Furball Window Perch has a removable/washable cover that comes in the same variety of "fur" styles as the Furball Cat Shelf. The price is also the same at 29.99 plus 8.50 S&H. Both products are available online at www.furballtech.com or by calling 1.800.387.5305 Furball Technologies is the leader in human to feline interface systems! "Get online with your feline!" ### Contact: Sandy Dold Phone: 1.800.387.5305 email: sdold@earthlink.net URL: http://www.furballtech.com/home.html --------------------- ******* Lauren Merryfield is the editor/publisher of CATLINES.  She and her husband, Jim, live in Washington with their three feline "kids," Jaspur, Mikey and Gabrielle.  Lauren is a member of the Cat Writers' Association: http://www.catwriters.org and co-owner of http://www.catliness.com where one can join CATLINES. She is also now a brand new member of: http://www.aplb.org (Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement) --------------------- Things I Have Learned From My Cat http://www.funpages.com/cat/ THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MY CAT Make the world your playground. Whenever you miss the sandbox, cover it up. Dragging a sock over it helps. If you can't get your way, lay across the keyboard till you do. Nap often. When you are hungry, meow loudly so they feed you just to shut you up. Always find a good patch of sun to nap in. When in trouble, just purr and look cute. Life is hard, and then you nap. Curiosity never killed anything except maybe a few hours. When in doubt, cop an attitude. Variety is the spice of life. One day, ignore people; the next day, annoy them, and play with them when they're busy. Climb your way to the top, that's why the curtains are there. Make your mark in the world, or at least spray in each corner. Always give generously; a bird or rodent left on the bed tells them, "I care". @@@@@@@@@@@@ (It is quite possible that many of the "author unknown" catly writings appearing in CATLINES are those of Mark Mason at: http://www.catdiary.com ) ===================== Attention advertisers: The Free Ad Board I promised you last issue is now here for your convenience at CATLINES. Submit your ads at: http://www.freeadboard.com/?pro=470 ===================== Bring unheard of amounts of traffic to your site with 95% less effort! 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He  said, "Will? What Will? I'm making a list of the  people I want to bite." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Subject: ok I found an English version of singing kitty http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milkyway-Lynx/9043/c-song-e.swf --Debbie/thecatloversclub2@yahoogroups.com @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ There are people, who reshape the world by force or argument, but the cat just lies there, dozing; and the world quietly reshapes itself to suit his comfort and convenience. --Allen and Ivy Dodd - from the cat site newsletter @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ============== Get more subscribers and advertisers for your ezine-FREE! Free directory listing includes: free ad in newsletter, free web page, affiliate program that earns you MORE free ads, site membership w/22 free ebooks to jumpstart your ebiz & more! Submit your ezine today! http://newz2me.com An EzineADventure AD. 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Chained by their certitudes, they are a slave,  they have forfeited their freedom. Only a person who risks is free. --Leo Bascaglia @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Integrity Ask yourself this question: What's the point of setting a goal if you have no intention of ever achieving it? Depending on its application or lack thereof, personal integrity is the enforcer of success or the terminator of success, the choice is entirely up to you! Personal integrity is the final and most necessary ingredient of the goal setting process, the one that allows you to swing open the vault of success! Your biggest concern when undertaking any initiative is not with your skill, ability, or intelligence - IT'S YOUR COMMITMENT and unless you are committed, there will be a sense of negligence to everything you do. The "Promised Land" is for those who exercise personal integrity. Personal integrity means maintaining a commitment to your commitment. It's about setting a goal and keeping your promise to achieve it end of story! NO EXCUSES are ever allowed, permitted or entertained by a committed individual. They are character flaws that they want no part of. Personal integrity is what achievement is all about. The moments you feel like quitting are the times you must take a flashlight to your soul and inspect yourself for will, courage, and spirit. Don't tarnish your goal by doing something so bush as quitting just because things got difficult. Lack of integrity ensures false promises and broken dreams; it negatively reinforces a sense of incompetence. Failure to honor your commitments to yourself is the biggest mistake you can make; it reflects an absolute disregard for the sanctity of your own goal. Saturate your goal with a heavy dose of personal integrity. Without it, your goal becomes more whim than vision, more a scheme than a dream. Lack of personal integrity is like a slow leak in a tire... eventually everything goes flat. If success is your destination, you will arrive there on a carriage called Planning pulled by a horse named Integrity. Commitments are easier to make than to meet. But the joke is on you if you think you can achieve a goal-any goal-without commitment. You are called on to fulfill your promises. A large part of your success will come from sheer tenacity! What's at stake at this stage is profoundly more important than the goal itself. Hanging in the balance is the essence of your life...your character and overall success. Personal integrity builds intellectual and psychological muscle. Yet,many people have the psychological strength of a "98-pound weakling." You make yourself vulnerable to failure every time you exercise cream puff ethics. You deprive yourself the company of success and the fruits of your efforts by quitting. Personal integrity is the countdown clock of your goal. It starts ticking the second you begin and stops when you achieve the goal or quit. Without personal integrity, you can say, "Farewell dream. Adios potential. Toodleloo success. Hello Mediocrity!" Your goal will find a more deserving soul... someone with courage, character, and conviction. Someone who keeps promises! Personal integrity is not only habitual but also essential-it moves you ever closer to your goal and ultimate success. Commitment is the heartbeat of your goal. In order to keep your goal breathing, rely on the oxygen of integrity. Go ahead turn to personal integrity to keep your dream alive and to provide the staying power needed to cross the finish line to achievement. Everything Counts! Wishing you all the best, Robert Short @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW   REMEMBER to help provide for the kitties   --yours and ours-- by visiting our sponsors!   Thanks. MEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW ===================== ===================== Doug West teaches all of his secrets through a monthly newsletter and members-only site. 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She might just be in a coma or something!" The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned, and left the room returning a few moments later with a beautiful black Labrador. As the bird's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the dead parrot from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took it out. The vet returned a few moments later with a cat! The cat jumped up and also sniffed delicately at the motionless bird. The cat sat back, shook its head, meowed, and ran out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry; but like I said before, your parrot is most definitely 100% certifiably dead." He then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The parrot's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried. "$150 just to tell me my bird is dead?!" The vet shrugged. "If you'd taken my word for it the bill would only have been $20, but.....with......the Lab Report and the Cat Scan... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ===================== OptinCity - The Ultimate Publisher's Resource Home to the hottest prices on quality subscribers, and discounted publisher resources. It's free to join, and thousands of high quality subscribers are given away every month to our members . just for being a member. http://optincity.com/p/?i=278 ===================== --------- ^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^!^6^^ 6: from Outside the catbox I want to thank those of you who have sent in such catly writings, home-business articles and your having been so willing to share them! Keep sending them in! PURRingly, LM --------------------- ===================== The group of SiteSell products, by Ken Evoy, gives you your choice in the use of available tools. 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