Grayson is the Photo Hunted!

During their visit last week my uncle was quite taken with my Grayness, as you can clearly see.

Talk about Paparazzi! But after all... who can really blame him? I am quite irresistibly Furry, Floofy and Gray! I am...

Grayson the Flauschie!

What's wrong with this picture?

PHOTO CREDIT

A Picture's Worth A Thousand Meows

OK, it is not akshully a real Contest. There's no actual prizes or anything... Just fun and frivolity!
So here is the photo! Meow us a Caption!

Happy Wordy Wednesday, everybuddy!

Awwwww...Mondays

Meet Ellie Mae!

And her 4 brothers! Don't you worry... this tiny 2-pound wonder has no problem keeping them all in line.

Head on over to Kimmie's of Pretty Amazing Grace to see more Awwwww...Mondays.

Mom visited these woofies in Florida when she brought our Nana down to visit her best friend! Yup, she played with all of them. ::sigh::

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The Gallery

Hello, Cat Blogosphere! We are enjoying having our Auntie and Uncle here this week. We are a little bit sad to report that they did NOT bring us a prize! They DID bring our Nana and Grampy some nice prizes, though.

Most importantly, they have been admiring our Grayness, so we think that counts heavily in their favor and therefore, we will let them stay a bit longer.

Happy Friday, everybuddy!

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Learning: True or False?

We are still on blogcation, but we thought we'd check in and let you know we are fine and dandy!

We are busy getting ready for our Auntie and Uncle to arrive tomorrow. We are very excited about their visit! Do you think they will bring us a prize?

Today we have a quote about learning for you to consider. It was made by Mark Twain. And here it is...

We were just wondering... Do you think it is True or False? And should we make it a Mancat Monday Motto?

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Photo Credit

Gone Fishing

We are taking a blogcation for a while. We do not really know for how long. Mom has been overwhelmed at work and there have been so many sad goodbyes in the Cat Blogosphere lately that have taken an emotional toll on Mom as well.

We have enjoyed getting to know all of you and being part of such a wonderful community of kitties over this past year. It has brought us more joy and laughter and sadness and tears than we ever could have imagined.

Don't worry, we'll be lurking every now and then.

With great fondness,

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Halp!

We found this neat-o web site that has all sorts of cool stuff. You know once we saw this squirrel the cartoon strip was already written in our brains!

But this is how this one akshully played out...

That Evil Squirrel ran faster than a speeding bullet when he saw Grayson had him in his sights! Exit! Stage Right! he he he.

Just you wait Evil Squirrell... One of these days...

Happy Saturday, everybuddy!

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It is amazing how many blogging cats we haven't met, until now

Kimo and Sabi issued everycat kind of a fun challenge- Kimo: We challenge all of you to visit some new pet bloggers this year (or one's you don't know furry well yet).

Just when we thought we'd met everycat, we found out that Kimo and Sabi have over 400 cats on their blogroll! Whoa!

So we decided to meet the challenge!

We met Franklin, Dobby the Tabby, and the lovely Miss Tasha over at Mishkat. This one may not akshully count because they visited us first, and we are very glad they did. We think Franklin may be Gandalf's twin!

We went over

The Color of Dirt II

Do you remember a little while back when Mom said Grayson was the color of dirt? Well, just look at what the dirt is doing!

Our Grampy planted some new grass seed on the new dirt and now it is sprouting tender shoots of nom, nom, nommy new grass!

Does this mean Grayson is Green?

Happy Finally Friday, everybuddy!

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I have some very sad news

A follow up to our original post on Blackie and Little Jim, 2 of the 3 kittens burned by some very cruel person. (The 1st kitten was euthanized immediately.)

I am very sad to report that today's paper reports that Little Jim has also succumbed to his burn injuries. He had been taken to The University of Florida for skin grafts. Little Jim is now at the bridge. Grayson and I know you are in very good paws now, Little Jim, and we know that many cats and dogs are rejoicing to see you all well and happy again.

I am very glad that the paper says that Blackie is expected to make a full recovery! I hope you live a life of health, happiness, and enjoy every delight and luxury that can be afforded to a kitty, Blackie! Grayson and I will keep you in our purrs.

Both the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office and the Humane Society of the United States are offering rewards for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the burning of the cats.

The Humane Society is offering up to $2,500 for information.

Grayson and I sure hope they find the guilty party.

And Now For Something Completely Different

We told Mom we wanted to be completely spontaneous today, so we are throwing caution to the wind! We are doing our reader list backwards. Instead of going A-Z, we are doing Zoolatry to A Day in the Life of Harry the Kitten today! Zaney Grays, aren't we?

But today of all days, Harry doesn't seem to have a new post yet. What's up with that? (We do our posts in advance, so today's post is not today's post, and today's photo may not necessarily be today's photo, if that makes sense!)

So today's Mancat Monday Motto is to be spontaneous!

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PS. Did you get it? Zaney Grays? Akshully, it should be Zaney Greys. hahaha! We crack ourselves up sometimes.

Bird Watchin'... We likes dat. Here, birdie birdie.

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With My Eyes Wide Shut

I prefer the kind of work I can do with my feet up and my eyes closed. -Purry Logic

I was napping so good, even the flash did not bother me!

In other news: Mom saw this on Cute Overload the other day and was laffin' and laffin' so hard, her eyes were leaking and she had to leave the computer room!

Rule #32: If you're caught doing something bad, it's cute

From 1973-2004 Mom had Pekes and shepherd-mixes. Sha Na, who went to the bridge about a month after Mom brought us home, was a cream colored Peke. Our Auntie (My Bellavia) has a Bichon named Scooter. 'Nuff said.

Purrsonally, I happen to like Rule 32, and plan to keep it handy... you know, just in the event...

We are very sorry we couldn't get around to visit everybuddy yesterday. Mom was really busy, busy, busy yesterday at the office. Mom insists that given the current economic climate, that is a very good thing.

Yeah. Whatever, Mom.

Viruses and Trojans and Malware! Oh My!

We decided to do a post and make it a permanent page on our blog for reference. Mom has this same information on her commercial web site for her own use as well as her customer's. We do not like mean-spirited people who intend to do our computers and the info on our computers harm, so we try to stay on top of what Security measures we can take to keep our computers safe.

We use Firefox, because we believe it is a safer browser. It certainly is a more stable browser. And it is Free!

We use Norton Internet Security because in the squillion years that Mom has been using the Internet, not once has Norton's let anything through. That record is hard to beat! Unfortunately NIS is not Free, but Mom feels it is well worth the price and would not think of being online without it.

We also use a Wireless Router between our cable and the computer partially so Mom can use her laptop, but also to encrypt our broadband signal so people can't just steal it.

Disclaimer (yada yada): Gandalf and Grayson are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made on these web sites. Just so ya know! We provide these links as a convenience and mostly because Viruses, Trojans, Adware, Spyware and Malware are No Good!

Here are some valuable resources for keeping your computer (and the info on your computer) safe:

INTERNET SECURITY & VULNERABILITY - Windows Vulnerability, Stealth, Browser, Parental Control, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware & Anti-Hacker Resources

• SYMANTEC SECURITY CHECK - Norton's will scan your computer for vulnerabilities
• NORTON'S REMOVAL TOOLS - If you already have a Virus or Trojan and know which one(s) it is, you can download the fix and it gives the instructions
  
• HOMELAND SECURITY
• US-CERT - United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
• BANDWIDTH SPEED TEST - ZDNet
• MCAFEE SCAN FOR VIRUSES
• MCAFEE MYSECURITYSTATUS UTILITY
• FIREFOX - Browser alternative to Internet Explorer
• NETSCAPE - Browser alternative to Internet Explorer
• GOOGLE CHROME - Browser alternative to Internet Explorer
• SPYWARE WARRIOR
• SAFETY EDUCATION - ZONEALARM
• PC FLANK
• Wireless Networking Q&A - Vicomsoft
• Hacker Watch Probe
• BroadbandReports.com - (Click the Next Button once you are there)
• Shields Up! - Internet Vulnerability Profiling
• Tweak Window's XP2 Security to your advantage - PCWorld.com
• SP2's Firewall Is Not Good Enough - ZDNet.co.uk
• Choose Knowledge
• Kid's Safety - kids.getnetwise.org

So today's Mancat Monday Motto is that everybuddy should secure your computers as best you can! And today we even have a second Mancat Monday Motto - at no additional charge even! And that is to always follow Mom's #1, #2 and #3 Computer Rules -

1. Backup
2. Backup
3. Backup!
   

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What's A 7-Letter Word For 'Grayson Is Not Pleased'?

Mom made me go to the Vet for my annual checkup yesterday. Dr. Tad told Mom that I looked great! Mom said, Thanks. I know that!

Something very unusual came out of my mouth while I was there. Guess what I said?

Hisssss! Mom never heard me hissing before then. And I got all Growly, too. Mom never heard me growl before either. The Vet Tech was trying to steal my poops!

Dr. Tad said my teeths, eyes and ears looked great, and that my heart, lungs and tummy all sounded great. He also said that I weighed 11.9 pounds and that was great. And I had a shot. Not so great! Then Dr. Tad said he really didn't think he needed to check my temperature after all.

Great! And that is all I have to say about that!