MISINFORMATION

Once again it's time for me to give you some true information to put in place of the misinformation you might have had before, so here goes!SARDINESIf you go fishing in the ocean, you will not find any fish called "sardines" swimming around.  But if you open a can you buy at the grocery store, you will find sardines in it.  How does this happen?  Well, the little fish that go in the can are really pilchards.  Or they might be...

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A CAT NAMED FRANK AND LOUIE

Frank and Louie; photo by Steven Senne, APFrank and Louie is just one cat, but he has two names because he has two faces.  He is a ragdoll cat, like our foster kitty Astrid, but she only has one face, which is plenty, since she has bad teeth and bad breath and drools.  But anyway, Frank and Louie is what's called a "Janus cat" because he has two faces, like the Roman god Janus. Janus is always shown with one face looking forward and one...

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MOM FINISHED HER BIG PROJECT!

Mom's Big Project, which was to get rid of the carpet in the Cat Room, is all done now.  And it only took Mom two and a half days.  That's a day and a half longer than she thought it would take, but it's done now, like I said.  Sadly, Mom has a bunch of sore muscles and her back aches, but that's because she is old and out of shape.  I think she will survive, which is the important thing.Here's a picture of the most stained and...

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WE HAVE A TON OF SNOW!

You won't believe how much snow we got yesterday!  I think it was about 10 inches! Or maybe 11 inches!  Or 12!  And then a little more snow fell last night, so now we have about a ton of snow, right here in our own yard.  At least Mom says it seems like it weighs that much when you start shoveling it, which she did a little bit of yesterday.  But she is going to pay the kids next door to shovel the driveway today because...

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KING COBRAS

The first snake I am going to tell you about during this Year of the Snake is the king cobra, which is the longest and most poisonous snake in the whole world.  The average length of a king cobra is 12 feet, but sometimes they get to be as long as 18 feet.  If you stood an 18-foot king cobra on end, it would be as tall as a giraffe!King Cobra in captivity.  Dr. Aithal's Snake park, Puttur.Photo:  Hari Prasadhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hpnadig/4517042373There...

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THE LATEST CAT NEWS, by Latifa the Cat

I will begin this report with a photo of me.  Mom took this on Thursday after she came home from the grocery store.  Jason and I were making good use of the bags.  All Mom does with them is put recyclables in them, even though they are clearly meant to be kitty hiding places.  I wish Mom had a better understanding of these things.Anyway, I believe I can say with some confidence that I have successfully charmed my way into Mom's...

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AFFENPINSCHERS

Photo: Fred R. Conrad, New York TimesIf you watched the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year, you might have noticed that the dog who won Best in Show was an Affenpinscher.  His name is Banana Joe V Tani Kazari, but mostly he is just called "Joey" for short.  This was the first time ever in the history of Westminster that an Affenpinscher has won. Winners of Westminster get ahumongous silver dog dish!Photo:  Denver PostJoey,...

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