*cross posted from Jaunty Quills to go with today’s Word of the Day below*

It has a metal string. There are cardboard rolls on the end. Nothing flashy. Nothing furry. Nothing that says, “Dance, kitty, dance!” Yet….it’s the lean, mean, cat dancing machine. The Cat Dancer.

*cue sound effects - preferably Also spracht Zarathustra, the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey, please*

I was going to go into a fawning post on this topic. Perhaps do a real review. Something like, “On the readiness scale, the cat dancer scores an unbelievable 9 out of 10. This is due to…” But really, when it comes down to it, you must see the cat dancer in action. Sure, I’ve seen reviews that say, “My cat is too old,” or “This toy is for kittens.” Hey, those orange beasts down there are 9. One size doesn’t fit all, no, but the cat dancer is definitely worth a wiggle! Twirl the cat dancer in front of them, run it in circles around them, and get that flame going!

Testimonials:

So is the cat dancer a good cat toy? No, Hal. It’s a revolution.

Mystery shoppers with their fresh copies of What Isabella Desires:

Bob wonders…which one am I?

This site is on travel hiatus for the next three weeks, but I promise lots of goodies and pictures when I return.

That means Regency Word of the Day is on vacation for three weeks too. However, if you would like to suggest Regency words of the day under this post’s comments, they will be the first word of the day posts when I return!

Also, feel free to contact me on the contact page. I put in this caveat on the page though — “Please note however that I will be unavailable to respond until the middle of July due to traveling without an Internet connection. The good news is that someone is staying at my place with my cats during that time, or else they would eat me upon my return and I’d never be able to respond…”

So I thought maybe you’d like to see hungry, evil cats at work…

Bob promotes books for children, along with his tireless efforts to advance the nap movement.

This link was just sent to me:
http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense/index.html

I nearly spit out my water when I saw the grey screen with the “Cat-like Typing Detected.”

Some of the Frequently Asked Questions are a hoot too, so if you have a cat and he/she likes to perch on your keyboard, this may be just the product for you.

Jenna Petersen sent me a link to the Stuff On My Cat website a couple weeks ago, and it’s absolutely hilarious if you are a cat owner or lover. I decided to have a bit of fun with the concept and with Jenna, so I posed my boys with Jenna’s “stuff.”

Couldn’t resist throwing mine on there too. Heh. Bob looks pleased, doesn’t he?

*cross-posted at www.jauntyquills.com*

My cat Bob is a smart cat. He chirps back when I talk to him, herds me where he wants me to go and generally seems to know what is going on around him. So what, I ask, is his fascination with eating things that are not food?

“Ooh, ooh, a rubber band! Nice and squishy. Wow, an eraser! Rubbery in my tummery. Crunch, crunch - just two hundred more chews, and this pen is mine! Then I’ll finish it off with a drink from that nice big white porcelain contraption.”

Sure, he herds me to their food bowls every morning, chattering all the way, intent on getting a daily dollop of wet catfood. But that doesn’t seem to stop non-catfood consumption, much to my eternal dismay and overzealous need to keep all cat-swallowable objects off the tables and floors. I keep waiting for him to realize a dust bunny appetite. That would be quite useful.

For odd sleeping habits, please see feet above.

Pounce’s thoughts on the other hand (at left), seem to consist of, “leaf! plant! flower! clump of tasty fur!” Or, “warm lap! sunny spot!” A bit more catlike, but he has been known to lick an emery board clean and polish the back of a phone handle. No, I don’t know why either.

What are some of the more curious traits that your cat, dog, ferret, fish, *insert animal here*, possesses?

May love, joy and good health be yours in 2006!

You put your right paw up,
You put your right paw down,
You put your right paw up,
And you shake it all around…