Want to "get Lucky"?

Rocky: Artsy Catsy has been busy with woofie rescue! Last week we 'rescued' a sweet little puppy from an abusive home ... she is now named Gracie and is living about an hour from us, free and safe and happy and very, very loved.

Now we have another woofie who needs a home. We're introducing Lucky to you today, in hopes that you, or someone you know, will email us at artsycatsy(at)yahoo(dot)com saying you would like to welcome this adorable little boy into your home ...

Lucky was rescued in Indianapolis by a young couple where he was frantically running around in the middle of a busy intersection, in great danger of being hit by a car. The couple has tried everything to find Lucky's owners, but no one has claimed him. They have a baby and a small dog already and can't afford another dog … and in August they're moving to Mexico and can't take another dog with them in spite of the fact that they are getting attached to Lucky. They want to find him a good home because they will have to take him to a shelter otherwise … and they don't want to do that to Lucky. Lucky was such a mess when they saved him that they had to shave off his hair so it’s hard to tell what he will really look like. He is a small dog. He loves the baby, he loves their other dog, and is so happy and grateful and he is very playful and very energetic. And, best of all, Lucky loves cats! The couple has been unable to afford any vet care for Lucky … so they can only guess that he is maybe a year old. He hasn't been neutered and it's unknown whether he's had any vaccinations, etc. Lucky: Please pass this around to everyone you know and help me find a furever home. Just maybe I really will be “lucky”!!

Wordless Wednesday: Fracas? Wordless???

::I'm dreaming squillions of words:: :-)

CEO Groundskeeping

Rocky: I've been away from blogging for several days because I've been snoopervising my human artist in some very important Artsy Catsy groundskeeping. Yes! I've been OUTSIDE!!

First I made sure our clematis is blooming properly ...

Next, I mowed the grass out of our garden plot ... I had to sound a floofy tail alarm about this weird thing ... I checked out the roots of our peony garden ... I made sure there were no invading critters in our catalpa tree trunk: I pointed out some weeding that needs to be done ...

I inspected the old wash tub my mom is going to paint and transform into a planter.

It belonged to her great grandmother ...

Then I visited the graves of our kitties who came before ... And I spent a long while visiting the grave of my precious Dustbunny ...

Finally, I took a long rest in the shade ... Whew! Groundskeeping is hard work!

Finally Friday

Rocky: It's Finally Friday, and it's a wrap! The filming of CCSI 3: Missing Mummy Caper is finally finished and will debut tomorrow. As an esteemed member of the cast, I'm now taking a much needed R&R break ...No, that crime scene tape is NOT there because I was caught doing illegal & illicit things behind the scenes ... it simply got stuck to my handsome floofy mass enhanced posterior when I left the stage set.

Staff: Yeah, right. Go see for yourself. For a small donation to Cat Friends Helping Friends, you can find out the truth about Mr. CEO Big Fuzzy Crime Scene Butt and other cast members!

Rocky: Ah, stuff it, you peons, and give this mega movie star some respect!

13 Politically Correct Terms for Cat Behavior

Rocky: I'm sure all my fellow felines have experienced how politically incorrect our humans are when they speak to us. Therefore, I have compiled the following list of 13 proper, politically correct terms we can use to educate them when they insult us:

1) We do not "yak hairballs" ... we are Rug Redecorators.

2) We do not "scratch" ... we are Skin Regenerators.

3) We are not "shedding machines" ... we are Hair Relocation Stylists.

4) We are not "ruthless hunters" ... we are Wildlife Control Agents.

5) Do not call us "dope addicts" ... we are Catnip Connoisseurs.

6) We do not "break things" ... we are Gravity Implementors.

7) Do not call us "bed hogs" ... we are Mattress Assessors.

8) We are not "yowlers" ... we are Advisors.

9) Do not call us a "lap fungus" ... we are Sleep Study Experts.

10) We are not "evil" ... we are Badness Enhanced.

11) We are not "fat" ... we are Mass Enhanced.

12) We are not "lazy" ... we are Motivationally Challenged.

13) And we are never "underfoot" ... we are Treat GPS Systems.

Toes & Tails Tuesday

Callie: It's very important to position your toes properly when you curl up for a nap on the human's bed ...

Rocky: It's also very important to have a clean tail before you curl up for a nap on the human's bed ...

Callie: Hey, Mr. Doofus CEO Turkey Cat, it's MOST important that you don't shake the bed and wake me up! An 18-year-old ladycat needs her 22 hours of sleep a day!!

Happy Mancat Monday

Fracas: YAY, our mom is back home after leaving us for 30 whole hours to go bet on horses - which is a pretty poor excuse if you ask me. So while she was gone, I yakked all over the clean dishes she left in the dish drainer. So there!

However, her betting technique was admirable - she bet only on horses that had names that included the word "cat" or something similar. It didn't work for the Kentucky Derby, though, because she bet on Tale of Ekati and the stupid horse only came in 4th place. But she did come out a whole $17.20 ahead and stopped on the way home for nip and Temptations, so I'm a happy mancat today!

I welcomed her home yesterday with a grudging finger lick:

But, ahhh, here I am after my nip & Temptations reward for her cruel & unusual punishment in leaving me:

I shared a bit of my reward with Rocky, so he's a happy mancat, too: