"Blue Monday Cat" - Postcard

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I scheduled this to post on Monday, January 26, 2026. If the forecast for my area remains unchanged (or gets worse), I will be having a very blue Monday.

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The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Tabby Cat Sunlight - Photograph

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I took that photograph of my cat this past week.

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As long as I'm with you
The sun will keep on shining

(As long as I'm with you) Every Day is Christmas - Niki Hexum (Movie - A Cinderella Christmas) 

"35 Days" - Postcard

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The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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I put a sunglass on, so no one can see me cry

I'm not here for long
I'm just passing by
The world keeps getting harder
But I'm too cool to die

Don't cry, don't cry
Ask me how I feel
And don't ask why

Too Cool To Die - Post Malone


Like a song
Out of tune and out of time
All I needed was a rhyme for you
C'est la vie

C'est La Vie - Emerson Lake and Palmer

Tabby Cat - Photograph

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It's been about seven months since I last made a blog post featuring my "cat", as Teddy calls him ;-). I cherish him and am grateful to have him in my life. This photo of him is from a long time ago. I've been resolving computer issues, and part of that involves a "Swedish Death Purge" on all of the files I have, to reduce how much space I will require on a new computer's hard drive.

And for anyone out there who uses the Windows Operating System: I highly recommend making a bootable USB memory stick / USB flash drive or bootable DVD, using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool. If your computer crashes, you might be able to get it working again by booting from the USB drive. (There are more instructions than that, but for now, I'm providing the Microsoft links, without those additional "how to" steps.)

Windows 10

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Create Windows 10 installation media

See the section about "Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC"

Windows 10 Media Creation Tool download link:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2265055

Windows 11

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

Create Windows 11 Installation Media

See the section about "Before you begin using the media creation tool"

Windows 11 Media Creation Tool download link:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2156295

"Tiger In A Basket" - Postcard

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He's not really a tiger, he's my cat, but he is a Tabby, so he has stripes like a tiger.

Cat Resting - Photograph

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It's been almost a year since I last made a blog post featuring my "cat", as Teddy calls him ;-). I cherish him and am grateful to have him in my life.

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Like a song
Out of tune and out of time
All I needed was a rhyme for you
C'est la vie

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are

C'est La Vie - Emerson Lake and Palmer

Fragile - Sting

"Tabby Cat" - Postcard

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I'm in the process of going through my UFO (UnFinished Objects & Projects) pile to complete them or throw them into the scrap heap.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Cat Lounging - Photograph

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I took that photograph of my cat this past week. I cherish him and am grateful to have him in my life.

Cat Looking - Photograph

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I took those photographs of my cat this past week. I cherish him and am grateful to have him in my life.

Cat Staring - Photograph

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I took that photograph of my cat this past week. He is fully recovered from the major surgery that he had back in June 2020. I treasure each day that he is with me.

Cold Cat Claw Paw - Photograph

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I took that photograph of my cat sleeping under the comforter, to stay warm. When he heard me, he extended one front paw out and started making a kneading motion with it. I cherish him every day, and am grateful to have him in my life.

Cat Looking - Photograph

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I took that photograph of my cat this past week. He is fully recovered from the major surgery that he had back in June 2020. On today, Christmas day, this particular year has reminded me of what is most important in this life: having loved ones (including my beloved cat) is such a precious gift that I've sometimes taken for granted. I have also taken stock of myself, and found myself wanting, in many areas. And frequently lately, a line from a movie comes to my mind, about myself, for many things I do (or don't do): "And that is why you fail."

Cat Staring - Photograph

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I took those photographs of my cat this past week. He is fully recovered from the major surgery that he had back in June 2020. However, he still remembers how much pain he was in afterwards, because I recently  had to take him to the Vet for his annual check up, and the sound of his cat carrier caused him to hide from me. He has gained more weight than he should have, probably due to me unintentionally overfeeding him for the past few months, so now he's on a diet. :-(

Cat Looking - Photograph

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I took those photographs of my cat this past week. He continues to improve each day as he recovers from the major surgery that he had on Thursday, June 11, 2020. The second photo is actually the first in the sequence. He heard something outside, and focused his attention on the window, with his tail in motion. Then he sat down, at alert, listening to the sounds. The second photo also shows the rearranged furniture, which is now ordered so that he has small step increases in height, once he jumps onto the first piece. He continues to go up and down that way, and so far has not jumped directly on to or off of the highest piece of furniture (which can't be seen in the photo). I'm grateful to have him in my life.

Cat Lounging - Photograph

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I took this photograph of my cat while he was lounging. He continues to improve each day as he recovers from the major surgery that he had on Thursday, June 11, 2020. He's doing well enough that I felt okay leaving him home alone for a short period of time while I went out to take photos. I still have him on restricted activity, but he continues to become more active, so internally physically he is feeling less / no pain. If you look closely at the photo, you can see the bare area on his left foreleg and on his belly, where his fur had been shaved for the operation. It's slowly growing back now. I'm relieved that he continues to improve each day.

Cat Resting - Photograph

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I took this photograph of my cat while he was resting. My cat is now in the category of the 95% of cats who recover completely from the major surgery that he had on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Internally physically, he still has more healing to do, before he can resume high jumping without feeling any pain, so I still have him on restricted activity. If you look closely at the photo, you can see the bare area on his left foreleg and on his belly, where his fur had been shaved for the operation. It's starting to grow back now. I'm relieved that he continues to improve each day.

My Cat's Major Surgery Recovery Going Well - Photograph

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I don't normally share personal information, but I wanted to give people an update on how my cat is doing.

I'm relieved to report that my cat's recovery from major surgery that he had on Thursday, June 11, 2020 continues to go well, and he's now in the category of the 95% of cats who recover completely. Most / all of his stitches / sutures came out yesterday (Day 11, Monday, June 22, 2020), and I removed his cone (Elizabethan Collar) too. Internally physically, he still has more healing to do, before he can resume high jumping without feeling any pain, so I still have him on restricted activity.

Saint Francis of Assisis Prayers for Pets

My Cat Had Unexpected Emergency Major Surgery - Photograph

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I don't normally share personal information, but I wanted to let people know that my cat is recovering from unexpected emergency major surgery that he had on Thursday, June 11, 2020 (yesterday).

I'm not going to get into the details of what happened, etc., other than to say today is only 24 hours into what will be a 14 day or longer recovery. So far, the early signs look positive. He is an indoor cat, so the problem didn't involve any external factors. My blog activity will probably be very limited for awhile.

"Handsome Fellow" - Photograph

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I took these photographs of my cat this past week. He's very affectionate and clings to me like a dog, which I love, but it makes it hard to get photographs of him. I'm probably biased, but I think he's a very handsome looking tabby cat, hence the blog post title.

"The Cat" - Photograph

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I took these photographs of my cat this past week. I realized I don't have many photos of him. (Yes, those are my legs in there. He clings to me like a dog, which I love, but it makes it nearly impossible to get a good snapshot of him.)