January 2009

Simon's Cat

One of my very favorite YouTube channels is called Simon's Cat. It hosts animated short films made by Simon Tofield, of Tandem Films. These are very clever "flip book" style animated cartoons, based on line drawings of, well, Simon's cat, doing cat like things. My favorite of the three Simon's cat videos is actually the first, "Simon's Cat 'Cat Man Do'," embedded in this post for your viewing pleasure.

Life with a Cat

I grew up with cats, and like them. But it's been a while since I lived with one, and I'd forgotten some of the delicate nuances of life with a cat. You know, the special rituals, the feline social graces, if you will, of being owned by a cat.