{"id":44,"date":"2008-03-19T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2008-03-19T12:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/boboh\/2008\/03\/19\/cats_in_the_news\/"},"modified":"2012-08-09T22:28:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T20:28:59","slug":"cats_in_the_news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/boboh\/2008\/03\/19\/cats_in_the_news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cats in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I received a worrying book<\/a> through the post for the beast. Although he might try to take art up seriously, his lack of a cultural education (he’s Australian) could be a disadvantage. On the other hand, it might give his work a feral realism to his paintings. At least until he gets bored and walks off.
\nThere are also a couple of feline news-worthy items from the BBC today.<\/p>\n


\nFirstly, a couple in Newcastle have “found a use for their deceased dog’s hair<\/a>. They had it spun into a wool, and then knitted a couple of jumpers from it.
\nI mention with with respect to cats because although The Beast is officially a short-haired cat, he does everything he can to demonstrate that his short hair is rather long, and leaves plentiful evidence all over the flat. I’ve been trying to find a use for the stuff, because I’ve got such a good supply of hair, and it’s not going to stop soon (I hope).
\nThe second piece of news was passed on to me by Henry Gee<\/a>. According to the latest reports, cats are healthy for humans<\/a>, reducing our chances of a heart attack by 40%. I suspect this is partly because it makes us immune to the shock of sudden events, like unexpected crashes in the middle of the night, or being leapt upon by rampaging hairy beasts looking for some attention.
\nOf course, giving the attention to the cat can also help reduce stress, so it’s perhaps appropriate that this news was reported at the International Stroke Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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