This final guest post is by Jennifer Leblanc. Her blog is MissPenName, where she writes about literature, journalism, and feminism with a dash of humor.

A mutual editor/friend got Jason and I in touch with each other. He wants a vacation; I want to be his guest blogger for a day. And we each think the other’s blog is just swell. But would it work? He’s a Mac, I’m a PC. He blogs solely about technology and entertainment. I mainly blog about politics and society. But we have one thing in common that trumps all other differences: we are both cat people.

Just in case you didn’t know, cats rule the blogosphere. Yes, they are utter snobs and they lick themselves, and we cannot get enough of them. The well-known blogs Pandagon and Shakespeare’s Sister, among others, have Friday Cat Blogging - a chance to ogle pictures of each blogger’s cat. And after a lengthy post railing against a specific political party or person, bloggers don’t relieve stress by drinking. Instead, we look at cat pictures.

Start at cuteoverload.com. What other blog has a category entitled, “I Shall Leeek You,” devoted to cat licking each other? Well, a family-friendly blog, at least. That should satisfy the need to point and say, oh would you look at the cute little…

Next move on to mycathatesyou.com. Started by Microsoft employee years ago, this site features photos of angry cars with hilarious, crude, and insulting quotes explaining why each cat hates you. Sure, they may hate you, but what can they do? Sponsor a bill denying you the right to marry the person you love? Hardly.

Now finish with kittenwar.com. Two pictures of kittens will appear; pick the cutest one. If a higher percentage of voters agree with you on the one cat being cuter than the other, your choice of kitten has won the war. It was endorsed on the Colbert Report, even though Colbert’s choice didn’t win (then Colbert said a bad word). Kittenwar will give you back some of your fight, but without the frustrations of recounts and troop surges.

Now Jason has turned me on to Catster.com. Well, there goes my day.

I guess I should acknowledge the canine counter parts out there, even though they slobber and hump your leg (quell undignified).

Cuteoverload features dogs, along with most other animals. Mycathatesyou spawned the books and calendars Bad Dog and Bad Cat, respectively. If you’re so inclined, you could start a puppywar.com. And, ohmygod, they have just launched stuffonmymutt.com. It’s quite democratic, actually - all pets should be posed, photographed licking each other, dressed up, and have foul words put into their mouths equally. I suppose it’s more humane to humiliate your pet online than your child. You’ll never have to pay for therapy (but if you do pay for a pet therapist, you have too much money).

Once in a while you may come across a photo of a dog and a cat, together. Not killing each other. Just, you know, hanging out, sleeping one paw on top of the other. If a cat can deign to fraternize with the enemy, I guess it wouldn’t kill Democrats and Republicans to get along.

(Here are the links to the sites mentioned above, in one handy list:)

• http://www.stuffonmymutt.com/
• http://www.stuffonmycat.com/
• http://pandagon.net/2006/08/18/bonus-friday-cat-blogging/
• http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/03/friday-cat-blogging_16.html
• http://www.mycathatesyou.com/
• http://www.cuteoverload.com/
• http://kittenwar.com/

Wow, what a way to end a vacation! We’re really missing our cats, and I learned about some new cat websites. Please check out Jennifer Leblanc’s blog at MissPenName.

Note: if the above links aren’t enough, there’s always MyCatBlogLog.

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