Taking a Break....

The World Is Your Litter Box blog is going on hiatus. After four years of pontificating and expressing my kitty opinions, I need a good long nap! I want to thank everyone (cat, human and otherwise) who has read my blog over the years, and assure you that 'ole Quaz is not going away... you can follow me on our official The World Is Your Litter Box Facebook page, on Mousebreath (a great e-zine for kitties), and of course, on Twitter.

A Sad/Happy Story

I know things have been a bit quiet lately around the ‘ole The World Is Your Litter Box blog, but we’ve had some developments around the homestead that have kept my kitty brain awhirl in a couple different directions… both sad and happy.

Let’s get the sad part out of the way first. A short while back, Steve’s mom went to the Rainbow Bridge for humans. She was quite elderly and in the end, went quickly and peacefully, so there’s that to be thankful for. Still, Steve and his female were pretty grief stricken, so me and my housemates (Piglet and Bo Diddley) worked very hard and used an overabundance of kitty cuteness to help them get through what was a very rough period. They still miss Steve’s mom very much, and probably always will, but now that some time has gone by, they’re feeling a bit better about things. Life goes on.

Now for the happy part. As those of you who’ve read The World Is STILL Your Litter Box know, I was singularly and personally responsible for turning Steve’s mom into an unabashed cat lover. It wasn’t easy at first because before Steve’s mom made a visit to our home a few years back, she wasn’t particularly fond of cats. She didn’t hate cats as some misguided humans do, but she wasn’t well acquainted with the wonders of kittydom, so she was kind of ambivalent about us. Well, during her visit, I had plenty of time to work my kitty magic on her and change all that, and by the time she left to go home, she was well on her way to being a full-blown cat nut!

Shortly thereafter, Steve’s mom got a cat of her own… a beautiful little tortie that she named Emily (that’s her in the photo above). Living with Emily made Steve’s mom realize how truly unique and wonderful we felines truly are, and she very quickly progressed to A-1 cat nut status (that’s when a human comes to the realization that their kitty is the greatest and most important thing on Earth, to be doted on and adored to the exclusion of pretty much everything else). Well, of course, when Steve’s mom went to the human Rainbow Bridge, there was no question that Steve and his female would adopt Emily, and that’s exactly what happened.

For the first few days, as is normally the case when a cat goes to a new home, Emily was very disoriented and frightened. Steve put her in a separate room until she could become acclimated to her new surroundings. In a surprisingly short amount of time, Emily relaxed and made herself comfortable, and as only a female kitty can do, she let us hapless males know, in no uncertain terms, that SHE is now the boss! Actually, it wasn’t very hard to do because we’re all VERY smitten with her (especially Piglet, who tries to steal kisses, only to be rebuffed like an unwanted suitor. He keeps trying though, the little Lothario!).

So what began as a sad event has turned into pure joy around our house. Emily has settled into her new fur-ever home very nicely and has become one of the gang. A true happy ending! Still, I have to keep an eye on her at all times. Like I said in The World Is Your Litter Box… females can be tricky. You never quite know what they’re up to.

Where to Find Quasi's Books

Well, it’s a new year and time for my first shameless book plug of 2012!

From time to time, we get emails from cat lovers who have looked for my books in bookstores and been unable to find them. The sad fact is that most brick-and-mortar bookstores are gone, and many of those that are still with us tend to limit their stock to bestsellers and books by established authors and celebrities, etc. Sure, I’m a celebrity and a best-selling author (in my mind, anyway!), but the competition for shelf space is ferocious and the bookstores are VERY picky about what they stock. You can easily find Confessions of a Guidette by Snooki from Jersey Shore, but if you want timeless literary treasures like MY books, you have to hunt for them.

So, where can I buy The World Is Your Litter Box and The World Is STILL Your Litter Box, you ask? The best place is Amazon.com, regardless of where in the world you live. Amazon always has the books in stock and can get them to you quickly, and with a minimum of hassle and cost. The World Is STILL Your Litter Box is also available as an e-book for readers such as the Kindle and the Nook, and The World Is Your Litter Box will be available as an e-book sometime this year.

So if you love cats and want to read my books (and who doesn’t?), go on-line and order them from Amazon.com… then, get ready to laugh your tail off!