Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for August 26, 2023

There is a slight difference between “bad” and “not good,” but it’s a minuscule one.

I spy with my little eye … a honey bear?

JACKPOT INDEED!Mind you, my eyes aren’t good enough, even with zoom, to make out much of her treasure, but I do see a BOX! And what looks like a bear-shaped honey bottle. And who doesn’t love a bear filled with honey?

I love Baba counting kits! She’s got her paws full.

I spy baby raccoon toe beans!

Magazine is about to meet Wicket…

That looks like a broken joist, not a rafter. (Perhaps Queen Mag is a bit vague about building terminology.) And if it is a joist, that whole truss is unsafe. The roof will collapse and all under it are doomed.

Reminds me of being a Girl Scout troop leader. Even though every girl was assigned a buddy, I had to maintain constant vigilance and keep counting.

Reuben Awards in two weeks

Let the treasure hunt beg… uh, end!

A blue and white teapot, honey bear, jar, orange ball?, purple er, thing (plate ?), box and a fire extinguisher ?

Is it Old Boot’s microwave cart?! There’s even one of the wheels!

Uh oh, baby racoon toe beans…MY ears are do…well, you know!

can he only count to 5 ?

Mag remembered well! What will she do now?

555… I thought it might be hinting at the fictional phone number prefix, or information, but Google also tells of an “angel number.” It’s said to signify that changes and adventure are coming, and that (ahem!) you will have the tools you need to achieve your goals.

There is always one who just has to check things out and disobey in the process.

Curses! We need to wait until next week to see how this turns out. I can’t wait!

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

In the Afar Royal Kitchen

Obadiah Opossum: It’s been great seeing you, Patrice. I hope you’ll get to visit the Egyptian kitchen.

Patrice Possum: Count on it, mate. I’d love to work with Thomios and make a real Aussie brekkie.

Obie: Looking forward to it.

At the Afar Public Library and Cafe

Puckmosis: Do we have everything we need?

Beatrixia: Yes. I have all the scrolls. Next stop, the Ceiling Can Be a Floor Culinary School.

Beaver Lee Cleary: Will Floofnet be joining us?

Puck: Yes. He and Thomios are planning a big banquet. I’m sure Queen Mags and her court will be invited.

Bev: Will we be picking up Lupinium at the Owl Temple.

Puck: No, he said he’d ride home with Noble Steed Avenger. He may be there already.

In the Royal Chambers

Queen Mags: Thank you for your visit. I think there are more great treasures to be uncovered.

Queen Goldie: Yes. And don’t forget you have an open invitation to attend the Lawn Potato games.

Queen Mags: I heard there is trouble brewing with the future moles.

Queen Goldie: Yes. But we must hope for the best.

Oh, Magazine, why couldn’t you wait until morning?

How vulnerable is Magazine to a swooping owl?

Tigrisan- best healing wishes! Please feel better soon!

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I sure hope it’s ok for me to say this…

Tigrisan told me yesterday that she had a bad accident with a truck, in the aftermath of a bad storm here. I don’t know any details, I’m just hoping she isn’t hurt too terribly bad! (Like Baba said, it isn’t good!) At least she still has her sense of humor.

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Sending Orbshine beams your way, Tigrisan!

Like you could keep a female from something shiny. Let’s be serious now. That’s like thinking a guy will sit down with you and have a conversation with you about feelings during the Super Bowl.

OT: Kitnapping!

Love Baba’s expression when she can’t find Magazine!

♪"Look at this stuff, isn’t it neat?

Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?

Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl

The girl who has everything?

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Look at this trove, treasures untold

How many wonders can one cavern hold?

Lookin’ around here, you’d think

“Sure, she’s got everything”

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I’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty

I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore

You want thingamabobs? I got twenty

But who cares? No big deal, I want more"♫

(Written by: Howard Elliott Ashman, Alan Menken)

Is Princess Mag turning into Princess MacGyver?

Dr. Scuttles, 8 25 2023: While I remain NOT A FAN of CN News, their intern Beatrix reached out with a Bluesky invite this evening and I am heartily grateful. There is a kitten who respects her elders and TRUE NEWS SOURCES, like my previously discontinued cryptid podcast.

Well, if the moles come here, they don’t stand a chance! That looks like Great Boot’s stuff…

Ah-HA – I spy, with my little eye, something that is red … and looks like a fire extinguisher that Mags carried when she was a princess!

Great find, Magazine! You have struck the mother lode.

That broken timber fills me with bad forebodings …

Yup.

I have a feeling that there is something in the treasure trove that will, in the end, end up being the downfall of Wicket – that treasure trove is important…

It’s a gol dern trove!

Why do we write? Why do we put our words down for others to read? Why do artists start with little doodles and eventually develop a world where people invest their time and emotions? For the talented few like Georgia, they can make a living from their art, writing, or performing. The rest of us are doing this because…why? This question came to me at 5:00 in the morning when my arthritis woke me up and wouldn’t let me go back to sleep.

I got up and went downstairs to sit in front of the computer to ponder why I write, surrounded by four out of five cats. Trying to explain to the furry overlords that it wasn’t breakfast time yet was futile. Therefore, like a good servant, I made them breakfast…two hours early, mind you, and returned to my musings. The answer came when I looked at Holmes and Hamilton as they vied for my attention with head-buts and purrs and made me smile. I do this because I hope it makes people happy, like my cats do for me.

We have been through triumphs and tragedies together on this virtual village green. And if I can write something that makes you smile, it’s worth it. It is worth the cost and time to publish books if they bring joy to you or make you forget about your troubles for a few minutes.

Go Comics has a habit of returning to posts you’ve done years ago. One post I wrote in 2019 was complimented in the sweetest way. The person said she liked the way I write, and I made her smile. I write for her and all of you, to make you happy. Furthermore, that is the same reason I believe Georgia draws and dancers dance, it is an opportunity to make people happy.

I’ve been looking back at older strips, does anyone know what happened to Brein43, who used to be a regular commenter here? Looks like her last comment was four years ago.

Has anybody heard from @Maizing?

Georgia Dunn 8/25: I’m slowly moving my accounts over to Bluesky. I will continue to post the BCN broadcasts to @breakingcatnews for the readers on Twitter for the time being, as Bluesky is still slow on letting folks in.

Breaking Cat New on Twitter 8/25: Beatrix here, hello CN news viewers!

Tabitha over at Gatos de Noticas has been kind enough to gift our station a Bluesky invite! Thanks Tabitha!! You can find us at @