Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for February 13, 2020

Love that Bea tried so hard. Hmm, what is the device? Old flip phone?

Perhaps a text isn’t the best way to get Elvis’s attention.

Flip phone! Whoo! =D

If only those weren’t shorthand for “old tech.” =’(

Poor Beatrix and Elvis have a failure to communicate. It appears texting is a bit hitech for Elvis. My mom is that way too. I can try to text her but alas if I really need to talk nothing but an old fashioned phone call will do. Knowing and respecting different people’s preferred forms of communication are key to clear communication.

Guys. You need to respect Beatrix. She has a lot to offer. Open your minds!

I use a flip-phone and I’m not afraid of “new tech”. I use it to TALK to people when I’m out of the house. I have a lap-top for internet, etc. and only “upgrade” my tech when there is a definite reason (not just so I can say, "LOOK WHAT I’VE GOT.).

So, cats haven’t upgraded to em smartyphones yet, eh?

Well, on the plus side, we get a nice Angry Kitten Glare. (fawns more)

Text?

Beatrix’s furry baseball mitts get me every time! swoooons

Should have sent those to Puck, then they might have been seen.

Shadow Update: Andy and I are relieved to say that her vast array of tests all looked pretty good. Her Neurologist, Cardiologist and the Oncologist all agree that she will do just fine under anesthesia, and we’re relieved to hear it. In a week and a half, we’ll take her for the biopsy to determine if her tumors are angry or not. After we find out, then we’ll be able to consider our next steps for our girlie. ~Thank you so much for all of the lovely comments and support from a few days ago, everyone. You’re the BEST!

Elvis is FAR too important to read his messages!

That last message uses language unbecoming of a young lady…

Love the last line of snowflake emojis.♥

Well, now that we’ve gotten THAT straightened out … I wonder if Elvis will do a story tomorrow about rampaging cherubs armed with crossbows?

Beatrix toe beans!

You should have texted Burt, Beatrix!

Gee whiskers! Are all 94 texts from Bea? Or are some “Texts from Mittens”? lol

https://www.gocomics.com/texts-from-mittens/2020/02/09

#MoreSaltThan7Seas #SpammierThanRoboCallers #ElvisReturntoSender

A thousand times? Hmmm, maybe a bit of “kitten overstatement” Beatrix but I admire your enthusiasm.

My old phone died. I now have a ‘smart’ phone. I use it to talk to people but I hear it can do a few other things.

I love the line: OMC, ITS Snow!

Of course Elvis has a flip phone. He’s such a Dad Cat.

“Elvis, I texted you like a thousand times.” So, okay maybe it was only 94 times. LOL.

Been there done that as they say. Sometimes I wonder why bother. It’s like you have to shout in their faces and they still don’t hear or listen. Oy.

The team and its new member are having trouble integrating. They’re like cats or something.

Well, Elvis, you can’t say Beatrix didn’t try to inform you. She deserves to be seen on air.

My great-granddaughter is coming over later so I can watch her while my daughter’s bathroom is being worked on. Teachers are still on rotating strikes.

Elvis is making an appearance today over at Ask a Portly Syndicate Person.

Love the flip phone. As in Star Trek, “One to beam on air!”

What is this “text” thing of which you speak?

Cognitive dissonance often appears in People too. In Elvis’s case, there is also confirmation bias. Oh, and sexism!

Beatrix even used the right characters to show snow.

Weather reports talk about periods of rain, so shouldn’t there be asterisks of snow?

(slightly) OT: Friday the 13th come on a Thursday this month! (this being a somewhat older crowd, many will know whence that cometh)

How she would text anything with those catchers mitts I have no idea. Speech to text I guess

Elvis is too busy complaining, protecting the baby and toddler, and proving his theory that the mailman doesn’t exist to check messages.

Okay, so next VERY important question…does Elvis even know how to work said phone? Because Elvis strikes me as the sort of fuddy-duddy who actually wouldn’t, but pretends like he does.

Snippy kitty!

I have been known to miss a text or two. I don’t really text a lot so I don’t go into the text app very often. A friend just texted me Sunday with a picture of her new grandson and I didn’t see it until Tuesday when I was going in to text her and wish her a happy birthday. I have my FitBit connected so I usually get notifications on there, but at the time the text came in I was probably too far away from my phone, and either I missed the notification on the screen the next time I looked at my phone of for some reason there wasn’t one.

Today is Radio Day … does anyone remember or know what a radio is, let alone listen to one?

Considering what appears to be the average age of this bunch, probably more than the population at large. “Radio,” for most of the youngin’s out there is something they stream on a computer or electronic device.

The following is a public service announcement.

CAUTION: Listening to radio will expose you to both high and low frequency radio waves, which are known in the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and general angst—just like everything else in California. This only applies to the State of California. Elsewhere, you may very well not have a problem. For those in the State of California, however … well, no doubt you are familiar with Robin’s prognostication.

I consider myself lucky to be of an age that I got the tail end of the radio era. I used to listen to radio soap operas when I was home sick. I still like radio, and listen to NPR a lot.

In the older cats’ defense, they were so busy freaking out about their humans’ behavior and the dangerous weather unknown that they weren’t at their best reporter behavior.

Someday your chance will come, Beatrix.

Beatrix is being held down by the glass ceiling for female on air reporters!!! Speak up, Bea! You’ll have to work twice as hard for half the kibble, but you can definitely outshine them all!

94 Messages! Well, that answers that. Beatrix tried!

Hang in there, Beatrix… the boys can be so clueless sometimes-

Poor Beatrix, she needs to get Burt to give Elvis a lesson on text messaging.

Beatrix needs a regular on air segment as fact checker and Voice of Reason. I’ve missed her. I’m sure Burt could set up a remote feed from the book store.

As I asked yesterday, why didn’t you break into the broadcast Bea? Don’t waste time texting. Burt would have been happy to change the feed to you for the explination. And Burt would have been more likely to pay attention to a text.

Love Beatrix’s Mardi Gras colors ensemble!

Kitty beans! Oo! She got lots!

I love Beatrix’s giant feets!

Bea, on-air is so 20th century. Stick with social media that is where the advertising dollars are going.

I had another one of those Vertigo/Nausea attacks today.

This time i went to the ER.

They did an EKG, blood tests, and a CT of my head and neck.

Nothing. No one can figure out what is wrong with me.

Sorry, Beatrix, a blizzard is mostly wind, although it does need to be snowing too, at least a little bit.

Beatrix could get a gig doing a regular segment on the latest from snopes.com.

i love bea using the asterisk to represent snow

More like 100 times