Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for February 17, 2021

At least camera one seems to be well charged. Unfortunately for the man, so does Lupin.

OT: Who watched the movie "Lights Out’?

Are you sure you’re doing that right? It looks like you’re aiming for the chest. You’re supposed to aim for the belly, bladder or just a little bit lower, aren’t you?

He hates to do it, but someone has to. Hee hee.

Ah yes, we can see the pain written all over your face!

Funny, when the power goes out while I’m asleep it wakes me right up, because all the ambient noises stop like Lupin said yesterday. I loved this in Indiana. I would get up and heat coffee on the stove and sit out on the porch and listen to the quiet.

“It pains me to do this,” says Lupin, as he does it with a giant grin. LOL!

Lupin needs to work on his pained face.

Also known as “Catnonball”

My power was out for 48 hours, but it came back this afternoon. Being warm is a pleasure. Good timing on this comic, though.

It’s not just the jammies—Puck’s little white floof patch keeps him from being invisible.

No electricity and no heater? It’s time for group snuggling under many fuzzy blankets! Must conserve heat!

It has been seven years since I had a winter power outage. I will never forget how miserable it was to spend just a few hours with the house temperature falling into the 50s, fully dressed and with a heavy parka and every blanket (and cat) in the house on me. I did finally get warm enough to nod off but SO grateful when the power came back on at around 1 a.m. I can only imagine what the people in the path of the storms are going through. Unfortunately we might get to find out in the next couple of days.

This’ll hurt me more than it does you. And you can trust me, I have a Doctorate in lying…

I’m impressed by the noble self-sacrifice shown by Lupin, as he overcomes his deepest inhibitions in order to protect his family.

Atta boy, Lupin.

I love that Lupin, being deaf, talks about the house being still, rather than quiet.

I have just read in the paper about the ice storms in America. I hope all the Americans here are ok. Although if the power is out they probably won’t read this!

Lupin to the rescue!!

Lupin leaps in again.

By God that is leapin’ Lupin!!!!!

I feel so very much heard! Thank you, Miss Georgia, I don’t know how you timed it so well (you’ve told us you prepare your artwork weeks ahead), but you nailed it. This week, my state of Texas is in the dark and very cold in a statewide ice storm and power failure. Coming to you from battery backup as well.

My daughter’s alarm cat is a lot like Lupin. When she spends the night, her cat likes to wake me up by jumping off the headboard onto my face. Thankfully never with the claws out.

When I wake up, I make coffee and THEN my wife and daughter wake up. I mentioned to her that her cat wakes me up and not her, and she said, the cat knows I make great coffee.

Miley Cyrus: Wrecking Ball

I howled, I ran, did all I can

To let you know the power was off

Puck interviewed, the cats all knew

It feels like there’s a hard frost!

…….

Didn’t stop and rest, really did my best

To let the Humans know

I just had to try, leaping for my life

This is what I must show!

…….

I came in like a wrecking ball

I’m sorry I had to hit so hard!

All I wanted was to wake you up

This is the best way that I know

A cannon ball is the way to go!

Lordy, Lordy! The man is not going to be amused!

Good thing Burt keeps all those cameras charged up!

OT I got home from hospital at 5pm and went to sleep around 7 pm. Slept straight through until 6:30 am. ( one doesn’t get much rest in the hospital). Am doing well, just have to have dressing changes and follow up care from visiting nurse. Glad to be home!

“Catabunga!”

Cowa-freakin’-BUNGA!!!

My question is – if Lupin sounds like a tiny horse when he walks, does he feel like a tiny horse when he lands on you?

Lupin might look all noble and selfless in panel three but in panel four his enthusiasm betrays him.

My wife’s and our first house was located at the end of a spur of the power grid for our county. When (not if) the power went out, it went out for days. I invested in a large generator so that we can power most of the house and keep food from spoiling and the heat on.

Heh, I live in a very small cabin that is designed to go without power for weeks at a time. Sometime I won’t notice for hours.

Lupin can see the appliances have stopped buzzing?

Showtime …

Leap it, Lupin! Nail that landing! Then howl a little more for extra effect!

Here we lose power when it gets really hot. Seems that isnt as bad.

Are the Robber Mice standing by, ready to score Lupin on his aerial form and landing?

Leapin’ Lupin Poffo!! Anybody remember him?

Oh sure…it “pains” you to do this. Mm-hmm. Sure.

Yeah, you really look pained, Lupin.

look like my crazy kittens did to her and my sister long time ago !

lupin, nooooooo!

Thinking warm thoughts for all of you without power, especially those in Texas.

Lupin Leaps In and Lupin To The Rescue

What’s wrong with a belly flop?

I must say, I’m a little curious to know what the cats think the People can do about this situation . . . other than “The People can fix anything.”

Lupin, it doesn’t LOOK like it pains you too much!

more like CannonButt!

I just realized- the last time the power went out in the comics, we got goldie. are we getting a new cat?!

I actually program my bedroom air cleaner to turn off when it is time to wake up. It is much more pleasant to wake up to the absence of noise rather than a shrill alarm.

Cats are always unselfish in a crisis.

Sad times in our pack today. My 12yo Weim crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. Now it’s just the Great Dane, 3 cats and me. The barking has stopping and the silence is intolerable as I knew it would be.

He looks more like a cannonball than anyone I’ve ever seen do that dive.

Can’t say I blame him. Go, Lupin!

How does Lupin know the appliances are not buzzing?

I’m in west Texas and the power went off at 2AM Monday then came back on 20 minutes later. Then it went off again between 3 and 4AM and we still don’t have power. The temperature was down to 3F. We get heat from electric space heaters so it got very cold very fast. We stuck it out until 3PM then went to a warming center. We left one natural gas heater in the bathroom on for the kitties along with food and water. We found that we could stay there at night so we did.

On Tuesday morning J-L and I went home to check on kitties and put out more food and water for them and the ferals. Their water in Jora’s room was frozen solid so we moved their water bowl to the bathroom by the heater. We also got clothes and such for an extended stay at the shelter because they also turned off the water. One of the kids and I go home every day to check on everything. The temperature should go above freezing some time on Friday and we can go home. The water is back on but has to be boiled so we can’t chance it. I’m typing this on my phone which needs to be recharged. At least they canceled school for the week. Hopefully we’ll get power by Friday.

That does NOT look like a look of pain on Lupin’s face. Not at all.

Timely for those of us living in Texas!

This one made me literally Laugh Out Loud! With a cat on my lap, but not for long.