Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for January 18, 2022

Is that actually part of the tower, or did Tommy dig out a laundry bag and tie it to the tower?

What is Tommy supposed to be in? It looks like a bad funky top hat.

With mighty hunter Tommy snuggled in, the lesser creatures of the wild living room jungle should fear eventual doom.

It’s nice to see everyone so happy. Makes me feel like it’s OK for me to be, too.

When scratching posts fail:

https://www.gocomics.com/tavicat/2022/01/17

Tommy. I envy your optimism but at this point it’s a little delusional.

Those jungle cats sure have impressive towers!

I think the only thing that Tommy “hunts” is good vibes. And that’s a great thing.

The infiltrator has infiltrated the tower!

I admire Tommy’s daring. Instead of being safely snugged into the bottom tunnel, he is courageously using a wobbly cloth sack thingy.

And two inches off the floor. LOL

…and he’s two inches off the floor. LOL

Love the picture of Tommy! I think he’s using the hammock as a bag!

`Amah wee ma way, Amah wee ma way…in the jungle, the mighty jungle…

We have a hammock like that on our indoor cat tree. Tommy likes his more than my cats like ours. Mine prefer the top or the cubbyhole.

Because all jungle cats sleep in stripped hammocks. ;)

Who cares what it is? He looks so darned happy!!

It’s nice to see Tommy so happy in his hammock.

OT:

I have applied at our local no-kill shelter to adopt another cat. The cat I am hoping to get is a black domestic long hair. I’ll keep you all posted as to whether I am deemed worthy of this young gentleman.

I wish I was snuggled in something comfy. Yesterday was not a holiday for my workplace but we got a big snowfall Sunday night so my boss texted me yesterday morning and told me to stay home. No such text this morning so I had to slog through knee deep snow to get here. My pants legs are wet cause my boots aren’t high enough. Yesterday was so much better. Drank hot coco and read a book. Now I’m just chilled through and through. I hate winter.

Tommy, you are the mightiest jungle snuggler. Or at least the biggest and fluffiest.

10/10

I see him sitting in his cave

She naps above him

She doesn’t have a care

He sits there and smiles at me

And I knew (I knew, I knew, I knew, I knew)

They are very happy (happy, happy)

Tommy’s in his lair, Sophie’s way up there

I love that Tommy boy

Oh, and I know just why

He’s such a caring guy

I love that Tommy boy, he is so sweet and kind

Such floof, it blows my mind

(Blows my mind, blows my mind)

- Steve Duboff / Arthur Kornfeld – The Rain, The Park & Other Things – The Cowsills

That actually looks like a scarier perch than the tower.

All cats are happy and it’s beautiful to see!

Georgia posted a thank you in the Lupin wake thread overnight.

Oh, Tommy, you are so adorable!

ICYMI: @Georgia Dunn posted in Sunday’s Lupin’s Wake/Memorial thread late last night:

“All of these memories—so many of them based on real life memories of Lupin—have meant so much to read here. Thank you so much everyone for loving Lupin with our family and holding him in your hearts. Of course, I’ve never been able to explain the comic to the cats, however I hold it up to them or they sleep on my paintings, haha. I hope so much that whenever Lupin is now, he finally can understand the whole picture and know just how many people adored him and what he means to everyone. Thank you for grieving with us and loving him. This was such a beautiful thread to read, I can’t thank you all enough.”

Dear Georgia: Many, MANY metric bonkers’ worth of thanks & much love to you for sharing the lives of Lupin & all the other Good Boys & Girls with us. You make the world a much better place! Continued (((((HUGGZ))))) & PURRRRRRRRRRZ to you & yours… ♥♥♥♥♥

That totally looks like a Tommy add-on. Perhaps he enjoys a breeze?

OT: Onyx’s eye…

Here’s the link to Georgia’s profile page on Gocomics, where the text of her reply to the Lupin Wake and Retrospective also appears: https://www.gocomics.com/profile/2692198

This harks back to the time when wild panthers had to string their own hammocks in the trees

Tommy the mighty hunter. He kills with his wonderful smile. His prey simply cannot resist being overwhelmed by his charm and fall flat in seconds.

I’m envious. Our people furniture does not compare.

The other day Georgia wrote how she was listening to “The Highwayman” over and over while she mourned Lupin. It made me think of how I couldn’t stop hearing a particular song while I was deep in grief over Ginger Tom — “I’d Rather Be a Wanderer”: https://youtu.be/ZkpBGxMhmT8

Poor Tommy, still not allowed anywhere near the cat tower. Having to resort to a bag hung off the cat tower.