Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for January 27, 2025

Oh Pucky Bear…..Not even Goodnight Moon? She promises she’ll go to bed, maybe.

Well, I certainly would not like it if my love for literature was being thwarted.

Hmmm . . . why do I have the feeling this is drawn from life?

It’s great that you’re a reader . . . but, nope! Bedtime is bedtime.

It’s not the love of literature, it’s the love of staying up and thwarting the adults.

Hmm, reminds me of, “Help help, I’m being repressed.”

Get that cat a flashlight for under the covers.

Any idea what OZ could be reading? Maybe The Big Book of Mischief?

She certainly isn’t reading Pucky’s Big Book of Nope.

I don’t usually identify with Ora Zella, but that is the story of my childhood, minus the understanding parent.

I’m having the opposite problem with Gracie tonight. She’s started climbing on me to go to bed before I can get ready. LOL She used to wait for me to get the lights off, CPAP mask on and covers…but lately she just hops on. Then she gets annoyed when she gets dislodged while I do all of that. But what a wonderful way to prepare for bed.

I didn’t think OZ would be a reader.

OZ, you know there was nothing written in that notebook!

Her hatred of going to bed when it’s time is evident.

The flattened ears are among my favourite details. For you squee-ers, see Pucky’s little white patch.

Awwwww Ora’s little fangs and cat’s pajamas in panel 3!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEELICIOUS!!!!!!!♡〜٩( ˃́▿˂̀ )۶〜♡

I often feel the same about bedtime. It’s the pits having to go to bed, especially if you’re reading an intriguing book.

Ora has got to be a tortie.

I always hate having to say goodnight to a great book.

I’m surprised that it’s Lupin complaining and having Angry Eyebrows about this and not Elvis.

Aw, smol Tortie Tail.

Oh Cat, and here I thought OZ and I didn’t have anything in common! I approve!

Me never see any rambunctious little ones wanting to reads anytheengs. Not theirs nature. It usually the quieter types that goes for books.

Aw, Papa takes such good care of Ora Zella.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile (Classic Edition)

Elvis-Anum: So you’ve been writing your story down from the beginning?

Mag-Lor: Yes. I don’t know if anyone will ever read it, but I would like to share it.

Beatrixia: I would love to see it.

Mag-Lor: It’s in Tengwar script, not everyone can read it.

Elvis-Anum: I can. I learned Elvish during my travels in my youth.

Mag-Lor: You did the Dancing Corsair training?

Elvis-Anum: Yes. I learned many languages then.

Mag-Lor: Then would you like to transcribe the scrolls?

Elvis-Anum: Absolutely! You have a story that needs to be told!

Beatrixia: And that means you would need to return here when the scrolls have been completed.

Mag-Lor: Not a problem. I think I would enjoy some more Xanadu Honey and exquisite cheeses.

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: Since the hour grows late, I propose you spend enjoy our evening entertainment and stay overnight.

Fe-Anaro: Thank you most kindly, Your Majesty. We will take our leave of you on the morrow.

Off to bed, youngin’! We adults need to talk about how to keep you out of trouble and figure out what distracts you!

Cats have bedtimes?

So, what book could she be reading?

When my kids were old enough to start school I told them that they didn’t have a bedtime anymore. They could stay up as late as they wanted as long as they stayed in bed and read. There were conditions though. They had to keep their grades up, get up in the morning the first time I called, and not act fussy or cranky.

Why yes, all of them grew up loving books.

A lot of children should be more her XXX

OZ I can relate. I hate going to bed when I am reading a good book.

This reminds me that when I was a kid my bedroom was upstairs. When I was supposedly in bed sleeping my parents would still be awake, downstairs, so they couldn’t see the light under the closed door to my room. But if I heard one of them come up the stairs I’d quickly turn the light off. I never heard them say one word about the odd click they heard as they came up the stairs. Either they didn’t notice it, or they didn’t care, or maybe — this just dawned on me — they would walk up the stairs just to get me to turn the light off.

Thanks for all the well wishes yesterday. Made it Saint Louis with a safe flight. Reading on my tablet so commenting is not so easy as with my computer.

Love her little fangs…

Lupin the voice of reason?

I used to read under the covers with a flashlight! :-) What a problem, huh…

Little kitty jams.

She should master lucid dreaming, and have herself dream about reading a book.

During the summer, if I had a great book, I would read all night until I heard my dad’s alarm go off at 6. Then I would quickly and quietly turn out my light and go to sleep. Of course my mother was in bright and early to wake me, and I had to wake up happy and start my day. ::She smiles::

We need a tshirt with Ora zella screaming Help! my love of literature is being thwarted!

Oh come on, just bop his nose and send him to bed like any real cat would do.

“Help! Help! I’m being repressed!”

Sis: Relatable, Puck is definitely an authoritative parent and that is the healthiest type of parent

OMC! Chaos Baby loves reading?! And I thought I couldn’t be any more in love with her!

I may have made my near-sightedness worse reading with a flashlight under the covers. So we made a rule: The kids could stay up as late as they wanted if reading by proper light. They had to get up on time, without protest. Both have had perfect vision all their lives (now in their thirties) in spite of both parents being nearsighted.

This hits way too close to home. I hated bedtime because it always came at the most exciting part of whatever book I was reading. Found out real quick that the hallway light gave enough light to continue reading. Got caught reading after bedtime quite often. No dessert, no TV, and other punishments wouldn’t keep me from reading – even after bedtime. Later on – used a flashlight and made sure bedroom door was locked at night. One blessing – only girl so I had my own bedroom. Even now I still read from about midnight to about 3 am and am so glad I’m retired. And thank goodness for Kindle and dark mode.

How about “Soft kitty, warm kitty..”

I suspect my number of digits is greater than the number of times I’ve gone to bed and not read a book/Kindle.

OT: New ‘Snow Sez’ today

Reading a book is always an excellent excuse for not doing pretty much anything.

OZ reading instead of sleeping is kinda relatable. Sometimes you just don’t wanna sleep cuz you aren’t tired so you just read till like an hour before midnight (anyone?? no? just me)

wait how do you @ people i don’t know how

I have mentioned before that Ora Zella’s diction is extremely advanced for her age.

I would say reading a book about sleeping is a pretty cunning loophole.

i’m thinking her digit in the last panel is a “1 more minute” sign to puck

When we were told to “lights out” we would ask if we could continue to read until the end of the chapter. If no, then until the sentence ended at the bottom of the page. That was usually a yes that allowed us to continue to the end of the chapter. I don’t think we fooled anyone but ourselves with that method.

Right now, I’m rereading Advise and Consent for the umpteenth time. It concerns 4 US Senators and their struggle with an unscrupulous President and Supreme Court Justice over a prospective Cabinet nominee. Amazingly prescient for a book published in 1959. If you like reading about U.S. Senators, I cannot recommend highly enough John F. Kennedy’s nonfiction Profiles in Courage, published in 1956 while he was a Senator himself.

Puck, kitten thwarting is not permitted!

Classic. I know kids who do this to avoid taking naps.