{"id":1229,"date":"2016-05-11T04:11:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T12:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1229"},"modified":"2016-05-11T04:11:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T12:11:06","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-remember-when-cats-were-the-bad-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1229","title":{"rendered":"Wild and Sometimes Crazy Wednesday\u2014Remember When Cats Were the Bad Guys?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even as a child, I disliked seeing cats in trouble. Yet, in so many cartoons, the cats were the bad guys, the villain, the character with the attitude, the most unlikable character on the screen. Remember Tom and Jerry, Si and Am (the snooty Siamese cats in Lady and the Tramp<\/em>), Sylvester (who was always scheming to get Tweetie bird). It seems that cats were portrayed as mean, conniving or arrogant and condescending or rather stupid.<\/p>\n

Sure, there were some sweet and smart cats in favorite cartoons and books\u2014”Puss in Boots,” “Cat in the Hat”\u2026what about Hello Kitty.<\/p>\n

And now with the YouTube craze, cats are front and center in many ways. While some are ridiculed for their antics and\/or their looks, others are adored for their cuteness.<\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite cartoon kitty, YouTube cat, or storybook cat? In my March 4 blog, I posted a list of cozy mysteries with cats. These stories follow a wide variety of cats through a plethora of adventures. Some of the cats talk, some communicate via mental messages with their person, others just go about their days being catlike and charming, or ornery, or shrewd, or amusing. In fact, I believe Rags, the cat in my Klepto Cat Mysteries, can be all of the above.<\/p>\n

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Klepto Cat Mystery number 17 is ready to download onto your Kindle. Order A \"MEOWvelousWitness-cover-1000px\"MEOWvelous Witness<\/em><\/strong> today. If you\u2019re a reviewer, contact me and I\u2019ll gift you a copy. PLFry620@yahoo.com<\/a>. If you\u2019re a reader and would like to review this book, let me know and I\u2019ll gift you a copy. I\u2019m not asking for a positive review. I\u2019m asking for an honest review. By the way, a review is not a description of the book. It’s your opinion of the story\u2014how it affected you, what you thought of it, whether you would recommend it or not and why. I\u2019ve actually had reader-reviewers reveal the ending of the story. What are they thinking?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the direct link to A MEOWvelous Witness<\/em><\/strong>. https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/MEOWvelous-Witness-Klepto-Mystery-Book-ebook\/dp\/B01FGE25SE?ie=UTF8&keywords=a%20meowvelous%20witness&qid=1462968210&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1<\/a><\/p>\n

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