Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for January 02, 2025

So if Kit wants to do a “Fly me to the moon” with Angora….. at least they’ll have someplace to stay once they get there.

Be sure to save the car keys and the bank passwords. From him.

…I also need to know what cat civilization is doing in Antarctica, and I’m concerned that the answer is probably “chasing the penguins”.

But I would give it all up for one smol cardboard box,

Why does the moon need fish oil? I sense more future episodes!!

Keep stealing from him. He needs a big lesson.

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

At the Whispering Oak Farm

Puck: We shouldn’t be out here, but I suppose this is necessary.

Beatrix: I’m sure it will be alright. Here’s Diane Filly. Hello, Diane!

Diane: Hi, Bea! Long time no see. Who are your friends?

Beatrix: This is Ora Zella, and her ancestor from long ago, Ora Z. And my ancestor Beatrixia, and your ancestor Diana Filly.

Diane: Ooh! Diana, you’re a legend in the family.

Diana: That’s great. You’re no slouch yourself.

Puck: We’re looking for the Robber Mice.

Diana: They’re all here.

Violet: What do you need, Puck?

Puck: Beatrixia, Diana, and Ora Z seem to have traveled to us by way of some Space Time Fabric, and they need to get back.

Vi: I remember when our Tommy traveled back to Ancient Egypt when he accidentally came across a Space-Time Anemone (July 13, 2022). My Nana Infinity helped him to get back.

Beatrix: Are there any more Space-Time Anemones?

Vi: I’m not sure. Nana Infinity brought most of them back with her. But I think the bees of the Xanadu Hive may be able to help.

At the Xanadu Hive

Kira Worker Bee: There is the story about my ancestor making honey from a Space-Time Anemone. But it disappeared and no one knows where it is.

Violet: It would be most likely at some magical place.

Beatrixia: And we all know the most magical place anywhere or anywhen!

All: The library!

Angora, can you design a safe place for your father, Brad and Dr. Mittens? They have proven they only want to cause dispicable deeds. Snowballe Taggert is BAD.

Ger rich quick, hm? I wonder if Snowball is selling time shares on Mars?

What reason could an evil genius have to live without dastardly deeds to plot and crooked deals to plan?

That boy needs a hobby. I suggest jigsaw puzzles. All my cats loved those, plus they come in boxes(!), although they would get annoyed when I put all the pieces together so they couldn’t play with them.

Congratulations, Snowball! You’ve acquired a guardian who will now give you an allowance and room and board (in a really cushy place). She’ll probably even put up with your attitude. [Insert standard disclaimer about lack of actual knowledge here]

Meanwhile, over in the Grumbling Room, we are making preparations for shutting it down (although we’re not putting a whole lot of effort into it and we’ve not actually made much progress), but the snack tables are still up (they are obviously well built, as a normal table would have buckled from the weight long ago), loaded with leftovers from various New Year’s parties and whatever new recipes that everyone has been waiting to try and decided that the new year is as good a time as any to give it a go. We will not, of course, turn away any tried and true recipes, because you never quite know how the new ones (experimental ones) will turn out.

So, let the feast continue, in blessed ignorance of all thing Soap Opera related!

What, will this film stretch out to th’ crack of doom? I must hie me to the Grumbling Room, lest I corrupt myself with seeing more of it.

Ah, Snowball is acting like a three-year-old human child who wants a cookie, but mom said ‘no’.

He’s hit the ceilin’ on wheelin’ and dealin’, and needs to be pealin’ about some healin’.

Should there be a TommyBaum at the artificial tree farm, or would that hurt his feelings. (I know, parallel universes.) My TommyBaum’s staying lit until Epiphany, then going to the garage for storage. Other Orbsters?

O T: Sunday: My net is affected badly by the weather. So I won’t be on because the is to be wet.

Call the, Waaamblance, for Mr. Crybaby Cat!

Now that Angora has control of all of Snowball’s assets, is it safe for their mother to come out of hiding?

I’m confused. If Snowball really did have all those assets, why didn’t he sell off a few of them? Did he know that none of them belonged to him? I thought it was just the artificial woods that belonged to Snowbelle. Did the bank seize the rest of his property? Did she buy it back from the bank? If she bought it from him, then wouldn’t he get all the money she paid for it?

Hope you (your connection) dry out soon.

Feeeeeeelin’s. Whoa whoa whoa feeeeeelin’s

Angora is a much better person – ’er I mean cat – than I am.

Angora is too generous. He’ll be up to some scheme again soon.

Probably on two episodes left in this Pawmark holiday special. Then, the long dry spell until the next holiday season.

Lasso the Moon! (Lil stomp)

Did Angora acquire the restaurant on the moon?

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I’ve been there once; great food, but no atmosphere.

Angora is much nicer than I am. I’d tell Snowball to go live with Dr. Mittens and/or That Guy Brad, since he’s so fond of them.

I somehow doubt their stake in the moon was spearheaded by Taggart personally, because I highly doubt he has the smarts necessary to get anything safely to the moon. So either one of the smarter members of their family was behind it, or it’s an inheritance.

A great start to 2025!

BUT!!! Did you remember to squeeze the Charmin?

(All the children in the audience are looking at each other like the RCA Dog, scratching their heads, while their little uneducated minds are trying to figure out what I am referencing.)

Anxio ergo sum.

What he really meant is that he lives to make others sad and miserable.

“But… I enjoy burning money!”

Take up writing novels. I call it a get-poor-slowly scheme.

Wheelin’, dealin’ feelings don’t belong here!!!

I love that Angora is the hero! Don’t see that enough in real life!

Still plenty of odd jobs Mr. T. can do to keep up the place(s)! And plenty of leftover black eyed peas for creative hors d’oeuvres in the Grumbling Room!

That is quite an empire the Taggarts have. No wonder they said a million was pocket change.

I saw a special on TV, several years ago, about a billionaire who was so good at investing that he always made money, no matter what the economy was doing. It was his whole life, the only thing he could do, or wanted to do. He didn’t do anything with the money, except make money. What an incredibly empty life.

OT: Bird Flu

Somebody asked about precautions to take to help protect our fur babies from exposure to bird flu. A large mega poultry farm in central Ohio had to kill over a million of their chickens due to bird flu. The wildlife authorities have been testing dead birds and several from my county tested positive for bird flu.

They interviewed a Wildlife Officer on the news. He said bird flu is mainly spread through droppings, so that means the most likely way people bring the virus into their homes is on their shoes. He recommended making sure to remove shoes before entering the house, then clean and disinfect the shoes before wearing them again.

Unfortunately, he didn’t offer any advice about bird feeders. We’re expecting our first major snow of the season Sunday through Monday. I think I’ll fill the feeders before the snow starts.

I still have an uneasy feeling. Sometimes good cats can’t imagine the lengths to which bad cats will go.

I have several questions about this strip

Swaneaters might be coming back sometime soon. Not sure, but Georgia shared a post on the BCN Facebook page from the Swaneaters Facebook page. All it said was “Testing… 1… 2…”, but it seems promising. She had said at one time she did have some strips done, but she wanted to have them all done before she started posting to GoComics again so she wouldn’t have to worry about another break. I know she said it is a story with an ending, but not sure how far from the ending she was before she had to take a break.

Will someone please point ars731 to the list of characters? Many thanks.

She ruined his life with kindness. Honestly I thought she’d just tell him off but having to answer to someone and be honest is a greater hell for him.