Blogs Posts on "Black Cats"
Friday The 13th by May vision of You be the death of me. on Nov 13, 2009Ahhhhhhhh! Satan and death and blood and the end of the world! Ahhhhhhhh! Ok, I’m done with that. Friday the 13th. Why do we make a big deal out of this stuff? Do people actually have worse luck because it is the 13th? Personally, I...
Black cat lore by All the Creatures on Oct 30, 2009Black cats and Halloween seem to be connected at the hip. How and when did black cats become associated with evil, witches and bad luck? Most of the folklore about black cats can be traced to the early settlers in the USA. Before that time any colore...
Why Black Cats are the Best by Cat Chat on Oct 28, 2009Ever since high school, me and black (male) cats have had a thing goin' on. I say that tongue-in-cheek, but it is true. When I was around 14 years old, I was walking home from school and a very cute, long-haired black cat followed me home. I tried...
Cats and Witchcraft by Cat Chat on Oct 27, 2009For centuries, cats have been associated with witches. Our modern minds recognize that the days of truly believing in cats and women as instruments of the devil are long gone, representing days of ignorance and cruelty at which we can only shake our...
Black Cats and How You Can Save Them by Fun Animal Facts to Save Animals on Oct 27, 2009Fun Black Cat FactI couldn't find any actual research to back up this fact but there is a lot of anecdotal research from vets and pet owners (myself included) that report black cats are the most affectionate colour of cats. Fuego, my black cat featur...
Do Completely Black Cats Exist Anymore? by Cat Chat on Oct 26, 2009Think about it. When have you ever seen an all-black cat? I mean a cat without a single white hair. Unless you frequent cat shows, I'll bet you've never seen one. The reason for this (being an aficionado of black cats, I noticed this a long time...
The Other Cat, the dead one; a Halloween tale by Scholars & Rogues on Oct 25, 2009On October 31, 1989, I was teaching my 8th-grade reading class a good and simple lesson. “In your writing, try to avoid absolutes,” I said. “Don’t use words such as always, never, and impossible. It’s much better to say something is highly...
Sunderland sign England striker Bent by Soccer News Info on Aug 5, 2009Sunderland finally completed their club record 10 million pounds swoop for Tottenham striker Darren Bent on Wednesday. The 25-year-old had become increasingly frustrated after Tottenham’s transfer demands forced him to wait for over a week to m...
Bent has medical at Sunderland by Soccer News Info on Aug 3, 2009Tottenham striker Darren Bent is on the verge of signing for Sunderland after undergoing a medical with the Premier League club. The Black Cats initially moved for Bent more than a week ago, but the deal seemed to have stalled as Spurs chairman Danie...
England striker´s Twitter rant reveals Spurs rift by Soccer News Info on Jul 31, 2009England striker Darren Bent found himself in hot water after apparently using internet networking site Twitter to blast Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy for failing to rubber-stamp his proposed move to Sunderland. Bent, 25, went online to hit out at Le...
