OCT 16, 26.. CATS ALIVE.. FERAL and DOMESTIC..

By Cap Chastain October 16, 2026 Cats, Cats-Feral, Guest Contributors, Kathleen 94591, Kleiner Bär, Mary V 85009 1 Comment

Patti had a cat named Puff for many years.  He just “moved in” one day and allowed Patti to stay as well !!  Over the 17 years he was with us, he continued to come and go as he pleased, always returning a couple of hours after each excursion, even responding and checking-in when Patti rang chimes she had hanging on a sliding glass patio door.  

The above photo was NOT Puff, BUT it sure could have been!!

More than a few of you our followers are “Cat Fanciers”.

So why not, yet another, NATIONAL TODAY Holiday about Cats??

We will take a look first at Feral Cats (a new to us cat breed) and then at Domestic Cats.

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FERAL CATS ..

This first section is especially for two of our friends.

Kleiner Bär who, for MANY years, took in and cared for, a small Armada of Feral Cats!!

Mary V 85009 in Phoenix, Arizona. A young age 95 years, Mary is still very active taking care of her Feral Cat Colony.

We are talking about a monumental amount of work!!

Becky Robinson is the founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, a pioneering organization in the feral cat movement. She established National Feral Cat Day in 2001 to raise awareness and promote humane solutions like Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for community cats. Her tireless advocacy has transformed perceptions of feral cats and saved countless lives, making TNR a widely accepted and effective practice.

There are also managed colonies, in which a human, such as Kleiner Bär and Mary V 85009, provide food, water, shelter, and health care for their feral cat colonies.  

Below is the link for you to click in case you would like to read more..

https://nationaltoday.com/national-feral-cat-day/

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DOMESTIC CATS..

Global Cat Day confirms one thing . We have loved cats since the beginning of time, or close to it.

The Ancient Egyptians were the first civilization to harness the glory of the feline. Nearly 4,000 years ago, they domesticated our four-legged friends by keeping them near food stores. This helped control vermin and other pests.

Cats quickly earned a reputation as great hunters. Egyptians worshipped them as gods. Nothing much has changed since the old days.

Thanks 100% to Kathleen..

Who shared the below photos with us. Cats seem to love to look at shows on your local Television produced especially for Cats to view!!

We found this really fun, interesting, fascinating and amazing!!

Yes indeed, below is your link to read more if you wish..

https://nationaltoday.com/global-cat-day/

Cat’s Alive !!

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Cap and Patti

OCT 15, 26.. HANDWASHING.. WENDY’S.. GULLIBLE..

By Cap Chastain October 15, 2026 Gullible-2026, Handwashing, Robb (son), Wendy's 5 Comments

Yes! We know!

Cap and Patti, is this a “Joke”?

Proper handwashing is absolutely vital to our overall health.

Global Handwashing Day was established by the Global Handwashing Partnership to promote handwashing with soap as one of the most cost-effective public health interventions.

We are very fortunate!!

Currently, there are 17 countries where more than 10 million people lack handwashing facilities.

UNICEF estimates that improved handwashing could prevent 700,000 child deaths annually from diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections.

Ignaz Semmelweis (1818–1865) was a Hungarian physician known as an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures.

Working in Vienna in the 1840s, he observed a dramatic reduction in puerperal fever mortality rates when doctors disinfected their hands with chlorinated lime solutions.

Despite initial resistance, his work laid foundational principles for modern hand hygiene and infection control in medical practice, saving countless lives.

IF you want to see the World Health Organization techniques for hand washing click onto the below link to their website.

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=aacddb143e8355b1&sxsrf=APpeQnvz2DEpFM–u7fPpC1mbwqKR2Vnrw:1792048643433&q=World+Health+Organization+hand+washihg+techniques&nfpr=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9ib-2vbuXAxVDyOYEHUcSCbEQvgUoAXoECBQQAg&biw=1600&bih=741&dpr=0.8

To read even more, please click onto the below link to NATIONAL TODAY Holidays..

https://nationaltoday.com/global-handwashing-day/

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WENDY’S..

Our “stockpile” of Wendy’s Frosty Treats is in our refrigerator.

Every evening before bedtime, Patti and I share one Frosty.

We buy them 10 at a time. We use our five Wendy’s Key Tags (that cost $3 a year each). We buy 5 and get 5 free with the Key Tags.

Ten Frosty Treats cost us $8.50.

Fun!

There are no Wendy’s in Lake Havasu City, Arizona!! There is one 20 miles away out on Interstate 40.

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GULLIBLE..

We missed the below two very short Posts from Gullible.

October 13th..

https://gullible-gulliblestravels.blogspot.com/2026/10/autumn.html

October 14th..

https://gullible-gulliblestravels.blogspot.com/2026/10/today.html

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Cap and Patti

Thank You Robb.

Some years ago, our son Robb (1) told Patti and me about the World Health Organization Handwashing procedure AND (2) also about the Wendy’s Key Tag discount tokens.