The Kat House

I am thrilled to have received several new awards!

Mike of Things By Mike presented me with the Good Buzzz Blog Award, which was created to recognize “blogs that have generated a happy hum in the blogosphere. Whether it be for their blog in general, one outstanding, unusual or controversial post, or for something cool the [...]

Cruella spent Wednesday at UT Veterinary Hospital for some hi-tech imaging to stage her mast cell disease.  UT confirmed what her regular doctor told me two weeks ago - the tumor removed from her head was completely excised, and there is no more cancer in her body!  Thanks so much to all of you for [...]

I just made the move to paid hosting!  Please be patient, as it may take me several days to get everything set up just the way I’d like.  Many thanks to Mike for helping me get settled into my new digs!

I’ve yet to find a photo to confirm my suspicions, but I honestly believe I came straight from the womb toting a set of encyclopedias. I’ve been a nerd since Day One.
My mom has a photo of me at about 9 months of age. I’m sprawled out on the living room floor “reading” [...]

I had quite the surprise waiting when I checked in on Garry Conn Dot Com tonight.
I recently entered Garry’s Viral Video Fever contest. Up for grabs was Charles Trippy’s complete Viral Video Fever tutorial set - a $294 value. The set is donated by Charles Trippy and Joel Comm, and autographed by Charles [...]

Mike Neel posted an adorable video of his two daughters playing Guitar Hero 3.
If you enjoy speed painting, be sure to check out the Jack Sparrow and Optimus Prime videos posted by Aaron.
I recently wrote a review of Sunday Scribblings for BlogsWeLuv.  If you’re interested in a weekly writing challenge, check out my review and [...]

About six months ago, my parents announced that they no longer wanted to celebrate the holidays with family. They told us to make other plans, as they would be doing their own thing for future holidays. Don’t worry; it’s fine with me. My parents live 10 minutes away, and I see them [...]

I just discovered a great site called thisisby.us, where you can share your writing with the world. Both fiction and nonfiction are accepted, and writings can previously have been published elsewhere. The writer maintains the copyright. You’re free to post whatever you’d like, as long as it is your original work.
Readers vote [...]

It’s time once again to reveal a few of the recent Google search terms that have brought readers to my blog, as well as my thoughts on each.
“Nicest perfume ever”
Loving perfume as I do, I have a fairly large collection of fragrances. I don’t like strong, overpowering scents. I tend to go for [...]

Garry Conn and David Cooley recently launched RadioBlogTalk, a syndicated internet talk show all about blogging!  There have been four exciting episodes so far, and new episodes are posted each Monday.  I really enjoy the show, and I’m sure you will too.
On this week’s episode, the guys talk about guest blogging.  As you know, I [...]