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Video Offers ‘Purr-Fect’ Way to End the Week

November 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Weary of politics and writing, I decided to end my week in a pretty-close-to-perfect way with Bo, one of the feline office assistants who help keep things hopping at Bob McCarty Writes World Headquarters. Enjoy your weekend!

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Personal-Injury Lawyers Target New Victims: Cats

March 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Watch television for any amount of time, and you’re sure to encounter a personal-injury law firm commercial targeting victims of the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma.  Now, a new feline disease related to excessive mice consumption is the subject of a new advertising campaign.  The disease is known as mouse-o-thelioma, and it’s deadly.  If you own a [...]

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If It’s Time To Eat The Dog, Where’s PETA?

December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

When can a Christmas gift be something extra special to a conservative and more like a lump of coal to a liberal?  When it comes in the form of a book, “TIME TO EAT THE DOG? the real guide to sustainable living,” by Brenda and Robert Vale. Though I have yet to receive a book [...]

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Young Artist’s Work on Display

August 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Every once in a while, I have to ignore the dark side of life (i.e., politics) and focus instead on the arts.  That in mind, below are four drawings completed by my 13-year-old son using the online tools available at OneMotion.com.  Enjoy! At right, “Butters on TV” depicts a frequent occurrence in our family room [...]

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Blogger Offers Behind-the-Scenes Access

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

For those who’ve longed for behind-the-scenes access to Bob McCarty Writes, I offer two photos. The photo above shows my one-year-old cat, Butters, asleep atop my desk next to my computer as I write this post.  A lot of help, he is.  The photo below shows him dreaming about the way things have changed in [...]

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Second New Kitten a ‘Keeper’; Naming Help Wanted

June 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Three days ago in Blogger Adds New Addition to Household, I shared news about two kittens my wife and kids had brought home from a local pet adoption center. That post featured both a photo of the four-month-old gray kitten we had already decided to keep and a caveat (i.e., that I wouldn’t share a [...]

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Depressing Future Awaits Companion Animals

February 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today, I read an article that appeared in yesterday’s Telegraph. It contained this disturbing news: More and more suicidal pets are being prescribed anti-depressants. This news comes only less than a week after a report in the New York Times about the antidepressant Prozac and its cousins, including Paxil and Zoloft, being linked to suicide [...]

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