Friday Cat Blogging – 20 March 2009

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On the left, Inkblot is worried that Congress will consider him a fat cat and tax his evening dinner bonus away. I told him it actually counts as straight salary in his case, so no worries. On the right, we have a rare shot of Domino actually walking somewhere. It’s not that she never does this, just that it’s hard to take a picture of it since she instantly makes a beeline for the camera if she sees it pointed in her direction. This time I caught her just in time.