Catnapping Has the following happened to you? You’re at home waiting anxiously for your Amazon package to arrive. Then you receive an alert on your phone that includes a photo showing you it has indeed landed. In a minute you open your front door, look down, and………. It’s there. Except your cat, who you justContinue reading “Porch Pirates”
Category Archives: Felines
Escape From New York
All Out Effort It’s been a very cold winter in the Northeast. So when one cat’s flight to Florida was canceled, she took matters into her own paws and made a dash for the next flight to the Sunshine State. At least that’s what The Chester Chronicles believes. Ellen Russell of Flushing, NY and herContinue reading “Escape From New York”
Fat Cats
Oh Oh Oh Ozempic What do Amy Schumer, Oprah, Kelly Clarkson, Elon Musk and any number of other celebrities have in common with your overweight cat? Yes, they are all living the good life but your flabby furball may also join them soon in using a GLP-1 drug to lose weight. You might know GLP-1Continue reading “Fat Cats”
Unequal Justice
Size Matters “It’s not the size of the dog cat in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog cat.” Mark Twain (as edited by a cat) Law enforcement recently discovered that Mark Twain was correct, though it doesn’t hurt to be a large feline. In Thailand, a small cat named NubContinue reading “Unequal Justice”
Going Dutch
Shanghaied in Amsterdam We recently went on a vacation to the Netherlands. Just my wife, Genifer, our youngest daughter, Lily, and I. At least that’s what we thought. Our cat Chester had other ideas. I broke the news of our pending trip to him a few days before we left. Not one for liking change,Continue reading “Going Dutch”
Hijacking High Jinks: The Purrfect Story of Airline Chaos
I Want To Go to There Back in the 1960s and early 70s, it was a thing to hijack U.S. airliners and force the crews to fly them to Cuba. Now, one particular cat has turned hijacking on its head. A Ryanair flight was getting ready to take off from Rome for Germany when crewContinue reading “Hijacking High Jinks: The Purrfect Story of Airline Chaos”
Catlateral Damage
Bombs Away If you see a cat strolling through the airport, don’t assume it’s lost. It might be doing the same thing you are, getting on a plane for vacation. This summer a cat named Harry, was found wandering Boston’s Logan International Airport. For three weeks his humans thought the 8-year-old cat went missing fromContinue reading “Catlateral Damage”
Natural Phenomena
Shake Rattle and Roll Recently we’ve experienced a couple of natural phenomena that we don’t usually get in Connecticut; neither of which impressed our cat, Chester. The first was a 4.8 earthquake that hit nearby New Jersey, the largest such event in that state in more than 200 years. I have my doubts about thatContinue reading “Natural Phenomena”
Black Cat Friday Food Sale
Brand Loyalty If you think that dogs are more loyal than cats, you’re wrong. Not only are felines just as attached to their human owners as canines, but a couple of black cats have shown they’re just as devoted to a particular grocery store. First the science – A 2019 study by Oregon State UniversityContinue reading “Black Cat Friday Food Sale”
Computer Hacks
Crypto Cats A study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Veteran Affairs has a number of issues it needs to deal with in order to better serve our veterans. Cats are not one of them, but they should be. Major areas of concern according to the GAO are health care,Continue reading “Computer Hacks”
The Chester Chronicles 