12.26.09 2ndAnnivFisher

What a remarkable day this is. I am yawning and laughing at the same time. Looking back over the last two years – where we started and where we got to – can be pretty darn tiring and completely exhilarating all at once.
We have had fits and frustrations over the why’s and wherefore’s of keeping up a web site. We are still trying to get it all sorted out. But today. we forget about the tears and only remember the laughter. We are motivated and excited. Most of all, we are having fun. This adventure will not come to an end anytime soon!
Thank you to our readers and all the wonderful critters who write to Ask Fisher for advice. Thanks to my editor and his staff, my advice column continues to publish in the tbt* Tampa Bay Times. Without you all, we would surely lose momentum.
Just for kicks and with a slight bit of embarrassment, I thought it would be fun to re-post (without re-editing) my very first blog. The only difference is we added a photo to show how intimidated I really was. tee hee

Fish best with flower

First post ever 12.26.07

Hello world!

Hello!
My name is Fisher.

This is my fist blog and I am very excited to talk with you. I decided to start this blog in order for us “pets” to discuss matters that are important to us in our world. To me, the idea of getting advice is to get another perspective on things that concern us.
What qualifies me to give advice, you might ask? I have been a cat for at least 6 lifetimes now, and have seen some pretty interesting stuff, met some interesting people, and been in some strange situations. For some reason, through all this, I have developed an ability to tune in to other beings. I suppose you could call me a kitty psychic, but you can just about imagine what the talk shows would do with that one! I don’t think your humans would be happy about that at all! Some of them don’t realize how much we think about things and have opinions about things, and oh yeah – have reasons for our actions.
We love our humans an awful awful lot and most of us are really really happy with them, but sometimes we just want to express ourselves without them suddenly up and changing our cat food because we are acting a little weird that day.
This blog is all about community – you might want to tell a funny story about your human, or your sibling, or the other pets in your household. You might want to whine a little. Admit it – we all do that at some time or other. You might want to ask your new community why your human insists on putting bows in hair, or whose idea was it to decide that you are Irish on St Paddy’s day anyway?? Why not go where you can really share with others of like mind. Your humans do it. You can too. Just ask.

Your friend,
Fisher

What does Christmas mean to you?




What doe Christmas mean to you?

We send you wishes of great joy, warm homes, adoring people, and endless love. Oh, and toss in some daily humor, too.

Your friends,
Fisher and staff


Reason #1 to be thankful today….

The puppy with the big ears

The puppy with the big ears

Thank you all who entered the contest, giving me lots of fun and ideas for more contests! I hope you all enjoyed it and will come back to see what I come up with next!

Winner, Roscoe, sent in a letter regarding his dangerous temptation. The letter first goes off to the news editor and after it is published in the paper, it will appear in my blog. Stay tuned!

And by the way, how did you like the contest? Should we do another one?


April 10th: Find ways to celebrate ASPCA Day in your community!




It’s almost here and what to do?

  1. Wear Something Orange! The official color and you can search your closets.
  2. Hang Up an ASPCA Day Poster. Download special posters.
  3. Take the pledge to help fight animal cruelty. Get your badge.
  4. Talk to your local ASPCA group to find out how you can help.


Just about everything you need to know about celebrating and communicating the seriousness of this event is found at ASPCA.org and it goes on throughout the month of April.