Podcasts about clowder

This week's show, after a 1987 For Against frill: brand new Swervedriver, Bob Mould, The Chills, Robert Forster, Jesse Welles, Pale Lights, and Clowder, plus The Creation, Bo Diddley, Phil Ochs, Archie Bell & the Drells, Otis Redding, Linton Kwesi John...

Musician Comfort Cat, Poet Thomas Fucaloro and the hosts Vijay R. Nathan and Doug Cala have a round table.

Jamie shares some insight on some cat employment and Alyssa debuts her new segment - Alyssa Lynn's TikTok Corner!Write us some of your cringe stories at nervouslaughterpodcast@gmail.comThe socials: Instagram | Facebook | TwitterSources:“Cats of Disney: The Kingdom's Kitty Keepers” - Disney Tourist Blog - https://www.disneytouristblog.com/cats-disney/ “Cat” by Muriel Beadle https://books.google.com/books?id=tnjgqpNKYksC&lpg=PA93&dq=%22post%20office%20cats%22&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=%22post%20office%20cats%22&f=false “Brief History of Post Office Cats” - Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-post-office-cats-180958061/ “Post Office Cats” - The Postal Museum https://www.postalmuseum.org/cats/ Pookie, you look absolutely fire: https://www.tiktok.com/@campbellhuntpuckett/video/7329200211958517022

"some cats are very efficient at retrieving but you can't train them to do it"

Clowder is a noun that refers to a group of cats.  Coming from a Middle English word for ‘a mass' or ‘a rock,' our word of the day is used in the same way the word ‘pack' is used to describe a gathering of wolves. Here's an example of clowder in use: That large clowder of cats outside made me a little uneasy at first, but there's something about cats that just melt my heart even when they're feral and trying to nip at your ankles. 

In episode 100 we discuss Authenticity with TransCapybara (she/her) ✔ GUEST PROMOS ✔ ▶ Transcapybara (or Capy for short) is GenderMeowster's actual real life wife! A lovely woman, software engineer, parent, and all around fantastic person. You can find her occasionally joining in on streaming shenanigans or handing Meowster food off-camera. You can connect with her in Meowster's Clowder discord server: https://discord.gg/meowster  YOUTUBE VERSION More specific show notes in the Youtube description: https://youtu.be/a74aviypurQ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/GenderMeowster --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/genderful/support

Who knew video games were this popular? And we celebrate a particular kind of cat. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GenderMeowster (they/them) is a white, trans masc, nonbinary, AuDHD, mobility aid using, disabled content creator on Twitch, YouTube, and social media platforms. They, along with their friends, curate and maintain the Meowster's Clowder discord server, Trans101 content on social media, and host and produce the Genderful Talk Show! Their online community is an intersectional 2SLGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, disabled, BIPOC-forward, plural, and alterhuman friendly space and we welcome people with these identities and our allies.Gender Federation is a stream team and mutual aid fundraising entity created by GenderMeowster that hosts events to raise direct mutual aid for trans people seeking gender affirming surgeries. Please follow us on socials for both @GenderMeowster and @GenderFederation to learn more and keep up with our events and activities.Recurring events:Nov 20 every year - Trans Day of Remembrance (stream)March 31 every year - Trans Day of Visibility (stream)Mon-Thursday weekly - streams on https://twitch.tv/GenderMeowsterDaily - discord community: https://discord.gg/meowsterLinks:GenderMeowster links: https://linktr.ee/GenderMeowsterGender Federation links: https://linktr.ee/genderfederationBecome a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/GenderMeowster?fan_landing=true Support the showTwitter: GenderStoriesInstagram: GenderStoriesHosted by Alex IantaffiMusic by Maxwell von RavenLogo by Lior Effinger-Weintraub

Angry duck love, Auditory relief, Long live taurine, Biography of a spy, Cat domesticity, Margarita burns, Tractor beam science. Jennifer, Angie, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 6/16/2023. Please consider supporting this ad-free content on Patreon.

In Episode 73, we discuss the creation of “Meowster's Clowder” with GenderMeowster (they/them) GUEST'S PROMO GenderMeowster (they/them) is the founder of this podcast. https://linktr.ee/GenderMeowster CONTENT WARNINGS Job loss, COVID-19, Anti-queer and anti-trans discrimination, Dysphoria, Internalized ableism, Mental health, American politics LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Coast Salish, Ojibwa, Dakota EPISODE DETAILS Today's show is hosted by Atlas O Phoenix (they/them) TRANSCRIPTION https://share.descript.com/view/0DoVjQLyeq9 (please try again if asked for log-in) SHOW NOTES GM on My Dad Stole My Limelight (by Lauren Deborah): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s3-e4-gendermeowster-with-transcapybara/id1549773210?i=1000560229846 Throne: https://throne.me/u/GenderMeowster/wishlist Plural kit: https://pluralkit.me/ Atlas' website: https://beautifulboi.com Surgery grants: https://bit.ly/TransFunding22 PODCAST LINKS Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GenderMeowster?fan_landing=true Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/gendermeowster PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GenderMeowster Twitch - https://twitch.tv/GenderMeowster Discord - https://discord.gg/meowster YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/GenderMeowster?sub_confirmation=1 LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/GenderMeowster Twitter - https://twitter.com/GenderfulPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genderfulpod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087646186533 Website - https://www.genderfulpodcast.com/ Podcast YouTube Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRxYpHg9FcZC9Ua7D3AWeop-IkuDxAs9c Merch - https://www.redbubble.com/people/genderMeowster/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent Descript Referral - https://www.descript.com/?lmref=NaoIoQ Contact - GenderfulPodcast@gmail.com ARTISTS CREDIT Theme song “Hope” - FreeRangeMegs aka SOMA GenderMeowster logo - Thats_Barnaby Video, logo, promo, and thumbnail graphics editing - TransGriffin Pre-show wrangler and co-producer - Juice_Tex Audio editing - Alexis Vandom Co-hosting and Intro mixing - Atlas O Phoenix Podcast social media manager - Queer2Help Host, Producer, and Executive Producer - GenderMeowster Genderful is the intellectual property of GenderMeowster All rights reserved --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/genderful/support

To explore what it means to be human, Ben and Tao play with a pussy - a personified cat with an AI drone sidekick - while befriending wannabe artistic bipedal robots in feline post-apocalyptic, post-Homo sapiens adventure tale, Stray. It's not all highfalutin social commentary though, they do get to remote detonate mutant bacteria with a light gun strapped to their teeny weeny cat vests. Analysis includes discussion of dystopian storytelling and tropes, the role of animals in games, children's storybooks, whether art is a uniquely human venture, Tom Hanks, prison escapes in games, plus Ben shares why he's not fond of cats or domesticated animals in general. As usual, some major story spoilers towards the end of the pod. If you're going to play it, it's recommended you do so before listening.Content Warning: PEGI 12. Cursing. Animal cruelty. Egregious cockney accents.Clarifications:* All music for Stray was composed by Yann van der Cruyssen* The collective noun for cats is, apparently, a ‘Clowder'. Doesn't roll off my tongue either. The collective noun Ben used, ‘Posse', is ‘a group of people armed with legal authority', for instance, policemen.* The Road is a dystopian novel by Cormac McCarthy. There's nothing ‘basic' about it. Ben regrets the term!* The book Tao is clutching for is not ‘The Earth Remains', an entirely different and unrelated novel by Shelley Burchfield, but sci-fi classic, Earth Abides, a 1949 American post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by George R. Stewart. It tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and the emergence of a new culture with simpler tools.* Kurt Zouma's personal contact details are… not really going to be published here. That was a joke. Read the room, or alternatively, this article about his crimes against cats.* Here's details on the prevention of migraines using vitamin B2, riboflavin.* Machinarium was not from Annapurna Interactive, it was Amanita Design. It was released in 2009.* Tom Hank's new movie is called A Man Called Otto* Prison escape features in Fable 1 and 3, but it's also a story element in Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, The Witcher 2, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Deus Ex, Dragon Age: Origins, Resistance 3, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Dishonored to name just a few.Audio extracts:* Machinarium soundtrack by Tomas Dvorak* Prey* DePresno ft. Liv Dawson - Gold* Cats (2019)* Transporter 2* Half Life 2* Minions* Vinnie Jones and Ross Kemp in Extras* Jason Statham* Ocean's 11 and Ocean's 12 soundtracks, by David Holmes* The Quarantine Zone (20 Years Later) from The Last of Us OST by Gustavo Santaolalla* The Sixth Sense* Superbad* LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring* John Prine - Pretty Good* The Lion King* Eddie Vedder's ‘Tuolumne' from Into The Wild* Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2* Fallout 4 OST - Main Theme* The Police - Every Breath You Take* Alone Too Long - Daryl Hall and John Oates* Fable* Shawshank Redemption OST* Escape from Alcatraz* Blaktrix - Ironfist* Castaway* The Witcher* A Man Called Otto* Max Payne* Snowpiercer* Alex Jones ranting* Squeeze - Cool for Cats* Goat Simulator trailer* Halo Infinite - Zeta Halo* The Eternal Cylinder OST* Cats and Dogs - Dr Syntax and Pete CannonSubstack: Sign up free to read our reviews and commentary at www.pixelvision.netTwitter: @pixelvizEmail: pixelvisionpodcast@gmail.com Get full access to Pixel Vision at www.pixelvision.net/subscribe

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Episode 68 - Slides and SassCount Eugenia Rutalowska of the Count's Corporeal Carpet Cleaning Company needs assistance due to a logistical mishap i.e. instead of carpet cleaner they now have cabernet.Management Consultants’ advice: sass, backchat, no brain socks, mean puppets, nude hands, onesies only, give glove puppets a chance, competitive hate, pop up bar experience, cabernet clubhouse, mash pope, canyams, reward slides.Content Warning for:Emotional abuseBullying/tauntingAlcohol & alcoholismViolence & injuryVicarious embarrassment.Discussion of: death, poisoning, self-recrimination.Mentions of: trauma (inc. childhood trauma), gambling, guns.SFX: sobbing, high pitched sounds, bells.Transcript: https://cutt.ly/ucp8vsfSpecial thanks to Sadie Moon for this episode's Brief Submission and this week's Patrons: V Guest, Fiona Porter, Archimedes 871, Annabelle M, CJ, Cowboyhell, Timothy LaGrone, Jen Amico, Sean Hurley, monstrous venus, Madeleine Wenc, Hyst, Plim Flatterband, Daniel Prehm, Charlotte Farquhar, Catherine Cerny, emrys lee, iriki, Miles Frankel, deirdre, Lea F., Kat Lancaster, Eric Silva, Rebekah Paerels, Julian Sanchez, Leah Hunter, Kiri Baildon-Smith, Bonnie-Jo MacLeod, Noa Jamie Remus, Emilie Clifford, Ruby Mitchell, Carol McPherson, Jules Schaefer, Bradlee Allen, Azra, Jasper Vega, Audrey Salo, Nora, Sara Clark, Georgia Wilson, Clowder of One, Abby G, Elliot G Grace, ZeekiZeii, Harley Powell, Alandrea, Rowan Krieghbaum, ty, Colleen Moore.If you'd like to join them be sure to visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Created by Tim Meredith and Ben MeredithProduced by Katie SeatonExecutive Producer Alexander J NewallPerformances:I.M.O.G.E.N: Imogen HarrisDavid 7: Ben MeredithTrexel Geistman: Tim MeredithHartro Piltz: Jenny HaufekEditing: Maddy Searle and Michelle SnowMusic: Samuel DF JonesArtwork: Anika KhanMastering: Jeffrey Nils GardnerFeatured SFX: sgcardinal, bbrocer, martian, EminYILDIRIM, RoganMcDougald, MrAuralization, dobroide, kyles, InspectorJ, draftcraft, AnLorenzo & previously credited artists via freesound.org. Original Foley by Maddy Searle.Subscribe using your podcast software of choice or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribe and be sure to rate and review us online; it really helps us spread across the galaxy.Check out our merchandise, available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.Join our community:WEBSITE: www.rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/therustyquill/TWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: www.reddit.com/r/RustyQuill/DISCORD: https://www.discord.gg/rustyquillEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comStellar Firma is a... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Case ########-38Navigating the descent, recorded in Situ.Content warnings:Heights / Vertigo (inc SFX)FallingPanic (inc breathing SFX)Injury / Pain (inc SFX)Explicit languageDiscussions of: emotional manipulationMentions of: arguments, death, self-hatred, lack of self-preservation, paranoia, pleading, kidnapping, alcoholSFX: wind, creaking metal, screaming & sufferingTranscripts:PDF - https://cutt.ly/9zEWNPkDOC - https://cutt.ly/mzEEqgIThanks to this week's Patrons: V Guest, Fiona Porter, Archimedes 871, Annabelle M, CJ, Cowboyhell, Timothy LaGrone, Jen Amico, Sean Hurley, monstrous venus, Madeleine Wenc, Hyst, Plim Flatterband, Daniel Prehm, Charlotte Farquhar, Catherine Cerny, emrys lee, iriki, Miles Frankel, deirdre, Lea F., Kat Lancaster, Eric Silva, Rebekah Paerels, Julian Sanchez, Leah Hunter, Kiri Baildon-Smith, Bonnie-Jo MacLeod, Noa Jamie Remus, Emilie Clifford, Ruby Mitchell, Carol McPherson, Jules Schaefer, Bradlee Allen, Azra, Jasper Vega, Audrey Salo, Nora, Sara Clark, Georgia Wilson, Clowder of One, Abby G, Elliot G Grace, ZeekiZeii, Harley Powell, Alandrea, Rowan Krieghbaum, ty, Colleen Moore.If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Edited this week by Annie Fitch, Elizabeth Moffatt, Brock Winstead, Jeffrey Nils Gardner & Alexander J NewallWritten by Jonathan Sims and directed by Alexander J NewallSensitivity consultation by Alexander Linde NielsenProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesPerformances:- "The Archivist" - Jonathan Sims- "Martin Blackwood" - Alexander J Newall- "Basira Hussain" - Frank Voss- "Melanie King" - Lydia Nicholas- "Georgie Barker" - Sasha SiennaSound effects this week by ABouch, AderuMoro, aglinder, AlanCat, alec_mackay, annstory4520, bbrocer, bulbastre, Cell31_Sound_Productions, conleec, corpocracy, CUeckermann, DANMITCH3LL, Darth_Biomech, dersuperanton, dheming, dilsun, Eelke, eitabyte, felix.blume, FocusBay, gfrog, Huggy13ear, IESP, InspectorJ, j1987, jorickhoofd, JustinBW, kyles, laurenmartin236, Microtubule, MTJohnson, PeteIsCool, rkeato, Sauron974, sforsman, SocializedArtist45, speedygonzo, SpliceSound, sturmankin, SunnySideSound, ThunderQuads, tosha73, Volonda, Drkvixn91, nicklas3799, bevangoldswain, MadamVicious, yeopot & previously credited artists via freesound.org.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com.Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop & https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill.You can subscribe to this podcast using your podcast software of choice, or by visiting www.rustyquill.com/subscribePlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the fear.Join our community:WEBSITE:

Join Alex, Helen, Bryn, Lydia, and Ben as they encounter a stranger with an offer.This week Zolf chooses a different method of transport, Hamid tries to make sense of things, Azu receives a visitor, and Cel witnesses something they've always hoped they would.Thanks to this week's Patrons: V Guest, Fiona Porter, Archimedes 871, Annabelle M, CJ, Cowboyhell, Timothy LaGrone, Jen Amico, Sean Hurley, monstrous venus, Madeleine Wenc, Hyst, Plim Flatterband, Daniel Prehm, Charlotte Farquhar, Catherine Cerny, emrys lee, iriki, Miles Frankel, deirdre, Lea F., Kat Lancaster, Eric Silva, Rebekah Paerels, Julian Sanchez, Leah Hunter, Kiri Baildon-Smith, Bonnie-Jo MacLeod, Noa Jamie Remus, Emilie Clifford, Ruby Mitchell, Carol McPherson, Jules Schaefer, Bradlee Allen, Azra, Jasper Vega, Audrey Salo, Nora, Sara Clark, Georgia Wilson, Clowder of One, Abby G, Elliot G Grace, ZeekiZeii, Harley Powell, Alandrea, Rowan Krieghbaum, ty, Colleen Moore. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.Editing this week by Marisa Ewing, Tessa Vroom & Alexander J Newall.SFX this week by willc2_45220, yottasounds, CGEffex, WolffVisuals, chiara.arambarri, jtnewlin13, Uzbazur, robcro6010, LimitSnap_Creations, PhonosUPF, opticaillusions, RaspberryTickle, Kingcornz, DDT197, matt_beer, Kinoton, gerainsan, quedicemipez, "Dust Scatter, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk), julius_galla, Tomlija, crashoverride61088 and previously credited artists via Freesound.org.Music Credit:"harp heaven" by X3nus (https://freesound.org/people/X3nus/sounds/476782/).As always, today’s game system is available for free at d20pfsrd.com.Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop.Join our community:WEBSITE: rustyquill.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquillTWITTER: @therustyquillREDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuillDISCORD: https://discord.gg/KckTv8yEMAIL: mail@rustyquill.comRusty Quill Gaming is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Clowder discuss Geelong's 60 point win against Port, and talk all things amongst others: Tom Hawkins' 6 goals, the 'big 3' (Duncan, Guthrie, Menegola), Danger finally in the mid, the Cat's defence keeping Dixon to 0.0, continue the Geelong ruck debate and review Round 13 vs Adelaide with selection speculation. The KC panel are joined by Kardinia Clowder fan Leon.

The Clowder discuss Geelong's performance against Freo in the wet and Tom Hawkins at the MRO. We talk all things Charlie ('Chook') Constable and preview Geelong v West Coast.

This week the Clowder revisits Geelong's round 7 loss to Collingwood, talk all things injuries, individual performances, Jack Steven and Chook Constable. We preview round 8 against Fremantle and receive insightful comments from the great Paul Roos.

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave play a game of Call of Cthulhu! The scenario is titled "The Silent Clowder," and it was exclusively available to backers of Goodman Games' Kickstarter to fund Keeper Jon's book, Age of Cthulhu #9: The Lost Expedition. Enjoy!

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave play a game of Call of Cthulhu! The scenario is titled "The Silent Clowder," and it was exclusively available to backers of Goodman Games' Kickstarter to fund Keeper Jon's book, Age of Cthulhu #9: The Lost Expedition. Enjoy! … Continue readingMUP Episode 201 – The Silent Clowder

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave play a game of Call of Cthulhu! The scenario is titled "The Silent Clowder," and it was exclusively available to backers of Goodman Games' Kickstarter to fund Keeper Jon's book, Age of Cthulhu #9: The Lost Expedition. Enjoy!

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We're back for 2020 as we talk: - State Of Origin - AFL Marsh Series Pre-Season - AFLW Season to date! Some good stuff coming this year Clowder's! Buckle Up and Go Cats!!

UO President Michael Schill gets a $100-thousand bonus despite objections from students and staff members. The University has also settled an age-discrimination lawsuit. Oregon has only raised about half the 40 million dollars it needs to host the 2021 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene. A clowder of cats in Veneta gets help from animal advocates And an all-electric plane makes its maiden voyage. Those stories and more on this week’s Northwest Passage with KLCC News Director, Morning Edition host Anni Katz, and reporter Brian Bull.

Cham Clowder sponsors this extra chammy episode where "spin that wheel" definitely doesn't get dark!

Last time we spoke with Matt Buskard, owner of Bobcat Bonnie’s, he was reopening the second Bobcat Bonnie’s in Wyandotte. Since Episode 56 in April 2018, Matt has reopened Wyandotte and has opened a new location in Ferndale and is about to open one in Ypsilanti. Opening one successful location is tricky, but what about...

Last time we spoke with Matt Buskard, owner of Bobcat Bonnie’s, he was reopening the second Bobcat Bonnie’s in Wyandotte. Since Episode 56 in April 2018, Matt has reopened Wyandotte and has opened a new location in Ferndale and is about to open one in Ypsilanti. Opening one successful location is tricky, but what about...

The episode in which Michael and Jamie learn the word “clowder” and tell several more spooky listener stories.

Geelong gain 4 more points against North, sitting comfortably on top of the ladder.However, with injuries sustained in the AFL and VFL, could the last 4 games before the bye hamper the Cats form? The Clowder discuss all and conduct fans Q&A.

Another Geelong win, 6-1 and 4 points ahead on the ladder. Geelong went into this season being listed as Champion Data's club with the hardest fixture list. The Cats sit at 24 points. KC reviews everything Cats v Essendon with individual player analysis along with VFL discussion. The Clowder panel conduct a fan Q&A, and preview Rnd 8 against North Melbourne.

In which Grace & Madz discuss mothering techniques of various spiders and the history of collective nouns for animals. For visuals, check out our Twitter @faunafactspod. --- Email: faunafactspodcast@gmail.com Theme song is "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We hear what Wylie Buzza's goals are for this pre-season. The new crop of draftees, their potential and playing styles are discussed. The Clowder debate where will Dahlhaus and Rohan will fit in, assuming Gaz plays more forward time. Scarlo's comments regarding the "mediocre" 2018 and "upset" senior players are raised, and the Clowder ramble about AFLX.

The Clowder welcome @Jake Langenegger Photography to the podcast. The panel discuss Menzel and Murdoch moving on, all things upcoming Cats AFLW including recent acquisitions, the JLT, Geelong's draft picks, former GAA player Stefan Okunbor and the AFL Draft.

The Clowder's debate varies from the Geelong Cats 2018 season performance, trade and draft priorities, and two Kardinia Clowder exclusives are provided, with more to come.

Sterling Davis left behind a promising rap music career to begin working with cats professionally several years ago when he took a temporary job at an animal shelter in between tours. A lifelong animal lover, Sterling soon got hooked on TNR and cats. During his training, Sterling noticed that not many men, and not many people in the black community, are involved in animal rescue, especially with cats. Sterling would like to change this, and so he brings to the table the idea that TNR-ing cats is something that everybody can do. To Sterling, it’s not about sex or age or race; he feels that “compassion is everybody’s job,” and he wants to let people know that being a man who loves cats doesn’t mean you lack masculinity. Sterling is currently operating his own organization, Trap King Humane Cat Solutions, but he has also teamed up with Java Cats Café in Atlanta (check out Community Cats Podcast’s interview with founder Haydn Hilton in Episode #228) in order to show what he calls the “complete TNR process,” from trapping to spay/neuter/vaccination to adoption. He & Haydn Hilton are also teaming up to open a second location—a joint Java Cats/Trap King venture that Sterling says will be designed like a “man cave” in the hopes of attracting more men to visit. Sterling will be teaching TNR at the new location—something he loves to do anytime he goes into a community to trap. He wants people to know that TNR is rewarding and fun! So what are some of Sterling’s favorite trapping tips? He tells us that while he loves to use jack mackerel and KFC chicken as bait, he once caught a cat using nothing but a red laser pointer to lure it into a trap! He prefers Tru-Catch traps, but will use whatever equipment is necessary to get the trapping done—and he will also work with as many different groups and clinics as needed in order to get the surgeries done! Sterling feels strongly that we get more done when we work together—and that working together can help reduce compassion fatigue in the animal welfare field. Sterling’s funding so far has come solely from sales of his Trap King t-shirts and his GoFundMe campaign. When he goes out to a community to trap, he sets up a party-type environment, complete with music, in hopes of showing people that TNR can be cool. He hopes to keep the cool vibe going by eventually setting up a group he’ll call “Clowder” that he describes as “Sons of Anarchy meets TNR.” He wants it to be a way for more men and other demographics besides the usual “cat ladies” to get involved in working with cats. He sees the group as eventually expanding to have chapters (he calls them “colonies”) all over the country. Sterling’s biggest challenge has been that some of the existing TNR and animal rescue community has been a little wary of him and his “edgier” approach. He hopes, however, that people understand that everything he’s doing is to gain more attention for TNR with different demographic groups. “It’s totally passion,” he says, and explains that there is a method to his madness with everything he does, including the language he uses to talk about cats and TNR. He just wants help for the cats, and he wants the energy to be positive and fun. In Sterling’s opinion, if we can do this work in a way that’s more fun, more people will get into it! To learn more about Sterling Davis and Trap Humane Humane, visit him at Instagram, Facebook, and trapkinghumane.org.

Hey everyone!  It’s Suzanne and I want to thank you for joining us for the So Suzy Podcast where we help you build a business out of the hobby you love.  You will also be able to get the show notes and the links we reference by visiting us at SoSuzyPodcast.com    Over the past 6 months or so, I have been listening to the Strong Within Podcast from Chris O’Hearn.  It’s a quick 7 to 11-minute podcast that focuses on, essentially, the power of YOU.  Every day Chris has a Daily Affirmation podcast that 9 out of 10 times totally hits home and leaves me asking a ton of questions and gets my mind going a million miles a minute. One of his podcasts, number 338, I Bring Joy to Whatever I Do, left me thinking about my craft life; making cards, painting galaxies, coloring the latest Kit and Clowder monthly class and the joy it brings…until I think about the picture and posting process.  Getting the right light, posting it in my favorite Facebook Groups or Instagram.  Do I blog about it or just post it? So many times, I make cards at night and the lighting is terrible, so I fret about the lighting and staging.  So many of these thoughts race through my head until I am frustrated, disillusioned and depressed about the whole process. If I blog about it, I should write instructions, leave a list of the items I used and include all of the correct SEO words.  It takes time and we all know how poorly I take photos, so let’s not even broach that touchy subject.  Bottom-line, everything that should be done, sucks the joy out of something I used to do to relax. Making cards has turned into a chore. I see others post their creations and it never fails, just as they get the courage to post, the evil troll comes out of its dark, dank, hate infused hole to spread its hatred for all to read.  Confession?  There are times when I post in the hopes of one such soul sucker will leave a nasty comment on my project, just so I can have the pure pleasure of blasting them into the darkest depths of hell for the pain and suffering they have caused to other crafters.  And yes, I probably have watched John Wick one too many times.  But I digress. After listening to Chris’s podcast, I realized that I stopped making cards out of JOY.  Instead, I was making them out of necessity.  Whether they were for business, blog hops, holiday cards, or for my own ego, it wasn’t always because I WANTED to. I would make a card and then throw it into a drawer.  Not send them out.  There was no purpose, other than to make a card, post it and get a reaction.  A heart, like or comment.  What I wasn’t focused on, was the JOY.  The joy of making it, spending time in my craft room, playing with my stamps and supplies, thinking of the person I would send the latest creation to.  Those thoughts were not at the forefront of my mind and it caused me to lose the happiness I once had.  Which depressed me, here I am surrounded by tens of thousands of dollars in killer stamps and supplies and I was SAD, burnt out and did not have the joy I once had.  And frankly, that was unacceptable. That month’s Kit and Clowder class, I colored the Penguin Christmas scene for Shannon, who absolutely LOVES penguins.  I painted so many galaxies, it was INSANE!  And turned them into bookmarks for friends, family and my mom to give out at Christmas. I started playing with my Art Impressions stamps and made cute little watercolor projects. I painted more galaxies because they put a smile on my face and I created something special for my friend Anne in England. I started to find MY JOY again.  Sometimes I would post something on Instagram and I didn’t worry about the staging, lighting or anything else for that matter.  I posted them because I thought they were cool and I needed to make sure that my mom had proof of life.  I found my memory of why I enjoyed making cards. Chris said in his podcast, “We believe that joy is brought to us in the new things we receive, instead of understanding what we already have is joyful.  So, we wait for that new thing to come, in hopes that it will make us feel better.  We are bored with what we already have, and we get impatient thinking that our lives aren’t what they should be because of the idea that newness brings joy.” Which got me to thinking about all of the stamps and supplies I have and have not even used.  Let’s face it, retail therapy is AMAZING, but how many of you are like me and have stamp sets that you have NEVER used?  We buy them and have grand ideas of using the stamps and making gorgeous cards, but then they arrive and already we are looking at the next PERFECT stamp set, and we must have it.  This reality smacked me full on in the face while I was cleaning my craft room and I found two bags full of unopened and unused supplies.  One bag was from 2 years ago, the other bag was from 6 years ago!!!  I bought stamps and never even pulled them out of the bag!  As I went through my purchases and after I got over my initial disgust with myself, I started to remember why I bought them.  How cool they were and what I could make with them. A part of me was tempted to put them back in the bag and put them away later, but let’s face it, creator first, adult second, right?  So, I pulled out one of the stamps and started playing with it.  Just because.  For no real purpose, except that I wanted to use it.  Which led to going through my other drawers and checking out some of the other stamps in my collection and do you know what?  It was like shopping all over again, except I was doing it in my own house without spending any more money and it was so much fun!  A messy fun, but the smiles just kept coming. My stamps were like a mini photo album of my life.  What I was attracted to, the styles I have had over the years, the memories of why I purchased them and for whom.  I also discovered that I truly love snarky stamps and always have.  I sat for hours laughing at all of the silliness. I had found of my joy.  There were no pictures.  No posts to social media.  It was just me, surrounded by a humongous mess of stamps and a whole lot of happiness. If you have lost your mojo or your joy for creating, take some time for you and find your joy.  Make a card because YOU want to.  Don’t worry about posting it.  Don’t fret about how it measures up to the latest and greatest crafting diva.  Just make it for the joy of creating.  Go through your stamps and supplies, what does your stamping life album look like?  Remember the emotions you had when you made the purchases.  The people you had in mind. Make a card for someone just for the joy of giving.  Don’t worry about what they do with it after they receive it, just know that in that instant when they open their mailbox and see an envelope that is not a bill and open up your card, you gave them the gift of happiness.  A bright spot in their day and life.  Your thoughtfulness and creativity is the joy in their life. Until next time, this is Suzanne, and you have been listening to the So Suzy Podcast.   Happy Stamping!

We all need more money for crafting supplies and with the holidays fast approaching and new releases pending, new supplies are going to be essential for our well-being and our very existence.  Today, we are going to discuss 10 ways you can finagle some more money to buy the goodies you are dying to get!         SHOW NOTES   10 Ways to Finagle More Money   Sell items on Etsy or eBay Have a garage sale Affiliate links, YouTube or Design Teams Stampin' Up! Craigslist, Facebook Destash, eBay Bundle your stamps to sell vs individually Mystery Boxes >>> Tag @doubleclickconnect on Instagram! Friend Stamp Swap Sell your cards at Craft Shows Host Card Classes Links Referenced   My Sweet Petunia Gina K Designs So Suzy Stamps The Ton Stamps Kit and Clowder    Our Online Classes   How to Be on a Design Team Craft Show 101   Sponsored By   My Sweet Petunia

Alyce Keegan is the owner, amazing artist and super teacher behind Kit and Clowder, an online community and coloring class.  Today, we talk to Alyce about how she started Kit and Clowder, what the Kit and Clowder community means to her and the fun classes she has available for all coloring levels. Plus, find out more about her free Markers 101 Class.   "When we feel overwhelmed in life, typically we take it out on ourselves and our opportunities to be creative." - Alyce Keegan, Kit and Clowder  

On this episode: Legendary copy editor Bill Walsh of Washington Post fame joins the DDD crew to share a very important message: Do not use apostrophes to pluralize your family name on holiday cards. (Morgan declares war on Christmas.) Also, old-fashioned curse words are weird. Dad-sizzle it! Do you know what a group of cats is called? Clowder. Weird. Links: Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk, Bill Walsh The Elephants of Style : A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English, Bill Walsh Lapsing Into

THE TAMING OF THE SHREWby William Shakespeare1594Dramatis PersonaePersons in the InductionA LORDCHRISTOPHER SLY, a tinkerHOSTESSPAGEPLAYERSHUNTSMENSERVANTSBAPTISTA MINOLA, a gentleman of PaduaVINCENTIO, a Merchant of PisaLUCENTIO, son to Vincentio, in love with BiancaPETRUCHIO, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to KatherinaSuitors to BiancaGREMIOHORTENSIOServants to LucentioTRANIOBIONDELLOServants to PetruchioGRUMIOCURTISA PEDANTDaughters to BaptistaKATHERINA, the shrewBIANCAA WIDOWTailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on Baptista andPetruchioSCENE: Padua, and PETRUCHIO'S house in the countrySC_1INDUCTION. SCENE I.Before an alehouse on a heathEnter HOSTESS and SLYSLY. I'll pheeze you, in faith.HOSTESS. A pair of stocks, you rogue!SLY. Y'are a baggage; the Slys are no rogues. Look in thechronicles: we came in with Richard Conqueror. Therefore,paucaspallabris; let the world slide. Sessa!HOSTESS. You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?SLY. No, not a denier. Go by, Saint Jeronimy, go to thy coldbedand warm thee.HOSTESS. I know my remedy; I must go fetch the third-borough.ExitSLY. Third, or fourth, or fifth borough, I'll answer him bylaw.I'll not budge an inch, boy; let him come, and kindly.[Falls asleep]Wind horns. Enter a LORD from bunting, with his trainLORD. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds;Brach Merriman, the poor cur, is emboss'd;And couple Clowder with the deep-mouth'd brach.Saw'st thou not, boy, how Silver made it goodAt the hedge corner, in the coldest fault?I would not lose the dog for twenty pound.FIRST HUNTSMAN. Why, Belman is as good as he, my lord;He cried upon it at the merest loss,And twice to-day pick'd out the dullest scent;Trust me, I take him for the better dog.LORD. Thou art a fool; if Echo were as fleet,I would esteem him worth a dozen such.But sup them well, and look unto them all;To-morrow I intend to hunt again.FIRST HUNTSMAN. I will, my lord.LORD. What's here? One dead, or drunk?See, doth he breathe?SECOND HUNTSMAN. He breathes, my lord. Were he not warm'd withale,This were a bed but cold to sleep so soundly.LORD. O monstrous beast, how like a swine he lies!Grim death, how foul and loathsome is thine image!Sirs, I will practise on this drunken man.What think you, if he were convey'd to bed,Wrapp'd in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,A most delicious banquet by his bed,And brave attendants near him when he wakes,Would not the beggar then forget himself?FIRST HUNTSMAN. Believe me, lord, I think he cannot choose.SECOND HUNTSMAN. It would seem strange unto him when he wak'd.LORD. Even as a flatt'ring dream or worthless fancy.Then take him up, and manage well the jest:Carry him gently to my fairest chamber,And hang it round with all my wanton pictures;Balm his foul head in warm distilled waters,And burn sweet wood to make the lodging sweet;Procure me music ready when he wakes,To make a dulcet and a heavenly sound;And if he chance to speak, be ready straight,And with a low submissive reverenceSay 'What is it your honour will command?'Let one attend him with a silver basinFull of rose-water and bestrew'd with flowers;Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper,And say 'Will't please your lordship cool your hands?'Some one be ready with a costly suit,And ask him what apparel he will wear;Another tell him of his hounds and horse,And that his lady mourns at his disease;Persuade him that he hath been lunatic,And, when he says he is, say that he dreams,For he is nothing but a mighty lord.This do, and do it kindly, gentle sirs;It will be pastime passing excellent,If it be husbanded with modesty.FIRST HUNTSMAN. My lord, I warrant you we will play our partAs he shall think by our true diligenceHe is no less than what we say he is.LORD. Take him up gently, and to bed with him;And each one to his office when he wakes.[SLY is carried out. A trumpet sounds]Sirrah, go see what trumpet 'tis that sounds-Exit SERVANTBelike some noble gentleman that means,Travelling some journey, to repose him here.