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bbcnewsworld_feed) wrote2025-09-16 05:36 pmbbcnewsworld_feed) wrote2025-09-16 04:33 pmbbcnewsworld_feed) wrote2025-09-16 03:42 pmbbcnewsworld_feed) wrote2025-09-16 10:56 amicanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-09-16 09:00 amEvery cat pawrent has wondered it at some point: "Will my baby forget me if I'm gone for too long?". Whether it's a semester abroad, a long vacation, or even a very busy work trip, the thought of missing out on our cat's life can weigh heavily on the heart. After all, they're not just pets - they're family, and family bonds feel too precious to risk.
But here's the reassuring truth: cats don't forget the ones who love them. Research has shown that cats have excellent long-term memory, especially when it comes to people they've bonded with. They recognize our voices, our scents, even the sound of our footsteps. They associate us with comfort, safety, food, and affection - which are some of the strongest ties a cat can have.
We're sure many of you in the online feline family have experienced this yourselves. Maybe you studied abroad for a semester, went on a two-month trip, or stayed away longer than you'd hoped. And when you returned, your cat greeted you with purrs, cuddles, or that slow-blink look of love that says "Of course I remember you. You're mine."
So to all the pawrents facing the same worry as this young woman: your cats won't forget you. Their hearts keep the memory of your love safe until you return.
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1word1day2025-09-16 10:48 amsmartbitches_feed) wrote2025-09-16 03:30 pmLibro.fm’s buy-one-get-one sale is happening from Sept 16-19, and you can get two audiobooks for one credit. And if you’ve been thinking of joining Libro.fm, you can get three audiobooks for the price of one if you’re a new member buying a one credit per month plan. This means if you use code SWITCH, you could end up with six audiobooks for three credits you receive on sign up.
RECOMMENDED: Witch King by Martha Wells is $2.99! Carrie reviewed this and gave it a B+:
The biggest thing you need to know about Witch King is that it is very different from Murderbot. If you are hoping for a fantasy version of Murderbot you will be disappointed. The tone is different, the humor, when it exists, is dryer, the scope is different, and the violence is dialed waaayyy up. However, on its own merits, Witch King is a complex, interesting fantasy novel that keeps two timelines moving and introduces a group of allies who gel into a found family.
“I didn’t know you were a… demon.”
“You idiot. I’m the demon.”
Kai’s having a long day in Martha Wells’ WITCH KING….
After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.
But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?
Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions.
He’s not going to like the answers.
RECOMMENDED: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews is $1.99! Burn for Me is the first book in the Hidden Legacy series, and is an urban fantasy/billionaire romance with magic and suspense. We had a great guest squee on the entire series and I can definitely confirm the books are amazing!
#1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews launches a brand-new Hidden Legacy series, in which one woman must place her trust in a seductive, dangerous man who sets off an even more dangerous desire . . .
Nevada Baylor is faced with the most challenging case of her detective career—a suicide mission to bring in a suspect in a volatile situation. Nevada isn’t sure she has the chops. Her quarry is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, who can set anyone and anything on fire.
Then she’s kidnapped by Connor “Mad” Rogan—a darkly tempting billionaire with equally devastating powers. Torn between wanting to run and wanting to surrender to their overwhelming attraction, Nevada must join forces with Rogan to stay alive.
Rogan’s after the same target, so he needs Nevada. But she’s getting under his skin, making him care about someone other than himself for a change. And, as Rogan has learned, love can be as perilous as death, especially in the magic world.
Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid is $3.49 at Amazon! It’s available elsewhere, but not at the sale price. This is book two in the Winston Brothers series.
Sienna Diaz is everyone’s favorite “fat” funny lady. The movie studio executives can’t explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood’s most beautiful elite. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna.
But she has a problem, she can’t read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. Therefore, when Sienna’s latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the back roads of Green Valley, Tennessee. Much to her consternation, Sienna’s most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger by the name of Jethro Winston.
Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it’s not Jethro’s chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. It’s his southern charm. And gentlemanly manners. And habit of looking at her too long and too often.
Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart?
The View from the Top by Rachel Lacey is $2.99! I believe this is an Amazon only release, but it’s in KU if you’re a subscriber. This is a f/f romance with characters in their 30s.
When a driven businesswoman from Boston collides with a free-spirited artist on a Vermont mountainside, they share a memorable—and steamy—night, but life soon pits them against each other over the fate of a family business.
Emily Janssen prefers to play it safe. At thirty-five, she’s still working at the inn her grandmothers own while dreaming of a day when she’s able to support herself fully with her art. And while her friends have all hiked to the summit of the mountain in their hometown of Crescent Falls, Vermont, something has always held Emily back.
Diana Devlin has already made it to the top. Well, almost. She’s this close to securing the promotion that will put her in line to take over as CEO of her family’s hotel chain when her father retires. Everything is going to plan until an unexpected run-in with an alluring artist on a mountainside throws Diana off course, resulting in one of the hottest nights either she or Emily have ever experienced.
Emily walks away from their rendezvous feeling inspired to channel some of Diana’s confidence and finally chase her dreams. For Diana, it’s a reminder that with the right woman, she is capable of wanting more than one night.
But their growing passion threatens to burn them both when they learn that the hotel Diana’s in town to buy is none other than Emily’s grandmothers’ beloved inn. It’s Emily’s home, and no big city outsider—not even Diana—is going to take it away from her.
Will the view from the top be worth the climb, or will they both have farther to fall?
oursin) wrote2025-09-16 06:14 pm‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy:
Designed for kids aged three and over and built with OpenAI’s technology, the toy is supposed to “learn” your child’s personality and have fun, educational conversations with them. It’s advertised as a healthier alternative to screen time and is part of a growing market of AI-powered toys.
I thought I'd linked somewhere to the instructive tale of techbro who made, was it an interactive doll or was it a teddybear for his daughter, that would talk to her, and in very short order she turned the thing off and played with it as Ye Kiddyz have played with dolls since dolls were A Thing (Ancient Sumeria???). Can't find it, however.
Anyone else read Harry Harrison's 'I Always Do What Teddy Says'? which also springs to mind, although that is about plot to subvert conditioning via teddy.
metafilter_feed) wrote2025-09-16 04:57 pmmaju) wrote2025-09-16 01:26 pmsmallhobbit) wrote in no_true_pair2025-09-16 05:48 pmao3_leverage_feed) wrote2025-09-16 04:23 pmby residentvamp
Eliot refuses a job on the night of a full moon, and Sophie seems to know why.
Words: 1610, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-09-16 08:00 amHey there, fellow feline fanatics! We all know life with cats isn't just cuddles and cuteness - it's also a full-on rollercoaster of fabulous feistiness. One moment they're curled up like fluffy little angels, and then they're zooming across the house at 3 AM like they've just been possessed by the spirit of a cheetah on espresso. That's the beauty of cat parenthood: every day is unpredictable, chaotic, and utterly delightful.
Take our own office, for example. Yesterday we walked in and found our two furballs snuggled together, purring like a pair of tiny tractors. Our hearts melted. The day before? We walked in to discover a surprise vomit pile and two innocent faces pretending they had no idea what we were talking about. Classic. With cats, you never know if you're getting a snuggle session or a scene from a soap opera titled As the Litter Box Turns.
But that's exactly why we love them. Their feisty antics, their sassy stares, their unexplainable midnight chaos - it's all part of the package deal of loving these tiny drama queens and kings called cats. So let's kick off this fabulously feisty feline fiesta with some memes that will remind you of the exact energy your own cats bring to the table. Buckle up - it's going to be Purrific.
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icanhascheezburger_feed) wrote2025-09-16 07:00 amCats like their habits, and they very much dislike change. Cats get startled by anything and everything, even the smallest changes in their environment. Cats have funny reactions to smells that they find unfamiliar and maybe a little unpleasant. If you think that you have a hard time with change, then you have never actually met a cat. Not possible.
So, really, it's not surprising that this cat had a funny reaction to its owner dying their hair blue. Big change right there. The color, the smell of the chemicals… it's a lot for any human to handle, let alone a sensitive cat. And although it is sad in some ways to get that kind of a reaction from your cat to a change in your look, it is also… hilarious. Truly. We don't remember snorting quite as honestly at a picture of a suspicious cat in quite a long time, and we have to thank you for it from the bottom of our hearts.
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