Posts Tagged ‘Blogathon’

No Blogathon This Year

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

For the past two years, I’ve participated in Blogathon. This year, however, the organizers are taking a break. To be honest, I am actually relieved, as I didn’t plan on participating this year.

The reason? Well, I’m sure it’s obvious, but it would probably be unhealthy to stay up for 24 hours while pregnant. I don’t know for sure and I haven’t asked my midwife, but staying awake for 24 hours straight while pregnant doesn’t sound beneficial in any way – to either me or the baby.

I’m not sure if I’ll participate in Blogathon next year, either, but I hope to. Binary Boy will be between 6-7 months old around that time next year, so I guess it all depends!

For those of you who were planning on participating in Blogathon, and want to do something in place of it, there is another event being planned by some former ‘thoners to begin at the end of this month (July) called Day of Blogs. Check it out!

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Why I Chose Alley Cat Allies

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Many of you who have frequented my blog for years now, know that I have a special place in my heart for animals, and especially cats. I’ve been lucky enough to have grown up around cats all my life. As far back as I can remember (and photos help a whole lot!), I’ve had pet cats in my life. And since learning of the plight of feral cats (once domesticated cats who have been left outside with little to no human contact and have reverted to a wild state), it wasn’t a hard decision to choose Alley Cat Allies as my charity for Blogathon this year.

I bet you’ve all seen a feral cat at one time or another. Some, maybe even heard them fighting or yowling when it’s time to mate. But, even if you’ve never seen a feral cat, they are there. They fear humans, so they hide and come out only when no one is around. Most of them live very short, hard lives.

If you think about it, it’s really unfair. We humans domesticated them and then fell short of providing for them after they started depending on us for their well-being. Thankfully, there are people out there who want to help feral cats and one of the superior organizations that is comprised of people who do just that is Alley Cat Allies. They provide a valuable service: education and empowerment for those of us who care about helping feral cats, as well. So, if you want to help right yet another wrong that humankind has done, why not start with this?

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