Today is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Each year, National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30th raises awareness for thousands of pets that are waiting for (and needing) adoption from the shelters.

That's how I adopted Clawdia, who almost seems to be posing in this photo that I use at the top of my blog.  I like to tell people she was the purr-fect pet.  She was not the only one I got that way, but she was my most recent pet.

Word of the Day

"Purr-fect" = a play on words that combines "purr," the sound a cat makes, with "perfect."  It's a way to describe something as exceptionally good, cute, or ideal, often with a feline-related context.  The word "purr" suggests a sense of content-ment and softness, while "perfect" implies a high level of excellence.