tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post952565992454141761..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Guest Blog: Vijaya Schartz: Do Cats Belong in Space?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-18432122953473421182013-10-18T00:12:36.966-04:002013-10-18T00:12:36.966-04:00Hi, Vijaya,
I couldn't resist your come=on fo...Hi, Vijaya,<br /><br />I couldn't resist your come=on for this post!<br /><br />I love cats - currently have had the same two for 13 years - and I couldn't imagine living without them. So I guess it makes sense to consider that they'd go into space as well. It's an interesting exercise to imagine them in zero-gravity though.<br /><br />Surprisingly, only one of my many books has a cat as a character. Perhaps I should remedy that!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-5674998899338848192013-10-17T14:00:14.291-04:002013-10-17T14:00:14.291-04:00Thank you all of you for these interesting and som...Thank you all of you for these interesting and sometimes hilarious comments. I wouldn't trust a person who hates cats. Cats can read us and know who's good and who's selfish and mean. I trust their judgement. And you reinforced my belief that cats do, indeed, belong in space.Vijaya Schartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562958609545624615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-27344222316257795882013-10-17T13:40:12.664-04:002013-10-17T13:40:12.664-04:00Cats in Space! Of course. They can go anywhere the...Cats in Space! Of course. They can go anywhere they desire to go. :)Juliet Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636134924133019654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-8991061527793363812013-10-16T23:11:03.300-04:002013-10-16T23:11:03.300-04:00Hi Vijaya,
Great post. I have to confess I am not ...Hi Vijaya,<br />Great post. I have to confess I am not a cat person, but you are so right about cats being on board sailing ships, so no reason why they wouldn't be on a spaceship/station. Sounds very reasonable to me.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />MargaretMargaret Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123830410502520003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-82418372239017847662013-10-16T19:08:25.803-04:002013-10-16T19:08:25.803-04:00Donna, I'm writing a series of pirate-themed c...Donna, I'm writing a series of pirate-themed childrens' books (only the first one is published as yet) in which the only member of the crew with a modicum of intelligence is the ship's cat, Tigertail ... :)Paul McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430184962132539192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-83254673378301518662013-10-16T18:36:04.408-04:002013-10-16T18:36:04.408-04:00Interesting post! In the movie 'Alien' Rip...Interesting post! In the movie 'Alien' Ripley had a cat on board. And I haven't read it for a while, but I think I remember the heroine in Elizabeth Moon's Vatta series had a cat on board her space freighter. It seems to be a running theme. Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-41618425834460869842013-10-16T17:43:09.605-04:002013-10-16T17:43:09.605-04:00Well, I had a spaceship in one book that was just ...Well, I had a spaceship in one book that was just full of cats. But that made sense, many of those aboard were witches, and the cats were their familiars. Except for one ... a giant Siamese ... turned out he wasn't really a cat at all, but a Sidhe disguised as a cat. Jim Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08033770381343017153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-80150386545886160622013-10-16T17:36:17.013-04:002013-10-16T17:36:17.013-04:00Cute post and picture.. Anybody who doesn't li...Cute post and picture.. Anybody who doesn't like cats puzzles me!jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-63200093681117318272013-10-16T17:34:26.537-04:002013-10-16T17:34:26.537-04:00I love cats. At the moment I have three but until ...I love cats. At the moment I have three but until we found homes for the kittens last weekend, we had eight. (That was a lot, even for me. I felt like I was wading through cats every time I went into the kitchen.) The cats seem to like me okay, but I am fully aware that I am not their master, nor even really their companion, but definitely staff. My cats are very vocal--they snort and wuffle and grunt and make all sorts of noises people don't normally associate with cats.<br />I wish I'd thought to put a cat on my hero's pirate ship. Hmm. I may go back and change that. That's the beauty of digital books :-)historical author Donna Hatchhttp://www.donnahatch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-69567984960470142482013-10-16T17:27:52.504-04:002013-10-16T17:27:52.504-04:00Isn't it great how our love of animals show up...Isn't it great how our love of animals show up in our stories. I have only one cat now (along with two dogs) and he is very vocal. He likes to tell me all the time that he wants attention and if I don't get it right, he nips at me. Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-59613485229625633282013-10-16T16:57:59.329-04:002013-10-16T16:57:59.329-04:00Considering their intellectual superiority to ever...Considering their intellectual superiority to every other sentient lifeform on this planet, the ONLY reason they aren't already out there ahead of us mere mortals is the inconvenient lack of opposable thumbs which has hindered their efforts to build a viable spacecraft.<br />They have taught us much throughout history. Examples include Fung Shuai, the ability to walk silently, and (for some favoured few) the secrets of telepathy, teleportation and the ability to be two places at the same time. And we must never forget this: DOGS have Masters, CATS have Staff ...Paul McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430184962132539192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-39042032860169028402013-10-16T15:24:48.087-04:002013-10-16T15:24:48.087-04:00It's funny. In real life you see dogs travelin...It's funny. In real life you see dogs traveling in cars, but never cats. But in books cats go everywhere! Ann Herrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041353495884375883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-91273082325687839072013-10-16T14:52:56.221-04:002013-10-16T14:52:56.221-04:00Absolutely cats should be in space. In fact that i...Absolutely cats should be in space. In fact that is the subject of what I'm writing right now. Cherime MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749836496406671952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-75792645233359956742013-10-16T13:54:58.623-04:002013-10-16T13:54:58.623-04:00Thank you so much for commenting, Sandy, Rose, and...Thank you so much for commenting, Sandy, Rose, and Brenna. Life would be dull without cats.Vijaya Schartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562958609545624615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-39283724250387605242013-10-16T11:46:01.230-04:002013-10-16T11:46:01.230-04:00Interesting post! Good luck with your latest!Interesting post! Good luck with your latest!Brenna Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265076562202518459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-50407436728756096032013-10-16T11:41:16.352-04:002013-10-16T11:41:16.352-04:00Cute post! Best luck Vijaya. Cute post! Best luck Vijaya. Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-21413348692889967832013-10-16T08:25:49.979-04:002013-10-16T08:25:49.979-04:00Vijaya, all animals communicate just not the same ...Vijaya, all animals communicate just not the same we do. That being said, we have a black Bombay cat named Midnight, and she never shuts up. She is loud and insistent when she wants something. lol I belive when Midnight and Dory (tortie) stare at one another they are communicating telepathically. I love cats, so I'm going to your site. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-23922534892726869362013-10-16T06:33:36.248-04:002013-10-16T06:33:36.248-04:00Hi Vijaya,
AKIRA'S CHOICE has all of the elem...Hi Vijaya,<br /><br />AKIRA'S CHOICE has all of the elements that I enjoy in a story plus cats! I can't wait to check it out:)Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.com