THE WILBOURN WAY - Volume 1, Number 1 January 18, 2005

Carole C. Wilbourn's Views and News about Cat Therapy and Cat Culture.

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CONTENTS

* Let's Celebrate Cats Every Day - Carole Wilbourn

* Welcome to The Wilbourn Way - Dick Jones

* Cat News: Carole visits Toronto from January 20th to 22nd, for appearance blitz and to present her seminar.

Enter the "How My Cat Makes My Day" contest

* Monthly "Cat Happiness" Tip - This month: Ridiculous Relaxation

* Administrivia: Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Privacy Policies

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LET'S CELEBRATE CATS - EVERY DAY

The New Year is such a terrific time to kick-off my newsletter, The Wilbourn Way. Cat lovers always want to know more and more about our cats. Why not?

In this new publication, it's my aim to bring you a continuing flow of the latest and most interesting cat behavior, cat culture, and feline health developments that come to my attention. We'll deal with serious topics, like feral cat rescue and humane issues, too, starting next month and hereafter.

But let's start The Wilbourn Way, and the New Year, on a happy note. Here are a few of the interesting cat attractions that came to my attention over the holidays that celebrate the cat - always a celebration well deserved.

Here's a link to start your New Year off right. It wins our "Most Sincere New Year's Wish" award. Click on http://www.smilesr4u.com/kittyny.htm

I recently received the book, YOGA FOR CATS, "From A Cat's Point Of View", by Christienne Wadsworth and Lynn Chang Franklin. Now you and your cat can do yoga together. Although a cat does yoga naturally, this book is a lot of fun. It's available from Amazon at my link below, and at most book stores.

http://www.amazon.com

For a light-hearted, cat-centered movie, you could see THE FOCKERS, whose main attraction (for me) is mischievous Himalayan cat.

Those of you who live in Chicago, or plan to visit there, should try to catch the cat-head woman sculpture now on view at THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. The picture appeared in the New York Times last week and it was striking. The museum advises it is "a human-feline effigy figure." The piece

is currently appearing in their exhibition, "Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South," and it is on loan from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

These are just a few of my favorite cat-oriented things this holiday season. The variety of cat-oriented items in our culture continues to grow. Isn't that nice? Happy New Year!

~ Carole

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WELCOME TO "THE WILBOURN WAY"

Happy New Year! Welcome to the debut issue of "The Wilbourn Way," Carole Wilbourn's newsletter of cat behavior and mis-behavior, and overall feline health and happiness. A number of you have been anticipating this publication for many months, and we are glad to finally oblige.

This debut issue might have reached you earlier this month, but we've had some start-up technical challenges. The biggest is that AOL thinks we're spammers (totally untrue) and has blocked our mail server. So you AOL members, and other subscribers whose ISPs use AOL's service (like cs.com), may get this issue late.

"The Wilbourn Way" will be published monthly, and will bring you updates on a variety of cat topics.

"The Wilbourn Way" will feature:

* Reports on Carole's work and experiences in cat therapy, animal behaviorism, and her work with humane organizations like the Humane Society of New York, In Defense of Animals, and, Neighborhood Cats, The Feral Cat Resource, among others. Links to these organizations appear on our Resource page. Click on http://thecattherapist.com/links.htm

* Carole's up-coming in-person seminars and personal appearances. When possible, we'll give you advance information about when Carole will be in your area. Maybe you can meet her at an event or arrange an in-home consultation with her that you couldn't afford otherwise. For example, Carole will arrive in Toronto Thursday, January 20th for some media appearances and wind up presenting her seminar, "How to Talk To Your Cat" for the Learning Annex on Saturday, January 22nd. See details below.

* Announcements about cat events around the country.

* Links to cat-related news items, articles, and fun published on thecattherapist.com

* Carole's monthly Cat Happiness Tip!

* Administrivia: Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Privacy Policies

Thanks for subscribing to The Wilbourn Way. If you'd like to comment on our content, point out interesting events or stories we can share with Carole's readers, etc., you can email me at mailto:dick@thecattherapist.com.

Cordially,

~ Dick Jones

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THIS MONTH'S CAT NEWS

CAROLE VISITS TORONTO, Thursday 1/20 to Saturday 1/22

Carole will be in Toronto, Ontario to present her "How To Talk To Your Cat" seminar for The Learning Annex on Saturday, January 22nd, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at THE SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO - 123 Queen Street West (between Bay and York) - (416) 361-1000 - Subway: OSGOODE. Carole will demonstrate with the assistance of a special cat guest. The link below will take you right to the web page that describes her talk:

https://www.learningannex.com/default.taf?sctn=A&_function=detail&cnum=0199TR

Carole's friends from the Toronto area will be able to hear her on radio on Thursday afternoon, and see Carole on TV on Friday morning, January 21st.

First, she'll appear on a "The Motts" radio show on NewsTalk 1010 CFRB on Thursday, January 20th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. Paul and Carol Mott will broadcast LIVE from the Metro Home Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The show airs from Noon to 3:00 PM and Carole will be on from 2:00 to 3:00.

Then, on Friday, Carole will appear on the "Breakfast Television" show sometime between 7:00 and 9:00 AM. After than, she'll be seen on "Daytime Toronto" sometime between 11:30 AM and 12:00 Noon. A real media blitz, eh?

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"HOW MY CAT MAKES MY DAY" CONTEST WRAPS UP ON JANUARY 30TH

Do you have a great story about how your cat "Makes Your Day?" Then you should click the link below and enter the contest now running on Carole's web page at In Defense of Animals, a great organization. The deadline is January 30th. First prize is a 20 minute phone consultation with Carole. Second prize is an autographed copy of THE TOTAL CAT. Third prize is an IDA Cat Guardian T-shirt.

http://www.idausa.org/cat_therapist/makemyday.html

You should also visit this page just to read other people's "Make My Day" stories. There are a slew of them with pictures of the cats described. These stories always make me feel good. Enjoy!

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CAROLE'S MONTHLY CAT HAPPINESS TIP

Each month, Carole highlights a tip about increasing your, and/or your cat's, happiness.

RIDICULOUS RELAXATION

This month's insight: "Stop and THINK about your cat's really ridiculous pose that made you smile. Then, FEEL your body relax, as it did the first time you beamed down at your cat and let out a sigh. It's a great stress reducer. Apply as needed."

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