<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there's a cat. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CatsOfMastodon" rel="tag">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Greece" rel="tag">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CaturdayEveryday" rel="tag">#<span>CaturdayEveryday</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/554cf30f-efdf-423c-ae24-0f024d35f69a/the-best-thing-about-being-alive-is-that-sometimes-there-s-a-cat.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:08:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/554cf30f-efdf-423c-ae24-0f024d35f69a.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:52:48 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:58:01 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> the tour guide got tired and needed, no, required, some petting</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116364481776725486</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116364481776725486</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[al3x@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:58:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:52:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> Feline tour guides are always Sus.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Darkasvim/statuses/116364461551645849</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Darkasvim/statuses/116364461551645849</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[darkasvim@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:52:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:45:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> except for the sunburn it sounds like an excellent tour!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/akamran/statuses/116364430801273635</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/akamran/statuses/116364430801273635</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[akamran@indieweb.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:45:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:41:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This tour guide bamboozled me today. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CatsOfMastodon" rel="tag">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CaturdayEveryday" rel="tag">#<span>CaturdayEveryday</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Greece" rel="tag">#<span>Greece</span></a></p>

<div class="row mt-3"><div class="col-12 mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/364/402/574/854/649/original/545cf6663e9f7956.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/364/402/595/617/814/original/04044d935aa1f528.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/364/403/400/182/507/original/1d3e4160a77a5945.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/364/403/666/747/171/original/fc92d8ea02c9d60b.jpg" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116364415718270316</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116364415718270316</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gina@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:41:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:36:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/al3x%40hachyderm.io">@<span>al3x</span></a></span> I love them both <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f62d.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--sob" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😭" alt="😭" /> Tell them I said psst psst <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2764.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--heart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="❤" alt="❤" />️</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116364396109166108</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116364396109166108</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gina@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:36:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:35:54 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/al3x%40hachyderm.io">@<span>al3x</span></a></span> 🥺🥺<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2764.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--heart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="❤" alt="❤" />️</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116364394770192819</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116364394770192819</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gina@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:35:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:29:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@marcusgreen">@<span>marcusgreen</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> We are crying too when we think of the ones we lost. We want to try to offer a better life to others less fortunate even if we know we will have to go through losing them at some point.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116364369610110375</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116364369610110375</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[al3x@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:29:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:27:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> She’s old. Has pancreatitis. She’s sweat. And sometimes scared. And she has the deepest sleep I’ve ever seen a cat having.</p>

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<div class="row mt-3"><div class="col-12 mt-3"><img class="img-thumbnail" src="https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/116/364/357/062/069/334/original/7fef931500163b1b.jpeg" alt="Link Preview Image" /></div></div>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116364357084711084</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116364357084711084</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[al3x@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:26:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:33:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> Greece does love their moggies. There are several charities if you want to support them. <a href="https://www.straysofgreece.org/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>straysofgreece.org/</span><span></span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/revkarol/statuses/116363206172368399</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/revkarol/statuses/116363206172368399</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[revkarol@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:33:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:43:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> You should move to Istanbul. There is ALWAYS a cat. Unless flaky, intermittent cat service is your thing then definitely don't move to Istanbul.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nf3xn/statuses/116363007315115788</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nf3xn/statuses/116363007315115788</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nf3xn@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:43:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:04:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f923.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rolling_on_the_floor_laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤣" alt="🤣" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/sherold/statuses/116362620304713985</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/sherold/statuses/116362620304713985</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sherold@mastodon.online]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:04:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:59:02 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/sherold%40mastodon.online">@<span>sherold</span></a></span> omg I watched Flow a while back and it gave me so much anxiety 🥲</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116362598325943336</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116362598325943336</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gina@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:59:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:58:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@marcusgreen">@<span>marcusgreen</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/al3x%40hachyderm.io">@<span>al3x</span></a></span> 🥺🥺</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116362594890708203</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116362594890708203</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gina@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:58:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:56:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4af.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--100" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="💯" alt="💯" /> I just watched “Flow” with my kids yesterday. I'm sure you'd like it, too.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD06LQzWFTc" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>youtube.com/watch?v=eD06LQzWFTc</span><span></span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/sherold/statuses/116362588631850484</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/sherold/statuses/116362588631850484</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sherold@mastodon.online]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:56:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:42:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/al3x%40hachyderm.io">@<span>al3x</span></a></span> </p><p>We will not have any more cats because I cannot bear the grief. One of the rooms in our house will always be called "Daisies room". I wrote obituaries for her and her brother but 3 years on and we have not scattered the ashes, because when we do I will read the obituaries and I will cry again.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/marcusgreen/statuses/116362531970175184</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/marcusgreen/statuses/116362531970175184</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcusgreen@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:42:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:32:06 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/al3x%40hachyderm.io">@<span>al3x</span></a></span> Thank you for rescueing. Pics of the cats plz! <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f64f.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--pray" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🙏" alt="🙏" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116362492398321087</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116362492398321087</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[gina@fosstodon.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:32:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:35:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> So true! </p><p>On our side, we rescued two cats this month. Both have health issues that we are working with the vet hoping to improve their lives (even if this early, I feel the cats believe we are not <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🙂" alt="🙂" />‍<img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/2195.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--arrow_up_down" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="↕" alt="↕" />️)</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116362269000939397</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/al3x/statuses/116362269000939397</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[al3x@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:35:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to The best thing about being alive is that sometimes there&#x27;s a cat. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:34:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/gina%40fosstodon.org">@<span>Gina</span></a></span> … and at other times, there's all the cats. <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f63b.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--heart_eyes_cat" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😻" alt="😻" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cafe/users/bjoreman/statuses/116362266121886585</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cafe/users/bjoreman/statuses/116362266121886585</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bjoreman@toot.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:34:33 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>