Guest blogger: Cindy Gerard
Because they’re cute. We all like cute, right? Cute babies, cute critters, cute guys?? I mean – look at these cats. This is Buddy and Sly. They’re hugging. It’s adorable.
And here’s Buddy helping me make the bed.
Makes you go, ‘aweeee’ doesn’t it?
Or how about this one? Could he have FOUND a smaller basket?
What these cute pictures DON’T show is the side of their nature that turns up their nose at the exact same cat food they’ve been eating all month, or the times when I call kitty, kitty because I want something warm and snuggle on my lap and they just tiptoe on by as if I’m a lump of doggie-do and they’re the kings of the world. Not so cute then. But time and time, I forgive them because … they’re cute.
Cute guys get by with murder. They can be mean, nasty, arrogant and irreverent but in the end, if they’re cute, MOST of the time we forgive them.
Cute, unfortunately – or fortunately if you’re among those cute masses – gets you places. It gets you out of traffic tickets, it gets you concert tickets, it gets you to the front of the line. So today, I’m asking – confession time here – have you ever used your own cuteness quotient to get you something you wanted or out of something you wanted? If so, what was it? And what is it about the cute factor that negates all the ugly stuff that sometimes goes with the package?
And least I forget – check out the cute, hot guy on my July release WITH NO REMORSE I don’t know about you, but this guy could get by with a lot because he’s …. well, cute :o)
Speaking of guys … and this is important … SEAL OF MY DREAMS will be released (and is available for pre-order on Kindle NOW) on Veterans Day, 11-11-11. SOMD is a collection of short stories written by 18 wonderful authors who all volunteered their time and talents to help our wounded warriors.
ALL proceeds from SEAL OF MY DREAMS will go the Veteran’s Medical Research Foundation. www.sealofmydreams.com So be sure to look for this book, okay? It’s a wonderful way to give back to those who gave so much AND get a great read in the process.
Cindy Gerard
www.cindygerard.com
Thanks so much for stopping in to blog here, this week! Your cats are adorable, and the book written to help our wounded soldiers was such a wonderful idea. Bravo to you and the other authors!
Roxanne
Hi Rox
Thanks for having me. We all love our critters and the chance to talk about them a little :o) And of course, I love letting people know about the SEAL project.
I do not use my looks but I do smile or wink at my husband if there is something that I want and he almost always gives in:)
LOL Gail. Whatever works, right? thanks for stopping by
Hi Cindy! I can’t remember ever using cuteness, but both of my boys sure did when they were little. They had their mom’s number from the moment they popped out. LOL
And, thanks for thinking of the soldiers. My son is serving.
PS-cute kitties….