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Thanks for stopping by. (Prosper says "thanks" too).
Tortoiseshell cat helps the Internet B.O.S.S. recruit in the One Minute Business
Hello. Prosper here again.
Some people have asked about what my "master" Ter Scott does to earn income and to keep me in the lifestyle I deserve and enjoy.
Well, he does a lot of things (multiple sources of income) but since I got myself in this video about the One Minute Business, I thought I'd share it here.
If you contact him and tell him that you want to get involved in the business with him be sure to tell him I sent you. Maybe I'll get a few more cat treats!
Prosper
Long Hair Tortoiseshell Cat, Prosper
Hello, Prosper here.
You may know that Tortoiseshell cats can be both short hair and long hair. I happen to be long-haired (from my photo above). My "master", Terry wanted a longhair Tortie because he thinks they are prettier. So, here I am! He says I'm "the most beautiful cat in the world". I appreciate him saying that but I'm sharing a few pictures of both short and long-haired "relatives" and you can decide for yourself.
Also, if you would like to see me model something or give you my thoughts on a product or service, let me know in the comments section.
Long Haired Tortoiseshell Cat
Short Haired Tortoiseshell Cat
OK, so here's me. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
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How my tortoiseshell cat, Prosper came to live with me.
My name is Prosper. I didn't really spend any time at a shelter, but I was an orphan. The quick version is that I and my brothers and sisters were all in a tree. A kind lady came by and loaded us all in her pickup truck. She then went to a lady friend of hers and told her she had us all. Her friend called Terry, my "master" and he said he would "take" me. (He really wasn't too keen on having a cat but he had a good experience with other Torties as they were playful and intelligent; and of course beautiful!)
The lady's friend took me and I stayed at her house until Terry came by to get me. (She also took in my sister and named her Shiras. She is entirely black and looks like my shadow. I visit her sometimes when Terry is away on business).
So that's how I moved in with Terry and have been the queen of the house since.
"You talkin' to me?"
Do you offer a service or product you'd like Prosper and me to review?
Do you know of a company with a product or service you'd
like Prosper and me to research and comment on?
Use the comment section below or use the contact form on this page.
- “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” – Sigmund Freud.
- See, I told you I was intelligent! (Prosper)
Visit Prosper's Tortie Store
Well, I finally got my own store now. I look forward to adding more stuff over time. Why not stop by and look at it and then come back here and tell me in the comments what kind of other stuff you'd like to see.
Thanks for reading this and be sure to make your day Tortieful.
Prosper
Thanks for reading this and be sure to make your day Tortieful.
Prosper
Prosper; It's all in the Name.
My name is Ter Scott (short for Terry and sounds like the “Ter”
of “Ter-ry”). I make a point of saying that because unless we’ve met and you are
only reading this you may think it sounds like the “ter” at the end of the word
“wa-ter”.
Anyway, I fell in love with little Prosper right away; she was so small in my hand. We cuddled the first night and we are inseparable. Of
course it took me a few days to come up with a name for her. I chose “Prosper” because
as the Life & Legacy Coach™ I help people to live in balance and abundance;
learning to prosper in every area of the “Major 8™”. You can find out more
about that at at my Attainment Rules blog if interested. So when I look at
Prosper or call for her using her name, I am reminded to prosper and to help
others prosper.
I usually don’t count years or age with people or with cats
so I’m not sure how old Prosper is in years. Since she is female, I don’t dare
ask her. But she really is “The Best Cat in the World” at least to me and I
sing that little phrase to her often. She is so talented and does some amazing
things. I’ll share about some in future pages.
For now, if you have a cat which you love, let us know in
the comments section below how you came to getting yours, its name and how you
came up with that name.
How Prosper the Cat Met Ter Scott
The Adventures of Prosper, the Tortitude Cat
I thought I'd share how I and Prosper met; from her perspective.
My name is Prosper, I’m a tortoiseshell cat with an
attitude. I suppose most cats are independent but us “torties” are known to be
independent with an attitude; everything we do we do with attitude or we don’t
do it at all.
I’ve been asked how I landed my comfy place with Ter Scott
who tells me he’s the Life and Legacy Coach™ but to me he’s just a person I let
live with me. Well, there’s my attitude coming out again. I’d have to say that
I love him and he’s great to have around. Anyway, here’s my story mixed a bit
with what he told me.
He has this friend; Deb, who loves cats. Actually she loves
all animals as she used to work for a veterinarian but I suppose since she
doesn’t have room for a horse in her house she settles for a few cats. Ter grew
up not liking cats; probably because he got bit real bad and his arm swelled up
with pain when he was an early teen so from then on that was every cat’s fault.
But both Deb and another friend had tortoiseshell cats and
he found that we are a special bunch; playful, intelligent and with just enough
sass to be interesting. So he told Deb that if she ever found someone who had
one to let me know. He told me that even when he said wanted a cat that he really
wasn’t sure if he had just lied or not.
To his surprise, Deb called him in about a week or so and
asked if he was serious. He asked her if she had found a tortoiseshell and she
said yes! I and eight of my siblings were up a tree when Deb’s friend happened
by with her pickup truck and soon we were going for a ride to Deb’s house.
That’s when Deb saw me and called Ter. Ter came over and
immediately saw that Deb had a new cat; and it wasn’t me. It was my sister (who
she later named Shiraz). When Ter asked why she got another cat Deb said that
it was dark and the cat walked in her house and she thought that it was me. Once
in, Deb did not want to let her go. (Smart sister I got). So Shiraz has now lived
with Deb as long as I’ve lived with Ter.
I walked in next. Unlike all of my other siblings, both
Shiraz and I could be mistaken in the dark because our silhouettes are the
exact same. We’re both the same size and long haired but she is completely
black and I am a tortoiseshell. We were both very young, very small and barely
got done being weaned.
So that’s how I came to come to Ter and it’s been great (for
the most part) ever since. When we visit again I’ll let you know more about me
and how I got my name.
I was concerned that would be the last episode of Prosper the Cat...
I had just published an entry saying that "I'm Baaaaaaaaack" for my cat Prosper (she tells me what to write and I type and publish it here). But then one day last week, she got startled and ran away! She was missing for about 3 days and I was concerned.Fortunately a neighbor saw her and told me. I quickly went out searching. The story is in my letter to Greenies below, because they had a part in her rescue! (I'm not getting any money to tell you about Greenies but I really do think they are great).
Hello.
I would like to share a success story and thank you for your
wonderful Greenies.
My cat Prosper has enjoyed them since she was young and when
she hears the sound of me opening the bag or just shaking it, she comes
running.
I love your product because of how it protects her teeth and
overall health, but a recent occurrence causes me to appreciate you and your
product even more.
Prosper is normally an indoor cat, although she loves being
outside when the weather is nice. I tie her to a leash and I’m usually sitting
near her. This past week when she was sunning herself I went in the house
momentarily. I returned to see my neighbor walking his bike over the steps where
she was under. He told me that he hadn’t seen my cat until he saw that he had
scared her away!
She must have been real scared because she broke her leash
and she was nowhere in sight.
Prosper was gone for 3 days and I was becoming very
concerned. I told neighbors, and searched the neighborhood myself and things were
looking dim. Being an indoor cat I knew she was no match for “outside” dangers.
Last night a neighbor knocked on my door saying he thought
he had seen her, and heard a tinkling of a bell; asking if she wore one. That
was the first good report I had up to this point. He told me where he had seen
her.
It was now dark. I shined my flashlight in a small crevice
under a neighbor’s house and called out for her. She meowed back! I could not
see her and feared she may be stuck and that I would need to call the fire
department. She seemed afraid to come out with my calling her.
I rushed back to my house and grabbed a bag of
Greenies. I called her again and this
time told her that I had her Greenies while shaking the bag. She slowly crawled
out enough where I could grab her and bring her home.
She’s now home and happily enjoying her Greenies every day
in a much safer environment.
Thank you Greenies!
Terry Scott and Prosper
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I’m baaaaaaaaaack!
It’s true; I am back.
I am a bit older now and wiser.
I am a bit older now and wiser.
I am back to tell you more of my opinions and my adventures.
And from time to time I will share a few things about the person who lives with
me. His name is Ter Scott and he’s the Life & Legacy Coach. If you are a
client, you may have heard me when you were having a phone session or seen me
on Skype. I like to help by walking in front of the camera, standing on the
keyboard or making my special brand of tortoise shell cat noises.
Not a lot of things have changed for me since my last entry.
Maybe I’m a bit fatter than I was when I last wrote something here but I definitely
know that I’m sassier; not sorry.
Right now Ter is into this fitness kick; well kind of. At
least he does stretching exercises in the morning while the coffee is brewing.
First we both have our vitamins (I don’t know what he takes but I like
Greenies).
Then he does warm up stretches and I help. I run to lay on the
throw rug because I know he is going to do “toe touches”. But for us, it’s “tortoiseshell
touches”. He stands over me and counts to ten. On each number instead of
touching his toes, he touches me; one, two, three and all the way to ten. On
number ten he makes a funny blowing sound with his lips and ruffles up my fur. I’m
trying to get him to count to 100 because it is great fun.
Until next time, be cool!
Prosper
We would love to see other tortoiseshell cats and hear your
stories about you and your tortoiseshell. Please use the contact form and let
us know that you have a picture and/or story to share. We will email you with
instructions and you can simply reply with your story and picture. Please note
that pictures and stories become the property of Terry Lee Scott (author of
this blog) and we reserve the right to use or refuse your picture and story.
And further know that we will not pay for anything but we will list your name
and company name if appropriate (such as a vet clinic, animal shelter, etc.)and
will even link it to your site or Facebook page!
26 Days/26 Letters/26 Words:
a·base
/əˈbās/
verb
- behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone)."I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees"
Prosper the Cat enjoys National Puzzle Day
Today I am playing with the missing puzzle piece that my
human is trying to find. And yes, he has a puzzled look on his face because he
usually doesn’t “do” puzzles but today is an exception. Today is National
Puzzle Day!
It doesn’t matter what type of puzzle you play today because no one knows who started this holiday so we can’t ask him or her about it. So if you are so inclined, pull out the cardboard pieces from the box on the shelf, spread them on your card table and go at it! (Just don’t go away, because as I’ve already said, these lovely little pieces are irresistible to a cat!)
Oh yeah, you can grab a pen (great news by the way, my human found his Monte Blanc pen that I told you about on National Handwriting Day) and a crossword from the newspaper. Or try your brain at the latest puzzle craze, Sudoku. There are puzzles of all themes, and for beginners and more advanced; even if you are a member of MENSA.
Prosper the Cat!
Prosper the Cat gives you a FREE HANDWRITING ANALYSIS to celebrate National Handwriting Day
I would write this to you but I cannot hold a pen or pencil
in my hand. However, I love biting and playing with the pen that my human holds
while he is writing on paper. I think pens are great fun and wonderful play things. The more expensive and "cool" looking (shiny; I like shiny) the more I just can't keep my paws off 'em! I love
batting them around when I find them on a desk or table; knocking them on to
the floor and batting them from room to room until they slide under furniture
that my little cat arms can’t reach under. But there are always more pens
available. (Especially since my human has a business that sells imprinted pens:
www.myimprintrep.com).
But I’m getting away from the thought I wanted to share with
everyone. Today is National Handwriting Day. The day was “created” by the Writing
Instrument Manufacturers Association to of course sell more pens, but to also
have people get in touch with the “purr-ity and power” of handwriting. It’s a
great thing to be in touch with your thoughts and transfer them to paper with a
pen or pencil. I read about this at http://www.wima.org.
Also, I don’t mean to brag so much about my human (he is the one who gives me
hugs and kitty treats) but I will tell you that National Pen Day is a big deal
to him because he is a “Graphologist” which means he can read your handwriting
and tell you about your personality. If you would like to have your handwriting
analized you can get a FREE HANDWRITING ANALYSIS just by going to this webpage
and following the instructions to get yours by mail (be sure to say that
Prosper the Cat sent you): www.terscott.com/handwriting.
And he has a really cool blog that answers fun questions about your handwriting
too. You can check it out at: www.askyourgraphologist.blogspot.com.
If you are wondering why I’m giving my human all of this
free advertising on my own Prosper the Cat blog, it’s that I’m hoping that he
won’t be mad when I tell him that I was playing with his expensive Monte Blanc
pen and I accidently knocked it into the floor vent.
Until next time, have a “purr-fect” day!
Prosper!
PS. One more shameless promotion for my human (I really hope he forgives me for losing his Monte Blanc). He has written a great book titled The Power of the Pen that he uses as the premise for his corporate training talks and fun "comic; fun with a pen" events. Check it out here. You can even read a few pages by clicking on the picture of the cover at Amazon. And, if so inclined, please leave a review. Anything that you can do to help me stay out of the doghouse. (Have you ever seen a cat in a doghouse? Not a good thing!)
PS. One more shameless promotion for my human (I really hope he forgives me for losing his Monte Blanc). He has written a great book titled The Power of the Pen that he uses as the premise for his corporate training talks and fun "comic; fun with a pen" events. Check it out here. You can even read a few pages by clicking on the picture of the cover at Amazon. And, if so inclined, please leave a review. Anything that you can do to help me stay out of the doghouse. (Have you ever seen a cat in a doghouse? Not a good thing!)
Two Blonde Brownies walk into a bar... National Blonde Brownie Day is no joke, says Prosper the Cat.
Two Blonde Brownies walk into a bar… National Blonde Brownie
Day is no joke! It is your right, responsibility and just good fun to eat
Blonde Brownies today and all day!
These holidays can really add to your kitty waistline!
You probably know what a “blonde” brownie is; it’s more “blonde”
than it’s dark chocolate, brown cousin because it’s made with light brown
sugar. Who knew? It seems that humans are eating more of the brown variety and
the blondes are being neglected. So get out that light brown sugar and make
some blonde brownies today!
If they are Blonde Brownies, they aren't "brown" so why are they called "brownies"? Shouldn't they be called something like: "Blondies"? Inquiring cats want to know.
PS. If you are feline (feeling) kind of “nutty”, go ahead
and add some nuts to these bars for some extra goodness. I’ve got to go and
romp and play off some of these blonde brownie calories!
Have you hugged your cat today? Prosper the cat says it's: National Huggers Day
Hello, me again- Prosper the Cat with another great day
happening.
Oh yeah, it’s National Hugging Day! It’s not really a “national” holiday
because I noticed that my human had to go to work today but I found this out by
walking on the computer keys today; there’s a lot of places that are
celebrating this today. Why not “hug your cat day”? Aw well, I’ll keep looking
for that; it will probably be sometime in the future.
Hugs are good to give and receive. I get lots of hugs. I
don’t really “hug” back but I am very affectionate! Mostly I purr and rub
myself against those who hug me. I found this out about hugs:
Hugs are therapeutic and hugs make you feel good inside.
Hugs show that people care about you! Hugs tell you that you are loved!
If you don’t believe that today is “Hugging Day” I did
some checking. It seems that years ago someone who was a “hugger” started it.
Back in 1986 (you would think that someone who lived in the time of Saber
toothed tigers should have come up with this; why was this so recent?) Rev.
Kevin Zaborney living in Caro, Michigan woke up one morning and said: “Today
will be National Hugging Day” and it has been so every morning on that day
forward. (Now if a cat was there that morning maybe it would have been “Hug Your
Cat Day”. Sorry, but I really think that this should be a holiday too).
Well, you’ve got some hugging to do and I’ve got some
purring to do so I’ll run along.
Happy hugging!
Prosper.
World Penguin Day has Prosper the Cat dressing up for the occasion.
Today I’m wearing black and white (because my human refused
to rent me a tux).
It’s Penguin Awareness Day and World Penguin Day. I’m
dressed up to honor my well-grounded Penguin friends.
Hey, yes I know that a cat thinking that Penguins are cool
(pardon the Antarctica pun) might be strange for a cat, because a Penguin is a
bird. Give me a break; have you seen the size of these wing flippin’ creatures?
These are not at all like the birds in my back yard; Penguins are usually three
and a half feet tall. Archaeologists have even dug up of webbed footed fossils
that were over six feet tall! That’s taller than my human!
Anyway, I like Penguins because they are always very well
dressed. Even though I’m a beautiful tortie and naturally colorful, wearing a
little black and white adds a little class to the evening and might give my
human the idea that a little special dining might be in order tonight. Maybe he’ll
surprise me with dinner and a movie. I don’t mind a little attention for this
lovely lady cat with a wonderful dinner of Orijen, EVO, Wellness CORE, Nature’s
Variety Instinct, or my favorite: Blue Buffalo Wild Delights. My tastes are
simple. I like the best!
After a delightful dinner, for the movie we’ll watch: Happy
Feet!
Until we meet again, hand me the remote.
Prosper the Cat talks about Buttercrunch Lovers Day
Hey, hey- it’s Buttercrunch Lovers Day!
Hi, I’m Prosper the Cat and I love ice cream, all kinds of
ice cream.
When I found out January 20th was going to be Buttercrunch Day and
found out the Buttercrunch is a type of ice cream, I sent my human to the store
right away to get some!
Oh sure there are other varieties of buttercrunch delectibles
too. There are treats like buttercrunch toffee bars, etc. but unless it is
a treat created with a cat food crunch, I’m not interested. But I love ice cream.
I let my human eat all of the Buttercrunch ice cream and then I lick the lid.
Mmmmm, I leave only the few “crunchies” on the lid (sorry, I’m not interested in the crunchy part like I already said).
But I leave the entire lid devoid (devoid is a new word I learned recently. It means that the lid is totally dry with just a couple of crunchy crumbs) of this delectable yummy buttercrunch
flavored ice cream. This is a great way to finish my usual cat food supper. Because today is Buttercrunch Day, you know that I will insist on having seconds; just a little more and my human can have the rest
to eat himself.
For anyone reading this, my cat advice is to send your human
to the store so he or she can eat lots of buttercrunch ice cream, candy;
anything buttercrunch today; as long as they share with you! Your goal should be to have
your human eat something buttercrunch at every meal and snack today.
Tomorrow,
it won’t be Buttercrunch Day so you and your human can diet then!
I'm a Super Hero
Yep,
I found Grandpa T’s glasses.
He
was looking and looking for something but I didn't know what. He was becoming
frustrated because I heard him mumble something about being late to go
somewhere; probably to work.
Then
I found his glasses under a dresser by his bed. He saw me biting on them and
took them from me. He petted me, thanked me, and congratulated me on being a “super”
cat!
I am
a super cat; I can run fast back and forth from the kitchen to the bedroom,
from the bedroom to the kitchen. I’m thinking of calling myself “Bullet” or “Blur”,
but Prosper is good too.
Soon
I will include my picture here so you can see what I look like. I’m a beautiful
tortoiseshell. Here is a picture of another Tortoise Shell cat I found on the
Internet so you know what I’m talking about (of course I’m prettier):
That’s
it for today. Be sure to become a “follower by email” so you don’t miss my next
post!
-
Prosper.
OK,
this is Grandpa T. I just wanted to clarify a few things.
Prosper
(AKA “Bullet, or whatever) was running from the kitchen to the bedroom as she
said. Like other cat owners (and tortoiseshell lovers) I have to “cat-proof”
everything. So I put my watch, glasses and other things in a decorative box
each night before retiring.
This
morning when I was sitting on my bed, “Bullet” is on my bed, ready for takeoff.
And “take off” she did. Like a rocket she launched from the bed, knocking the
box with my glasses in it off the bed onto the floor. I picked up the box but I
didn’t see my glasses anywhere so I thought I had left them elsewhere.
So
yes, I had been looking for a while and thanked Prosper for finding them!
-
Grandpa “T”.
Hi, Prosper here; or is it?
Hello. You know me as Prosper, but lately I’m being called: “Pumpkin
Head” by Ter.
OK, I’m confused. Is my name “Prosper” or “Pumpkin Head”?
Does he call me this because I have some orange color on my face? Or is it
because he feeds me Libby’s brand pure pumpkin so I avoid having hairballs all
the time? Is it because it’s the harvest time of the year and with holidays
like Halloween, and Thanksgiving, where all of the humans celebrate with
pumpkins?
Humans can be “strange” sometimes.
That’s all for now.
Signed “Pumpkin Head” AKA: Prosper
Tortoiseshell Tortitude
Welcome to Tortoiseshell Tortitude, a blog for cat lovers
who love cats with an attitude!
Tortoiseshell cats all have different personalities and I’m
fortunate to have rescued one when it was young and “handled” it often. It is
very affectionate. I’ve seen others who have this type of cat and they really
have “attitudes”. They are very vocal and aloof.
I’ve created this blog to share with others who have a love
for tortoiseshells.
My cat’s name is Prosper and she will be the star of this
blog.
Make it a great day!
Prosper and Terry
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