Being adopted by a stray cat has to be one of the most special feelings ever. The honor that you feel. How lucky you feel. Being chosen. Of course, a nice stray is not always a stray. Oftentimes, cats who are very happy to be around humans are cats who have been around humans before. They're not afraid, and so they bond harder. And sometimes, the nice stray that you find actually belongs to someone else, and the right thing to do, heartbreaking as it might be, is giving the cat back to its owner. 

That's what the woman in this story did. She rescued a stray cat, found out it belonged to her neighbor, and did the right thing - giving the cat back. She did that once, she did it twice, and the third time… Well, let's just say that at some point, if a cat is being neglected at home and keeps running away, maybe the cat shouldn't be with the people who don't seem to care about it. 

There is something deeply funny about discovering class consciousness while standing in line for a roller coaster surrounded by churros and screaming toddlers. This newly elucidated consumer goes to Dollywood expecting twinkle lights and cinnamon air, not a live demonstration of economic inequality. The line says 35 minutes. Reality says 90. Somewhere between the fading daylight and the aching calves, enlightenment dawns.  

Fast Pass holders glide by like aristocrats on a moving walkway, entire trains reserved just for them. The regular crowd looks on, powerless but still clutching funnel cakes like the poor man's protest sign. It's infuriating, but also kind of perfect. Nothing teaches the hierarchy of wealth faster than someone skipping ahead to scream in joy ten times before you even buckle in.  

Don't get me wrong, our philosopher-patron's argument is sort of spot on. There really was something egalitarian about everyone waiting together, sweating under the same sun, united by boredom and anticipation. The Fast Pass breaks that social contract, turning joy into a purchasable perk. The park stops feeling like a communal escape and starts feeling like an allegory for capitalism with roller tracks. 

Winter is one of our favorite seasons of the year as cat people. For obvious reasons. Beyond just the daily hot cocoas and the sweaters and warm blankets, winter is the time of year during which our cats thrive the most as well. Our cats become cuddlier, looking for warmth from their humans. Our cats wrap themselves up in blankets in cute little purritos. And we think that they find something quite meowgical in sitting near the window while it's raining outside and looking at the drops splash against the window. 

Winter is the best for our cats, as long as they are inside. The second they step foot outside through, it's a whole different story. Snow. They love looking at it, but cats and snow do not get along. It's beautiful, and they can see that, but we think that they forget, every single year, just how cold it actually is. And so they step outside, curious as they are, and instantly regret it, leaving one clear paw print in the snow in their wake. 

When you pay for delivery services after purchasing furniture or appliances…It's pretty self-explanatory that the delivery part is actually expected. And by delivered, we don't mind carelessly thrown in one's garage…but handed with care, and in many cases even installed! Whether it sounds like a big ask or not, it's paid for, so it is not strange for you to want those promises kept! So, we can understand this new homeowner's frustration when his promise of a refrigerator delivery soon turned into utter chaos. With delivery drivers acting as if a refrigerator delivery is utter taboo…aka, they're too lazy to put in the energy to get it through the front door…So this homeowner is stuck with a few unhelpful workers and a disassembled refrigerator.

The drivers refuse to help him get the fridge inside, even after telling him they'll do it for an extra $300… He reported the lack of efficient services to the store, and they ended up taking a big chunk off his bill and apologized. So if you look at the silver lining, He actually got paid to do his own delivery…Whether or not his fridge currently remains in 5 pieces!

2025 is nearly over, and honestly, this has been one long year. So many things happened, there were days that we legitimately didn't know if we were going to make it or not. But we did. And we did it spectacularly. For one reason and one reason only. Cats. No matter what was going on in the world throughout the year, the internet continuously had cat stories going viral, specifically cat adoption stories. We get it, of course, amongst the madness of the universe, we needed some wholesomeness, and there is nothing more wholesome than stories of adorable kitties finding their forever homes. 

As is a tradition at this point, now that the end of the year is coming along, we have put together the most viral, the most heartwarming, the most amazing cat adoption stories of the year. Kittens, senior cats, sick cats, cats flying into people's houses through their windows or being handed to them in drive-throughs, we have seen it all this year. And we hope to see many, many more ameowzing stories just like these next year. 

Imagine making so much money for your boss, only to be rewarded with the price of one movie ticket.

First of all, anyone who knows anything about the current cost of movie tickets these days would know that a $25 AMC gift card is not a good deal whatsoever. You might as well gift this person an AMC Stubs membership so they can get a lot more out of that amount of money. So not only was this a paltry amount of money masked as a "Christmas bonus," but also it was a thoughtless gift on top of it all.

It's worth acknowledging that far too many employees aren't given proper thanks for all their hard work at the end of the year. Gifting someone a small present they could have gotten themselves and throwing an office party are, at the end of the day, never giving people what they actually want. We all know what those needs are: long overdue raises.

For this employee, the justification for that raise or promotion was right there on the table. They made their boss over $1.5 million in commissions that year. After the so-called "Christmas bonus" was handed out early, the employee considered this to be the straw that finally broke the camel's back. They found another job opportunity in the same field and handed in their two weeks' notice. Unfortunately, that's just where the problems began…

Proving your point feels great, and most of the time, being right is all fun and no harm. But not for this guy. For him, it slowly turns into unpaid detective work. Our employee tries to confirm a small detail during a meeting about a grant and gets told they are wrong. Later, while double-checking the documents, they find out they were not just slightly right but completely and legally right. The detail they questioned was tied to public law and not optional at all. What started as mild curiosity becomes the professional equivalent of falling into a tunnel that never ends.  

An email goes out with receipts attached. The national team disagrees, a consultant disagrees, and everyone would rather move on than admit anything. Most people would stop there, but curiosity has momentum. The search continues, turning up proof that the whole organization has been quietly ignoring the same legal rule everywhere. It is not fraud, just a long-running habit of letting paperwork slide. 

The furrigid temperatures are coming in hot (irony intended), and it's important to remember that there are other ways to keep warm without racing up your gas bill this winter! You can drink hot cocoa, look at some heartwarming cat memes, and bring your favorite feline as close as hoomanly pawssible to share in their toasty warmth.

If you're not a winter purrson, this season might be a little challenging for you. The winter lovers, on the other hand, especially those who are cat parents, are living for the cold weather. You can stay inside guilt-free, you don't have to walk your catto in the crisp cold air of a winter's morning, and most of all… your cat will be equally, if not more, lazy than you! Nothing is better than having a feline sidekick who makes you feel more purrductive than you actually are.

So, cat meowthers and pawthers, remember to bundle up, snuggle up, and warm yourself a toasty cup of hot cocoa this winter season. We're not even in winter yet. This means that the coldest is yet to come, and the best we can do is hunker down inside with a smile as our fuzzy felines give us the nice, warm hug we've been needing.

How is it pawssible that the winter is nearly here? If the frigid tempurratures and toasty hot chocolate wasn't enough for you, then you are probably aware that we're closing in on Christmas. Yup, that means Santa Claws will be swooping down our chimneys when we least expect it, and our cats are going to have a meltdown once they realize Santa has them on the naughty list this year. Why, you might ask. Well, why not? They climb our Christmas trees like they're an olympian, they slap us awake if we're two minutes late on breakfast, and they have a way about them akin to a cartoon supervillain…

But, sweet hoomans, you are on the nice list this year. You've spent the entire 12 months catering toward your fluffy fellas every desire and need, and now, you're humble help has paid off. You can finally kick back, relax, and watch some cheesy Christmas comedy movies and curl up under a blanket you won during a workplace White Elephant last year. Sounds like heaven, right? Except, one thing is missing: feline funnies and another catto in the flesh. Grab your precious pet, and lock in. The feel-good funnies aren't going to scroll through themselves!

When winter comes, we all have to find creative ways to stay warm during extremely cold days. 

There are several different approaches one may try when fighting the cold. First, the clothes. While we would all love to stay in our PJs all day long and never leave our bed, most people actually have to leave their home, which means they have to wrap themselves in the warmest clothes possible. A cosy sweater, a big pair of boots, a fussy hat, and a coat are a must during the coldest days of the year, and they can ensure you arrive where you were headed in one piece.

Then, one can also indulge in a nice, warm beverage. It can be coffee, tea, or even hot chocolate, as long as it has steam coming out of the top, and it makes your throat and belly warm. You can even go as far as taking soup with you if it helps you weather the storm.

While the cat memes below don't exactly help us physically fight the cold, they do warm our hearts a great deal, so we consider that a win. If you agree, go ahead and scroll down to enjoy this heartwarming collection. Then, check out even more of these hisstercial cat memes.

There is nothing more satisfying than reflecting something intended for you back onto the instigator.

Some of us probably first experienced this when we were playing Pokémon as kids and successfully pulled off a Mirror Coat or Counter and reversed damage back onto our opponent. But let's be honest, most of us were probably too busy employing "damage move only" strategies to realize the usefulness of such moves. 

That rush of satisfaction when a poorly planned trap backfires and you're able to activate one of your own is extremely gratifying, but outside of video games, card games, and other games of chance, you'll seldom get the chance to enact one of the well-executed reversals. Even if the opportunity was there, you won't realize it until days later, in the shower, when you're replaying events in your head. 

Now, also important to realize here that in business, there is the company's "logistics," and then there is logic itself. You might be mistaken and think that the two would meet up, but there are all kinds of reasons. Implementing a process or policy for another reason can often have shortsighted effects and unintended consequences in other areas of the business. If these aren't reviewed and amended on a case-by-case basis and instead applied rigidly, you'll end up with situations where what you're being asked to do just doesn't make any sense at all.

Cats in winter hats are honestly one of the best parts of the season. Something about a tiny beanie sitting on top of a very confused cat just hits perfectly. Some cats wear their hats like they've been waiting all year for this moment, sitting tall and proud like little winter models. Others freeze in place the second the hat touches their head, giving that wide-eyed "how could you do this to me" look.

There are the cats who immediately try to shake the hat off, the ones who accept it like it's their new job, and the ones who somehow make the hat slide sideways so they look like tiny hipsters. Half the fun is that the hats are always a little too small, with big pom-poms wobbling around while the cat tries to pretend everything is normal.

Winter just feels funnier with a cat in a hat. Whether they're posing, sulking, or plotting revenge, they make the cold season a lot cuter. Seeing a cat wearing a hat might be the quickest cure for winter blues.

… Except, of course, money. 

The crux of every holiday conundrum, money and finances are affecting a lot of people right now, determining the kinds of gifts we'll find under the Christmas tree later this month. Kids, who are innocent enough to have no concept of financial obligations, bills, and the rat race of life, won't understand why their holiday pile is scant. However, the hardworking parents trying to get it all together will feel the sting of their kiddo's disappointment if they can't afford the perfect present. 

This is why the dad in this next story got so lucky. 

A stranger, a shopper with plenty of rewards points and intimate knowledge of the department store's best deals, helped a struggling father this week, saving him  $70 on the perfect gift for his kid. This heartfelt gesture and meaningful holiday blessing were thwarted by a snobby cashier who acted smug and inconvenienced by this wholesome encounter. Yet the stranger wouldn't give up; they were determined to help this dad buy the perfect gift for his little one, imagining the joy on his face when he opens a brand-new gaming console and a Mario Kart game. 

Cats in the library act like they're running a very exclusive, very fluffy academic institution. They stroll between the shelves with full professor energy, inspecting titles like they're preparing for their next big purrsentation. Sit down to read, and suddenly there's a cat planted right on your open book, clearly attempting to paws your progress. It's impossible to be mad when they look so proud of their work.

Some cats take their "job" very seriously, curling up in cozy reading nooks like tiny scholars lost in literature (even though they're definitely asleep). Others sit proudly on top of book stacks, giving off strong "I am the catalog now" energy. And then there are the roamers. Those confident little librarians who wander around greeting everyone with a head bump, as if checking who needs emotional support.

The charm of a library cat is how they turn a quiet room into a cozy little world. A soft purr next to a pile of books, a tail flick brushing past a mystery novel, a tiny loaf sitting on a dictionary… it all makes the place feel warmer. 

Some classrooms run on encouragement and patience. Others run on a teacher who seems permanently on the brink, snapping at students and declaring them talentless for reasons unknown.

That was the situation here, where a group of honors music students were preparing for their annual concert. It was intended as a student-led show, meant to surprise parents and staff, all while dealing with the frustrations of a band teacher who seemed to regret every career decision that led him to this point.

After one particularly dramatic blow-up, the students decided to channel their frustration into something a little more… melodic. They kept the official program intact, practiced like normal, and waited for the perfect moment.

A kitten's life is just as important as anyone's. The narrator claims that her parents found a beautiful grey stray kitten on the side of the road in a snowbank, no houses and no one around. They pick him up and give him to their adult daughter, who immediately takes the kitty to the vet and figures out all of his information. She names him Onyx, and introduces him into the family, including her other adult cat Mei. Onyx is only 10 weeks old – who would toss a kitten into the cold on the side of the road all alone? The narrator has a feeling it wasn't an accident, creating a harrowing aura around the story. 

It's a Christmas miracle to save a kitten. The narrator is really a kind rescuer for going out of her way to get this little kitten all cleaned up for the holidays. The photo of the two cats with a Christmas tree is the most wholesomely adorable photo! It's never a small feat to see the story of a kitten being rescued from the cold. So this winter, enjoy your cozy home as much as you can, and read the full story below for all the details. 

You can't please everyone, even when you do the right thing, as this person discovered while trying to have a calm, civilized conversation with her next-door neighbor.

It's hard to be a logical person in a world of illogical thinkers. You'll have issues with someone and think you have an easy solution, only to find that they don't want solutions — they want to argue with you. That's the intense kind of issue this woman has with her neighbor. This neighbor loves to just hang out by the window and watch everything that goes on. As the local busybody, she reportedly never leaves her house and starts arguments easily. For example, she and the person who shared this story got into a disagreement over snow, of all things. The snow plows came by, and some of this person's snow got pushed onto the crazy neighbor's property. This woman was irate! She literally said that she'd draw a line in the snow, and if any of it got onto her side, they'd have a "problem." Yikes! 

Now, for most people, this wouldn't be a big deal. If you are a logical person, you could understand how snow could be plowed from one place to another, without your neighbor being at fault. But this woman loves to argue, and she seems totally insatiable. From there, things just got worse and worse, which you can read about below. Luckily, if the story starts to make you anxious for this person, she did find a way to stop the crazy neighbor from being in her business. And, as she shared, she can now enjoy her own yard without running into this wacko all the time. Now, that neighbor is someone else's problem!