Transcript
THEM CATS in “Cat Allergies”
by Tess McCarthy aka T.McCarthy
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Panel 1
Me Cat (Yellow Cat):
“I’m allergic to cats!”
New Therapist Cat (Blue Cat):
“Ah!”
Me Cat (Yellow Cat):
“That’s a conundrum!”
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Panel 2
Me Cat:
“Tell me about it!”
New Therapist Cat:
“Well…”
New Therapist Cat:
“It’s like aloe vera juice being acidic to itself!”
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Panel 3
Me Cat:
“Oh. I thought you were going to say something else.”
New Therapist Cat:
“Well…”
New Therapist Cat:
“That’s my best analogy!”
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Panel 4
Me Cat:
“I totally wasn’t prepared for that!”
New Therapist Cat:
“Ha! Ha!!!”
New Therapist Cat:
“Only the best for you!”
Text Near Blue Cat:
- fin
Darius the 6th:
“Touché”
Label Under Pink Mug:
DARIUS the VI
This week, my consultation of The Centers for Disease Control aka The CDC was accessed over 78 times in my web browsing! Being a former public librarian has taught me to consult timely and accurate resources. So while it’s not wholly a mental health resource, it ties onto our wellbeing. Pain, injury, and disease impact us in many ways.
Go to cdc.gov under their informational Yellow Book.
→ Zoonotic Exposures? Yes, please. Help: https://www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/hcp/environmental-hazards-risks/zoonotic-exposures.html
I was getting charged $30 for a product I wasn’t using. They said, “It’s a service, so, it’s a valid charge.” So you know what I did? I announced leaving them on my site, themcats.com.
![Me Cat (Yellow Cat) from THEM CATS says "Sayonara, IONOS" while carrying an "ADIOS" sign celebrating the comic's website migration.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8TcR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f860f1-3b02-4192-accb-9f48e93dd0ba_643x550.png "Me Cat (Yellow Cat) from THEM CATS says "Sayonara, IONOS" while carrying an "ADIOS" sign celebrating the comic's website migration.")
Well, read the fine print, right? I’ve got a billing practice concern. My concern is specifically rankingCoach Advanced. I didn’t need that!
I work in AI visibility, semantic architecture, and digital content strategy. I would not have knowingly continued paying for a generic ranking/SEO product that I was not actively using and that did not provide clear value to my business. Once I identified the charge, I immediately contacted IONOS to cancel the service and request review.
Look. Why I’m frustrated:
Huge amounts of whitespace
Limited layout control
One-font feeling
Awkward media management
Difficult image workflows
Not built for someone like me who understands content architecture
That’s right, no AI was used in the making of THESE cats, but I use AI to check my grammar, punctuation, and to re-word things. I also use it for clarity because I’m mildly autistic, and severely mentally distracted. I also use AI to help me generate the transcripts for the comics. Because I hate typing.
THEM CATS & THEMCATS.COM - The therapeutic comic about two nameless, non-binary cats in therapy sessions. Born from a strange dream in April 2020, these pointy-eared, fat-nosed cats transformed into the visual language millions didn’t know they needed to process their deepest pain and healing. Until now.
The cats are out every Thursday at 6 a.m. PST in the THEM CATS section on Visual Liquid Megazine barring a Void Course of the Moon.
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