Every cat is a point of honor, as proven in this detail from an illustration in Lustige Blätter, 1901.

If we post only one conventional photo this year, why not of our favorite type of cat and catnap?  From College of William and Mary's 1973 yearbook.

"Grin even if it hurts."  From Atlantic Christian's 1913 yearbook.

In our urbex exploration of a ruined wizard's manor, we found in a locked library a strange book and a secret of How to Be Your Own Cat.

George Parker, author of The Little Book of Creativity, writes:

I carry this book everywhere. On my iPad, sure, but I still carry it around and read from it every once in a while. To get that whack against the side of my head and wake up from the sometimes numbing and increasingly one-dimensional world of news, politics and chores. Great to see some of it animated with nice visuals and a great voice over! Thanks.

"The Cat-Lover," a woodcut by Frank Long, from Berea College's 1937 yearbook.

From Le Journal Amusant, 1906.  See How to Be Your Own Cat.

Reblog if your cat rides in a palanquin or should be entitled to.  From Le Journal Amusant, 1895.