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  This excerpt comes from   How My Cat Made Me a Better Man  by Jeremy Feig. RELATIONSHIPS Picking the right mate The turtle had all the qualities Shelly looked for in a mate: extreme softness, the perfect size, and the inability to turn her down. I don't know if she was actively seeking a partner like that or if she just found her Mr. Right. It can go either way. Think about what you look for in a woman (or in another guy, if that's your preference). A specific hair color? A good heart? A giant rack? In a perfect world, you'd find someone who fits all of your criteria. But it's not a perfect world, so you have to work with what's available. Even if a chick doesn't match your dream combo of blonde, brainy, and basketball fan, that doesn't mean she couldn't be the one for you. Don't focus on the traits your perfect woman must have. Your preconceived ideas are just those--ideas. If you're so hung up on them that you can't settle for anything le...

New Year is that magical time of year when we get to look backward and forward at the same time. So, it was both a pleasant surprise and yet not completely unexpected when I found a video about  How My Cat Made Me a Better Man , Jeremy Feig's award-winning cat book ( Book of the Year finalist and Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award in humor ). It is indeed a great book - funny and yet insightful, humorously illustrated by the talented and respected late Russian artist Zhenya Yanovich . Watch Edify , which hosts the video had this to say: On July 1st, MSI Press published How My Cat Made Me a Better Man , the first book written by local comedy screenwriter and filmmaker Jeremy Feig. How My Cat Made Me a Better Man is a humorous self-help guide geared towards men, but with advice relevant to any demographic of reader. Shelly has also inspired Feig to appreciate having his basic needs met and to sometimes prioritize his own happiness, amongst other feline-centric behaviors. For posts about ...

This excerpt comes from   How My Cat Made Me a Better Man  by Jeremy Feig RELATIONSHIPS Like a Cat in Heat Cat Tale: A few months after adopting Shelly, I learned about her kinky little habit. It began one night when she started sniffing a fluffy blanket in the living room. She dug her claws into the fabric, grasping it tightly. Growing aroused, she then bit the blanket and made prolonged rawrr noises that were infused with sexual energy. For the next few minutes, she just kept kneading, biting, and rawrring. It totally freaked me out. I soon realized that Shelly was just getting her rocks off. She'd been fixed, but some desires can be tough to shake. So I had to accept the fact that my cat liked to pleasure herself. Constantly. It wasn't just with blankets either. She'd hump pillows, towels, even the occasional Nerf football. If an object was soft and pliable, you can bet she'd try to hump it. One day, I received a stuffed turtle as a gift. A bit smaller than She...

  In his inimitable, tongue-in-cheek fashion, in a short, humorous video, Jeremy Feign, author of the award-winning book, How My Cat Made Me a Better Man ,  desccribes "How to Befriend a Wild Animal." Take a refreshing break and watch it here: https://youtu.be/icWw2_pp9w8 Book of the Year finalist Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award for humor For more posts by and about Jeremy and his book, click  HERE . To purchase the paperback book on discount, use coupon code FF25 at the MSI Press webstore . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter  here  or on our  home page . Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed...

  excerpt from How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig)- Epilogue Face the Cat in the Mirror Hopefully, reading this book helped you become a better man or at least spurred on some self-examination. If nothing else, I hope you learned two things: a. guys can read self-help books; and b. cats know how to live a good life. When I first adopted Shelly, I just thought we'd have fun together. I had no idea she'd teach me how to be the best man I could be. I learned never to give up, to manage my control issues, to be more caring, and to make an effort to be happy. I also learned to look underfoot when I was walking since Shelly would get upset when I stepped on her.   This book was all about my experiences with a cat. If you want to learn more, why not adopt one yourself? Not only do cats make great companions, they can also draw out the best in you. Are you lazy? Get an active cat to keep you moving. Are you shy? Get a cat that wears a leash and strangers will rush to talk to yo...