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  INTRODUCTION  On a balmy afternoon in July, the weather turned ugly shards of lightning, booming thunder, roiling green and black clouds, and an angry wind that shook our trailer unmercifully. Forecasted tornado warnings in the Edmonton area had me peering through rain streaked windows at a darkening sky, scanning for dreaded vortexes that would prompt a hasty retreat to our campground’s washroom.  A little brown head bunted my leg, chimpanzee-esque eyes expressing concern. “Don’t worry,” I said, “The odds of dying in a tornado are 20 million to one.” It’s the ONE I’m worried about, she replied, continuing her frantic pacing.  An hour later, sanity returned with mottled gray skies and peaceful prairie breezes. Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher, said it best: “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” That’s good—being stronger may have helped us survive even worse weather yet to come, Canada’s “Storm of the Century.”  In 1960, John Steinbeck traveled across th

  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 copy  of any of our books? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use co

  www.allthingsmindful.org I came across an excellent post recently about personal development on the All Things Mindful website. The article says, quite rightly, that change starts with embracing transformation, not from rote applications of suggestions of coaches and books. Take a look at this great article, "Maximizing Your Personal Growth and Development," and then, when you are ready, check out MSI Press books, by experts, that can help provide you guidance as you leap from pillar to pillar, gaining strength and agility at life itself. A Guide to Bliss: Transforming Your Life through Mind Expansion (Tubali)   A Theology for the Rest of Us (Yavelberg)   A Woman’s Guide to Self-Nurturing: How to Build Self-Esteem by Being Nice to Yourself (Romer) El Poder de lo Transpersonal (Ustman)   How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig)   How to Get Happy and Stay That Way (Romer)   How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity

  Jeremy Feig, MSI Press author of the award-winning book, How My Cat Made Me a Better Man , inspired by his silky black and highly pragmatic late cat, Shelly, wrote recently that he and his family (wife and young daughter) had moved from Santa Monica, California to Cascais, Portugal in December. Say what? That is what I imagine Shelly would say. They pulled up roots and moved half a world away. Now, for a cat, that is a bit distressing. They don't like to change their habitats, and Shelly certainly was complete owner of her habitat in Santa Monica. However, Santa Monica is on the coast, and so is Cascais. Just perhaps Shelly could have found some way to feel at home in the new location. "We were looking to shake up our lives up a bit," Jeremy wrote. Very likely, Shelly would have agreed that he had succeeded. Nothing like moving to another geographic location, where everything looks different, the language is different, and you are now the minority. Still, Shelly would h

  Today's shared blog post comes from Jeremy Feig, author of the multiple award-winning book, How My Cat Made Me a Better Man . Jeremy explains, on video, how to make your own hoop glider. Check it out HERE .k  Book of the Year finalist Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award in humor purchase at 25% discount with code FF25 at MSI Press webstore For more posts about Jeremy and his award-winning book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter 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 copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You ca

  Starting tomorrow,, the award-winning book, How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig) will be on Kindle Countdown sale for seven days. The earlier the purchase, the lower the price -- put it on your calendar for tomorrow. Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award for Hunor Book of the Year finalist For more posts about Jeremy and his book, click HERE . For more Caturday posts, click HERE . 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 copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com

  Jeremy Feig, author of the award-winning book, How My Cat made Me a Better Man , has written a humorous blog post and video , trying to help an introvert survive in an extrovert world. You can read and watch it HERE . Book of the Year finalist Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award for humor For more posts by and about Jeremy and his book, click HERE . 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 copy  of any of our books? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.  Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can! Find their contact inf

Love cats? Like to read good books? Like to read good books about cats? Have online sites where you can post reviews? We need you! We are looking for reviewers for our wonderful cat books. All have received top-notch reviews, but none have received LOTS of reviews. We want to bring these good books to more readers. That takes more reviews. If you are willing to review any of the following books, we will be happy to send you a free copy. Contact editor@msipress.com. How My Cat made Me a Better Man Books by Sula, Parish Cat at Old Mission: Christmas at the Mission Dia de Muertos (in Spanish) Easter at the Mission Saints I Know Surviving Cancer, Healing People: One Cat's Story Tale of a Mission Cat Intrepid

In honor of Caturday, we are sharing photos of the cats who own MSI Press authors, starting with Sula, pictured above, who is herself an MSI Press author. Click HERE  to see Sula's works. Simon is owned by Joanna Charnas, author of chronic illness support books and A Movie Lover's Search for  Romance , who says he is her "foster failure." Click HERE to see Joanna's works. Jeremy Feig was owned by Shelly. He wrote a book about her, How My Cat Made Me a Better Man , that won a book of the year award. Click HERE   to read about Shelly, including excerpts from the book. Carl and Betty Lou Leaver are owned by Intrepid about whom they wrote a book, stuffed with illustrations, and five other cats. Click HERE to see Intrepid . In the picture, Happy (black & white) and Murjan (red & white) share a cat bed. Cindy McKinley Alder is owned by Watson, shown here wrapped in a ribbon. So cute! Click HERE to see Cindy's contributions to the field of teaching, parenting

  (English Wikipedia) A great post for the new year, MSI Press author Jeremy Feig ( How My Cat Made Me a Better Man ) has prepared a video on procrastination. You will enjoy the talents of Jeremy if you take a minute to WATCH THE VIDEO , Stop Procrastinating. To read more posts about Jeremy and his book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter 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 copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Says Jeremy: Preposition words can be hard for students to grasp. So show students this prepositions of place video soto help them better understand “over,” “under,” “between,” in front of,” and more. See the video HERE Jeremy is the author of the award-winning book, How My Cat Made Me a Better Man . Book of the Year finalist Kops-Featherling Legacy Award for Humor For other posts by and about Jeremy and his book, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter 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 copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  The following five posts received the greatest number of views over the past five years. Book Review: Book Review: Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism (McNeil) (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Information about MSI Press (Ratings as a Publisher) MSI Press Ratings As a Publisher (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Author in the news MSI Press Author in the News: Joshua Shea Interviewed on Cover over Suicide (msipressblog.blogspot.com) People In Memoriam: Carl Don Leaver (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Book Excerpt Excerpt from How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig): Confidence (msipressblog.blogspot.com) 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

  A Caturday reminder: the award-winning book,  How My Cat Made Me a Better Man  (Feig), will end its Kindle Countdown tomorrow. Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award for Hunor Book of the Year finalist For more posts about Jeremy and his book, click  HERE . For more Caturday posts, click  HERE . 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 copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com

"Feig’s conversational style is witty and disarming. His self-deprecating humor lends charm and vulnerability to his ideas and opinions on becoming a better individual. Rooted firmly in a young, often single man’s outlook, he nevertheless manages to address aspects of life relevant to people of all ages. If you enjoy humor and love cats—the f ormer being a prerequisite for the latter—chances are you’ll also be attracted to this fun-filled homage to felines." Read the rest of the review at US Review of Books HERE .

  Know someone who needs a good laugh? Here are some humor books that make great Christmas gifts (Available in paperback and in e-book editions.) If purchasing a paperback (any paperback) through MSI Press webstore, use coupon code FF25 for a 25% discount. How My Cat Made Me a Better Man -- Book of the Year humor finalist; Kops-Fetherling Legacy Award Winner for humor 57 Steps to Paradise (a personal history--quite funny with moments of inspiration by an author who has written a number of articles and books for Guideposts ) A Movie Lover's Search for Romance - diverting and hard to put down Diary of an RVer -- written during the early days of pandemic lockdown; learn about the quarantini -- useful for any stuck-at-home situation Mommy Poisoned Our House Guest -- yes, she did! RV Oopsies -- both funny and informative Soccer Is Fun without Parents - good coaching for parents and leaders The Musings of a Carolina Yankee - amusing stories of those from the North and the South