Between 2010 and 2019, Cauli Le Chat (2006?-2020), feline roving reporter for Mooresville Public Library (Mooresville, Indiana), reported all things interesting to cats (and humans) happening at the library. Related stories from across the state (and beyond) were also included.
Earlier today, my blog reached half a million views.
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If that doesn't deserve some canned tuna-in-oil, I don't know what would. Minions, make with the can openers.
That's What I'm Talking About
Thanks so much to all my loyal readers for helping us reach a half mill. That's quite a milestone for a small township public library like mine. If you missed the recent article about it in my hometown newspaper, take a peek here.
I had my minions collect viewership statistics for my blog for the past month, and I discovered something quite interesting. See if you can tell what it is.
My Most Popular Blog Posts (For This Past Month)
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Blog Post Pageviews
Wait for it . . .
Pageviews by Countries
(For the Past Month)
Notice that there has been a huge spike in views from France. Well, that makes sense, since I am, after all, a French feline. My genealogy proves it. Plus, my ancestor Hippolyte, founding feline of Mooresville, Indiana, was descended from cats who lived in the French settlements in colonial Indiana, particularly Fort Ouiatenon along the Wabash River near present day Lafayette (and West Lafayette), which is named after the famous French military strategist, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, who fought with the Continental Army and helped the American colonists win their independence from Great Britain.
So modern French folks are reading my blog, big-time! That shows just how truly sophisticated my fellow country-humans are. They recognize quality when they see it.
To all my loyal compatriots, let moi make this most heartfelt statement:
Merci, mes compatriotes français, félins et humains, pour votre soutien merveilleux et généreux de mon blog. C'est un témoignage de notre culture historique que nous pouvons rassembler sur mon blog pour rire et, espérons-le, obtenir du thon dans l'huile en conserve, parce que c'est l'heure du souper, après tout. Longue vie à la France! Soulevez notre drapeau pour célébrer notre liberté et notre héritage français!
For my English-speaking readers, Google makes the following translation:
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The Lady With the Red Hair, who studied French in college (about the time of the French Revolution, I'd venture), says that my French above is pretty rough. Well, we French felines are a rough-and-tugged bunch. I mean, tough-and-rugged. (Maybe my English isn't so sharp, either.) Well, the point is, we French invented tough.
Anyway, I'm a cat, so I'm allowed a little linguistic leeway. Cut moi some slack, I say.
Your (Retired) Roving Reporter On The Go,
Cauli Le Chat
P.S. Here's a short instrumental version of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise.
Anybody out there have a smartphone app that makes people's heads look bigger? I've got a photo of Scowl-Face upon which to experiment. Just saying.
We need to release some of that ego pressure from Scowl-Face's noggin. This should do the trick.
Congratulations, MPL, on your video success. Now, let's get serious. Somebody needs lunch. Hop to it, minions. Those cans of tuna-in-oil don't open themselves.
Viewers of my library's YouTube Channel know all about Cauli Le Chat videos.
Yep. Pretty Much.
My paws are all over those videos my minions make for the library. Did you know our YouTube videos are approaching a million views? There's a really nice newspaper article about it, and everything.
The channel has many playlists for different types of videos (book trailers, program/promo trailers, historical videos, music videos, live action, sing-alongs, readalouds, puppet shows, and much more). Browse our playlists to watch the videos, or just trawl through our video list to pick-and-choose from among our (currently) 730 uploads. The newspaper article requires a few corrections, however:
I am a female feline. Who could not know that?
Scowl-Face's first name is Bill, not Bob (that's his middle name).
Our YouTube channel currently averages between 21,000 and 24,000 views per month, not week.
Scowl-Face is baffled by everything.
I like producing these videos. I can lounge around inside where it's warm (or cool), depending upon the time of year. Plus, my supper bowl is always nearby. Creativity makes moi mighty hungry. We hope you enjoy our videos. Remember, they're brought to you by moi. My minions helped. A little.
Your (Retired) Roving Reporter On The Go,
Cauli Le Chat
P.S. By the way, my production clip at the top was adapted from a share-alike video called Animal Motion Animation, by Megan Goodson (2010).
