 Back in 1995, chihuahua and The Alleycat bought a tiny brick building in historic Bardstown, Kentucky. The little building and it's property were right in the heart of downtown. All the locals knew it as 'Raspberry Alley'.
The Alleycat loved this little building. She loved it because it was located on Raspberry Alley (she thought it was kismet) and because it is probably the oldest brick structure in Bardstown.
The tiny little building was built before 1795 as a coppersmith's shop (bet there were some stills made there, huh?) and was right across the street from the very first Nelson County Courthouse. It's on the National Register of Historic Places. And at the time they bought it, it was also right beside the best parking in all of downtown Bardstown...;-)
The brick floors, fireplace, copperhooded-hearth, and tiny loft were all really very cozy. And The Shed right next-door made it a perrrrfect place for The Alleycat to spread out.
 The Alleycat also loved the internet. She wanted to bring local internet service to Bardstown (paying long distance charges for a dialup internet connection, while using an old Hayes modem really, really sucks...;-). She dreamed of pulling a T1 connection thru the little building's historic 12" thick brick walls, and running modem banks in the loft. Alas, catnip was tight, and she had to settle for a 56k, but the little ISP went live in '95. It was then that Bardstown users connected to the internet for the first time without long distance phone charges, and the Cybrrcatz were born.
Sadly by late 1997, Bellsouth jumped in and thinned the market for the little start-up. The Alleycat lost her ass. And to make matters worse, because she kept dragging home strays, chihuahua got pissed off and headed west. His family's kennel in California needed leadership, and the catz wished him well. He'd always been a west coast kinda-dawg anyway, and he missed that southwest kibble. (The Taco Bell chihuahua passed away on July 22, 2009. The catz weren't sure...but they observed a moment of silence just in case.)
So, The Alleycat and the rest of the litter shuffled on back to the farm in Greenbrier. Greenbrier is a little burg a few miles south of Bardstown. They loved it there, after all...greenbrier is just another name for 'catbrier' right? (The Barncat was especially delighted, he never really liked all the concrete at the alley anyway.)
But time changes all, and the lack of catnip, and a fear of coyotes forced them to look north. Opportunities called from Louisville, and it was time to go home. They caught a chance to stow-away in the hay rack of a horse trailer headed north, and they were on their way. They've been in Louisville ever since.
Today, most of the litter just lays around the banks of the Ohio River, watching the boats and the sunset. A few of them like to roam horse barns & tack rooms, and a couple others like to lap Kentucky Bourbon from Steuben glasses, and sniff the air for smells of BBQ.
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The Alleycat has all but retired now.
But Kitty and the rest of the litter are still scratchin' out a livin'. At any given time, you'll find at least one of them hangin' in the litter box working on something interesting...
Hop into the box, and you'll most always find Bobcat or Tomcat. They can introduce you to The Barncat, Copycat and Catfish. And if you get lucky, you'll run into Catmandoo, she's a real hoot. Please understand she believes she is a Goddess. And honestly, there are times when the rest of the litter agrees, so whaddayagonnado??
Also note that Catastrophe drops in every few days just to keep us real. And sometimes it's hard to tell if Catatonic is even here. Once in a while Catamenia shows up, but she doesn't usually stay long (which is a good thing, because all she does is cause trouble...what a bitch).
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