• House of Dreams Cat Shelter, Portland (with CatSynth pics)

    Our Volt Divers Cat-tastic edition show in Portland this past month raised funds for House of Dreams,…

  • Sam Sam with E-MU Carnival, Orbit and Classic Keys

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam: E-MU

    Sam Sam has her usual spots, but sometimes she sits down in unexpected places.  For example, yesterday…

  • Forced Togetherness Fridays: Working to death, and when long hours work well.

    One of the most commonly cited factors in workplace stress and dissatisfaction is long hours.  Long hours…

  • CatSynth Pic: White Cat and Modcan Modular

    Our white feline friend returns, sitting atop a large Modcan modular system as streaks of sunlight enter…

  • Wordless Wednesday: California Modernism (Pacific Heights)

    To me, this modernist home in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco represents the height of…

  • CatSynth Video: Just Can’t Get Enough

    Adorable video of black cat covering Depeche Mode’s “Just Can’t Get Enough” from Speak & Spell. From Gothicat on…

  • Mensa Cat Monday: Making a Living Through Art

    Today’s Mensa Cats cartoon by J.B. touches a dilemma many of us face as artists.  Can we make a…

  • Black cat with Akai, Eventide, Electro-Harmonix

    CatSynth Pic: Silvestre with Akai, Electro-Harmonix, Eventide

    Black cat Silvestre sits with an Akai APC Key 25 controller, Electro-Harmonix 2880 looper, and Eventide PitchFactor…

  • The Return of Wild Cats on Earth Day

      After several years, we at CatSynth are resuming our tradition of sharing wild cats on earth day. …

  • Beer and Whiskey pairing oat StormBreaker Brewing

    When in Rome: A Weekend in Portland

    A week ago, I found myself back in Portland for the first time in four years.  Officially,…