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    Mystical Cats
    Mystical Cats
    Mystical Cats
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    Mystical Cats

    By Graham O'Neill

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    Until a stray cat wandered into my life, I disliked the supposedly domesticated version of the feline species with a passion bordering on paranoia; in hindsight this was mainly due to ignorance on my part. Terry Pratchett is credited with stating... 'In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.' I reckon he was onto something.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGraham O'Neill
    Release dateJan 5, 2018
    ISBN9781370796571
    Mystical Cats
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    Graham O'Neill

    Graham generally sees the funny side of life, which is just as well as he spent 35 years working for the telephone company. He started scuba diving with the British Subaqua Club at the age of 16, rode horses through his 20's, became an obsessive windsurfer in his 30's and had a go at free-diving in his 40's. While all of this was going on he rode a bike to keep fit and get to the pub. In later life, in an effort to stave off dementia he has taken up singing and dancing. You may see short stories about these pursuits, but don't expect to read about any degree of prowess as the experiences he can still remember generally relate to (in order) getting bent, crashing a horse (yes, crashing, not just falling off), Windsurfing stupidly in a storm 10, wreck diving without an aqualung, time-trialling with a hangover, singing out of tune and falling on his arse (dancing).

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