IF CATS RULED THE WORLD

BLAME IT ON THE STARS, BUT THERE'S A HEAVY DOSE OF VITRIOL IN THE AIR, SENDING OFF A STRONG STENCH OF CATTY.

Thus, there's no better excuse to introduce you to the Mainzer Dressed Cat postcards first published circa 1940s by the Mainzer Publishing Co. of Long Island.

The brightly colored postcards drawn by artist Eugen Hartung depict felines in human settings to humorous affect.

These paper treasures sell for anywhere from $4 to $15 a piece on Internet postcard websites.

Looking at them reminds me that at heart we are all just furless animals, some with the ability to claw our way to the top. And sometimes hanging out with each other is as much fun as pulling teeth.

But, surely, we can just as easily play nice, take in a show together, learn from one other, help each other across thes street, and pose like one big happy family now and then?