happy to help

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 Mar 2026 - Can you spot me in this busy scene?  Fortunately there are not many such cluttered corners in our domicile, for the places an interloper could hide are countless.  Yet I have seen very few here, possibly because it is so removed from entry points.  The shorter peep can often be found here, doing whatever it is she does, and I like to take advantage of the available lap.  And when she vacates, I might claim this comfy piece of furniture for myself.... just to keep an eye out for a possibly-lost intruder and to warm the seat for her return.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Why not be helpful?

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - coopurrative, willing to be of assistance (but treats are appreciated)

green as grass

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 Mar 2026 - Let's face it:  getting permission is time-consuming (and doesn't always end as you'd like).  Long ago cats realized that acting like you know what you're doing, like you do in fact own the place, is often sufficient.  A visitor, seeing me atop this comfy piece of furniture, would assume that that is an approved spot (realize of course this scenario is entirely theoretical, since a strange peep would only see the tip of my tail disappearing under this piece of furniture).  Wearing such a contented look, who could doubt my intentions?  (and forgiveness is a sure thing.)

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Most folks will

believe anything.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrsuasion, the feline forte of soft-soaping a peep 

talking big

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

3 Mar 2026 - Being the domicile guardian isn't very glamorous.  Thankfully being attacked by a leviathan or a bigfoot (despite a neighbor's warning sign) isn't high in probability, but I can just picture the headlines:  family cat saves the day!  Meanwhile I sit quietly and glare, a warning to newbies and to those teenagers who believe the world is theirs for the taking.  The universe will quickly enough instruct them otherwise, and I will do my part in their education.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It doesn't do

to boast.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - shoot one's meowth off, to brag and swagger indiscreetly (and I am the model of discretion)

on stage

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

2 Mar 2026 - The things I'll do to enjoy Mr. Sol's graces!  There aren't many nooks in our domicile that I don't patrol, some more than others (keep'em guessing).  But I do enjoy the elevated view this ledge gives me, an angle toward the corner of our woods that other portals don't cover.  At this height I mostly see beeps flying to and fro, busy with their coming-out-of-winter plans.  Occasionally one of them gets confused and picks a fight with the portal glass... much more entertaining than what my peeps watch on that large black box.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Try to find the

fun in life.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrformance, an activity designed to entertain a cat

the other side

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

1 Mar 2026 - Just this morning I heard a first-of-the-season sound, a sound that sent me to various portals trying to catch a glimpse of its origins.  One of my kind paid our domicile a visit, meowing as it sauntered past.  I admit:  his audacity made me growl.  But what, besides that, can I do?  We can have a glaring standoff!  And how does he know I'm inside? True, I spend lots of time, weather permitting, on my personal screened porch... maybe that is sufficient.  Certainly my nose can detect faint traces of "out there" on my peeps' clothes (and especially shoes)... maybe he can smell me and has come calling.  (I know better than to think it is a social visit.)

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Scope out the opposition.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catstility, unfriendliness between felines

in a storm

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 Feb 2026 - This particular spot is often occupied by peep feet, so it is rare that I can take five here.  Moreover it doesn't offer good surveillance of prime interloper corridors.  In fact the only route I can keep an eye on is the stairway, used solely by myself and my two.  So it really is just a layover between here and there in my circuit through our domicile.  However you have to admit that it could serve as a temporary lair, since the shorter peep had to get on all fours to take this photograph.  (Every now and then we do play hide-and-seek.)

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Luck is not evenly

distributed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - sancmeowry, a cat's place of safety

no mercy

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 Feb 2026 - No, I'm not spying on the employees (but it would be a great spot for doing exactly that).  The office manager also has to keep a safe work environment, so I'm using my other skill set:  rousting interlopers.  Our domicile has too many hiding places for ne'er-do-wells, some of which are so far-removed that I can only glare.  But I pride myself on keeping a steady eye and listening ear and a low threshold for nonsense,  which means that suspicious activity must be investigated... all the better if it's a false alarm.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It may seem like a competition,

but there is no finish line.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - cat-eat-cat, a winner-take-all contest where the resident feline must succeed