as is my habit

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 Jun 2026 - With the exception of the foulest (fowl-less?) weather, there is always activity on my personal screened deck to be monitored.  I've even seen pale-colored beeps and cheeky squeeps taking a stroll across the boards!  At those times it is maddening to have a glass portal separating them from me... who do they think they are?  Perhaps they don't think, but only react.  Whatever their motivation, it is unacceptable behavior that I need to stop before it becomes habit.  Glaring is clearly not doing the job.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Sometimes decisive

action is required.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catstomary, commonly done by felines

no thumbs to twiddle

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 Jun 2026 - When things aren't optimal, sometimes you have to take the long-view and wait it out.  At the moment we are having one of those less-than-wished-for days.  I am not so inexperienced to think that this dreary chill will persist for hours and hours:  it might and it might not.  Obviously I'm hoping for the latter, and meanwhile have taken a comfortable spot where I can be cozy and keep an eye on developments.  It all depends upon what Mr. Sol decides to do:  he could put a quick end to this misery if he wanted.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It's hard to accept

that the universe dwarfs us.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catsequential, of lasting importance (I'd like to think so)

first-rate

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 Jun 2026 - The sun and I are up well before my peeps.  I am not the shorter one's alarm clock, just her morning bright spot, waiting for a head pat.  We have our first-thing routine, and I am eager to chow down and then check out my personal screened deck.  We cats may start the day early, but the scholars claim between dawn and dawn that we sleep 75% of the time.  I feel no need to refute or agree with that statement... and how would I know anyway, since napping and at work I am busy with more important things.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We each have a

role to play.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrndit, a cat who has been admitted into the meownsa society

your attention please

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 Jun 2026 - I don't have as much territory to patrol here in the hinterland, but still plenty of work to keep me busy.  Just ascertaining risk out each glass portal fills my dance card.  And the view reaches much farther here, although my glare is fairly ineffective beyond the lake shore.  Those interlopers paddling past probably realize that I am a landlubber, and that my threat to them is a bluff... one that I won't admit to (but it's true).  Any ne'er-do-well that far away, with the exception of alien peeps (and I'm not responsible for them), is deemed harmless, and can simply be watched, perhaps with amusement.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

A near miss is

still a miss.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrenchant, keen and full of vigor (frequent naps help)

my own little corner

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 Jun 2026 - Not much is happening in my personal sun room... but that could change in an instant, so I'll maintain my vigil.  I could call this space my personal sauna, because when Mr. Sol is on full-strength, the inside temperature ticks up nicely.  Even on a day when the glass portal is chill to the touch, the ambient air is acceptable, even to my high standards.  It is a different matter when I awake to low, grey clouds:  on those unfortunate days I try to claim an available peep lap.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Woe to those who

can't adapt.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - repurrpose, refit for changing conditions (grousing the while)

otherwise

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 Jun 2026 - Although it might look like a small peep's crayon drawing, I was there (but not registering the colors in exactly the same way).  There have been some exceptional days for standing guard on my personal screened deck, and I have had to touch-up my picture of an interloper.  Not the first leep have I spotted in the hinterland, and the local version of a squeep is much smaller (but with lots of attitude).  Yesterday a good-sized beep paddled past my view... it obviously likes expanses of water more than I do.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Face the world

with a smile.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - difpurrent, unlike, not similar (but I like being one of a kind)

top that

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 Jun 2026 - No, one can't have too many cushions.  Although I am capable of snoozing on a bare floor (especially if it is bathed in sunshine), I do like to sink into softness... and of course the added elevation is a plus to any cat.  If Mr. Sol hasn't blessed the spot with his radiance, I try to be next in line after the shorter peep has vacated.  Pre-dented and pre-warmed, it ranks high in desirability.  And if I'm in the mood for company, here I can eavesdrop on peep activity... it might involve food!

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It is good to go through

life with a few best buds.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrejudice, feline bias (we cats do have purreferences)