RSVP

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Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Aug 2026 - If I had the final say, there would be one and only one entrance to our domicile, as I see no reason to be accommodating to interlopers.  The entry that connects the water to my personal screened deck is especially troublesome.  It could be interpreted as a welcome-come-right-in to those large beeps that paddle past (as well as, egato, those peep paddlers).  But my opinion was not asked, so I must keep a diligent watch on this access point.  To date I've only had to roust the occasional squeep from the stairs, but it is surely a matter of time before others take advantage.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Autocratic rule is irksome

for the rest of us.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrgatory, that state of feline limbo between interloper assaults

hinterland Sahara

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Aug 2026 - I love this hot weather, my peeps not so much.  That is why they are lounging on the deck late afternoon:  to enjoy the shade and the cooler temperatures rising off the lake (me, I'm just keeping them company).  You could actually see that cooler air early yesterday morning, swirling up from the water, only to dissipate into the already warm air.  I've made enough trips around Mr. Sol to know that things change, so I am lapping up these few days of a proper summer.  My luck will soon enough run out, and I'll be requesting a heated towel.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Practically never will

everyone agree.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - optimeowstic, at heart a purrlyanna (while I'm closer to a purrmudgeon)

Y4

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Aug 2026 - Seldom do I sink into a deep sleep, the sort that doesn't register mid-volume noises.  The term "catnap" was rightly coined, and I indulge in it often.  But as the domicile sentry and interloper rouster, I have to keep my ears on alert... which means I'm a light sleeper.  Sometimes the disturbance is run-of-the-mill, and I can quickly return to my dreamy state.  Other times, the ones that flood me with adrenaline, require my dealing with the chemical impetus to skedaddle.  Once my body has absorbed the jitters, I can return to what I was doing before I was so rudely awakened.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

One's health depends

upon adequate sleep.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowmentum, the force of a moving cat

10,000 steps

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

6 Aug 2026 - I don't actually pace, but I do make large circuits while waiting for my peeps.  Meal time is especially the time to keep walking, lest I use all my reserves of patience.  Since making my home with these two, I have never gone hungry but sometimes food doesn't arrive as quickly as I'd like.  Nothing is perfect, I keep reminding myself... while making laps around the room.  And every loop is a not-wasted opportunity to patrol for interlopers, and still keep my ears listening for the sound of food preparation.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Someone else isn't going

to do it like you would.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purregrination, a cat's long journey

most definitely

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 Aug 2026 - You know that bright sunshine has slipped into ordinariness when I choose to remain inside.  Even so I can enjoy the cheery view while keeping the company of the shorter peep at the other end of the sofa.  I am still celebrating the return of my two, and am reluctant to lose sight of them lest they wander off.  Keeping an eye on the interlopers AND my peeps is taxing my energy, so I rest when I can.  Multitasking seems to be my only recourse when burdened with so many responsibilities.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Being necessary keeps

one busy.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catsolutely, with no doubt in the feline mind (I am the black-and-white variety)

what a relief

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 Aug 2026 - I can come out of hiding!  My wayward peeps returned last evening, and I am overjoyed (although it could be hard to discern) that my routine has been restored.  At first I feared that their reentry noise was yet another alien peep visit, but then I identified familiar voices... and all was good again!  The knots in my fur have been brushed out, my chin repeatedly chucked, and yummy treats offered (and gobbled).  I won't dwell on the inconveniences caused by their disappearance, and instead choose to focus on the immense pleasures of the same-old.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

No way does two wrongs

make a right.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - satiscatory, acceptable (but one can always hope for better)

this too shall pass

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 Jul 2026 - Something is up, and that puts me on edge:  does it involve me??  The peeps' routines are different, and objects are being accumulated and rearranged and more added to the piles.  Yep, I don't like the direction things are heading.  My best strategy is to stick to the edges of rooms and always know the location of the nearest exit.  And as my backup plan, I will beseech Bastet to watch over this lowly and anxious subject... who truly loves to remain at home and not to wander the big dim-deep-eat-dim-deep world.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

"Keep it simple"

are words to live by.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrishioner, one of Bastet's own