sharp as a tack

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 Mar 2026 - I bet my peeps wonder what I'm up to when they're away.  Honestly not much, but I won't dispel the mystery with the truth.  When they returned last evening I was demonstrating patience, if not innocence, atop a comfy pillow.  That I didn't skedaddle means that their entry into our domicile was recognized as theirs, and not some alien peep trespassers.  It would be hard to explain how I knew:  their gait along the back walkway, their weight upon the porch stairs... and, if they conversed, their voices would be a sure give-away.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We know far more

than we'd guess.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - purrse sense, purractical knowledge

I've got a notion

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 Mar 2026 - I am staging a sit-in until someone notices that my saucer is empty!  True, it contained food a short while ago, but this is my current reality (and I'm ready to eat).  Maybe, because breakfast happened before the sun was up, my stomach thinks it was yesterday's meal?  Cats don't really need a reason.  And if I can sway the kitchen help to believe it is time for lunch (surely somewhere in the world it is), my well-mannered protest will have the desired effect.  Otherwise that I'm enjoying a comfy spot near a large portal will be sufficient,

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Life is easier with

some give-and-take.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - physicatity, the presence of the body (count me in)

world-weary

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 Mar 2026 - Where did I leave my meep buddy?  I toted him to the last flight of stairs, but evidently he couldn't make it any further... without my assistance that is.  Perhaps on a take-your-toy-to-work day, I'll show him my office (although he has already met the employees).  Somehow he manages to get back down (I suspect via the shorter peep).  For some unexplored reason I enjoy taking him upstairs but lose interest in the reverse.  That tiny bit of extra weight certainly isn't the problem.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We don't tolerate

boredom well.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrumdrum, lacking excitement (but not so much as to be scary)

most (un)certainly

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 Mar 2026 - That pool of warm sunshine would make a fine spot on which to camp out, but I suspect that putting myself even closer to Mr. Sol would be worth the jump up.  Plus a cat always favors the higher position... a bit of elevation helps with surveillance (and better represents a cat's place in the universe).  But I don't want to make a hasty decision, so I'll pause to consider the pros and cons.  There could be scary things, unseen from this vantage, that are waiting for my hop up.  Do I settle for a known landscape or take the risk?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Life can overwhelm you

with choices.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrlous, full of danger (at least from where I sit)

essentially

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 Mar 2026 - Lap unavailable, I often bide my rest time on my personal screened porch.  Of course it isn't always at my disposal, dependent upon the weather and an opened portal.  One can't be too hard-edged about how your day (and your life) proceeds lest the universe polish you down to a smooth river stone.  Happiness is the ability to adapt and to accommodate and to still find joy in the possible.  There will always be interlopers; I will always be necessary.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't be defined

by negatives.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - compurrlsory, meowndatory (but I'd do it anyway)

short-term

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 Mar 2026 - Don't I look comfortable?!  More than looking, I am quite comfy.  A peep lap offers warmth and camaraderie besides, so you can understand why I grab the chance whenever it is presented.  Its only drawback is its ephemeral nature... when it happens and for how long are unknowns.  Planning my breaks to coincide is impossible, so there are many pictures of my snoozing elsewhere (and these spots are a competitive second-place)... because I can't stint on my rest if I want to do a first-rate job of rousting the bad guys.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't feel guilty for

taking care of yourself.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrfunctory, carried out with a minimum of effort (definitely not my way of doing things)

tireless

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 Mar 2026 - Is there a cat that doesn't like early mornings?  Possibly, but he would be the odd fella.  I like to get a jump-start to my day, to determine how Mr. Sol is feeling, to gauge interloper activity, to conduct my first round.  And wedged into that busy schedule is encouraging the shorter peep to rise and shine.  After all, the portal to my personal screened porch needs to be opened and my breakfast presented.  Time is a-wastin'.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

"Get a move on" is

a great motto.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - on the gato, busy with feline business