mi-mi-me

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Jul 2026 - I like to think of my purr as the feline version of om, that soothing sound track to the bigger picture.  I don't think it is my imagination that my two peeps are calmed ever so slightly by my soft vocalization.  There is no tangible switch:  I can't will myself to produce that throaty hum.  Rather I find myself enveloped in the sound, a product it would seem from being happy.  And no, I don't purr while I'm chowing down (at least I don't think so), but after the second or third chin chuck my voice is summoned.  And it would be counterintuitive to stifle the sound... it wants to embrace the immediate.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Find your voice.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meownophagous, contentedly nourished by the same-old-same-old

okay can be a good thing

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Jul 2026 - I think I've finally put the trauma of travelling to the hinterland behind me.  Things have been steady-eddy for quite a while, and I have found myself zooming about our domicile for no reason other than I feel like it.  Plus I've remembered all the great spots for interloper watching and for snoozing, so one could rightly say that I've settled in, am back at home.  I am not a fan of cool weather, but Mr. Sol is more and more doing his job... and I am most appreciative.  Truly the one drawback is the getting here, and I will choose not to think about that (why spoil a good mood?).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Alas, there are some

things that can't be changed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - difpurrent, distinctly dissimilar (what separates me from the rest)

cat-a-doodle-do

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Jul 2026 - I am always happy/relieved to see life return to the inert bodies of my two peeps.  I keep guard until they are able to defend themselves, but that is a huge responsibility for a ten-pound cat.  It is why I continue to practice my glare (and my skedaddle), should I be outsized.  I've heard tales of my kind ordering around dim deeps four times their weight.  The image brings an inner grin (but then they aren't called dim deeps for nothing).  Thankfully our domicile consists of me and my two:  throw another into the mix and the dynamic would become unbalanced.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Certainly more than three

is a crowd.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - stimeowlate, to rouse a cat to action (I advise against it)

I'm on it

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

6 Jul 2026 - With all the trotting between opposite corners of our domicile, I feel no guilt in resting my paws in a comfy spot along the route.  After all, if I'm not up to par, the interlopers can take the advantage... and then I'd have to work twice as hard to regain lost ground.  So my occasional break is in the long-term view quite sensible.  I feel no need to further justify my (in)actions to the detractors.  Besides, my two peeps are quite happy with my results, and they're the ones dispensing food and head pats.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Be selective in

whom you want to please.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - self-cat, attending to one's physical and/or mental health <purr>

watch out

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 Jul 2026 - No worries, I have no intention of taking a dip (taking a nap, yes; dip, no).  But even I, loather of big water, find the view mesmerizing.  The main reason, however, for sitting on my personal screened deck, is to keep an eye on the local interlopers.  The largest thing I've spotted so far is a querulous beep, floating past.  I've overheard my two peeps exclaiming over deeps bounding through the neighborhood, but I've not seen them in our yard.  Despite their formidable size, they spook easily (and seem uninterested in our domicile).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't underestimate

the little guys.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtulance, grumpy irritation (not surprising, given my line of work)

quite so

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 Jul 2026 - Here is another picture of me, napping in the diagonally opposite corner of our domicile.  This particular perch gives me a relaxing view of our southern perimeter, much favored by Mr. Sol.  Of late he has been doing a first-rate job of heating up the surroundings... it's been a long time since I've been this comfortably warm in the hinterland.  My two peeps and I have different opinions (not surprising as we're two different species) as to what the optimal daytime temperature is, but I think it's purrfect.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

What a bore if everyone

had the same opinion.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - excatly, in every respect, purrcisely

that's entertainment

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

3 Jul 2026 - High above my kingdom, I keep watch.  Of course what can I do if a parade of alien peeps stroll up the walkway?  But this time it was only the shorter peep crunching in the gravel... nonetheless it bore investigation.  Somewhat relieved, I can return to my interloper patrol.  Who knows what I'll see today?  After yesterday's duet, right offshore, between two loony beeps, I could be audience to a chorus of what?  chirping cheeps, squabbling squeeps.  The possibilities tickle my imagination and keep me away from a nap.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

You never know what

will happen next.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - astmeownded, struck (not literally) with a feeling of wonder, surpurrised