I mean it

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 Oct 2026 - I am certain that up there, atop my provided towel, is much more comfortable than here on the floor.  But down here, Mr. Sol has warmed a spot that I've laid claim to.  If he was doing a better job at heating everything else, I would gladly curl on a cushion, but first and foremost I want to bask.  Earlier today I was standing at this portal, howling at one of my kind who was looking to expand his territory:  not going to happen on my watch!

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't be easy-going

on the things that matter.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - estimeowble, deserving respect (even if I'm on the small side)

know how, no how

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 Oct 2026 - I don't claim to be the head of this family, but I'm certainly an important purrt.  If I'm not so well hidden as to avoid detection, I am always greeted by my peeps as they pass by, their words often accompanied by a head pat.  Our household hums along, each of us contributing without the need for meetings and consensus.  I don't look to my two for advice on rousting of interlopers, and likewise they have their areas of expurrtise... it is a very satisfying arrangement.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Be confident in what you know.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catthority, a feline's special knowledge

avert your eyes

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 Oct 2026 - Granted this pose isn't my best angle, but we cats, descendants of gods that we are, don't care how others view us.  All of the care I take with grooming is for my benefit, and should an observer think that I cut a handsome figure, that pleases me... but such sentiment is not why I apply tongue to fur.  I take it that not all peeps possess such self-confidence... which is unfortunate for them.  I definitely would not enjoy being the receptacle of others' negativity.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

You are the ultimate authority on you.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - fulfillmeownt, (tempurrary) realization of a cat's wishes

take your time

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 Oct 2026 - I like the sort of work where one can sprawl at one's desk.  My eyes and ears work just as well when I'm lying down, and the low profile and lack of movement render me almost invisible to the interlopers... a very handy trick.  I've noticed during my time on my personal screened porch that the temperatures are trending down, which doesn't make me happy.  I had hoped to leave the chill back in the hinterlands... nonetheless I have a job to do (even if Mr. Sol is a shirker).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

The point is to carry on.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - purream state, a type of feline consciousness (that lasts for a goodly part of the day)

make room

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 Oct 2026 - If I were a jumper, I could be "on top of the world", but rather I am content to sit beneath it, a space seemingly created just for me.  Granted, I could conduct my post-breakfast grooming anywhere, but today I had the urge to step inside the circle.  We cats don't attach mystical meaning to tangible things, nor prophecy to events... we just are, purringly so.  I have never tried napping in this location, probably because no cushion has been provided.  But with its close proximity to where food is prepared and eaten, it offers a good observation point for peep activity.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

You don't have to go far

to find interesting places.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - geomeowtry, the arrangement of objects in a cat's world

oh, the aggravation

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 Oct 2026 - Scritching noises are really irksome, especially if the cause is unseen.  My instincts are to roust the interloper, to silence its presence... but when the offender is literally outside my area of responsibility, my options are limited.  I have had this very conversation with myself, but there is part of me that still wants to intervene, to claw it from its hiding place by whatever means necessary.  The only way to proceed from this no-win situation is to carry on with my patrol and divert all that pent energy into the next encounter.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Walk it off.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrview, the range of a cat's authority

bothersome

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 Oct 2026 - Have I mentioned recently that I do a lot of waiting?  Anyone who has much to accomplish before the day is done, will get a tad irritated by such obstacles... and that these instances are largely out of my control adds to the irk factor.  I have no problem filling down time with grooming and napping, all enjoyable activities, but there still remain those things to be done... and the result is that my work day must get longer to accomplish everything.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't be the problem.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - lingpurr, to stay put longer than a cat expects