say "aaaah"

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 February 2016 - I tried, unsuccessfully, to block the use of this photo.  There were numerous others to choose from, but the shorter peep was immune to my persuasion.  Of the more than seven hundred pictures of me out there on the net, I shouldn't (I won't say "won't") be upset if only one of them is unflattering.  Maybe it is her way of evening the score for all the times that I have asked her to open the door...is she really capable of pettiness?  I would like to think not.  Maybe I have lost my sense of humor...I grant that me with my mouth wide open is comical...but educational as well.  Did you know that we cats don't have a uvula?

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Learning doesn't require a classroom.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purroud, having a realistic (for a cat) opinion of one's image and abilities

inheriting the earth

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 February 2016 - I do like all this sunshine, and based on my perch view so does the outside world.  One can't but love a place where there aren't snow banks and black ice.  My nose tells me that I would enjoy some of the peeps' ice cream, but that may be the only frozen thing that is desirable IMO.  I am actually glad that there are contrary opinions:  otherwise all this lovely countryside would be turned into yet more subdivisions.  If given a choice between a coat of pollen and an overlay of cement, dust me down in yellow.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The great outdoors should remain great.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unpurrsuming, modest, not assuming one is top dim deep (as if that thought would ever enter my head)

give me an oy

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 February 2016 - This is not the usual time of year to hear prancing and pawing on the roof...so it must be one of those green leeps, warmed sufficiently by the sun to sneak about.  Either the shorter peep can't hear its scritching or is not disturbed by its presence (probably the former), but something is definitely moving around, just above my head.  Its close proximity is what gets my tail switching, and it is totally frustrating to be separated by a cold pane of glass.  My only recourse is distraction:  I'm going to put distance between it and my ears, to soothe my upset with a bit of food and perhaps a lie-down.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

"So close, so close, and yet so far away."

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - exaspurrated, irked at the universe's conspiracy to make things difficult

("if I were king of the forest")

for all intense

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 February 2016 - How do you like my imitation of the Gayer-Anderson cat, on view at the British Museum and purchasable in replica world-wide?  It was cast some two and a half millennia ago, and certainly not by Gayer-Anderson.  His name was hung upon the bronze statue because he donated it to the museum...how typical of peeps.  It is of course a representation of Bastet, and I am a very humble, totally inadequate vessel.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

At the center of each of us

beats a heart.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrfound, sincere and free from pretense:  if a cat doesn't like you, you know it

up in the air

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 February 2016 - One should have a plan for foul weather:  bottled water when hurricanes threaten, and a safe spot when tornadoes are possible.  I located my go-to place when I wasn't even looking for such.  Its brilliance is that 1) it features a faucet, 2) it is quite comfortable, and 3) a peep won't be squishing in next to me.  Today's ramblings are my public-service announcement:  I do hope this warning, ahem, sinks in.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't back into your back-up plan.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Advice

Dear Calvin, 

I scratched my peep yesterday.  Should I apologize

          - Ouch

Dear Ouch,

Are you a cat or a meep?  I am sure that the peep deserved it.

Don't say something that you'll later regret.

          - Calvin

time out

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 February 2016 - My peeps run on different clocks.  Once it grows dark, the shorter one slows her pace, and I can often catch her sitting down...which yields me a lap.  Oddly enough about that same time the taller one goes into motion, although his orbit is centered at his desk.  Neither of them have my circadian rhythm, which peaks pre-dawn.  The positive view of our asynchrony is that most of the twenty-four hours has a sentry.  Trying to force uniformity in our domicile would just make everyone grumpy...and trust me, you don't want to go there.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Lockstep is a silly way to walk.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - sp(ur)ry, energetic for short bursts, then in need of a cat nap

no rest for the weary

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 February 2016 - For some of you I acknowledge that work is a four-letter word.  However, with the right colleagues and a cheery cubicle, the daily grind can provide moments of amusement.  We may all wonder how Dagwood keeps his job, but short of such total ineptitude one doesn't have to take things too seriously.  Do I look stressed out?  That is the secret:  finding "fun" in "functioning".  And if you need to impress the boss, slip behind a pair of glasses.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Gain, seen from the other side, is loss.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - torpurr, inactivity as perfected by a cat

hunky 'dorable

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 February 2016 - I am comfortable with my first impression:  sweet-natured, quiet, introverted.  None of these qualities are things to seek counseling over, yet they are not high praise for ambitious alley cats.  Fortunately I left that environment long ago, before acquiring torn ears.  But inside even the most timid of my brethren is a panther, whose caterwaul can prickle the hairs on a peep's neck.  If you need visual proof, examine the bottom edge of this picture:  those are claws.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

It's okay not to be the fastest runner...

just don't be the slowest.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrerful, able to influence through strength of character...peeps mistakenly call it intransigence

outlook or lookout

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 February 2016 - A watched cat is a wary cat.  It isn't that I don't trust my peeps, but when they act odd (I'll save that for another day) or focus solely upon me, then I can't help but get a little nervous.  I admit to being skittish, but given my early childhood who wouldn't be?  My code yellow alert arises as an emotional response to the situation, and no amount of rational argument will soothe me into a deep sleep.  One eye will remain open until I am alone in the room...and even then, my ears will be swiveling.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Keep your back to the wall,

and locate the exits.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - circumcat, walking a path of minimal risk by sticking to the edges

like putty

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 February 2016 - Keep 'em guessing is my motto.  I know that we cats are supposed to prefer high ground, even to the point of selecting a newspaper resting on the floor to the floor itself.  What can I say?  Guilty.  But sometimes we settle for less.  The peeps and I have an understanding in regards stair-stepping the dresser drawers so that I can make my way up.  However this time, for whatever reason...and don't expect me to put it in words...I found this particular compartment to be just what I wanted.  Tomorrow may be a different story.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Ruts are ideal for getting you

where you've already been.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrsuadable, LOL, good luck on that one

delighted, I'm sure

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 February 2016 - It's a sad day when the newspaper arrives without the comics section.  The funnies are, for many more than just myself, the best part of the fourth estate.  There are already enough bad vibes floating about on the planet, so why read about the latest domestic abuser or greedy white-collar criminal or intoxicated driver?  It truly isn't a matter of aping an ostrich:  negativity is a downer that impacts not only your mood but your immune system.  There really is something to the happy-healthy connection.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Laughter lines are worth their wrinkles.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - eupurric, feeling great happiness, often shown by kneading and drooling

inclination

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 February 2016 - According to the beeps at the window, spring is here.  I am not certain that they know what they are talking about, as waking to temperatures in the forties is not my idea of a harbinger.  Perhaps they have jumped the gun, but they are definitely throwing themselves against the glass.  My rational mind knows that I am on the inside and they are on the outside, but I can't resist lunging at them...just as they can't not fight their reflection.  That old part of our brains, the repository of our species' innate behaviors, is often forgotten as we go about our civilized lives...that is, until a particular stimulus is encountered, and we are once again our uncouth ancestors.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Heed your instincts, hide your instincts

...it is the modern dilemma.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrpensity, a cat's tendency to leave the heavy lifting to others

T D om

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 February 2016 - I don't have any reason to favor one day over the next, but somehow Mondays wear very heavily.  Especially when the morning is chilly, I search for the reason to get up.  Perhaps it is the letdown of having the peeps around for several consecutive days and then not?  Whatever the reason,  it is hard to generate much enthusiasm for the start of the work week.  Perhaps I should take up a hobby, like collecting stuffed meeps or drawing sand mandalas.  But I don't want something that just passes the time...it must have significance...I could give more practice time to sleeping.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The meaning of life should

be more explicit.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - stupurrfied, wearied by the same old same-old, in need of purrking up