stealth bum

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 April 2016 - I am not really trying to hide (I can be quite good at it...just ask my peeps).  Rather I am just hanging out with the shorter one.  I started out in her lap, but wanted room to stretch my limbs.  If one doesn't mind lying down on a bed of wires, this out-of-the-way spot has a few perks.  Don't repeat what I am about to share, but a juice glass is often left unguarded just inches from my paws.  Evidently I have a sweet tooth...or maybe the allure is because I know I shouldn't.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Know thyself

(otherwise others will tell you).

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrbane, sophisticated even while napping

an unalikely story

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 April 2016 - This photo suggests that I am warming myself atop glowing tiles, but it is actually just the light.  In fact they are quite cool to the touch...not what the eye is expecting.  We are still experiencing an early morning chill, so I am not quick to claim the screened porch.  However the afternoons are warming up nicely, almost as toasty as I prefer.  I suspect that the shorter peep and I disagree on these matters, as she is the one that throws open the porch door, before even sitting down to breakfast...when I would just as soon contain our inside temperatures.  I should probably cease with the shedding until every part of the day is acceptably warm.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

We can't all agree.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - dispurrate, like apples and oranges, often seen together in a fruit bowl but so dissimilar

the undecided vote

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 April 2016 - Post-adrenaline life can seem such a let-down, such a plod, that if one is not sufficiently reflective one can rush right into another high-risk activity, just to maintain the intensity of feeling.  We cats are by nature introspective:  that pause, so commented upon by my peeps, between query and response is in fact my weighing the pros and cons of my answer.  Leaping before one looks is known to be hazardous, and my mother did not give birth to a foolish offspring.  Snickers at my hesitancy will not hasten the process.  I walk about in a shades-of-gray world, but I am a black-and-white cat.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Watching someone else

stick a toe in is better.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - skepticat, having reservations, not easily convinced (especially by peeps)

harum-(but mostly)scarum

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 April 2016 - Well, as you can see, this time, impulse won...and at no time was my life at risk.  I am not really much of a daredevil, although there are stories of a predecessor who "disappeared" for three days, and finally was spotted by my two peeps thirty feet up a tree.  Evidently going up was easier than coming down.  The taller peep had to rescue him  (a ladder, rope, and gym bag were needed).  That stunt was declared unacceptable and not to be repeated.  My peeps need not worry about my doing such a thing:  About eight feet off the ground is my limit...I don't want to break a bone in the return to earth.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Having an exit plan before entry

is a smart idea.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrade, to show off one's abilities so as to impurress the peeps

spontaneous combustion

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 April 2016 - Can you read my thoughts? (Stay tuned tomorrow.)  I would never excel at poker with such a wide-open face.  This pause captures my inner struggle:  do I act my age or yield to the impulse?  It is this very temptation that derails lots of kits, and is abetted by such statements as "you only live once"....which in our case is false, but you get the gist.  After all, acting on one's emotions gives us road rage and Darwin awards... entertaining only in the abstract.  There is a reason that we have developed reasoning:  it increases the likelihood that we'll make it to maturity (and perhaps generate more examples of thinkers).  The problem is "why not?" is so tempting.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Better safe than Rafe.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - extempurraneous, unplanned, wild-hare, madcat

whittle while you work

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 April 2016 - One of the things I like most about our domicile is its numerous perches.  A hard decision for me is which direction to face, but in the course of a day I will visit each.  This easterly window mostly affords a long view of the approach, including driveway and front walk.  Here I can observe our compliant visitors, the ones that arrive in the pre-approved way.  Generally these are not a security concern:  even when no one answers the doorbell, they acquiesce and go away.  Some even arrive bearing packages, which they politely leave behind.  Guard duty from this window is rather mindless, I admit.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Who needs a challenge!

Take the cushy job.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - even-tempurred, easy-going, pleasant (as long as there is kibble in the bowl)

hoodoo you think you're fooling?

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Me-usings and Me-emories

24 April 2016 - Those videos of cats guarding stairways are very funny, based on my reaction and the great number of hits they receive.  Part of the hilarity is the size differential between the cowed dim deep and the dwarfed defender.  One has to wonder if the fear was learned when both creatures were still young and virtually the same size.  The dim deep's ancestral connection to a wolf has been long forgotten...at least in those few that were the butt of the film clips.  Since I do not share my abode with anyone but the two peeps, I have not had the opportunity to try out my intimidation skills...but I still practice.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Psychology plays into

a battle outcome.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurressive, having spunk and gumption (or at least purrtending to)

"I would he had"

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 April 2016 - Serious or sleepy - which is it?  This picture reminds me of those politicians and military figures of a past era that posed with one hand at the breast, eyes turned to the horizon.  I can assure you that I have no interest in expanding my empire or claiming your natural resources.  We cats are a contented lot:  as long as our minimal needs are met, we do not long for different or more.  That, unfortunately, is not my observation of peep behavior (present company excepted).  

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Napoleon is also

an overly sweet pastry.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

quote of the day - "'Twas you that incens'd the rabble; cats, that can judge as fitly of his worth as I can of those mysteries which heaven will not have earth to know" ~ Coriolanus, William Shakespeare

purple peep-eater

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 April 2016 - In case you have ever wondered, we cats do dream…which is why sometimes our whiskers twitch and paws flex.  Just recently I was relaxing into a bit of reverie, that took a scary turn…and I quickly abandoned the story line:  I was guarding the beep feeder, insuring that the squeeps didn't steal the seeds.  The sunlight was almost white, the air was warm…you can understand why this dream had such promise.  But then silence descended - the back-and-forth of beep calls ceased, and an ominous dread entered my body.  As you know, my hearing is quite good, so perceiving no sound is unnerving.  I had the impression of stealth in the bushes, out of sight but getting closer…a large presence that was watching, interested, dangerous.  I did not want to see how that concluded, so I willed myself awake.  Thankfully the curious part of me lost the vote.

methodology of the meow-stro

   

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't be the slowest one

in the stampede.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrsue, to be fixated on getting something…until one changes one's mind.

the poop deck

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 April 2016 - Kindness is a wonderful trait to possess, but its worth is only realized when it is given to others. And you should start with yourself...how else will you know its value?  So when I am feeling less than 100%, I acknowledge my need for repose and permit, without malice or condemnation, myself to rest.  Whoever started the rumor that naps are just for the very young and very old was probably a bigwig who viewed peons as means to his money-making end.  Well, this fat cat is on to that self-serving scheme:  Snoozers, unite!

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Fatigue is your body talking to you.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrostrate, to get horizontal (which is much easier when one has four legs)

clocking in

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 April 2016 - If I had a dollar for every minute that I waited...but then, what would I buy with my fortune?  My needs are already met, albeit sloooowly, and what I want can't be found on Amazon.  Although the first store that can deliver a truckload of peace and quiet would be one to buy stock in.  It would certainly get my patronage.  There is just one small hitch:  turning my expected (i.e., earned) wages into actual cash.  I have a strong feeling that my peeps are going to require a hard sell.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Doing what you love doesn't

always pay the bills.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - salesmewnship, a cat's skill in persuading peeps to do something

ya think?

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 April 2016 - At the mature age of twelve, I am more and more content to observe nature from the inside of a plate glass.  I came from out there, and in my youth alternated between inside and outside, enjoying my freedom to choose where and when.  But without any conscious decision I am now almost exclusively a house cat.  I still have the option, but there is no urgency to wander the woods.  The view from this ledge actually gives me a much better overview than ground surveillance ever would.  Whaddya know?  I have lived and learned.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Your toes don't get stepped on

when you're above the fray.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - in one's purrime, mature (physically, around one year of age...but like most, the head takes a while to catch up)

don't panic

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 April 2016 - Oh, my goodness, what happened last night?  I knew something was up, when the peeps rearranged the furniture, but I had no idea the magnitude of the invasion until the noise level became impossible to ignore.  I made a quick retreat, and didn't reemerge until silence once again descended upon the house.  Sometimes I will venture amongst the crowd, scout from the perimeter, check that my two are not in harm's way...but it was every cat for himself last evening.  I will be very glad when the furnishings are back where they belong, as I don't handle change very well.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Only superheroes take on a mob.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrovident, mindful of how to make it to the future and the next bowl of kibble