oh, bother

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 September 2016 - My peeps are already lamenting the humidity, but I am basking in the juicy heat of Florida.  Yes, I survived two days of travel., and today I took it easy:  lazed on the screened porch and thanked Bastet for hearing my entreaties.  After four months at 43.9 degrees north, I am back to the land of my birth.  It is true that I am a bit overdressed with my thick coat of hair.  Being warm is high on my priority list... and I can always shed down to my late-summer needs.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

There is no place like home.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurrtune, to request something (and not take "no" for an answer)

furternity

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 September 2016 - We are now several days into autumn, that season that ushers in my least favorite time of year.  And I have an observation to share:  a carpet is much warmer than a bare floor.  Maybe this tidbit explains why there are scatter rugs on either side of the bed - my peeps don't like to put their bare feet on cold boards either.  We are a solidarity, forged by thirteen years of togetherness, through baking and freezing.  But my vote goes to baking.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

A choice doesn't imply
that you like it.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - cat-hesion, the sticking together of cats and peeps (also why the latter often sport hairs shed by the former)

plight of the humble me

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 September 2016 - This photograph is staged so that the viewer isn't aware that deck furniture is missing.  I became aware of their absence yesterday, and spent a chilly morning doing guard duty over the remaining chairs.  We hardly ever see other humans, so the idea that they have been thieved is hard to believe.  The other possibility I don't want to believe.  So far the suitcase has not made an appearance, but in the back of my brain is a niggling thought that travel is in my near-future.  Maybe I should scout out the perfect hiding place now, while there is still time... although remaining behind in this cold weather is not desirable either.  What to do??

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Be careful with your wishes.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrplexed, baffled by peep behavior... but then my motivations are very straight-forward

please acknowledge

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 September 2016 - Part of me understands the shorter peep's declaration, "it's cold out there," but the other part, obviously the voice that I'm listening to, is repeating, like a hung record, "I want to go out."  Because she is a nice peep and realizes that we cats do not engage in debate, she will do my bidding.  Even when I return to this door in a very short while, she will gladly let me enter.  If I am lucky, the "I told you so" will not be spoken, but will be undoubtedly written upon her face... which I can avoid looking at.  We cats are always right, some times more than other times.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

   

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

There is knowing when you are in error,
and then there is admitting it.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - kitsmet, a feline's fate: to have his actions questioned

hark! who goes there?

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 September 2016 - Our lake has been unusually quiet this summer, but now that the water temperature is dropping (and school is back in session), outdoor activity is almost nonexistent.  Not that I am complaining:  we are a household of introverts, so solitude is just what we like.  Fewer and fewer beeps are showing up at the feeder as well, but those denizens that do not migrate are shopping for winter lodging.  So my vigil is still necessary:  meeps gnawing in the night isn't conducive to sleep.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

"You dirty rat!" is so true.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

movie of the day - The Fast and the Furry, a 2005 Tom & Jerry film

pleasing to the I

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 September 2016 - How do you give a tuxedo cat stripes?  The picture at right shows one way, and doesn't involve a paintbrush.  On a chilly day, of which we are having more and more, the walkway pattern is interesting, but I am heading for that section without cool shadows.  I have lived long enough to prefer, in a pinch, function to art.  It isn't that I am a philistine, but that I am at my core purractical... probably due to the very circumscribed circumstances under which I began this life.  I can better appreciate the fanciful icing on the cake if I have already eaten.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Beware of the dark side.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - appurreciative, feeling pleasure (most easily done when warm and sated)

wonky conk

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 September 2016 - For those of us (and we are the majority) who have asymmetrical faces, I will mention ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower-arranging.  Often the goal is to suggest a scalene triangle, the blah category of three-sided figures, and to emphasis the stems and leaves, downplaying the showy blooms.  Besides having more white on the right half of my face and a hard-to-ignore arc along the bridge of my nose, I am missing quite a few brow whiskers on the left.  The difference isn't enough to make my head tilt to starboard or to result in my walking in circles, but it is a curious thing... and since I am drawn to all things odd, I had to share my inquisitive puss.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Accept yourself.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - dispurrportionate, aspiring to (but not admitting to) receive more than give

dormant windows

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 September 2016 - There is something very satisfying about a good day's work... perhaps because it is over and done with.  You know that I swear by my power naps, and I do not think that they have held me back.  If anything, they have bolstered my well-being.  Even Benjamin Franklin was a devotee (they permitted him to sleep but a few hours each night), and he had all sorts of titles attached to his name.  So I am oblivious to such tittle-tattle adjectives as "lazy" or "shiftless".  I pull my shift, but the remainder of the day is my time.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Rest is good,
but don't forget to relax.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrsive, as loose-limbed and malleable as a rag doll... just don't pull my tail

at cross purrposes

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 September 2016 - Why do my peeps think that whatever they are doing is more important than what I am focused upon?  I try to squelch the peeved look (was I successful?), and humor their banal requests.  The shorter one is constantly pestering me to look at her... does she, I wonder, have a self-esteem issue?  But she is the one who keeps kibble in my bowl, so I don't want to hurt her feelings.  A snub might feel ever so appropriate (and satisfying), but there could be long-term consequences.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

A smart mouth isn't really smart.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrustrated, vexed by peep behavior (but I'll live)

fuel for thought

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 September 2016 - Hanging out with my peeps is a favorite pastime.  Not only does it reaffirm our family unit, but I have discovered that their heads emit as much heat as their laps.  Unfortunately I don't dare curl atop their pates... just imagine what might happen if I slipped off!  Although the facial scratches would certainly be accidental, I would be under a cloud of disapproval for a long while.  So I settle for nearby, although to a cat's thinking higher is definitely better.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Even bad ideas consume energy.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrnace, a body of heat insulated with a becoming layer of fat and a thick sheen of fur

"Here's another nice mess...."

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 September 2016 - What is wrong with me??  I am still shedding hair, and it was 45 degrees this morning!  Does my body think that it is still back in sultry Florida, where those sort of dawn temperatures won't be experienced for another two+ months?  Maybe my thyroid is stuck in high gear... although my behavior could not be described as manic, and my internal thermostat is not set to sauna.  If my own coat continues to prove inadequate, then I shall just have to borrow one from my peeps.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

  

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The family that huddles
together, muddles through.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

duo of the day - Laurel & Hardy, who were first paired in the 1921 silent film The Lucky Dog (a cat having turned down the part)

seriously?

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 September 2016 - Cats and books are a natural pairing.  We enjoy curling up with a good tome, just for the positive vibes.  My peeps can often be found in the company of books, and I am very supportive of any endeavor that creates a lap.  I have yet to find a hardback though that lives up to its "hot off the presses" come-on.  They are warm only after I have lain upon them.  However I am searching for a copy of Dante's Inferno here at the lake:  it certainly sounds like it would be a welcome source of heat.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Reading should count as exercise.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - educatted, knowledgeable and discerning in all matters purractical

trying to be helpful

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 September 2016 - Sometimes my nose can get me into trouble.  When I detect a new odor, pleasant or not, I am compelled to check it out... I'll point the claw at curiosity.  Wouldn't you think that my peeps would applaud my initiative?  It could be a decaying squeep under the sofa or a fermenting peach in the fruit bowl or rotting wood beneath a dripping pipe.  All of these situations warrant action... and I am not that guy.  I bring the issue to my peeps, for their handling.  True, sometimes the investigation reveals something mundane, for example, a bit of milk in an abandoned cereal bowl.  But that isn't a bad thing, right?

methodology of the meow-stro

 

   

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Folks may not always
appreciate your help.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - neighpurrly, ready to oblige, eager to please (rare events do happen)