when I say woe, I mean woe

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 April 2018 - Of course yesterday's picture was not my reality:  the shorter peep is still missing, and I am holding down her work space alone.  Even with lots of natural light, her office chair is no substitute for her lap.  I am quietly suffering, unnoticed by the taller peep... granted, he is still asleep and is aware of nothing.  But even so, sins of omission are real, and require absolution.  We cats don't easily forgive transgressions, and certainly don't forget them.  The size of the penance is growing by the minute.  If our lost soul doesn't find her way home soon, the black cloud over my head will be visible to all but the blind.

methodology of the meow-stro

  

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Which would you choose,
a broken leg or a broken heart?

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

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word of the day - mewserable, in low spirits, swamped by dismay

if the shoo fits

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 April 2018 - I can't believe my ears (and they are far more discerning that my peeps'):  a cool front is approaching!  Has Mother Nature checked the calendar?  Perhaps she is merely showing off... you know, if you've got it, flaunt it.  Bottom line, the reason is irrelevant for my immediate concerns of keeping warm.  It is always inconvenient when the shorter peep disappears, but the present abandonment could be life-threatening.  I wonder how warm the taller peeps' lap is... I may have to find out.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Occasionally
think of others.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

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word of the day - spurradic, thankfully infrequent and admittedly irregular (unlike the devotion of a cat)

do yourself a favor

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 April 2018 - Removal of the country from this cat would be fatal.  I was born in a small-town environment, and have lived here on the edge of a sinkhole ever since.  This sheltered life probably explains why I don't cope well with crowds and loud noises... a big-city guy I am not.  Neither are my peeps, I wager, since they reside in the woods by choice.  We all appreciate the view and the quiet... and leave excitement and drama to the uninformed.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

   

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Smog and car exhaust aren't
beneficial to deep breathing.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrpitious, offering less stress to lucky peeps

complex shun

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 April 2018 - Some days one wonders, "why arise?"  Honestly I don't have a good answer to that one... unless the bed is uncomfortable, I don't see a compelling reason.  There are numerous photos that document me elsewhere, even sitting up, so obviously I can elect to do something besides snooze.  And within that sentence is an important clarifier:  "elect".  If I need to sleep in, I do.  When I am ready to stir, I do.  I highly recommend the simple life.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Why make it complicated?

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Bastet beckons

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word of the day - compurrhensible, easy to understand, n'est paw?

put in a thumb and pulled out a glum

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 April 2018 - When a suitcase is pulled out, I fear the worst (and hide outside)...  now the taller peep and I are bacheloring it.  Rules are relaxed when it's just the guys:  I get to lick his meal plates, curl up on an unmade bed, distribute litter granules throughout the house.  It is great... for a few days.  Then I start missing the double-dip of attention, her welcoming lap.  Enough said... I don't want to lose my tough-guy composure.  But if she is reading this note, "please find your way back to us."  It seems like a small thing, but I really need my chin chucked.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Appreciate your friends.

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Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catfard, meowlancholy

discriminating taste

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 April 2018 - Peep vision and cat vision have significant differences.  Our night perception is heralded, of course, and our color palette is consequently more muted.  But fine print is not an issue for me... not that I read, but I can detect minutia.  And if it happens to move, I am very interested.  So these readers are not mine.  But do you think they make me look more studious?

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The world might look better
out of focus.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrceptive, insightful and full of sight (the eyes have it)

a tame excuse

Me-usings and Me-emories!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 April 2018 - There is a special relationship between cats and their peeps.  Certainly not everyone is interested in the job, and there is a labor-of-love element in befriending a feline.  We are caricatured as independent, haughty sorts that deign human company, but the kernel of truth wrapped in those perceptions is that we aren't dim-deeps.  And if you desire a so-glad-that-you're-home animal, then you won't find satisfaction from us cats.  But that doesn't mean we aren't lovable.  My two peeps seem to enjoy my presence in the domicile, and without getting mushy I care for them.  A cat in one's habitat isn't for everyone... but then nothing is.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Each needs to find his niche.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - domesticatted, fond of family life, in a purrfect place

T-vex

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 April 2018 - Inconsistency is one of my pet, ahem, peeves.  How can you constructively plan and prepare if things are not as they were yesterday?  Please recall that it was on this very spot that a short while ago I was baking my bones.  What happened!  The part of me that currently has my attention is insisting that I remain put, in essence exhorting Mr. Sol to show his face.  Picking a fight with Mother Nature isn't smart, or a wise use of time, but I have observed that peeps do ill-thought-out stuff all the time.  So, who cares, I'm hanging out until sunshine makes an appearance... or until I forget why I'm lying in a pool of gray.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Tics, or ticks, aren't necessary

to be ticked off.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - exaspurrate, to annoy... to the manx

the glaring truth

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 April 2018 - I can relate to the recipe instruction:  bake until done.  The only unknown is when that will occur... and don't suggest sticking me with a toothpick.  My being too hot is very rare.  I may have panted once in my life, and some of that, if I recall correctly, was due to stress.  Peep teenagers like to lay in the sun as well (I've seen the neighbor kids sprawled by their pool)l, but probably their reasons differ from mine.  My peeps, certainly no longer adolescents, are not the sun-worshipers... which just means those hot spots are all mine.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

We all have our preferences.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrilliant, intensely shining (no hiding my talent under Bastet or a basket)

three-part harmony

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 April 2018 - There is no converting a late-night creature into an early-morning creature, although in extreme cases there may be some overlap in wake times.  That is fine by me.  I am mostly a solitary sort, and enjoy roaming our domicile while everyone else sleeps.  The pre-dawn patrol is a necessary one, and I am the best suited for those early hours.  By the time that I have walked the circuit, determined our safety, had a snack, and drunk some water, I am ready to catnap until the shorter peep stirs.  It all works out nicely, through no conscious coordination on our parts... as if we were made for each other.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

We are pieces

in a jigsaw puzzle.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - mewtch, to make a nice fit (nothing square about it)

phlegm chance of that

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 April 2018 - If this picture was dropped into a cartoon, there would be a thought bubble over my head, saying in effect, "surely you don't expect me to crawl through that hole."  After contributing a pitiful meow to the mix, I was saved from mortification by the shorter peep... although she certainly took her time.  Had mine been a 9-1-9 call, help would have arrived too late.  Please notice that there is no "purr" in patience, so don't expect me to be happy about this wait.  Noisy stoicism I can muster.  What kept me rooted in place, exuding the impression that she would bend to my plea?  Sheer mulishness, perhaps.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Sometimes a line

has to be drawn.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurrturbable, calm and unflappable (except around strangers and interlopers and....)

(not) hot (so) cross buns

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 April 2018 - A Monday morning featuring sunshine is a mixed blessing, but I'll take the improved weather any day.  Yesterday's bluster swept some branches into the yard, but otherwise we managed the storm.  I keep forgetting (probably because I don't want to remember) that spring is a series of forward steps with occasional movement in the opposite direction.  Even so I am grumbling about the reversal of temperatures.  Do I need to request another heated towel today?  There are peeps that thrill to the ups and downs of a roller-coaster, but warm monotony is perfectly acceptable to this fellow.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

There is justification for

looking to the future.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - thermocat, a built-in meowchanism that alerts peeps to suboptimal living conditions

whether (or not) forecast

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 April 2018 - I prefer an unequivocal day, one that immediately shows a strong hand of blue sky and sunshine.  Not so this morning, I suspect that all of my outdoor adventures should be moved to now, rather than later.  But, in an applaudable attempt to salvage what can be, I will say that waking to a hard rain on the roof would be more depressing.  And there is also the side-effect of having little else to do today but nap.  When phrased that way, my Sunday afternoon is shaping up nicely.  With my peeps disappearing shortly (yes, I can already guess their intentions), there will be no background noise, no ambient racket.  So my beauty should benefit greatly.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

It's all in the wording.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - clear-cat, unambiguous and easily understood (ahem, black and white)