labored breathing

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

31 August 2018 - What to do when one desires to be outside, but there is a niggling wind?  Find the leeward side!  Not only does this spot give me southerly exposure, but blocks the chilling effects of Boreas.  I knew that a solution existed, and the reward for finding it is a peaceful nap.  My peeps have made me aware that Labor Day weekend has begun:  maybe I'll put in some time at the office, maybe I won't.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Problem-solving
is its own reward.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - spurr, to give a cat incentive ("we have the will, so there is a way")

final jeopardy

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 August 2018 - The summer heat continues for another day, and during these sweaty times it is important to drink sufficient liquids.  I need only stroll down to the lake to quench my thirst, although the walk continues to grow in length.  But we all need the exercise, and I certainly don't want to lose my mobility and become dependent upon my peeps.  They are very caring people, but our relationship would be strained if I was helpless.  Just prodding them to provide me entry and exit into the house seems monumental (and exhausting).  The specter of what could be keeps me motivated.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Keep plugging along.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purril, dangers that arise from a purrticular situation

look lively

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 August 2018 - I can't recommend napping enough.  My good-naturedness would be sorely taxed if I were unable to periodically rest my bones.  There are peep studies that support my experiences, illustrating how even a 15-minute snooze (not nearly sufficient IMO) can rejuvenate.  And whose personal life or professional demands don't need the occasional up-lift?  So give a Manx cheer to those who would make fun or shovel guilt!  Just do it is my advice.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Put up your feet
to put up with life.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - resuscatate, to revitalize by pausing the paws

cunning ham

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 August 2018 - Bastet has paused in her busy schedule to grant us another summer day, and for her benevolence I am most grateful.  I am so pleased that I would take the day off but unfortunately can not (see yesterday's ramblings).  The next best thing is to remain outdoors for both work and breaks.  Here I am doing the former... it may look like the latter, but the guise is a clever one to fool the local interlopers.  Speaking of, I gave the shorter peep a start last evening when I dashed across the darkened yard and hid behind the bushes (yes, we cats have a sense of humor).

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Make the most
of the cards dealt.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - cat-rafty, shrewd in achieving one's ends (and maximizing one's naps)

account antsy

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 August 2018 - "Gonna lay down my burdens down by the riverside...."  Although my peeps and I typically refer to it as the/our lake, it really is just a widening of the Roseway River (not because of the aromatic flower, I can assure you).  And what could possibly be resting heavy upon my shoulders?  I am entrusted with the well-being of my peeps, and I take that responsibility very seriously.  And as the sole guardian, I can't even take a personal day.  (No wonder I take frequent naps....)

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Are we having fun yet?

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - lapurr, the drudgery of earning one's kibble

observe a story

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 August 2018 - I am just biding my time until Mr. Sol heats the outside to my desired temperature... and I almost forgot, supervising the shorter peep's kitchen activities.  Sometimes the emanating aromas are enough to prompt an investigation, but most of the time I can not recognize any protein source favored by me (so staying cozy on the sofa is fine).  I am only familiar with two mealtime strategies:  beg-at-bowl and the very occasional stalk-and-eat.  My peeps have a weird interpretation of the latter:  eat stalks.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Watching others can be
quite entertaining.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrceive, to register something mildly interesting (but peep significant)

lucky buck

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 August 2018 - Are you wondering if I am trapped in deja vu?  When one has a favorite routine in a favorite spot, life can seem repetitive to the observer.  Speaking for myself, that is the nature of favorite things:  yes, I nap more than my peeps; yes, I often snooze here in this glider.  But that this should be perceived as a problem, tells me perhaps the opposition is amazed at my ability to relax and envious of my copious free time.  I am guilty of being so fortunate.  So, who has the problem here?  Excuse me while I rest my case.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't try to please everyone.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purr-ivileged, having the opportunity to do something that brings pleasure (you'd be a dummy not to)

drench coat

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 August 2018 - I am not fond of being wet.  In fact, if thrown overboard, I suspect I would miraculously walk on water.  So making my rounds of the grounds, after a shower, is accomplished without extraneous inquiries, a bee-line if mapped out.  Haste isn't necessarily akin to sloppiness:  I keep my eyes on the endpoint and my nose in overdrive.  Scents travel farther when the air is moist (having something on which to hitch a ride), allowing me to decrease the radius of my beat and still return with a complete report.  I am a purrfessional.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

To like everything
is to be dull.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrcolate, to be lively and excited (or to just pick one's feet up high)

well versed

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 August 2018 - "Little Tom Horner lay in his corner, dreaming of summer sky.  He stuck out his paw, it needed a thaw, and said, "what a screwed cat am I".  Yes, the beeps and I can feel autumn in the air:  the former are packing their bindles and heading south; meanwhile I search for heat sources.  What has the world come to, when there are places in conflagration, other spots bailing excess water, hinterland setting record highs? The office, I have discovered, contains numerous metal boxes that emanate heat... methinks I shall be putting in overtime for the foreseeable future.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

May you live in boring times.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catto, a section of poetry capturing the trying times of a feline

getting a head

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 August 2018 - Perhaps now you will understand why I prefer the door be opened for me.  To put a photograph of me squeezing through the "cat" door, for all the world (well, all six of you) to giggle over, is totally inexcusable.  Of course, being the softie that I am, I will forgive the shorter peep's poor judgment.  She does try to be a good steward (and, honestly, we all have our faults).  There is a positive side to this story:  at least when my peeps are away from home, I have the means (undignified but doable) to let myself in and out.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Give thanks,
even if.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrser, the hairy one that keeps a reckoning of slights and impositions (and also favors)

into life some rain must fall

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 August 2018 - Well, the picture to the right says it all.  Why bother to rise and begin the week when this is one's reality?  The only reasonable course of action is inaction, i.e., I intend to doze my way through this unpleasantness.  I feel confident that tomorrow will be better (and if not, I will repeat today's plan).  Some known for spitting into the wind might say "it can't get any worse"... those words make me shudder, and I pray that Bastet and her pantheon were too busy to register the challenge.  Second in the category of "ridiculous things to utter" is anything that suggests that adversity improves character.  (I suspect this notion was popular among the saints, a club I do not wish to join.)

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Complain if you must
(but quietly).

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catlamity, circumstances that cause distress and provoke a cat to assume a fetal position

shirk ethic

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 August 2018 - To make ends meet (as in end of nose to tip of tail), I hold down two jobs.  One that has gotten lots of recent documentation is my "outside" work, but my other employment keeps me "inside".  Friday is prime for calling in sick, but I have elected to put some time in today at the office.  Facing the computer screen puts a damper on my creativity and general problem-solving, so I have learned to turn away from the desk when suffering a work block.  If the shorter peep could figure out how to insert thought bubbles into pictures, my readership could glimpse into the productive mind of a cat.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Let others do your bragging.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purr-oject, a carefully planned enterpurr-rise aimed to make a cat look busy

achy, breaky hearth

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 August 2018 - The lake water continues its retreat.  There are no boats in the vicinity resting on their hulls, but I definitely have more shore to patrol.  Not one to grumble, I do however prefer walking in soft grass, not wet, not too high.  These stones and rocks, embedded in gravel, are tough on the paws... but then every fella who walks a beat lives with sore feet, a casualty of our profession.  Yet another reason for my occasional repose upon the glider:  a pause for the paws.  Now that the subject has been mentioned, I think that I'll head up the stairs for a lie-down.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

If you're going to walk a mile,
definitely wear shoes.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrturb, to influence a thing's state or path (as mentioning "n-a-p")