stop chief

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 February 2019 - I resemble those comments about my kinship to a lump.  Mind you, this lump has ears that hear, as well as a soothing purr and feelings that can be hurt (I will keep in mind the source).  The only approach to our office is consequently a vulnerable entry, so I can often be found here, rather like a bouncer outside a popular nightclub (although I intend no parallels between the two clienteles).  Not being formidable in size, I must compensate with catty wiles and a feline attitude... not exactly a stretch for yours truly.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Convince yourself that you can.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - arrestocat, one who is a natural guardian (born to it, you might say)

faux is me

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 February 2019 - Nope, I am not resting my chin on my paw.  It is just the angle of the picture, but it is how wrong impressions get formed.  "Well, I saw.... "  Actually one can't always trust these snap judgments.  A quick glance, an overheard phrase, a perfumed whiff, and our overactive brain supplies a befitting context.  Likewise that image to my left isn't of tree trunks, but a reflection of the clerestory windows I am facing.  It just further underscores the illusion that is our experience.  The Burmese cats call it "meowya", i.e., pretending to have a quality that is in fact not present.  Rather like me claiming to have pockets... but I suppose that is a very purrdestrian example.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't bet your last dollar.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - misappurrhend, to get something wrong (not that we would admit it)

un-we

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 February 2019 - You may have noticed that I choose my guard posts carefully:  a narrow point of entry simplifies the area on which I must concentrate.  Naturally doors and stairs provide conduits to the good guys as well as the interlopers, so it is there that I must report for duty.  Our domicile is actually a quiet, off-the-B&E path... which means that entire days can lapse without my needing to hustle someone along.  Consequently you shouldn't interpret my prone position as "lying down on the job".  I am maintaining a low profile and biding my time in a very efficient manner.

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 - torpurr, a state of physical inactivity (but fast-twitch at the ready)

the eerie canal

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 February 2019 - Cats aren't known for putting themselves in harm's way, and certainly not to protect a peep.  But part of my job is to keep the premises safe, and I do not want the denizens of the web stepping out of the screen and into our office.  So I choose to put myself on the front line.  My thinking is that the bad guys, as they exit their world, will mistake me for a plush rug, trip over my body, and activate the beast that I can be.  In theory my plan should work.  Now I must put in the necessary time, just lying around, to see if I am right.  Not everyone has my patience....

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Weirder things have happened.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - idiosyncatic, distinctly feline, even purrculiar

a little knowledge....

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 February 2019 - What do you see?  1)  my listening to electromagnetic waves, or 2) my attempt to evaluate the work of an office employee, or 3) propping myself up during a moment of weakness, or 4) unknowable.  Had the shorter peep provided a video, rather than a still, the answer might have been more obvious.  I am scratching an itch, and in a two-for-one move, marking the monitor as mine.  With my webpage filling the screen, it seems only right to claim the platform.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Life should come

with an explanation.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purr-owess, expertise and skill in a purrticular field

banish inquisition?

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 February 2019 - Guilty as charged... not that I feel any remorse.  Anyone who places something out of the ordinary in front of a cat and doesn't think that we will investigate, is naive, to put it mildly.  How else does one learn, except by asking why, testing limits, poking the black box (and brown bag).  I must say that the liquid that my peeps drink in the morning, smells interesting but not so its taste.  I gave up long ago explaining their actions and preferences, although we all three agree on the virtues of dairy products.  Just remember that we cats are curious creatures...and you should be too.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Turn over that rock.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - nosy-purrker, a busy body (or purractitioner of scientific inquiry)

cause and effectiveness

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 February 2019 - You don't have to be a cat expert (or even like us) to read my face:  contentment, with perhaps room for a bit more.  Picky (I prefer "discerning") eaters are actually the easiest to feed... simply give us what we enjoy, and we will make it disappear.  The "issue" enters when change or variety is deemed necessary.  I understand the concern for providing a balanced nutrition to kits, but looks aside, I am well beyond "juvenile".  Perhaps I have finally convinced the shorter peep the efficacy of serving me yogurt, because I really do enjoy the same old, same old.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Familiarity and boredom

are two sides of the same coin.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrductive, having the desired result (after years of training)

that awkward stage

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 February 2019 - "... and I approve of this message."  My peeps and I are quite close, but I'm not sure I should sanction their efforts on my behalf without first perusing.  There is ample evidence of the corrupting nature of power, and I would hate to be the cause of their downfall.  Besides I have the natural talent to be an overseer, thorough without being obstructive.  By investing some time, I can ensure that content and objective reflect my personal viewpoint, and meanwhile deepen my peep connections.  It seems worth the bother.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Everyone has the right

to an opinion.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - pollcat, one that acts by committee (you can see why I just suit myself)

now, now

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 February 2019 - We cats hold ourselves largely outside the flow of time... it is a peep construct after all.  That isn't to say that we don't age, don't expend our nine lives.  But we give little thought to saving for tomorrow, or reminiscing over yesterday.  The closest we come to living outside the present is when we return to a past grievance or slight for feline retribution... which could be anything from a snub to a slash.  But revenge requires a great deal of energy, a resource we cats don't like to waste... so mostly we just impersonate lumps.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Not everyone has to be ambitious.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - mewted, low-key and restrained (just call me a sub-dude)

over the desk-bounding main

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 February 2019 - Beware of a bored cat and a peep with time on her hands!  I can see little aesthetic value to the latest picture, and I am left to conclude, "give her an inch, and she'll take a foot."  Upon such close inspection one might not guess that I walk for my living, throughout our house and around the premises, in sand, in mud, in wet grass.  Careful foot care is required to keep my paws in service:  daily grooming (how else to keep white fur white?) and nail inspection.  Although there is plentiful evidence of my sedentary life, I will never consent to be wheeled around in a frilly pram.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Use it, or lose it.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purripatetic, wandering about, especially as part of one's job

spoil 'er alert

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 February 2019 - If you are having difficulty processing the contents of this picture, let me help:  I am lying on a pair of black flip-flops.  Now it is your turn:  why?  I don't always know the underlying cause of my actions, but in this particular case I do.  How well I can attest that black absorbs heat, and these shoes had been sitting in afternoon sun for quite a while when I discovered them.  It was probably my keen nose that detected the smell of heated rubber, but it was my curiosity that led me to this welcoming spot.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

A bit of pampering

won't hurt.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - overpurrent, to be excessively involved in your cat's life (is this a purroblem??)

high waylay

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 February 2019 - If you have watched a Hollywood western, you are aware that guarding the pass is an effective strategy.  Forcing the interlopers to traverse a narrow opening means that the good guys can focus on a small area... efficient use of resources and an effective bushwhack.  I also like the give-and-take of passwords to control entry:  "Halt, if you know what's good for you."  I often meet my peeps here, as they return from who-knows-where.  They offer their hands, and my nose teases out what they ate in the restaurant and if they fraternized with others of my kind.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Be smart in your endeavors.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - ambuscat, a surprise attack by a feline crouching beneath a chair or bed

the calypso cat

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 February 2019 - When she wants to, Bastet can deliver:  thank you so much for our recent gorgeous weather.  I have been spending more afternoon time outside, absorbing the southern exposure.  It is also our leaf-falling season:  sometimes my internal sensor awakens me, alerting me to a rain shower... but it turns out to be a downpour of leaves, striking the roof and littering the walkway.  Were I to nap overly long (purely a hypothetical construct) on the back porch, I would be blanketed.  But I take the inconvenience in stride:  it is just one more indication that spring is arriving.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Focus on the positive.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

cat of the day - Siam, the first Siamese in the United States, a gift to President Hayes