don't be ridiculous

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 Oct 2025 - I have the occasional moment of abandon... they are quite enjoyable, but only if spontaneous.  I can't fake carefree, so when the feeling comes, I have to revel.  Often it is expressed as a headlong dash to nowhere in particular, other times I find myself stretching and rolling over (the very first time is scary, I must say).  Should a peep be nearby, I might get a belly rub.  However be aware that some of my brethren will use this seeming posture of vulnerability to latch on to that friendly hand with teeth and claws.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We are irrational creatures.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unscientificat, not in accordance with logical principles

a-wary

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 Oct 2025 - I have sufficiently recovered from my travel terrors to relax out in the open.  Even with the occasional alien peep entering our domicile, I have managed to tamp down my fears.  That shouldn't be misconstrued to mean that I've greeted these unwelcome strangers... rather I have acknowledged their presence by disappearing from view.  But as soon as I'm certain my two have driven them from the premises, I emerge to continue walking my patrol route.  And the intruders are none the wiser of a resident cat... unless they notice the paw prints across the bed.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Not everything is evident

to the eye.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - undercovpurr, involving secret investigation by cats

seasoned

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

10 Oct 2025 - The shorter peep and I are falling back into our southerly routine.  I had been promised lots of Mr. Sol, but it would appear that his arrival has been delayed.  I can't grouse too much as the temperatures are certainly more to this cat's liking, and I rejoice in my freedom to come and go from domicile to personal screened porch.  I think my peeps were of the opinion that I'd forgotten how to manipulate a cat door... but I quickly showed them that the problem was with the hinterland portal.  I didn't trust it, and have no such issues with its southerly counterpart.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It is the constant adjustments

that wear one down.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catditioned, made ready for what is to come (as long as I have an exit strategy)

scamping out

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Oct 2025 - This isn't the first time that I've sprawled under this particular piece of porch furniture, but it seems like eternity since I've been able to do just that.  My choice of resting spot isn't quite as concealing as a deep blind, but if I'm very, very still, the beeps and leeps tend to forget that I'm there... which is perfect for scoping out their nefarious activity.  And here in the sticky warmth there are lots of creatures on the move... and I have to insure they respect our domicile boundaries.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Every community has

its rogues.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - skittywag, a rascally sort whose bad behavior is irksome to cats

thick as thieves

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Oct 2025 - I am delighted to announce that I am back in the heat, thoroughly enjoying my personal screened (once again) porch.  My travel trauma mostly put behind me (although sight of that dreaded bag would send me into hiding), I even conducted a preliminary walkabout late yesterday to get the lay of the southerly land.  Although there is displeasing arrangement of some furniture and a fine coating of dust everywhere, my nose recognizes our domicile... and detects the afterthought of numerous alien peeps.  The good news is that the trespassers are no longer present.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Delight in the comfort

of the familiar.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowtey, a feline form of hostile address, as in "alright, meowtey, it's time to vamoose"

pull through

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Oct 2025 - Can you believe the conditions I had to endure... for countless hours, a vague concept since we cats live in the now.  And the now was enough to make me cower and wish for a better hiding place.  The travel gauntlet is all too familiar, although I try to push it from my mind:  a non-stop assault on the ears with occasional ground tremors.  I have a pile of vacation days accrued, and it is my intention to skip work today... tomorrow will be soon enough to roust the southerly interlopers.  For indeed, based on the air temperature and ambient juiciness, we are no longer in the hinterland... I will thank Bastet tomorrow, when I have recovered.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

A desirable goal can

still have a high cost.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtore, a painful cat expurrience

cooping strategy

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 Oct 2025 - The picture says it all... but probably doesn't sufficiently convey my distress.  There have been numerous promises of warmer temperatures.  I can only beseech Bastet that they are not empty words.  We cats are quite terrible at deferred gratification, so thinking that tomorrow will be better is quite a challenge... and believing it even harder.  As long as I can keep sight of both peeps, at least I won't conclude that I'm being abandoned.  However there is nothing to lessen the fright factor.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Take one step at a time.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrvivor, a cat who repeatedly lands on his feet

a test of character

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 Oct 2025 - This is the look of feline resignation:  making the best of a situation beyond one's control.  My personal sun room, despite having been turned into a storage area, continues to offer Mr. Sol's benevolent warmth, and for that I am most grateful.  And my window ledge is still accessible, so I can't grouse about that.  However, as you can probably guess, I am not pleased with all this change... what was wrong with the way things were?!  But these questions are universal puzzlers, for which there are only guesses.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Do the best you can.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - humeowitarian, concerned with a cat's welfare (of course I am)

willies (or won't he)

 

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

3 Oct 2025 - Yep, I'm in that picture, but clearly trying not to be seen.  Our domicile is undergoing changes... and change always makes me nervous, because it is my experience that things change for a reason... and one possible reason makes me want to hide in my most secret place and not be found (at least until the peeps change their minds and agree to same-old-same-old).  My two are dangling the alluring prospect of much warmer weather and access to my newly restored personal screened porch.  I like the sound of that... it is just the realization of that that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't buy something until

you've looked at the price tag.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrboding, a feline feeling that something bad is about to happen

rye-me

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

2 Oct 2025 - How can it be that Mr. Sol is being brilliant and the air temperature remains so cold?  To cope with this unacceptable weather I must move myself from one pool of sunshine to another... a strategy that works until darkness descends upon our domicile.  My peeps feel likewise, and the taller one coaxed the miniature-sol-in-a-box to warm our sitting area last night.  Eventually its heat made its way down to my level.  Unfortunately we are not storage devices that can hold onto the warmth for later... the pre-dawn chill threatens to frost my ear tips.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Good memories only warm

your thoughts.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrozen, cold (and not just unfriendly)

look out

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

1 Oct 2025 - "Halt, and identify yourselves!"  Oh, it is just my two peeps, returning to our domicile... but one can't be too careful when it comes to interlopers.  I don't check every noise at the main entry point (that would be predictable), just when it can be shoehorned into my work schedule.  And on these missions I have to keep my engine running, lest I spot an alien peep and need to skedaddle.  Most of the time I am able to catch a familiar voice or a recognizable stride, and can identify the one who is approaching long before I have a visual.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Not everything is possible...

but a lot is.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - watchmeown, a cat who controls access to a place