full of it

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

31 Oct 2025 - Sometimes the world's vastness can be overwhelming.  Even contained by four tall walls, I can feel minuscule and insignificant... but being a cat, I quickly dispel such preposterous thoughts.  The key, I've found, is focusing on what needs to be done next, whether it be mundane (take a nap) or consequential (roust the interlopers).  Purpose organizes my day and keeps me chipper.  After all,  a down-in-the-dumps companion or sad-sack sentry falls short of expectations.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Be a pleasure

to have around.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowthful, in high feline spirits

clamlike

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 Oct 2025 - Shamus on view, if you know where to look.  I still haven't perfected my burrowing technique, so anyone who is familiar with my inclinations and has half an eye could spot me.  Detection would be more difficult if I were solid black, but that is not the case (besides, I like being a distinctive tuxedo).  Even though the jig was up, I continued to catnap until it was past time (keep'em guessing) for me to walk my route.  But how much better a job I do when well-rested!

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Secrets are hard to keep.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catiturn, saying little (but the ears hear it all)

the straight and narrow

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 Oct 2025 - Jungle cat reporting in.  I half expected all this recent rain to literally flush out the interlopers, but this morning's activity suggests that they survived the flood tides.  Although Mr. Sol now prevails, the air is still juicy with moisture.  Thanks to daily grooming habits, I am not experiencing fur frizz from the high humidity... not that one could really tell from this photograph.  What one can discern from the picture is that from back paws to ear tips, I am a long cat... all the better to peer over and around obstacles.  

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We are capable of far

more than we think.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catstend, to open the feline body to full length

me, myself, and aye aye

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 Oct 2025 - We cats prefer to ignore statements, such as "sit" and "heel".  Instead we like to think of them as peep suggestions, which we will duly consider (and probably reject).  After all we are autonomous creatures, and we don't wish to confuse the world by bowing to its rules.  Isn't it enough that we are held by gravity and surrounded by air and assaulted by sound?  It is no surprise, seen from my perspective, that I follow my own path and set my own agenda.  I have my dignity to maintain.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't insist.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - sovpurreignty, the authority of a cat to govern itself

glare and tear

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 Oct 2025 - Pardon me while I check out a noise.  Something is scritching just beyond this wall:  firstly I want to make certain that "it" stays on the other side, secondly I need an identification to accurately set the alert level.  My eyesight is keen, but not good enough to see through solid materials, so determining if the culprit is beep or leep (unlikely due to the sound's volume) or squeep will have to deduced.  Of the two remaining contenders I am leaning toward squeep, since they are climbers, constantly in search of their next squat.  They are only cute if they leave your home alone.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't be fooled by

a pretty face.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - dameowges, interloper havoc (my job is one of prevention)

I got you covered

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 Oct 2025 - There are many routes to my destination... which keeps the interlopers guessing.  I am spending lots of time on my personal screened porch, the better to keep my eyes on three flanks of the domicile (and to enjoy Mr. Sol's warmth).  There are some different voices, I've noticed, chattering in the surrounding bushes.  Occasionally I pinpoint the source and espy a dark flutter... and red beeps can always be seen around our domicile.  I am glad not to boast such a vivid coloring, as it would make it triply hard to hide from the enemy.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

You must work with

what you've been given.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - cat out of sight, concealed (the aim of every cat)

I'm positive

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 Oct 2025 - Even on break, I am alert to any interloper activity.  I have learned to separate myself from my ears, so that I am able to relax until my hearing sends an interrupt signal... and then, snap, I am checking out the problem.  And honestly, the majority of the alarms are false or of no consequence... which is fine with me.  I don't need to save the day everyday to feel that I am protecting our domicile and keeping my peeps safe from the ne'er-do-wells.  I earn my kibble.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Have confidence in yourself.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - self-purrsession, feline composure

who needs novelty

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 Oct 2025 - There was an invasion of alien peeps last night, but once quiet resumed I stealthily walked my beat.  I can report that no strangers were encountered:  nothing remained of the event except the smell of difference... and several not-supposed-to-be-there pieces of furniture.  Naturally anything out of the ordinary induces personal anxiety, but the shorter peep has assured me that she intends to set the area right.  I look forward to the resumption of same-old-same-old.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

The universe is afflicted

with hiccups.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unfameowliar, beyond a cat's ken (and kin)

on whose authority

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

23 Oct 2025 - I can't always be unobtrusively tucked away in my office cubicle... sometimes I need one-on-one time with my employees, to answer questions, clarify objectives, let them know that they have my support.  I also need to keep up with changes in our office technology.  Clearly I am not the one at the keyboard (our throughput would grind to a halt), but a grasp of what and how is required to better understand the needs of the staff.  And their feedback is appreciated:  head scratches and chin chucking make my day.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Sometimes we lead,

and other times we follow.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - supurrvision, directing the execution of a task (we cats like to take charge)

the exception

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 Oct 2025 - I do love the great outdoors, at least the part that is screened in.  I have been taking my mid-afternoon breaks out there.  Often my peeps enjoy this space for their meals... and of course I join them (treats typically ensue).  Our domicile has had several unmolested days, and I am very hopeful that this blissful pattern continues.  We all three prefer our quiet routines, and I'd like to believe that at last "normal" is returning.  But I have a long enough memory to know that such thoughts are wishful thinking.  Is it any wonder why I live in the now?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Enjoy those ever-so-good

moments (because they're rare).

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrless, unequaled (even without the ability to count)

steady as he goes

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 Oct 2025 - Black and white goes well with so many colors, but I am quite partial to this cranberry shade of red.  Could a royal throne be any more perfect?  And to think that I can clock my office time while channeling my inner highness!  Here I can keep an eye on work flow and employee morale without even being noticed.  It isn't often that one feels that his life is balanced, that the daily buffeting will not disturb one's equilibrium.  When such is the case, one should definitely pause and savor the moment.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Find your shelter from

the storm.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - symeowtry, purrportion that is pleasing to a cat

backdrop

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 Oct 2025 - When faced with a stack of comfy pillows, would you favor the base or the top?  Well, I am all about comfort (and elevation within reason), so naturally I settled upon the summit... and for the record, I had a very restorative nap.  It was great until my peeps returned home, and literally put the spotlight on me.  I could see quite well before the room's illumination, but I guess peep eyesight is inferior to mine.  Anyway, the ambience had changed, and I felt like I was being watched (always anxiety producing)... so shortly thereafter I went in search of a less travelled spot.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

The good stuff always

ends too soon.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - habicat, a feline's natural home

I got you covered

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 Oct 2025 - I need to work on my technique for burrowing beneath pillows.  Ideally I would like to do so without giving my presence away, because the shorter peep quickly deduced where I had taken myself when the doorbell rang.  But otherwise I was unmolested, and as I learned in the hinterlands, it can be a warm retreat on a chilly day.  Not that I am (already) complaining about our southerly weather... but Mr. Sol could be having a stronger presence.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Emotions can be difficult

to rein in.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowsked, concealing one's true feelings (or trying to)