the cleansing pow'r

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 January 2014 - I have some tips on how to spend a rainy morning.  Firstly, allow yourself to slowly arrive at consciousness through the sound of it falling upon the roof.  Then try to recall the smell of wet dirt, first encountered when you were small and noticing everything.  Imagine the greedy sigh of plants sucking up the moisture, the freshness of upper surfaces washed clean of dust.  And don't be tempted to disturb the moment.  It is enough to enjoy.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Hammers are unnecessary if one

has flowing water and time.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catareact, the ability to fall from a height and still land gracefully

one way to the heart is through the stomach

Me-ow-my-oh!

 

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 January 2014 - What do you think of my selfie?  The day started as one of those mornings best spent in a peep's lap.  Keeping her warm surely falls under the good-deeds category.  Swaddled in her overshirt, I quickly grow sleepy from the contained body heat, but I stoically swallow my discomfort.  After all it is she who services my food bowl.  We have, without any prior discussion or planning, arrived at a beneficial symbiosis.  It works for me.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Life would be very dyspeptic

without our gut flora.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - cateteria, an establishment where felines exchange brownie points for brownies

the tail that's too giddy

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 January 2014 - A picture just would not have conveyed the nuances of my fifth appendage.  I am referring to my tail and its surprising expressiveness.  Observant peeps that have spent sufficient time with my kind know that a great deal of our feelings, from rage to rapture, can be discerned by watching the tail:  if it is raised, we are sending a friendly greeting; switching, warning of our sour mood; trembling (as pictured in the video), acknowledging the adulation.  It is also a mechanism for signalling our place in society, as subordinates raise their tails more frequently than dominants.  The average length of our tail is approximately 12 inches, or more than 65% of our body length.  It might surprise you to know that 1) the number of vertebrae making up our tails varies among the species, and 2) the tail serves little or no role in our "righting reflex", so a tailless breed such as the Manx can still land on its feet.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The socially adept can speak

as well as read body language.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - "happy tails to you, until we meet again", a rough translation of a cat's farewell

looney tunes

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 January 2014 - I am not exactly centered, and the lighting is too orange, but even so:

"You oughta be in pictures,
You're wonderful to see,
You oughta be in pictures,
Oh what a hit you would be!
Your voice would thrill a nation,
Your face would be adored,
You'd make a great sensation
with wealth and fame your reward...." (lyrics by Suesse and Heyman)  Isn't Hollywood just a few hours south on I-95?

 

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Putting your best foot forward

can just scuff up your shoe.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - glamour puss, the typical cat without even trying

stepping out

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

10 January 2014 - I spend an hour or so each day outside, stretching my legs, breathing fresh air, satisfying my curiosity.  My preference is to take these constitutions when the weather is cooperating, but occasionally it is difficult to find a dry break...and those of you who know me won't be surprised when I add "and not freezing outside".  But anyone living in North America above latitude 30 degrees doesn't want to hear my complaints, and is probably assembling a pile of snowballs right now to hurl at my picture.  Remember that it is all relative:  one person's long-johns day is another person's Bermuda-shorts vacation.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Making time to smell the roses

is a thorny problem.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day -  ally cat, a pet that

is your best buddy

the real deal

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 January 2014 - Pictured is my version of yoga's hero pose.  I haven't the foggiest why heroes are likely to sit on their feet, and would like to offer an alternate name:  poker pose, as I would really be holding my cards close to the chest.  Of course peeps aren't hinged as I am, so the vast majority couldn't tuck all four appendages underneath the torso.  You might wonder why such a pose should be cultivated.  I can recommend it as a superb means of concentrating body heat, a heads-up variation of being curled into a ball.  In poker pose, am I not a fine example of alert relaxation?  All of which should free up my mental energies for the perfection of card-counting.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

An expressionless face minimizes a player's tell and a person's wrinkles.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

film of the day - Ender's Game, a genocidal alien race brings out the best in folks

blowing hot air

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 January 2014 - The best way to face a chilly morning is from a toasty-warm bed.  I don't really view myself as a guest in this household, but occasionally the mood strikes me to snooze in the spare bedroom.  The shorter peep pulls a face when she discovers me there, but there are no dire consequences so I indulge occasionally.  Actually it is their fault:  if they set the thermostat for the master suite, where clearly I belong, at a comfortable level, I would not wander elsewhere.  But heat rises, so this upstairs room is always warmer and, like a magnet, it draws me in.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Things seem warmer in Fahrenheit:  for example, 32 versus zero.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - catty-bake, a favorite past-time of felines, typically done in a curled-up position to conserve heat