in the bluff

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 May 2015 - This photo can be disorienting, but the translucent thing near the bottom edge, in the right half of the picture, suggests the correct interpretation.  Creature intelligence can be ball-parked by observing first-contact reactions to a mirror.  A youngster will often  take its reflection to be another of its kind, despite the lack of other sensory data to back that up.  Aggressive behavior then follows:  in the case of a kitten, turning sideways, bristling, and fisticuffs.  Some never do figure it out, others ignore it as meaningless, and a very few use the looking glass to look...whether at "themselves" or at the refracted world.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

First impressions should

be followed up.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - tortoiseshell game, a deceptive ploy intended to amuse a cat, that is very briefly entertaining

oh, be wan

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 May 2015 - Someone has already beat me to the punch:  "May the fourth be with you."  We cats know all about mind control, but often the results are not worth the mental effort required to penetrate peep skulls.  And we are not willing to trade our skills for shekels, but it would be personally rewarding to bump the dim deep shows from Las Vegas line-ups.  Our distaste for public performance is also why we rarely make it in Hollywood.  Although we can, and do, wash our own hind quarters, that is where we draw the line.

 

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Talent needs a driver

to get ahead.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrowess, the amazing skills of cats, both mental and physical

sur le pontifical

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

3 May 2015 - Got halo?  I am aware that you peeps believe that we cats are a bit self-important...but that is your interpretation of a personality you can never fathom.  We are different species, after all, so anthropomorphizing my actions, while understandable (how else can you think?), doesn't bring you to understanding.  We walk around in the same environment, breathe the same air, but we are fundamentally different.  Besides, homogeneity is boring and unhealthy.

 

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

With the exception of

synchronized swimming,

different strokes work best.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unpurretentious, modest, straight-forward, as down-to-earth as a natural-born cat

what a novel idea

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

2 May 2015 - Sometimes we cats like to mess with peeps' heads.  Mine are under the impression that I am predictable:  given the choice of perches I will always choose the higher...yet here I am, next to an object that would elevate me some four inches, AND I am not sitting on it.  I like to mix things up.  Besides this particular spot is an excellent vantage of several rooms as well as the atrium (where lizards have been spotted).  For some reason, and I can't explain how I acquired the thought, this particular corner atop the piano instills in me a strong urge to sing.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Doing things differently

is good for the neurons.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - dispurrate, not allowing comparison, uniquely cat

en garde

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

1 May 2015 - Not everyday must be lived large.  Moderation is always a reasonable guideline.  This morning I awoke with a dreg of dread:  I can't pinpoint the cause nor can I shake the feeling.  I'll just give myself permisison to lay low until things are worked out.  In this mood I feel little tolerance for that silly plastic thing that flaps in seeming delight.  Its unsympathetic attitude may get it knocked off the ledge.  Then the gargoyle and I will share a secret smirk.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Some days call for caution.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - jeopurrdy, danger or risk that prompts one to hide

breaking bad

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 April 2015 - Periodically one should take inventory of life's pluses and minuses, in case an attitude adjustment is warranted.  A string of misfortunes isn't a pattern; it is a random sequence, as is a rash of good luck.  The fates are not "out to get us", but they are indifferent to our trajectories.  So let's get on with living:  find a patch of sunshine with a wide-angle view.  See the big picture, and chuckle to yourself for we are amateurs in harlequin suits.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Taking initiative is to

steal another's thunder.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - oppurrtunity, seizing the lap, the head scratch, the belly rub

worry thwart

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 April 2015 - Unless a peep is suffering from an anxiety disorder, (s)he is largely oblivious to the vertical surroundings.  It is my observation that remaining still on a perch three feet above my peeps' heads will render me invisible to them.  If I were one of my larger (and wilder) cousins, that would be a life-shortening mistake.  Fortunately for them, I have no sinister intentions, unless you are uncomfortable with eavesdropping and covert surveillance.  I am just maintaining homeland security...so get used to it.

 

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Fear trumps reason.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - having kittens, feeling uneasy or uptight about a situation (being neutered helps lessen this feeling)