tales of the cryptic

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 May 2017 - I publicly made a promise to keep on top of this pale-peep mystery, and I have.  Several bed checks later, I am none the wiser as to where she is.  However there is no evidence of foul (or fowl... it is conceivable that she was carried off by a large beep) play, so I will hope for the best.  I also can detect no elevated feelings of anxiety in my own two peeps, which has in the past meant that they know something I do not (it does occasionally happen).  Life is a cycle, so like a missing sock, folded away with a sheet,  she may indeed materialize one otherwise inauspicious day.  Until then I am claiming her room.

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Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Curiosity needs

some satisfaction.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - incompurrhensible, inscrutable (but that could be because we are different species)

catch my drift?

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Me-usings and Me-emories

23 May 2017 - My primary responsibility is the two peeps, so I can't be blamed for the disappearance of the pale one.  She didn't seem the sort to wander far, and now that her bed has been unoccupied for more than a day, I suspect that I misread her.  I am of mixed feelings concerning her absence from the household:  I do prefer my two original peeps as company, however the pale peep did have far more interesting food, and a willingness to share.  I will continue to check her room, just in case she materializes... but the trail seems to be cold.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Later isn't guaranteed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrowl, to walk about, with restless purrpose

hobby source

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 May 2017 - Cats are themselves puzzles, so there is no need for us to take up crossword or numbrix games.  But my shorter peep is fascinated by these brain-teasers, making me naturally curious about their allure.  By smell alone I detect nothing to recommend, however their black-and-white geometry is appealing.  But anything that makes her a stationary object for more than ten minutes has my seal (and seat) of approval.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Keep the mind active.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrsuit, a fun activity, to each his own definition of "fun"

naughty or nice

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 May 2017 - If you want to keep us cats (or for that matter small children or teenagers) out of mischief, keep us occupied.  A bored cat is a cat on the verge of trouble.  This tendency is perhaps a weakness of character but certainly doesn't qualify as a flaw.. not when it is so easy to avert the toppled vase, clawed curtain, mussed desk.  A little light entertainment is all that is needed for our contentment, and then we succumb to drowsiness.  And the older I get the less time between those two states.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

You know what they say

about idle hands.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - raskitty, misbehaving but never for purr spite

are you a peep or a meep?

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 May 2017 - My bones have very little padding, so of course I prefer a cushion to a hard seat.  Such an admission doesn't impact my self-esteem or otherwise cause me embarrassment.  It belongs to the category of "just the way things are".  I have observed that peeps often put too much credence in another's opinion, thereby permitting that other person to impact personal decisions, nudge one's trajectory, and instill a tiny seed of doubt.  Well, clearly my cat advice would be "and what is wrong with your own opinion?"  Honestly, to be so big and so outwardly confident, these bipeds are so insecure.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Flip a coin if need be.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catfident, decisive and forthright (and often favoring flight over fight)

unflappable Jack

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 May 2017 - For all of you who honk when the car ahead doesn't move quickly enough when the light turns green, who gesticulate at those who aren't traveling at the speed limit (which is 4 mph higher than listed on the sign), who drum your fingers while the person being checked out hunts for correct change, who otherwise manifest the impatience suggested here, I will say this:  you would never make it as a cat.  My life is one long wait, and yet somehow I retain my sweet disposition.  Don't ask me the secret, because you are so not ready.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Get over yourself.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurrturbable, serenely calm while everyone else is nonpussed

on the same side

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 May 2017 - You may have come to the erroneous impression that I am a needy cat.  It is true that there are things for which I request assistance, but so does the shorter peep of the taller, and the taller peep of the shorter.  That is one of the hallmarks of a friendship, the willingness to pitch in.  But there are many hours of the day (and most of the night when they are unconscious), that I am happily on my own.  Especially now that the weather has turned toasty, I spend hours on the screened porch, bothering no one.  I do need a peep to open the door for me, but that occupies such a small fraction of her time that it doesn't warrant mention.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Alone doesn't imply lonely.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtner, one's associate in undertakings, preferably chosen rather than assigned