risky business

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

22 Jan 2022 - I don't like jumping up from a meal to deal with potential danger.  It seemed rude to hurriedly leave the shorter peep without explanation (but that conversation isn't going to happen across species' lines).  You can see the cause of my concern:  a colorful something crouched on the porch floor, that definitely wasn't there during yesterday's final patrol.  There is no way to conceal my approach, as the terrain between it and my personal portal is without cover.  But I swallowed that concern, and pushed my way through.  As of this writing, I have cancelled the red alert and returned to my breakfast.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Smooth sailing requires some breeze.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purroblem, a setback, on a smaller scale than cat-astrophe

motionless detector

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 Jan 2021 - We cats don't get art, although we fare better with a still-life than an abstract.  I suppose this odd-smelling object is supposed to represent my species, at least the tail suggests that conclusion.  Its only function seems to be holding up the books... which my peeps have a considerable quantity of, so it may even be considered "useful".  If it weren't inert, I would feel sympathy for its boring existence.  Unable to face the opposite direction, to stretch on all fours, to stroll through our domicile, it hasn't much of a life... I certainly would not volunteer to take its place.  In all truth, even if it were sentient, I would not offer it a breather (for who would volunteer to relieve me?)

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Some problems don't have

easy solutions.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

monolith of the day - The Great Sphinx of Geezer, a statue memorializing the coexistence of cats and peeps

a mottled citizen

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 Jan 2022 - I have noticed differences outside my window:  splashes of color can be seen among the green and brown (yes, cats perceive more than black and white), perhaps responding to our sunny, temperate afternoons.  Mornings are still problematic, but I'm try to focus on the positive, what we have rather than what we don't.  Despite my adversarial relationship with beeps, I must admit that they aren't deterred by foul (fowl?) weather.  Through chill and blow they can be spotted in these bushes, sometimes skulking, sometimes taking the fight to the window.  I understand that being on the small side means you have to defend your space.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Nature always has spare change.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowtamorphosis, transformation into something completely different (kitten to senior cat?)

washed and wary

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 Jan 2022 - Mostly the walking of my beat is same-old, but occasionally I have to deal with a new situation.  Until the unknown is vetted I am on full alert, senses straining for information, muscles coiled for a spring to safety.  That these unidentified objects turn out to be inert, harmless, perhaps even laughable, doesn't alter how I approach my job.  Keeping my hide intact is certainly foremost in my mind, but the well-being of my peeps and our domicile also weigh in.  And obviously I lived to tell the tale, and to flick my tail in satisfaction.  It's all in a day's work, and a nap well earned.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Keep an eye on danger.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrudence, cautiousness (I just call it good sense)

4-star accommodation

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 Jan 2022 - Am I interrupting anything?  Sometimes being the only feline on the premises has its drawbacks (but not often).  There are certain playtime activities that are a challenge with just one participant.  One has to have a very active imagination, for example, to make chase work.  So in these moments of boredom I seek out a peep, to see if he/she is amenable to silly diversion.  And sometimes they are... bounding after me or jigging my toy-on-a-string or throwing a wadded paper in my direction.  I don't interpret these actions as a convenient means to get rid of me... at least their expressions aren't registering annoyance.  Besides who wouldn't want to engage with my cute face?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It never hurts to ask.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - ameownable, open to purrsuasion

without end

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 Jan 2022 - I am convinced that Bastet has deserted me for warmer climes... and I can't blame her.  If I didn't loathe travel, I would pack my things and walk toward the sun.  So I make my house circuits and then seek out a lap (or heated towel, hint hint).  Once my core temperature has recovered, I do my rounds again... and thus goes my day.  Either I'm building up insulation or tolerance, because my exposure time isn't as abbreviated as I would rationalize.  That doesn't mean that I have found a new favorite season... the very suggestion makes me hiss.  I am just determined to outlive this unpleasantness.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Persistence is just a

nicer name for cussedness.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - continmewing, happening for too long (thank Bastet for multiple lives)

a muddled puddle

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 Jan 2022 - I'm incubating my limbs, in hopes that they emerge bearing more fur... that or I have to consider socks (my attempt at humor).  My peeps have noticed the chill as well, and are wearing more clothes (which makes for softer laps, so I approve).  "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is simply a wrong-headed chipper attitude bordering on insanity.  I don't care about being stronger; I want to be warmer!  Wouldn't it be ironic if this rant raised my internal temperature a degree or so?... I should get steamed more often.  Double harumph, I'll sit here and replay afternoons spent basking on my screened porch.  This nastiness can't go on forever, right?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't squander the

pleasant times.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - hypurrcritical, overly fussy (unreasonable?  I don't think so)