a reclusive offer

Shamus not pleased

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 Feb 2022 - Although I don't have visitation hours, I have a visitor.  One of my kind, of the orange variety, can be spotted regularly... evidently my, er, our domicile is on his morning stroll.  He is quite a bit bigger than I am, but lean, which may explain why I have caught the shorter peep putting kibble (my kibble) in an outside bowl.  No dummy is he:  now we are his favorite, i.e. reliable, eatery.  He isn't the only brother I've spotted during my patrol, which is disturbing on several counts.  So far I have not detected any whiff of foreign feline on my peeps, and I hope that it is quite clear that I don't need/want a little furry friend.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

A hard heart is a

solitary heart.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - hikikomeowri, a cat who erects a wall between himself and other cats

self-improvement

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 Feb 2022 - Between my work load and my playful workouts, I deserve the occasional nap.  There is observed evidence that we cats do dream, not that I recall any sleepy episodes... but would I tell you if I did?  The relevant part of downtime is that the body rests and restores, and after a good stretch upon waking I am ready to prance and patrol.  One needs to select the snooze spot carefully:  quiet, comfortable, safe.  However I am never so deeply under that a sharp rap or loud pop won't jolt my head up:  does this bear investigation (or a duck under the bed), or may I, purrty please, resume my slumber?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

You will age quickly

without your beauty rest.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - recupurrate, to recover from expurrtion

one for the ripper

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

10 Feb 2022 - No, I am definitely not snoozing with my blanket.  This photo captures my fight with a bedroom interloper... yes, it was a "pretend" interloper.  But even champions have to practice (or get rusty).  Sometimes, after the evening meal, the shorter peep volunteers as my sparring partner.  Obviously I'm not tussling with her (I do recognize who feeds me), but she is my toy's puppeteer... and we have great fun, until one of us tires of the sport.  In addition to its practical side, getting a bit of exercise after a meal aids digestion.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't wait until you

lose it to use it.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - regimeown, a way of life that purrmotes health and well-being

cat blanche

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Feb 2022 - When helpful advice seems too insistent, I like to insert my wishes into the mix.  Yes, the heated towel is a welcome offering, but at this particular moment I want to curl up on this bolster (and bolster my position in this equation).  And that ended our discussion, as well it should.  After all, are we what others want us to be or are we our own purrsons?  To make choices and make mistakes but all importantly to choose our path forward, is the sentient condition... not a solely human prerogative.  And my peeps still love me:  I know because the head pats have continued.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Bend with the wind,

but don't be a push-over.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrclamation, a clear declaration by a cat

we ménage

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Feb 2022 - Although there are many spots throughout our domicile that are conducive to napping, I think my favorite is here.  This room was the first one I was introduced to when I arrived (can it be almost three years ago??), and it is where my peeps nap as well.  I have my own designated parking spot, but occasionally I elect to curl up elsewhere... just because.  My food is nearby, as are my fun toys, so it truly is a cat-friendly area.  All these amenities indicate how much I am part of our little family, which is a good feeling whether you are a cat or a peep.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Everyone should have

a group to hang with.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrentage, having a cat in your family tree

you can balk on that

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Feb 2022 - For those of you for whom Monday is the start of your work week, I am sorry... and when your Monday is gray and chilly, you have my complete sympathies.  To begin one's day by grousing doesn't hold high promise for what is to come, yet here I sit, wanting to patrol the screened porch but not pleased with our morning weather.  The shorter peep has forecast sunshine sometime today, and although I appreciate her rosy encouragement, can she deliver?  I'll have to be satisfied, for the moment, to eat my breakfast and hunker down in a cozy spot... to wait.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It is hard to get

excited about gray.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - depurressed, disappointed (if only I were king of the forest)

indefinite article

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

6 Feb 2022 - My peeps think that I am indecisive, or at least very slow to make up my mind.  Part of their reasoning is simply not valid when applied to us cats:  the peeps and I do not perceive time in the same way.  Whereas it seems to furrow their brows and press them into action, it lightly ruffles my fur in its passing.  In actuality, like two adjacent vehicles, one moving and one fixed, the passenger in the unmoving frame of reference (in this analogy that would be me) none the less feels that it is he going forward.  So in my mind I am not stuck, struck dumb by the many possibilities.  My destination is being reached... it just may not look like the train has left the station.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It is hard to read

another's thoughts.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - of two meownds, torn between the screened porch view and the oracle vent warmth