buff, not fluff

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

21 Jul 2023 - Another dark, dusty corner to secure... good thing we cats have such excellent nighttime vision, or the interlopers would surely get the upper hand.    These out-of-the-way spots are where my two peeps stow gear and seldom-used this and that...  all the clutter makes my job more challenging, as I pick my way through and poke behind the obstacles.  But what would be the fun in guarding an empty cavern?  My tactic is to frighten the trespasser from its hiding spot, and then pursue.  It is stimulating work and quite good exercise.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

A daily ten-thousand steps

keeps one fit.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - stalpurrt, hardworking (it's how I earn my treats)

solitary confinement

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

20 Jul 2023 - "Who goes there? ... And do you know the password?"  As the portal through which strange peeps, as well as my own two, enter and go, I have little control over this threshold.  But I am still curious, mostly concerned about its being hijacked by interlopers.  Due to its use as a thoroughfare, its smells are constantly changing.  I have found it a good training tool, honing my ability to separate familiar odors with strange, and potentially dangerous, ones.  And, for the record, this hinterland visit I have yet to espy another of my kind...  have they all migrated to warmer climes?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Most things are

beyond our control.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - one-meow band, the household's only cat to whom falls all the tasks (and all the treats)

do not disturb

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

19 Jul 2023 - The waiting has ended!  It won't surprise you that I cautiously inspected the new/old space before enjoying the view.  My peeps have replaced the series of pickets with a see-through material that I'm familiar with, the same as in my southerly personal porch.  The wide-open vista perhaps compensates for the <grouse> week-long inaccessibility.  But we cats live in the moment, and for the three of us to once again be out there was super... hopefully our lives are back to normal, although seeing more of Mr. Sol would be nice.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Sometimes, but not always,

change is for the better.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - dispurrupt, to upset a cat's routine (never a good thing)

busy body

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 Jul 2023 - It stands to reason that if I deem it a good hiding spot, so will an interloper, a bit of thinking like the enemy.  My job has me sticking my nose in all manner of dark, dank, smelly places... the kit in me loves it!  Here in the hinterland the number of trespassers I'm finding inside our domicile far surpasses the southerly figures:  we have traveled to the wet, wild, and wooly woodlands!  That surprising fact means that, where before I could slack off during my breaks, I must maintain a high level of alertness, lest one of the impudent ne'er-do-wells runs right across my whiskers.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

The pests will always

be with us.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - immeowrsed in,  purrocupied with work (I should read my contract's fine-print)

a dull blade

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 Jul 2023 - No opening date has been given for my personal deck, just a "coming soon" promise... and it can't happen soon enough.  Not that I don't like my personal sun room, as it offers more meep adventures than anywhere else in the domicile.  But variety spices up the life, at least the sort of ho-hum variety that I have in mind (i.e., nothing that involves strange peeps or that dreaded bag).  For some reason (perhaps the inscrutable will of the shorter peep) I'm not allowed to overnight in this area, but at least I have daytime access.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Remember that to be wished

an interesting life is a curse.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unremeowkable, lacking interest or excitement (fine by me)

face value

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 Jul 2023 - With my personal deck off-limits, I am having to guard our premises from my personal sun room.  Its one plus is that it offers a view of the side yard (although my back is turned to it at the moment) that can't be seen from the deck.  It was from this direction last hinterland visit that we spied a very large, black creature snuffling through the grass.  Thankfully it chose to leave, as neither I nor the peeps wished to shoo it.  I would much rather deal with a battery of cheep-meeps, despite their noisy habits.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Deep concentration

consumes energy.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - oppurrsite, taking a position on the further side of (not to be contrary)

loud and clear

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 Jul 2023 - The shorter peep fancies herself a sleuth, but even so I heard her, maybe sensed her would be more accurate, despite the interference of two outer portals... and that feat accomplished while I was napping in Mr. Sol's warmth.  Obviously my kind's hearing is superior to hers (and hers far better than the taller peep's), but a long history of snagging our dinner (and not being snagged for something else's repast) has, through natural selection, resulted in top-notch senses that continue to serve me well... even though my kibble is kindly provided without any effort on my part.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It is truly amazing when 

a complex system works.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - elapurrate, complicated and intri"cat"