gent crummy

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 Jun 2025 - An out-of-the-way room, darkened and quiet, is the best way for me to soothe a jangled nervous system.  This morning was quite traumatic, and in the end not as awful as I imagined:  I was packed off to the white-coats.  Easily enough said, but the "packed-off" part required both peeps hunting me down (they now know my best hiding spot) and dragging me out, while I screeched in terror.  Yes, quite traumatic indeed, but then nothing more scary than a car ride followed, in the company of the shorter peep who was trying to soothe my fears.  Obviously I survived, and am now "recovering"

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It doesn't need to kill you,

to leave a life-long impression.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrendous, extremely unpleasant (so says the cat)

on a positive note

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

3 Jun 2025 - I am delighted to report that life here at the domicile is settling nicely back into routine.  There have been just a few alien incursions, and they were very short-lived.  Mostly the days consist of me and my two peeps, contentedly doing our thing.  I'm still a bit anxious early mornings, since that is when, in the recent past, strangers assault the house.  The taller peep is also acting a bit out of character, rising with the shorter one and now and then vocalizing like a dim-deep.  Thankfully both of these odd behaviors appear to be waning.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We can all hope.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - purrk up, to rally one's spirits, to become meowr cheerful

the trust dealt

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

2 Jun 2025 - I am sticking close to the shorter peep until I am confident that she is done roaming.  Every time she exits the primary portal I worry that she will wander off... and her vision and sense of smell aren't honed for finding a path home.  I grant you that in the almost five years I've lived in this domicile, I have rarely been left on my own for more than a mealtime.  Yet this recent disappearing act has made me question the reliability of our routine, which I depend upon to stay calm and content.  I need to refocus on the now, the comfort of an awaiting lap, but the future is worrisome.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Enjoy it while it lasts.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - commeowtment, devotion shown to a cat (is it too much to ask?)

whaddya think?

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

1 Jun 2025 - No, I am not asleep... rather I'm hard at work, deep in thought.  I'm trying to understand the implications of this paperwork, without the benefit of body cues and vocal intonations.  In written form, language can be a barrier craftily contrived to mislead or confuse even the native reader... so what hope do I have?  But as office manager a report will be presented, and I can endorse the committee's recommendations, thereby underscoring support of my employees and obscuring my illiteracy.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We all have strengths,

we all have shortcomings.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurrfection, a feline deficiency (but let's not nitpick)

say "unco"

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

31 May 2025 - My shadow and my reflection and I settled in for a snooze while my two peeps were engrossed in the large black box.  No cats figured into the storyline and, hard to believe, it was too warm for much lap time, so I claimed a nearby spot... where I could keep one eye on them, lest they wander off again.  Although I am solitary by nature, it is quite stressful (not to mention lonely) to be the only one knocking around our domicile... although there was been more than enough strange (as in done by strangers) knocking beyond the walls.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Figure out what is important.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - cat-egorize, to label as friend or foe (tuxedo cats see things solely in black-and-white)

dumb grounded

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 May 2025 - You might not suspect it, but this picture is one of bravery.  I may look totally relaxed, comfortable in my skin, but behind me, at the photograph's edge, is my enemy, uncaged but for the moment quiet.  Nothing is more worrisome than a quiet enemy, yet the shorter peep doesn't seem disturbed by its presence... so for the moment I'll pretend that nothing is amiss.  However at the first heavy exhalation I will disappear so quickly that you'll wonder if in fact I was ever there,  lying a few feet away from "it".  Postscript:  what was I thinking??

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Occasionally we

surprise ourselves.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - flummeowed, bewildered (maybe even purrplexed)

homeward bound

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 May 2025 - I know that we all like to think that we control, if not our destiny, then certainly our daily trajectory.  But truly such thoughts are just to lessen our anxiety that we are a small boat in rough seas.  So here I am, trying to anchor the shorter peep in place, not wishing to lose sight of either peep so soon after their return.  If my vote had any weight, then we would all stay put in this domicile, aware but untroubled by the chaos that swirls outside the walls.  I will continue to beseech Bastet for the quiet passage of our lives (however I won't be surprised if my request isn't heard).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Why the rush?

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catapult, to hurl a cat into the unknown (we don't like it)