make-believe

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

10 Jul 2025 - The cat marks the spot, and thankfully I don't have to defend my territory from another of my kind (my reflection does exactly as it is told).  Those that opine claim that I can't recognize myself in a mirror... but how would they know?  And why would I waste interest on something that all my senses deny is real, a specter that has no agency?  Rather I choose to focus on the things that sneak and connive... it is after all my job.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Figure out what is important.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - hypurrthetical, based on a cat's conjecture (but we know a thing or two)

Moi?

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 Jul 2025 - The little black cube has caught me in a rare moment of consideration:  do I satisfy curiosity and hop atop this piece of furniture, or do I abide by domicile rules?  You can guess which course of action was chosen... I will only comment that forgiveness is more easily gotten than permission.  And how binding are strictures that I had no paw in writing?  There is no need to involve alien peeps in hashing out legality (the mere thought sends me into hiding).  It was a small matter, too fleeting to warrant the transgression label.  Life goes on.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Think of guidelines as

bumper pads.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowsbehavior, failure to conduct oneself in a way acceptable to peeps (get over it)

say aah

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 Jul 2025 - I do love having my chin chucked!  It  is one of my rare vulnerable moments:  eyes closed, my entire being focused on the jaw massage.  Fortunately my tune-out only lasts a short while, so the interlopers won't have time for much mischief.  And if the taller peep tried to sneak up on us, I believe I'd be able to detect the situational shift in the shorter peep's fingers... not that the theory has been tested (besides, his size hampers stealth).  But the subsequent startle and skedaddle would be outweighed by this lovely sensation.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't dismiss those

feel-good moments.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrfunctory, done with minimal reflection (we are cats of action)

reaching an agreement

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

7 Jul 2025 - The taller peep thinks that the blackness of the deck portal is what I find offensive.  I am still unable to see it objectively, so any response I might have to his statement stems from my visceral dislike for its alienness, for its intrusion into my comfortable space.  The fear I initially felt is slowly abating, although I still flinch when it pinches my tail.  And I do realize that "pinch" isn't a near-death experience and might, at some point in the future, become negligible... a pat on the back for safe passage.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Payment will be exacted.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - harmeownize, make compatible with a cat's wishes

look out

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

6 Jul 2025 - Am I trying to hide my white patches?  I almost succeeded... except against this background I am still quite visible.  But then I'm not trying to hide from my two peeps, just grab a bit of shut-eye before my next patrol.  Normally this spot is occupied by the shorter peep, at least when she is seated, so sometimes I'm able to enjoy a bit of residual heat... which is still appreciated early in the day.  And these small factoids were not part of a lesson, just gleaned from paying attention to my surroundings.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

The world is an immense

classroom.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - meowdful, focusing feline attention on the present meowment

phooey

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

5 July 2025 - Another unannounced visit to the workplace, and the office is humming along... my paws-off managerial style is again validated.  Occasionally I try my paw at data-entry, but my pad print is considerably larger than an individual key so, according to the shorter peep, the result is gibberish... maybe even resembling cartoon expletives.  Alas, another attempt at communicating with the peeps has not succeeded.  We will have to stick to body language and mind-reading until a better idea occurs to us.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Tell me what you

think I said.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catswallop, feline nonsense

what are the chances?

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

4 Jul 2025 - Interlopers start the day early, and so do I.  It is very gratifying to be out on my personal screened deck when visibility is limited and the only dependable sense is my ears.  And the telltale whooshes and skitters that I hear!  There are seeds waiting in the feeder, and the beeps would like to supplement their diet.  So in they wing, some unmistakably recognized by their peculiar flight whirr.  Not surprisingly the big beeps get first dibs, but patience pays off for the little guys... if only the squeep doesn't show up.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

The underdog needs your support.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - omnipurrtent, able to do anything a cat wants to do