oops

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 Jul 2025 - I figure if a door can be pushed open, then I am welcome to explore.  Sometimes I have to throw my weight upon it, but my statement still stands.  What could be hiding behind closed portals?  It is my job to find out.  Most of the time sticking my head around the corner is all that's needed:  nope, nothing of interest here, and I back out.  Sometimes my investigation elicits rolled peep eyes, but I find that rather amusing.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

I recommend "excuse me" as a

general-purpose oops.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - open sesameow, unrestricted feline access

beyond one

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 Jul 2025 - I am a picture of composure, thanks to years of practice.  Frenetic actions would draw attention to me, in a way that isn't conducive to routing interlopers.  So I sit, tail wrapped around my paws, and gaze upon the front field.  Today there isn't much activity, but recently a deep sprung through, as well as the usual squeeps rooting for missed seeds.  Here above it all, I make those hard choices:  do I hustle this ne'er-do-well into the woods or observe it a while longer?

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Each job has its tough aspects.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - diffelinecult, needing many cat skills to accomplish (I'm on it)

an astute angle

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 Jul 2025 - You might wonder how I managed to arrange myself regally upon the bed without leaving a trail of paw prints... what can I say, I must be good.  There is also the possibility that I descended from the ether above (nah, I don't buy that either).  This spot is good for waiting on the opening of my sun-room portal.  Sometimes the shorter peep is not in a hurry to open the house to chilly air.  I mostly agree with that position, but the longer I am away from my patrol, the more trouble the interlopers can get into.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

If you appear refined,

the world might think you are.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - discrimeownating, showing taste and good judgment (at least I try)

hard pressed

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 Jul 2025 - I feel like I'm in the bull's eye... not a relaxing thought.  But then that cursed (two syllables, please) portal ratchets my anxiety so I am presupposed to imagine the worst.  But if I turn my back on it (that act alone takes courage), there is a great and peaceful distance to scan... for interlopers of course.  I'm seeing more of the local cheeps now... I suppose word has reached them that seeds scattered from the feeder are available to one willing to scavenge.  They, along with the beeps, seem harmless enough...  but I must remain on guard.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Life requires a steely spine.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - stiff uppurr lip, uncomplaining stoicism (well, mostly uncomplaining)

Houston, we have a problem

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 Jul 2025 - Those darn ears!  The cushion and I had a bit of an altercation, and I never did manage to arrange it to complete satisfaction.  But the point was, as I recall, to get warm and that was achieved.  I admit that any assistance by my peeps would prompt my "fright and flight" reaction... even though they have been thoroughly vetted.  What can I say, it is a response that is beyond my control.  I wish it were otherwise, but then I'd be another cat.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We each have personality traits

that aren't helpful.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - a purr under one's saddle, something that brings annoyance to a cat

how convenient

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 Jul 2025 - Sometimes the deck portal is left ajar, first thing in the morning, as the shorter peep replenishes the beep seed and tests the weather.  I don't ask why, nor do I point out the opening... except to scoot through while my passage is unimpeded.  It is a good start to the day when I don't have to deal with the newfangled portal... maybe I'd dub it my lucky day.  I realize that while I'm out there, making my interloper rounds, the cursed thing may be slid across... but right now the coast is clear, so out I go.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Sometimes life is charmed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtunate, favored by good luck (thank you, Bastet)

in kind

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 Jul 2025 - Back behind my fifth appendage is the piece of furniture that is my current favorite.  I've mostly succeeded in arranging the pillows to suit my curled form.  But if you remove the towel below me, you can imagine the shorter peep, hunched over something that my peeps find engrossing.  I have been known to take this position when she is resident and to make a good-natured attempt at rearranging her fur (now much much longer than mine).  She very thoughtfully brushes me out every morning, so I'm just trying to return the favor.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Good deeds earn interest.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - recipurrcate, respond to an action with a corresponding one (it's a feline-good strategy)