Tra-la-la land

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 January 2014 - At our house we have indoors outdoors and outdoors outdoors.  Here I am scanning for alien life in the former.  It is a smaller space so I only expect to find smaller specimens, but they are there, their presence taunting me behind a glass wall.  A separation of just a few inches, the nose-to-nose experience is very frustrating for me, and I am uncertain why I subject myself to this daily irritation.  But we all can picture peeps railing at their television sets, the beamed-in commentator unaware of the provoked emotion.  Honestly my atrium is a much more entertaining space than the current state of TV land.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The world is both a comedy

and a tragedy.  Adjust your

headset accordingly.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

quote of the day - "Pussy Kins Cat Food tastes real good. Satisfies cats like a cat food should. Hardens their muscles, softens their fur. Pussy Kins Cat Food makes them purr."  ~ Sylvester

a string of pearls

Me-ow-my-oh!

 

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 January 2014 - "The world is my oyster," could only have been said by a flat-earther who loves downing grey gelatinous glop.  What was Mr. Shakespeare thinking?  Even when fried to a crisp, a shucked oyster is still at its core phlegm.  Give me a still-wiggling lizard tail any day...or a dollop of yogurt is a nice change...especially when the gut is complaining about all those lizard indulgences.  No, pared to its essence, "The world is mine," sums it up succinctly.  For those who won't listen to sage advice, I am on guard.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Recognize what is worthy,

and hold it close.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

quote of the day - 'The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.' ~ Oscar Wilde

hanging in the balance

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 January 2014 - To challenge myself I often do my yoga routine on a balance beam-width railing.  Although this pose is most commonly called "down dog", I really don't see the necessity of affiliating this body stretch with a dim deep.  Mine is just as worthy of emulation, plus it doesn't feature a tongue-lolling yawn.  No, I am deep into my body, exclaiming how marvelous an introspective life can be.  And note the language of my fifth appendage, a graceful salute to the supreme consciousness.  Join me, but until you have mastered this asana it is best to unroll your mat on the floor.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Treat your body as a Shirley

Temple, and dance with abandon.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

 

Catty Corner

pose of the day -  angry cat, arching the back and tucking the chin, while exhaling, a great stretch that calms the mind and releases body tension (and warns on-lookers)

the cleansing pow'r

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 January 2014 - I have some tips on how to spend a rainy morning.  Firstly, allow yourself to slowly arrive at consciousness through the sound of it falling upon the roof.  Then try to recall the smell of wet dirt, first encountered when you were small and noticing everything.  Imagine the greedy sigh of plants sucking up the moisture, the freshness of upper surfaces washed clean of dust.  And don't be tempted to disturb the moment.  It is enough to enjoy.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Hammers are unnecessary if one

has flowing water and time.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catareact, the ability to fall from a height and still land gracefully

one way to the heart is through the stomach

Me-ow-my-oh!

 

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 January 2014 - What do you think of my selfie?  The day started as one of those mornings best spent in a peep's lap.  Keeping her warm surely falls under the good-deeds category.  Swaddled in her overshirt, I quickly grow sleepy from the contained body heat, but I stoically swallow my discomfort.  After all it is she who services my food bowl.  We have, without any prior discussion or planning, arrived at a beneficial symbiosis.  It works for me.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Life would be very dyspeptic

without our gut flora.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - cateteria, an establishment where felines exchange brownie points for brownies

the tail that's too giddy

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 January 2014 - A picture just would not have conveyed the nuances of my fifth appendage.  I am referring to my tail and its surprising expressiveness.  Observant peeps that have spent sufficient time with my kind know that a great deal of our feelings, from rage to rapture, can be discerned by watching the tail:  if it is raised, we are sending a friendly greeting; switching, warning of our sour mood; trembling (as pictured in the video), acknowledging the adulation.  It is also a mechanism for signalling our place in society, as subordinates raise their tails more frequently than dominants.  The average length of our tail is approximately 12 inches, or more than 65% of our body length.  It might surprise you to know that 1) the number of vertebrae making up our tails varies among the species, and 2) the tail serves little or no role in our "righting reflex", so a tailless breed such as the Manx can still land on its feet.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

The socially adept can speak

as well as read body language.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - "happy tails to you, until we meet again", a rough translation of a cat's farewell

looney tunes

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 January 2014 - I am not exactly centered, and the lighting is too orange, but even so:

"You oughta be in pictures,
You're wonderful to see,
You oughta be in pictures,
Oh what a hit you would be!
Your voice would thrill a nation,
Your face would be adored,
You'd make a great sensation
with wealth and fame your reward...." (lyrics by Suesse and Heyman)  Isn't Hollywood just a few hours south on I-95?

 

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Putting your best foot forward

can just scuff up your shoe.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - glamour puss, the typical cat without even trying