seeing red

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 February 2016 - So here we are on that famous day for two-somes.  I have my peeps, but platonic friendship takes a backseat in today's celebration of love.  I find some solace in knowing that the eponymous saint has under his watchful eye not only engagements and marriage but also beekeeping and epilepsy...so he really isn't my guy.  However I too could add Valentinus to my name, as it means in Latin worthy, strong, or powerful.  Don't I immediately come to mind??

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

One is a lonely number.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtial, feeling drawn to certain peeps (purrticularly those that feed me)

"get off my lawn"

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 February 2016 - Here is proof that I am not paranoid or delusional:  my nemesis really does exist and knows where I live.  Don't go mushy on me with those "isn't he cute" and "poor homeless waif".  I have been where he is, and now he needs to find his own peep... because mine are taken.  It is enough of an indignity to know (because I have observed her in the act) that the shorter peep is dipping into my bag of kibbles to feed this beggar.  I have visualized this tom on his back, with his lifeless legs up in the air and Xs for eyes.  Clearly looks can't kill.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Not everyone is likable.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrsonable, friendly (but not unctuous like those dim deeps)

agents of shield

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 February 2016 - The sentry's life is a responsible one, as well as a lonely one.  Consider the guards outside Buckingham Palace or the soldiers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  Both of these examples are very photogenic and largely symbolic, but the unsung sentinel faces darkness and boredom with the knowledge that his succumbing to drowsiness is a breach in the wall.  "Not on my watch" is my mantra, as I walk the perimeter and trace the rooms.  My sense of duty is going to kill me.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

We should all watch the other's back.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtect, to watch over one's peeps

in the pink? hardly

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

11 February 2016 - I don't have a body image "problem", but that doesn't mean that I can't prefer one shot to another.  Anytime a picture highlights my broad shoulders and narrow hips, I can't suppress a knowing smile.  This photograph also captures a rare moment yesterday when I was sufficiently warm to expose my belly and stretch my limbs.  I was so hoping to awake this morning to warmer temperatures, but gratification will have to wait.  I am not one for ultimatums, but delivery had better be swift or I will succumb to shivers.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

There is an uncharitable gap between

surviving and thriving.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrosperous, having sufficient care to flourish, to be a happy catter

guess again

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

9 February 2016 - Variety is a good thing, so I enjoy switching up my nap spot.  That I am not faithful to, say, the peeps' bed seems to annoy the shorter one:  just because she sleeps in the same place night after night doesn't mean I have to do the same thing.  I don't like being predictable, not that I believe any of the house occupants wish to do me harm...but you can see why one might avoid establishing a routine.  Keep the bad guys off balance:  where has that cat gotten to?

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't put your life on auto-pilot.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - catricious, given to changing one's mind and one's behavior...just to keep things furesh

taking it on the chin

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

8 February 2016 - Good grief!  One doesn't know how to dress in this weather:  one day I'm shedding, and the next day I regret that decision.  Were it not for occasional appearances of the sun, I would be a most unhappy cat.  The peeps seem as interested in my curling up in a lap as I am to oblige.  I guess the family that huddles together, muddles together.  At least we get to stay inside, protected from the wind's brunt.  How would you like to be shingling a roof today?  No, thank you...I will find some other way to be employed.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Having just one choice

is no choice at all.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrplexed, brought to an unsatisfactory state by a situation beyond one's purrview

what are friends for

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-ow-my-oh!

7 February 2016 - Most days I can be found at my office desk.  I am quite proficient at looking busy...I suppose it is my air of dignity and wise countenance that prevent many from disturbing my thoughts.  This thing to my right is a puzzle:  most of the time it behaves as expected of an inanimate object, but very occasionally it growls to life.  So far it has shown no other aggressive behavior, but it is still very brave of me to place my body between it and the shorter peep.  I have seen her teeth and nails, and she wouldn't stand a chance in a fight.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Don't assume the world
is a civilized place.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrtector, guardian of the peeps, watchdog (only better)