unplanned urgency

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 January 2018 - Between the breakfast table and the office desk, the shorter peep and I engage in a cross between tag and hide-and-seek.  The goal is to be the first to arrive, and I admit to winning most mornings... possibly because she is carrying a glass of liquid in her hand and doesn't dare run.  But I definitely have more fast-twitch muscle than she, as I can make detours behind objects, as pictured here, and still beat her.  I'm not sure how our little game started, but now it happens without announcement.  Sometimes I have to bide my time on the stairs while she does her thing in the kitchen, but once she rounds the corner, the race is on.  And my prize:  a nap in her lap.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Fun doesn't have

to be orchestrated.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - extempurre, spontaneous and unscripted, i.e., life with a cat

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Me-usings and Me-emories

17 January 2018 - Here I am, hard at work... well, "hard" may be a cat stretch.  But the rest, "at work", is completely true.  From this perch, I am able to scan the entire front approach to our house, and react accordingly.  Today there were just the usual suspects:  beeps and squeeps, nothing requiring an elevation in the alert level.  But one never knows what the next day or hour will bring to our doorstep, so my job is guaranteed.  Curious as my species is alleged to be, I find my responsibilities mentally satisfying.  Even a quiet day doesn't bore, as there is always activity to be observed and assessed.  The fact that I tower above the landscape is so befitting.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Be good at your job.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - pouncer, a cat employed to prevent troublemakers from entering the premises

portals to the droll

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 January 2018 - One's over-all health shines through the eyes.  Unfocused, dull, watery peepers signal an unwell creature, suffering from either a physical ailment or psychological distress.  As documented in this photograph, I am a fit, if getting older, feline.  Despite all my complaints about the stress of crowds and traveling, my health seems to be holding... which makes it all the easier to ignore my justified concerns, or even lump me in with the whiners.  I hope my peeps don't read today's column.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Truths can be inconvenient.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - cat o' pillow, the notion that domestic felines are slugs on a cushion (I say they are jealous)

emergency siren song

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 January 2018 - I like to think I am musically inclined, more specifically, have a lyrical voice.  That assessment of my singing abilities would not be held by many peeps, perhaps not even my own.  We cats have quite a range, from guttural warnings to coloratura drama... and the entire scale in between.  No creature wishes harm upon itself, so a cat's vocalization is meant to intimidate and hopefully prevent a physical altercation.  My personal choice is to put a door or window between myself and the interloper, and then warm up my cords.  I bet I would also sound great in the shower.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Let your voice be heard.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - vocatlist, a feline singer

purrdicament

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 January 2018 - I have never ridden a roller-coaster, but during the past week I feel as if I have been on one.  Yet again, after a most desirable warming, we are experiencing wind, gray skies, and winter temperatures.  The beep at the window wants to come in... or at least I would, if I were on the other side of the glass.  Who can blame him?  I have ventured out, only when necessary, and then quickly hightailed it for the back door.  How much more of this up-and-down weather are we going to experience before things plateau into spring?  If only Nature was bound to the outcome of a vote....

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Blue is preferable

as a sky color.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - old cat, something uninteresting and tritely familiar (hiss)

added value

Me-ow-my-oh

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 January 2018 - Waiting seems such a waste of resources.  If I totaled all the minutes of biding my time, it could easily account for one entire life... which doesn't make me happy.  But I am not the only one:  I have noticed my peeps grow impatient when presented with delays.  Capitalists claim that time is money, but to whom do I submit my bill for hours of unproductivity?  Perhaps I could figure out something to do while cooling my heels... although twiddling my thumbs isn't an option.  A mental game of cat-and-meep might keep my faculties engaged, but it isn't very satisfying.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

To be happy, don't ask

"what is the point?"

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrpose, the validity and significance of nine lives

chow now, and how

Me-ow-my-oh!

Me-usings and Me-emories

10 January 2018 - The shorter peep and I eat all our meals together, not just breakfast... that is, all meals for which she is dining in.  She and I require food on a regular basis, or we (and those around us) suffer consequences.  Sometimes, however, she gets immersed in whatever she is doing, or perhaps she is trying to finish a task before a break.  At those times I serve as a gentle reminder that she needs to do a better job of taking care of herself.  That I also benefit from her compliance is beside the point... or maybe it is just a desirable effect.  It is said that no altruism is totally selfless.

methodology of the meow-stro

 

 

 

Today's Catechism 

(for the self-taught)

Eat to live;

live to eat.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrovince, an area of special interest to a cat (usually involving food)