stop the music

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

18 March 2021 - I know I know that word... but it just won't come into focus.  We have all had these moments, another reason for us to empathize with our fellows.  The shorter peep and I spend time together midday in the screened enclosure.  I have already vouchsafed its safety, so we can sit a while together without being disturbed by interlopers.  Of course during this time of year there are always beeps in call-and-respond chorus, but I don't worry until they go silent.  No background music means that something sinister has entered the picture... and I must investigate.  "Earworm"... that's what I was trying to remember, the song that plagues your thoughts... another type of interloper.  Here's your clue: INMI (involuntary musical imagery).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

It's memorable until

you're tired of it.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - impurrtant, worth remembering (just give me a Mew York minute)

luck of the I-wish

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

17 March 2021 - A bit of background green seemed appropriate today.  Being the only cat on the premises (the neighborhood interlopers certainly don't count), I don't need to be green with jealousy.  Cathood is way up there in the pecking order, and definitely above peeps, so I honestly am not green with envy.  Some of my kind have green eyes, but not I... however it would be a striking addition to my tuxedo, a thought but not a desire.  So far I have demonstrated a hardy gut, not that I am purposefully experimenting with food choices.  There was that one lizard that didn't set well, but otherwise I haven't been green around the gills.  I am totally delighted that the trees are "wearing the green" since summer can't be far off.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We all started out

as greenhorns.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - mew green, to behave in a more environmentally friendly way (I promise to leave the lizards alone)

pinch me

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

16 March 2021 - My ides of March has passed, and I am so happy to report that all peeps are now accounted for.  They returned, smelling of strange places, but the important thing is they found their way home.  Cats are solitary creatures, and I have said any number of times that I like being the sole feline on the premises... but every king of the jungle needs a few subjects willing to serve and amenable to rule.  So, indeed I am delighted that we are back to a maximum capacity of three.  I am also delighted that those well-meaning (and seemingly harmless, but one can never be sure) interlopers who left me treats during my peeps' absence have been relieved of their duty.  Same-old-same-old is the way to keep a cat happy.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Never comment "it can't

get any worse."

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purrloined, stolen (e.g., peace of mind... cats may forgive but they don't forget)

solitary confinement

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

15 March 2021 - "Home alone" and I am tempted to put my paws over my head.  But I am guardian of the premises, so I must soldier on, even if I'd rather just curl up and sleep through my peeps' absence.  It is no wonder that I vacillate between curious and anxious every time one of them exits a portal:  most of the time the return is quick, but occasionally I am left here for hours.  Time in general doesn't impact us cats, but the thing that is upsetting is the indefinite ending.  Indeed a catnap might be all that is required to pass the me-myself-and-I interim, but what if they are detained or vacationing or, shudder the thought, have moved without telling me?  I may need a chill pill before this unhappy matter ends.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't be a stranger

to family and friends.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - unchapurroned, working without supurrvision ( I miss my peeps)

missed take

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

14 March 2021 - "You may never pass this way again"... well, not according to my top-flight nose.  Smells are powerful memory triggers, so I am quite certain I've encountered this particular odor somewhere before.  And since my world is this abode, whoever/whatever visited this house.  As guardian of the premises, I don't like the idea of an interloper going unnoticed.  "It was right under my nose" goes the saying for those who "can't see for looking".  Yes, blame the lapse on the senses, but of course as the possessor of these senses we do need to pay attention to them when they alarm.  Now I have to worry the gray matter until this smell is labeled and its danger ascertained.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

We really should pull off

the road for an overlook.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - foe paws, a feline slip-up (it's a rare thing)

clean living

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

13 March 2021 - Have I mentioned that I hate cleaning day?  That beast is released from its closet, and I instinctively look for any safe room.  When I am thrown into this agitated state, I am not able to think clearly... so things that I should be noticing, such as places that it frequents and those spots it seems to avoid, are overlooked.  Consequently I hunker here, second-guessing myself, with multiple exits available, and don't know when its gruff, wheezing breath is heard if I should bolt or remain still.  The indecision ratchets my anxiety further, almost guaranteeing that I flee in a panic.    It is the stuff of Saturday morning cartoons, and I want to change the channel.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Please "beep beep" before

running anyone down.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purranoia, the pre-CATatonic feeling that you're in the crosshairs

open sesame

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

12 March 2021 - Cats have a turbulent relationship with portals.  We seem to never be on the correct side of one (you peeps who keep company with my kind should all be nodding in agreement):  if one is closed, we desire it to be open; if one is already ajar, we plop down for a nap.  There are multiple types of doors in our abode:  some that sweep a wide swath as they open, others that mysteriously shrink into the wall, some composed of two parts that swing in different directions.  So it isn't completely off the wall to test if this door has yet-to-be-discovered capabilities, for the sake of scientific inquiry.  Besides, there is a rumor that revolving doors exist.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

What we don't know

is the majority.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

purrverb of the day - "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back."