much obliged

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

30 Apr 2025 - I am particularly fond of this room, and for now (I don't want to be predictable) this spot on the bed.  Technically it isn't where I'm "supposed" to stretch out (see pinkish color on the picture's right edge), but my choice has been okayed (or at least overlooked).  Besides being a place to nap, this is where I get brushed and massaged (I don't know what else to call it).  And because my peeps often pass through this space, I often am the recipient of head pats and spoken niceties assuring me that I am cat #1.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Don't forget to

show you care.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - thankpurrl, expressing feline gratitude

what goes there?

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

29 Apr 2025 - This time of day is typically busy for interlopers, foraging and making plans for the morning.  Even my peeps have noticed the squeaking noises that can be heard from a corner of the pictured space.  I can't see the varmint, so my glare is ineffective... but the ne'er-do-well is just beyond the domicile's eastern wall.  Should it manage to break through, I am here to repel any further incursion... I really have had enough of its noisy chatter.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Anger fuels the fire.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

feline of the day - Beelzebub, another Mark Twain cat (and a good name for this demonic squeep)

spice of life

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

28 Apr 2025 - Post-meal is something of a letdown, with much time to pass before I'm fed again.  Perhaps I should slow down my intake, allow the tongue to savor the flavors, the nose to identify the aromas... but the thought always occurs to me after my saucer is clean.  And how realistic is it to strategize my next encounter with food when we cats are creatures of the moment?  Is there a part of my brain in which I can tuck such reminders?  At least I have many more lives in which to practice.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Self-improvement should

be more than a thought.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - feel gato about, to be satisfied with something (could be very species-specific)

something else

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

27 Apr 2025 - I have numerous responsibilities, but I'm not trying to keep the world spinning.  My glare has a limited range, and I am just one cat... so I do what I can and take frequent naps.  The shorter peep commented on my odd behavior and suspected there was a reason for my camping out under the globe.  Then she spotted a large, dark leep trying to hide on a furniture leg, and all was understood (and my vigil was done).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Investigate the unusual.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - occatsional, occurring infrequently (but I was there)

friendly terms

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

26 Apr 2025 - A while ago I expressed concern about Mr. Sol's health, his wan light possibly indicative of illness or decline.  If that were the case, he has fully recovered.  Lately the shorter peep has been blocking some of his brightness, leaving a narrow aperture for me to conduct interloper checks.  I'm sure this situation is a compromise between her preferring the cooler shadows and my love of those heated pools.  At least the ambient air is no longer chilly, so I can live without his baking radiance (and revel in it where I can).

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

There are many opinions

on how one should proceed.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - meowt halfway, a concession between cat and peep (just don't get out the yardstick)

sublime light

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

25 Apr 2025 - This is a picture of a contented cat.  I have just had my evening meal (plus treats), Mr. Sol is beaming down upon me, and I'm happily engaged in a wash-up.  There isn't an interloper in sight to truncate my me-time... can life get any better?!  Naturally (and expectedly) the respite came to an end:  my two peeps rose from their seats to clear the table.  Not wishing to be underfoot I hopped up and resumed my patrol, and just that quickly we three fell back into our routines.  But for a brief while I enjoyed perfection.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

There are many reasons

to live in the now.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

phrase of the day - one in a meowllion, a very rare thing (but not impossible)

composure

Shamus on view

Me-usings and Me-emories

24 Apr 2025 - Closing one's eyes focuses attention on sensation... which isn't a good thing if it is painful, but quite nice if pleasurable.  So you won't be seeing my pupils when the shorter peep is scratching my head.  Especially around the ears, where precision isn't great when scratching with a hind leg, I almost doze... and if I don't occasionally check my surroundings, I could fall off her lap (I-meant-to-do-that moment).  We meet for these massage sessions at least once a day, twice if I'm lucky... an anticipated and appreciated release from work stress.

clipped notes

                             Today's Catechism 

                            (for the autodidcat)

Make sure you're not

clenching your muscles.

Bring back Bastet

Bastet beckons

Catty Corner

word of the day - purressure, a force, physical or mental, exerted on a cat (and hence the need for naps)