One of my oldest friends texted me this afternoon. Had to put poor Albert down today. She had a mass in her lungs. Albert. Oh, Albert. Albert was my friends’ cat. Sort of. Or she’d become their cat. If you’ve ever owned a cat, you know how that goes. Albert — and yes, Albert wasContinue reading “Albert, a Cat”
Category Archives: Cats
A Morning Visitor
A visitor waited for me by the Beetle when I left for work this morning. “Oh. You’re just going to get in the car and drive away? In that case, I’ll be chill.”
A Mystery Solved
It transpires that Tiger is not homeless, nor is his name Tiger. His name is Jones. He was rescued two years ago by a couple who live in the townhouse complex next to mine. (The intersection between my complex and theirs is where I first saw Jones about two months ago, in June.) Over theContinue reading “A Mystery Solved”
A Feline Visitor
At Midsummer’s Eve, a visitor to my apartment complex arrived, an orange tabby cat the neighborhood kids dubbed Tiger. He was waiting for me when I arrived home from work tonight, laying down against my front porch step. He saw me coming up the walk, stood, met me halfway, then followed me back to theContinue reading “A Feline Visitor”
Pictures of Percy
Wednesday night I went through some picture CDs in search of some particular photos. I found those, and there were also pictures of Percival, a cat I owned a decade ago. What follows, for no particular reason, are almost all of the pictures I have of Percy from 2005 and 2006. The calico never hadContinue reading “Pictures of Percy”
On Cat Pictures and Facebook Profiles
I don’t know who said it first, but I think it’s true — the Internet was made for cat photos. 🙂 Last week, Facebook upgraded my profile to the new profile page design. I’d heard wailing and gnashing of teeth from friends who upgraded their profile pages immediately after they were announced; I was contentContinue reading “On Cat Pictures and Facebook Profiles”
On Cats I Have Known
On my desk at work I have three framed photographs. One, situated next to a plush Cthulhu beanie, blue with a yellow heart and a smile, is a picture of my niece. She would have been, at the time the photo was taken, about three, maybe four months old. She’s wearing a brown dress withContinue reading “On Cats I Have Known”
On An Antidote to Politics
Stolen from David McIntee, and completely apropos for today: Stop talking about politics for a moment or two. Post a reasonably-sized picture in your blog, not under a cut tag, of something pleasant, such as an adorable kitten, or a fluffy white cloud, or a bottle of booze. Something that has nothing to do withContinue reading “On An Antidote to Politics”
On Cats and Annoyances
Outside my bedroom window is the roof of the house. Just off the edge of the roof is a tree. My cat Galahad likes to climb the tree, get on the roof, and miaow at the window. At five o’clock in the morning. He’s been doing this for about a week now. He’ll miaow. He’llContinue reading “On Cats and Annoyances”
On Feline Alzheimer's
A study at Edinburgh University has shown that cats are susceptible to Alzheimer’s Disease. It has long been known cats can suffer from dementia, but the study identified a key protein which can cause mental deterioration, similar to humans. [SNIP] Scientists already thought cats were susceptible to dementia because previous research identified thick, gritty plaquesContinue reading “On Feline Alzheimer's”