Sitting in my car this morning, after I’d pulled into my parking space at work, I took a look through the sunroof at the sky. It was cloudy, chilly, even a little blustery. And what did I notice? Muddy cat footprints. On the sunroof. I’ve long known the cats liked getting on the car, butContinue reading “On Some Random Observances”
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On Hyperventilation
Percy hyperventilates on a regular basis. It’s how he falls asleep. It’s a strange thing to watch. He’ll lie down, and then he’ll start to breath hard and fast. Five minutes of this, and he’ll pass out, and then he’s gone for six, eight hours. My sister asked about this one day–she saw Percy whileContinue reading “On Hyperventilation”
On a Scruffy Cat
I had some film developed, and here’s a picture of Percival worth sharing. 🙂
On Poor Sleep
I slept poorly last night. I went to bed at a decent time–decent for me, at any rate–not much past eleven, curled up with Edison’s Conquest of Mars, Garrett Serviss’ 1898 sequel to H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. read maybe fifteen pages, and then nodded off to sleep. At three I awoke withContinue reading “On Poor Sleep”
On Old Photos
No particular reason for posting these today. Guinevere took ill and died suddenly several years ago. She was a polydactyl–she had three thumbs. I discovered today that I had these two photos on my hard drive for reasons unknown, and because it’s my webpage I thought I’d share. 😉 In this first picture you canContinue reading “On Old Photos”
On a Needy Cat
I have a needy cat in my lap. Woody hasn’t done this in a while. He came up to the desk, jumped into my lap, made himself at home with a bath, and promptly passed out. He’s in the way. Typing is difficult. Needy! Needy! Needy! I think I may shove the Woodrow out ofContinue reading “On a Needy Cat”
On Cat Toys
Today’s purchases. A new scratching post for the kittens. A cat toy on a string, attached to a stick, for my grandmother. She loves watching the kittens play, though sometimes she thinks they play a little too rough with one another. She won’t touch them, though, and perhaps an interactive toy, one she can dangleContinue reading “On Cat Toys”
On the Kittens and my Grandmother
Saturday my grandmother couldn’t stand the kittens. They ran around too much. They invaded her space. They stared at her. They made her itch. They made her sneeze. Yesterday she enjoyed watching them run around the dining room. Seeing Percival nap on the dining room floor, plopped over on his belly, made her laugh. TodayContinue reading “On the Kittens and my Grandmother”
On Kittens and Baths
Cats hate water. Or so I’ve always been told. But Woody loves to drink out of the toilet; in fact, he gets terribly upset if the toilet seat is down, and from time to time he’s been known to pull the lever to watch the water go down. The kittens had been outside playing, andContinue reading “On Kittens and Baths”
On Burying a Pet
One of the kittens was hit by a car this morning. I was sitting on the porch eating breakfast when it happened. After the hit the kitten ran into a nearby flower bed and collapsed. When I reached it it was breathing. I knelt down and knew. I picked up the kitten, and by the timeContinue reading “On Burying a Pet”