Hi everyone - sorry for not posting lately, but as you know, we cats march to our own drumbeat. I'm especially sad today because my pal Coatie has crossed over the rainbow bridge. My heart goes out to her human mom Regina as we all know the suffering that one goes through in these unfortunate times.
Those who have or had animals know that they are special. The sound of your voice makes them happy. Each and everyone of them know you by the smell of your breath. In my case, it's a bit easier because Johnnie Walker Black scotch has a distinct aroma.
So, today we add Coatie's picture to my sidebar for all to remember. The redeeming factor for me is that Coatie joins "Luke the Wonder Dog", "Gabi Lin", "Zoey" and the others who will welcome Coatie into the arms and take care of her.
Rest in peace, sweet Coatie !
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The Cat's Meow And Puppy Dog Tales: The 5 laws of cats
1. Law of Cat Inertia:
A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest, unless acted upon by some outside force – such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.
2. Law of Cat Stretching:
A cat will stretch to a distance proportional to the length of the nap just taken.
3. Law of Cat Sleeping:
All cats must sleep with people whenever possible, in a position as uncomfortable for the people involved, and as comfortable as possible for the cat.
4. Law of Cat Obstruction:
A cat must lay on the floor in such a position to obstruct the maximum amount of human foot traffic.
5. Law of Furniture Replacement:
A cat’s desire to scratch furniture is directly proportional to the cost of the furniture.
Upon entering a little country store, a stranger noticed a warning sign that read "Danger! Beware of dog!" posted on the door. Inside, he noticed a harmless little dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register. He asked the owner, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" The owner replied, "Yep, that’s him."
The stranger couldn’t help but be amused and said. "That certainly doesn’t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?" The owner answered,"Because before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
A police dog responds to an ad for work with the FBI.
The personnel director says, "You’ll have to meet some strict requirements. First, you must type at least 60 words per minute." Sitting down at the typewriter, the dog types out 80 words per minute.
The director says, "You must pass a physical and complete the obstacle course."
This perfect canine specimen finishes the course in record time.
The director continues,
“There’s one last requirement. You must be bilingual.” With confidence, the dog looks up at him and says, "Meow!"
That's it for now. More Soon!
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I wish a Happy Easter to all of my family and friends, both two legged and four legged. Please remember that colored Easter chicks and rabbits are a responsibility and not a children's toy.
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Happy New Year to all my pals and readers. Today's entry is a simple way to choose a human to live with. I say this with the deepest respect for you-know-who but I was young and in love.
Human beings are large, clumsy animals with extremely poor night vision that make a lot of noise. However, they live in weather-proof homes and are easily trained.
Choosing Your Human: Humans don't realize this, but we choose which humans to live with and which ones to avoid. Avoid humans who start sneezing when we get close. They are allergic to us. Also avoid ones that try and kick us. A good human will bend down and reach out to scratch an ear and start saying something stupid like "nice kitty kitty." The trick is to get inside the human's home to see if they have a suitable environment for one of our superior species.
Getting Carried Around: While walking to one's destination is preferable, it is nevertheless fun to be picked up and carried around by a human, because this provides a much loftier view of things. Female humans are more likely to pick you up. They will try and scratch your belly, so arch your back and they will reach under you. For some reason, most humans instinctively pick us up at that point.
Getting Fed On Time: Humans are somewhat erratic in their eating habits, but this must not be allowed to conflict with our getting fed exactly on time every day. Pick a time, usually at 5 in the morning, and insist on being fed. Vocalize your hunger, and if necessary, wake the human up. Initially, the human will throw you outside, thinking you've received a call from nature. But in a week or two they will catch on and get the food out on time.
Getting The Right Food: Unfortunately modern humans are inept at hunting, thus they purchase all their food. Generally, they buy things in cans, bags or boxes to feed us. They should eat this stuff. The appropriate training regime is to walk up to the bowl of this awful processed food, sniff at it, walk around the bowl a few times and then decamp to your favorite perch for a nice little nap.
A few days of this, and the human begins to feel guilty about you starving. Eventually they will produce something moderately edible. If, by chance, something really good turns up, make sure you let the human know this is preferred to the dry crunchy stuff.
Napping Sites: Human dwellings are just full of nice little places to nap, such as window sills, the tops of dressers, inside closets, under couches, whatever. Many of these places, however, will initially be places the human thinks they have control over. You must disabuse them of this territoriality as soon as possible.
Typically, if the human finds you in a place they think is theirs, they will grab you and toss you. An exciting moment of flying through the air. Go back. After a while the human will mutter "stupid kitty," and leave you alone.
Other Cats: Some humans are excessively fond of our companionship and thus attempt to bring more than one of us into their home. Remember, first one inside is king (or queen). Humans don't like the sound of our displeasure being voiced at an intruder, but they will rarely do anything about it. It is nice to have a few companions around, provided the human increases the food supply.
The Litter Box: Most humans are fairly conscientious about cleaning out the litter box with adequate frequency. However, some humans will accidentally lock us in a room, or forget to clean the litter box often enough. We all know what we do to the human on that occasion, don't we.
Gifts: Humans don't think they are animals, so they don't understand gifts. Don't bother. Keep the mouse for yourself.
Expressing Affection: The deal is we get a free place to live that is dry and warm, and adequate food, in exchange for once in a while recognizing the human exists and letting it touch us. Humans like to hear us purr, because they think that is our way of saying we're happy. They have no idea. Don't get too stand-off-ish as the human will not understand, and become anxious. A calm human is a reliable human when it comes to dinner.
Naming: Humans immediately give us stupid little names. If you don't like the name, act deaf. Once they pick a name you like, then respond. If the human is really nice to you, and understands our language, then tell them your true name.
Conclusion: Humans are much easier to train, than, for example, their stupid dogs.
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The Cat's Meow And Puppy Dog Tales: A teacher is explaining biology to her 4th grade students. She says, "Human beings are the only animals that stutter."
A little girl raises her hand and says, "I had a kitty-cat who stuttered."
The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked the girl to describe the incident.
The little girl began, "Well, I was in the back yard with my kitty and the Rottweiler that lives next door got a running start and before we knew it, he jumped over the fence into our yard!"
The teacher said, "That must've been scary." The little girl said, "It sure was! My kitty raised his back, went 'Fffff, Fffff, Fffff'...and before he could say 'F*ck', the Rottweiler ate him!"
That's it for now. More Soon!
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