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Tag Archives: cats
Mice Can Sing
That title might not be news to you but for me recently it was. I grew up in an old farmhouse that mice came into when winter struck. Many mousetraps were set and later on we came to rely on … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music, Science
Tagged are cats music critics, cats, male mice serenade their ladies, mice, mice can sing, mouse roar, mousers, mousetraps, scientists, ultrasonic songs
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She Wants Those Glasses Off
Previously I’ve posted about my black cat, Bast. Pretty well when I first got her, she would chew and bite at my glasses when I picked her up and held her. Then relatively recently she discovered my night hiding place … Continue reading
Improving on the Fallible Coin Flip
Have you ever had to settle something with a good old fashioned coin flip? It’s not 50/50 odds here in Canada when we use a quarter to settle the dispute. In that case the first side to call the flip … Continue reading
There is No Perfect Toy for a Cat
Cats seem to lord it over anything smaller than themselves. They kill mice, eat flies and even kill rats and rabbits. Cats are tough for their size. This seems to be true all the way up to the big cats. … Continue reading
The Ultimate in Anti Intellectuals – Cats
I just got a new cat. A pretty black cat that goes by the name of Bast. She is roughly a year and a half old and I welcome her into my life. There’s just one thing. I forgot how … Continue reading
Why Cats Don’t Rule the World – Yet
What follows are the reasons that cats have not become our overlords yet. Despite what they might think. 1)They stealthily stalk new people, but instead of pouncing on them, cats sniff their feet. Sorry cats, but that’s not really regal. … Continue reading
Did the Vain Cat Start Bulimic Reasoning
Svelte, lithe, limber and supple all are words often used to describe cats. So much so that mixing the word feline into this list, wouldn’t be thought of as far off base. Many times this same list could be used … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Language, Social Science
Tagged bulimia, cat bulimia, cats, fat cats, lithe, purge, svelte
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They’re Torturing Mice You Know
Scientists have just come up with something new, a Mouse Grimace Scale. The title alone clues you in that they had to torture mice to come up with such a scale. It’s exactly what it sounds like, they recorded facial … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science
Tagged cats, facial expressions, mice, Mouse Grimace Scale, snakes, torture
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