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Category Archives: Pets
The Warmth Stealers
You might find it oddly satisfying when you get a cat to sit on your lap and it starts purring. Ostensibly you think it is because the cat trusts you and loves to get full body massages. But that is … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Pets
Tagged baseboard heaters, cat has 3 reasons for sitting on a human's lap, cats, favourite spot is no good with cats, full body massages, hot lights, lap, mostly cats steal warmth in the colder months, my method to get your favourite spot back, purring, trust, warmth stealing, when humans get up from an insulated and comfy spot then cats will take this unguarded warmth
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My Cat Loves Found Toys
When I first got my cat, Bast, I tried buying her all sorts of toys. But she rejected them one by one. The mouse on an elastic attached to the top of a door frame I thought would be the … Continue reading
Naming Animals by Sex That are Closest to Us
In English it seems that all the types of farm animals are named, like boar and sow, cow and bull, hen and rooster, goose and gander etc. But it is much more shocking when we look at the animals we … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Pets
Tagged bitch, boar, bull, cat lovers, cat lovers have won the war of names, cow, dog, English, Gander, goose, has the male dog not yet earned a name?, hen, pick a name dog lovers, queen tom, rooster, sow
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I Have the Wishy Washiest Cat in the World
My cat, Bast, goes “Meow,” then “Mow,” then “Mrow,” then “Purr,” to cement the title of the wishy washiest cat in the world. Just kidding. It’s a little more involved than that. I have just started studying Desmond Morris’ “Catwatching”, … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Pets
Tagged a cat twitches its tail for balance, Bast, Bast twitches her tail to the beat, cats, Catwatching, Coldplay, Desmond Morris, Hello Goodbye, indecisiveness of Hello, my cat twitches her tail all day long, rate of twitching, the Beatles, The Scientist, twitching a tail means indecisiveness, what a cat twitching its tail means, wishy washy
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Cats = Love
Some of you are taken aback that I made this equation knowing full well that cats are carnivores. Well, it gets even worse. I have actually seen cats playing the cat and mouse game. Well the cat is playing. It … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Social Science, Writing
Tagged cat and mouse game, cat toys, cats, cats can only play for ten minutes, cats have speed, cats knead when settling down, cats show love by kneading with their claws, dogs have endurance, is a cat kneading or clawing when it pounces?, kittens breast feeding, Lennie, love, Of Mice and Men, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry, To a Mouse
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Rest In Peace Stephen Huss
My best friend, Stephen Huss, died last weekend. He was my age, only 47. The electronic music aware of you might recognize his name from the rock band Psyche. Now that he is gone I find it a bit comforting … Continue reading
My Kitty Wants to Bust Open the Bank to Feed Her Drug Habit
I have had the hardest time finding a normal toy for my cat, Bast, to play with. I have tried toys on springs, toys on elastics, colourful toys, toys designed to make noise, toys that roll or otherwise move easily … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Social Science, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged catnip, cats, envelope ends, rechargeable toy, self play, string, torture, toys, uses for junk mail, velcro
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Peekaboo
A year or two ago I tried playing peekaboo with my cat to some success. Sometimes she comes up to my bed while I’m lying down and I can see the tips of her ears over the line of the … Continue reading