Other Cool Things

  New Kitty: Don’t look at me; you’re the one that keeps feeding it! As challenging as the category for this round of charades was (national flags: South Korea) Gray and New Kitty had victory in sight… and then someone’s paw strayed into the DMZ. New Kitty: She’s sniffing my paw! That means I get…

        This all looks fierce. It wasn’t. The two enjoyed it. I could tell right away that Gray was down with being assaulted because her tail never fluffed up, as it would if she was freaked. And at one point she bolted to the safety of the night table…only to casually walk…

  This is Sid. He was originally a neighbor’s cat. Then she moved…and left him. Another neighbor took him in. He’s incredibly sweet. Then she moved…and left him. Sigh. So, I have been feeding him. During the winter, I made a special box for him to snuggle in. Three nights ago, while I was less-than-sober,…

    FOREGROUND: Gray. BACKGROUND: New Kitty. OUTCOME: Gray? You be in danger, girl!  

This is a political post. If you don’t care about America, don’t scroll down…                                           Recently, Trump trashed our allies. Recently, Trump trashed the European Union. Recently, Trump trashed NATO. But today? Today, Trump praised…

Today, there was no small furry creature racing and careening around the house. Today, there was no small furry creature nibbling on my fingers and purring as I petted her. Today, there was no small furry creature attacking crumpled Post-It notes, dive-bombing dust bunnies, and climbing up my jeans. Today, the house was eerily silent….

Previously, I did a post about the extraordinary resurrection of Detroit, where I was born. During the last five years, numerous long-abandoned skyscrapers have been restored, and across the city countless houses have been brought back from the dead. The story of one structure, in particular, has astounded me: The James Scott Mansion.    …

Seven days ago I received a frantic note from Julie, who visited the Cross House last year. She was visiting her elderly parents at the family farm when something unexpected arrived: A cat, which Julie suspected was dumped in the area. As Julie wrote: She showed up 2 days ago way up high in the tree…

                                          Patricia thought the look was kinda sorta somewhat…becoming. I assured her that she was wrong. And I am pretty sure that Dieter agrees with me.  

This is a political post. If you don’t like politics, don’t scroll down.                                             If you are an American citizen, or a person who values decency, you should be stunned and appalled and ANGRY…

  So….I am not entirely clear what is happening here. Is Gray: 1) Grooming Spot? 2) Preparing to eat Spot?          

For decades, I have found that a very useful mind tool is fantasy. So, if I become aware that I have spent too much time thinking about something troubling, I will catch myself in mid-troubling thought and force myself to think of something…diverting. It helps to have a default diversion. For several years I have…