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Do you put off making the bed until the cat gets up?
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Does your cat eat out of cut crystal stemware because you both watched the same commercial on television?
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Do you microwave your cat’s food? Prepare it from scratch?
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Do you climb out of bed over the headboard or footboard, so you won’t disturb the sleeping cat?
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At the store, do you pick up the cat food and kitty litter before you pick out anything for yourself?
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Do you cook a special turkey for your cat on holidays?
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Does your cat “insist” on a fancy Sunday breakfast consisting of an omelet made from eggs, milk, and salmon, halibut, or trout?
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Do you have pictures of your cat in your wallet? Do you bring them out when your friends share pictures of their children? (Pollsters claim that 40 percent of cat owners carry their pet’s pictures in their wallets, by the way.)
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When people call to talk to you on the phone, do you insist that they say a few words to your cat as well?
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Do you accept dates only with those who have a cat? If so, do you eventually double-date with the cats to see how they get along?
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When someone new comes to your house, do you introduce your cat, by name, to them?
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Don’t know why I remembered it after all these years - the greatest musical of all times - CATS. Well, I saw it twice, in London, so there is a very warm place in my heart for all the cool cats, but especially Grizabella:
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Remark the Cat who hesitates towards you
In the light of the door which opens on her like a grin
You see the border of her coat is torn and stained with sand
And you see the corner of her eye twist like a crooked pin
Grizabella the Glamour Cat
Grizabella the Glamour Cat
Who would ever suppose that that
Was Grizabella the Glamour Cat?
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And then of-course there is the chilling song Memory,
and the verse that makes my hair stand on end:
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Touch me
It’s so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You’ll understand what happiness is
Look
A new day has begun
It seems that my esteemed colleagues have each marked his and her territory in this blog. Peapod is the philosopher and Samba is all warpped up in her diabetes (no offense samba - I hope you feel better!). So, someone has to LIGHTEN UP the mood around here, guys! It’s a tough job but someone has to do it, right? OK then, anyone has a good cat joke?
- Where does a cat go when it loses its tail? The retail store.
- What does a cat like to eat on a hot day? A mice cream cone.
- What do cats use to make coffee? A purrcolator.
- What do you call a cat that has swallowed a duck? A duck filled fatty puss.
OK - these are pretty bad, I agree. Let’s see, how about:
Lenny went on vacation and asked Bobby to watch over his house. About a week later, Lenny calls home and asked “How’s my cat?”.
Bobby hesitated and sadly told Lenny his cat died.
“What?! You shouldn’t have broke the news to me like that! You should have done it slowly. The first time I called, you should have told me he was on the roof. The second time I called, you should have said there was no way to get him down. The third time I called, you should have told me that you tried to get her off the roof, but she fell down and died,” explained Lenny.
Bobby apologized and went about his day.
About a week later, Lenny called again and asked “How’s my Granny?”.
There was a long silence and then Bobby replied. “Well, she’s on the roof.”
IF you’re undecided about getting a cat or a dog…Here are some reasons why CATS OF-COURSE!!!
- Cats rule. Dogs drool.
- Cats rub your leg when they want affection, not when they’re horny.
- Cats use a litter box. Dogs use your leg.
- In 1996, over 10,000 US deaths were attributed to a dog owner’s choking on saliva during morning wake-up licks.
- Cats always land on their feet. Dogs won’t even let you throw them.
- Cats let you kick them when you’re stressed out.
- Cats will wait until you’ve read your morning paper before tearing it to shreds.
- Cats look cute sleeping on the TV. Dogs crash right in front of the screen.
- No one has ever had to “Beware of the Cat.”
- Cats bury their crap. Dogs dig up others’.
- Cats have better things to do than stick their nose in your crotch.
- Cats lay on the car in the heat. Dogs in heat lay the car.
- Why do you think they call it “Dog Breath?”
- Garfield. Odie.
- Enough said.
Folks - and cats. These aren’t just some cute sounding sayings. This is the real thing. This is my Bible. This is what I live by and I am pleased to share it with you. Feel free to comment.
- Everything you are seeking you are and very foolishly saying you are not.
- You think you can’t that’s why you can’t. It’s only the thought, “I can’t do it” that stops you from doing it.
- Every place and every situation in life presents an opportunity for growth.
- The best place to grow is right where you are. the best time is now.
- In order to really understand we must experience the knowledge.
- Don’t try to complicate it - it’s too simple.
And my favorite for this week:
There are no problems, only challenges. There is no need to turn your challenges into problems.
I already talked about time in one of my recent posts. Well, the more i think about it the more it becomes clear to me that NOW is really all there is. And that the quality of the now and what we do in it really is what determines the quality of our future. Us cats - we understand that, right? we don’t care about our past or our future, but I see how people don’t get it. They completely disregard the present moment by either crying about the past, fantasizing or worrying about the future or numbing themselves out in the present with television and other addictions. They are alway in a hurry to get somewhere or do something. Which I hate because they don’t stop to pick me up and pet me, and to really appreciate me. Now.
Doing one thing at a time means to be total in what you do, to give it your full attention.
Because, wherever you go there you are. You are here. Always. If people only knew how to let the present be as it is by accepting it totally and letting go of any resistance to it…. well, they would be more cat-like, and probably happier.