Passive Cats

Lately, She has been talking about people who are passive-aggressive. That sound confusing to me, so I needed some help understanding what it means. She tells it like this: Aggressive means that you are looking for a fight and passive means you don't want to fight. I am a passive cat and all I want is love and snuggles. I think Kasey is passive, too, since she doesn't want to fight, she just wants everything her own way. The thing that She tells me is that there are people who have some opinions that could cause a fight, but instead of arguing, they say something mean in a pleasant way. Or do something mean in a friendly way. Sometimes She wonders if He is ever passive-aggressive. You see, He is the sweetest man who is glad to help Her with Her aches and pains problems. Oh, sure, He yells at His computer, but not at Her or me, and only at Kasey when she gets on His keyboard when He wants to work. But He is sweet and kind. So when She says She wants Him to get something for Her at the store, about one time in ten He brings the wrong thing. If She asks for sausage breakfast sandwiches, He brings bacon. If She asks for fried chicken strip for Her lunch, He brings raw chicken. He is lucky, because She just laughs and says He is being passive-aggressive. Say, do you suppose that is what Kasey is doing when she pees on His side of the bed? She did that when Kate lived here. It may have been Kasey's way of saying get rid of that new cat or I will fight with her. Anyway, She and I are glad we are passive, because we can laugh at things others do that are passive-aggressive. Oh, wait. That is not true about how She feels about politics. That makes Her aggressive. I am especially passive today, because there is pink fish thawing for our dinner. Yum. Peace out.

Wake-Up Cats

I will tell you a little secret. If it weren't for me, She would probably sleep all day. I know She needs Her rest, because She is old, but She needs to realize there are others in this house and we have our needs. When She has slept as long as I think She should, I get up on Her and walk back and forth, purring as loud as I can. If that doesn't get Her up, I pick up Her hand with my paw and slide under it, That is usually all it takes to get her awake enough to pet me, but it doesn't mean She will get up and go make some toast. Sometimes I have to pick up both arms, back and forth. If necessary, I go to my final massage tactic. I bite a piece of the blanket and dance with all four paws. That always does it. When I see She is finally getting up, I jump down so that am not in Her way, allowing Her to get up, go to Her litter bowl, take Her morning medicine and get out the bread and butter. He has usually turned on the coffee pot, but if not, She does it. Even if it isn't turned on, He has gotten it ready by grinding the coffee and putting water in the pot. And luckily, She has the one-cup-at-a-time coffee pot, so She doesn't have to wait. She says She needs the coffee to get Her motor running. When the toast is done, She puts a lot of butter on it. I think you can guess why She uses so much. She gives it to me on Her finger, and I lick off as much butter as I like. Sometimes I get ten fingers and sometimes three is enough. If I only have a few fingers of butter, She put some more on a little tray, where I can lick it later. Sometimes Kasey comes to see what is going on, but Kasey won't take butter off Her finger. If She puts it down on something, Kasey will lick the butter and enjoy it. Kasey does not like to let anyone know she is enjoying anything, so She waits until no one is around to enjoy the butter. That's how the morning goes around here when I finally get Her out of bed. All of this has made me tired, so I will nap before dinner. I think it is chicken tonight. Pardon me for yawning. bye, now.

Soothing Cats

This is something that we don't see very often. It turns out that She had a wicked headache today, and it was my job to soothe Her while She rested Her eyes. It is such a rare thing for Her to get a headache that I was not sure if I should climb up while She lay down with a towel over Her eyes, but it turns out that is just what She needed. For almost an hour She rested, after She took those red pills. You will not be surprised to know that Kasey did not come ou on Her tummy, but soothed Her from across the room. Kasey is kind of like that. It was His opinion that it was something called sinus. Another thing that made Her feel better was a talk with Her friend named Bertie, who lives very, very far away. He and She visited her friend, and later She went to visit her with Smudge'sMom. Today She wished her friend a happy birthday and found out that the lady's best present is that her sister is cured from cancer. That is a horrible disease, and it made Her so happy. It is a hard disease to get cured, and today was a good day to find it out. Tonight She goes to see Her beloved Crones. Not many people go to visit Crones anymore, but If Cleo'sMom is there it will be enough for Her, and maybe Smudge'sMom will be there as well. You know what this means, don't you? There will be no sharing of dinner tonight. He made sure we had plenty of kibbles before He left for His meeting, so Kasey and I will not starve. I hope all of my readers have a lovely evening and have nice dreams when they go to bed. Bone Swar.

Guarding Cats

Today She remembered what it was like when They were younger, and He used to go to work every day. When it was still pretty early, He went out, ready for a busy day. He had places to go and people to see and He said He would be gone all day. Well, you know what that means for Kasey and me. We were on duty all day taking care of Her. If you would have looked in the window, you would have thought we were napping, but we were only pretending to nap. We would have been ready at a moment's notice if someone had tried to bother Her. We would have jumped on him or her and bitten them on the ear until they decided to let Her alone. Very few people realize that cats are very good at guarding. The people think that if you are a big, loud d-o-g, you would scare people away. The joke is on them, because when it comes to biting ears and noses, Kasey and I excel. Actually, Her day was not very different than any other day. We had our toast and butter, She met with Her computer friends, She got things ready for Her lunch, and took stuff out of the freezer for our dinner. I sniffled the package that is defrosting on the counter. It smells like stew, which I love. It has lovely gravy for me, nice pieces of meat for Him and Her, and lots of vegetables for Him. Don't worry, She eats them, too, but vegetables are really His thing. If He was away all day every day, He would not have to worry about Her. Her beloved cats are here to take care of Her. Tomorrow will be a fine day, too, because She will see some of Her beloveds. For now, Oddy-ose.

Remembering Cats

This is another one of those special days that people keep having. This one is for remembering all the soldiers that fought in the wars. It includes sailors, Marines and other fighting guys, as well. We are very glad that He came back from the Marines pretty healthy. Oh, He did have a little problem of drinking too much stuff that wasn't good for Him, but He got over that, and was fine when He and She met each other. She says that She explained all that to me last year, but I can't remember all these special days. It is also a good thing that His project about the flags got done in time for this special day, because flags are important on this remembering day. He even went to the place where a lot of soldiers had graves, and He helped put a real flag on every grave. He was proud to do that, and we were proud of Him. Today They are both home, and it doesn't feel like a beginning of a week. That happens on special days. Anyway, She is going to fix some nice meat for a kind of fancy dinner, because She is so glad He served His country and came home safely. If you read my stories next year, I will try to remember better, and not have to tell you the same stuff all over again. I don't know how to salute, but I would if I could. Semper Fi.

The Cat Came Back

Imagine my surprise when She told me that a bunch of people said they were sad about my vacation from writing stories. I didn't think anyone really looked at them and read them. I guess my life is more interesting than I suspected. Since She urged me to come back even if I don't write every day, here I am. And I have a lot to tell you. First of all, He has put His flags on the computer and is waiting for people to buy them. It has been quite a long time that He was working on that project, and it turned out to be very nice. He has had a lot of people helping Him and everyone who knows abut it has good wishes for His good luck. I know SHE hopes He will sell a gazillion of them, because She says He could use the money. She thinks a lot about money. Another important thing was that LW had a birthday. You know She was there when LW was born, so that makes the little lady very special to us. Once LW was very sick, but now she is all well, and smart and beautiful. This week She had lunch with Cleo'sMom and -Girl. It was so delicious. She brought home some pie with no sugar for Him to have with a clear conscience. Ever since Kate moved away, Kasey has been playing with the scratching post, which is amusing, because Kasey doesn't have any claws. I think she just likes the smell of the catnip that is on it. Kasey even leaves her soft, blue blanket and has a snooze right by that post. It makes Her and me laugh. This week She has been thinking a lot about Mazie, who is in a beautiful dance called Cinderella. I believe that is a story that is famous to humans. Mazie'sDad sent Her pictures of the dance, which She loves. I will stop my story now, so that She can tell my readers it is back. Chow for now.

Vacation Cats

Do you know I have been writing my stories for nearly five years? I am surprised that I had so much to say. What I'm thinking about now is having a vacation. I have had to find a time when She is not computering, then I have to translate my stories from Cat into human words, and figure out what a lot of things mean. It is hard, but I always liked doing that. When I started, there were quite a lot of readers, but now I think there are only two or three. I will miss writing for them, but it is time to go to other projects. I have to help Him with selling His flags very soon, because He is running out of money and She can't come up with more.Of course I have to help Her, because She will never go out if I don't keep Her calendar full of lunches and things. Kasey and I are very happy to be Their cats, but it IS a lot of work. So I am going to take a vacation. I may come back some day, because He and She are old and need people to know what is going on at our House. I hope you all have a nice summer, and that you manage to keep up with what He and She are doing. Thank you for being my readers for all these years. Cheerio.