I see you!

The cat and I play a game under the door where she snags a sock out of my hand. She's so cute and inquisitive!

Zoom Zoom

Saturday Night Cat Scratch Fever

"Come on already! Bring the mad beats!"

World's Best Cat Litter

Buy it. There is no other cat litter. It really is the best. Yes, it is more expensive, but you will not be sorry. Many products promise to 'neutralize odors' but this stuff really does. It's amazing, and has no noticeable fragrance of its own.

SO Darn Cute!

I'll need a small business loan...

How cool is this? I would love to run a business that allowed me to surround myself with cats all day. Cats, dogs, most mammals really.

Home Row Enforcer

Shelf Kitty 2

Shelf Kitty

Patiently waiting for the sunbeam to reach the floor...

Where's my prize??

The cat litter had been disturbed from its usual smooth-topped config.

I shook the litter box back and forth three or four times.

Nothing!

"Where's my prize?!" I grumbled, as if I were shaking a box of Cap'n Crunch.

A voice inside me said 'What did you say?'

"Yeah, I know. Weird, right?" I responded.

I never liked Cap'n Crunch, even as a kid - but the Cap'n always seemed to have the best prizes, as if to taunt me.

No Sunbeam

Happy Birthday, Catalina Kurilko!!

Three years ago, we brought home a sweet cat named Lina who's been a very welcome addition to the household.

She was two years old when we brought her home, so she's five now - I've read that a well-cared-for cat could likely live for 15 years or more. So she's stuck with us for another decade at least. She's been pretty healthy up to this point - when she first came home, she had three cracked teeth and needed oral surgery, which she promptly received - I think it ran about $500.

I'm the one in charge of feeding, and I give her very careful portions. Perhaps I very slightly underfeed her, but if she lives longer as a result, then it was worth it. She's not skinny by any means, and the vet is always very pleased during checkups that she's a svelte kitty.

I'm recognized by Lina as the litter-scooper, food provider, water freshner, and scratching-post maintenance engineer. I get my share of affection, but nothing like what Cindy gets.

Lina adores Cindy! This is the follows her from room to room, constantly in her lap, sleeps on Cindy's face kind of love. One of Lina's favorite pass times is to stalk Cindy near bedtime, when Cindy is walking to and fro in a repeating pattern of checking this and that before bed.

Cindy is a lot of fun to stalk (bwa ha ha!), as she always lets loose with a very satisfying squeal when attacked. Unfortunately, Lina doesn't just bat Cindy with her paws, but attacks the shins and ankles with her claws to bloody result.

I try to explain to Cindy that she's encouraging this behavior by behaving like prey, and also by allowing Lina to playfully bite whenever they're playing.

I should mention here that Lina does not stalk me - she tried once or twice, but I chased her around the house, barking and growling like a hunting pit bull for about 10 minutes and she got the idea 'Daddy is not prey'. I also do not allow biting of any kind, however playful.

Happy Birthday (month) Lina! Here's to another 25 years!

Love, Daddy

He's giving up the belly love

He's a sweet kitty, but not ours - he lives at a used bookstore here in Ocala.

As I've said before, all bookstores should have cats!

First Feline to win an Edgar Award

"All right, I've got that part down. What happens next? Wow, that's gory, even for a cat. Okok, I'm noting, I'm noting - no need for claws..."

All Bookstores Should Have Cats!

Jump for the treat!!

We barely have to starve her at all to encourage this sort of behavior...
Though next time I'll wear gloves.

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Labels Tabulation Extravaganza

Do you guys ever look at the labels list that's compiled for your blogs?
It's interesting to see which things I talk most about...

Real Life Conversations (37)

EtchCo Inventions (19)

Cats (17)

Cindy (10)

Credi-Bull (9)

Florida (7)

Music (6)

Potty (5)

Actual Job Postings (4)

How odd that I talk about the cat more than my good lady wife...

If Cats Cared for Broadcast Journalism**

"We all groom ourselves with our tongues, but we'll tell you the three deadly places to lick yourself...Tonight on the Fox 4 11 O'clock News."
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**I would have said "If Cats Ruled the World", but of course they already do.

Real Life Conversation #29

(Though she is definitely spayed, the cat thinks she's in heat)

Aww, look at the kitty in your lap! How cute is that?

Bah, it's just cause she has itchy booty and is looking for an O.

She's always in your lap - what's her excuse the other 364 days a year?

Anticipation.

a budget diagnosis

If you can somehow manage to actually forget to feed a cat, you just might have Alzheimer's.