I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid. For me to recognize I am about to say something stupid should give you an idea about the quality of those posts. So here is a pet pic until I can pull my act together:
Laura W
A darling pet photo worth a thousand-word post.
Er, not that your posts are not worth, um…
Never mind.
I got nothin’ today as well.
Blah.
gypsy howell
Good call, John. Leave the "pointless or stupid" to us commenters.
Morgan
My guys again! I’m not gonna lie… I have pretty photogenic cats. Black and white is Scamp, brown tiger is Leon.
TheFountainHead
Actually, this thread title pretty much sums up my morning. Well done, sir.
R-Jud
Awwwwwww. I wish ours would snuggle like that, but if they get into one another’s space there is just a tornado of fur and hissing. It’s only when I put dinner on the table that they cooperate– the big tom distracts us by chasing his tail and crashing into something, while the tabby sneaks on to the table top, looking for something she can quickly swipe off our plates.
Cain
I have two cats of similar coloring as the ones in the photos. The black and white cat likes to groom the other, but invariably the brown cat gets over stimulated and smacks the black and white cat which then causes a rejoinder and the chase is on! It especially sucks when they are fighting in bed right between my legs! They that this morning and then a couple of minutes later their rubbing noses again. Weirdos.
cain
OriGuy
Do you use Woolite on those?
Tim in SF
John, In a situation like you’ve described, I resort to something like this: http://tinyurl.com/7jmce6
Morgan
@OriGuy: Downy. Makes them extra soft and cuddly. Duh.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse
Fergus has detected my fervent interest in Teh Cute That Is Not Him and has thudded onto my lap to gain my attention and lodge a protest. I think my right humerus just snapped.
R-Jud
@Cain:
Ours will only suffer each other’s presence on the bed if one of them is under the covers and the other is on top of the covers. Invalid when the one on top of the covers actually sits on the one underneath.
Or, if I’m napping in the bed (we don’t let them in at night), they’ll lie on opposite sides of me. Problem with this is that like all cats, they become roughly 783% heavier while sleeping, which makes it hard to roll over or get out of bed because the blanket is anchored down.
@ Comrade Mary:
Mine has been trying to sit on my lap for several minutes now. There is no room on said lap due to my advanced pregnancy. The cat has tried several different approaches and keeps sliding off. I think he is going to settle for draping himself across my shoulders like a stole.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse
Hey Laura, here’s a Mika you might actually find adorable.
Hyperion
@gypsy howell:
exactly!
Betsy
Ok, that is adorable. And the post title basically sums up where I’m at with my work today, too. Which is too bad, because I’m on deadline.
Krista
Awww…that photo is sweet. Reminds me of my sister’s cats. I’ll have to send you a photo, John.
Laura W
@Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: Thank you for not kicking me when I’m down, Mary. With great trepidation I clicked, fearing I’d find The Other Mika holding a litter of ferrets or something.
Sweet story, and man, that Anna-Lena looks like a firecracker, don’t she, fired up and ready ta go! All accessorized and equipped for her important role as witness.
If I ever get another girl kitty, she’s gonna be Anna-Bell.
Laura (Ann)
(Does this mean Mika B’s dad wanted her to be a boy? That might explain her willingness to allow Joe Blow to abuse her on a daily basis.)
Incertus
Well, if it’s cats you want…
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse
Oh, there’s a whole lot of non-Mika Mikas out there, Laura. "I can be awesome, I can be loathsome, why don’t you like me? …".
Laura W
@Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: OK now you are kicking.
Forget About It.
(Today’s perfect soundtrack)
Laura W
@Incertus: How’s the Christmas Kitty doing at your in-laws?
Dreggas
Those two look like my two, Bill and Fortuna. Have to get pics of them. They sleep together and cuddle all the time, most amusing being when the younger (6 months or so) fortuna climbs on bill (4 years+) and proceeds to bathe him as he dozes off.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse
Aw, "kicking" wasn’t meant in a good way, was it? Sorry, I do like that guy. But I love Krauss, too. Altos and sopranos, cats and dogs, it’s all good.
I heard the Gold mastered version of this on really good speakers on New Year’s Eve and was really blown away. I have a soft spot for technically limited geezers with great phrasing. (Yeah, I’m looking at you, too, Bobby Z.) YouTube and your computer speakers won’t do Willie justice, but it’s a taste.
Svensker
I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid.
Awwww, come on and post ’em so we can mock you mercilessly. I’m bored.
Laura W
@Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: Ah, I was just playin’ with you. You rock.
The music I choose is 100% dependent upon my mood and energy level (like everyone else, probably) so I find I am especially sensitive to certain types of music and musicians when hyper-sensitive emotionally or physically. (Not to mention CNN’s Leon Harris or Rick Sanchez!)
Thus, I fast-forwarded through all my vintage Blondie on my walk today. Alison is just exceptionally soothing and soulful today.
Roza Hussein
I’m gonna send in my cat pic soon
disclaimer:
he is a manx named Joe (named after my hero Joe Mannix)
so be nice to him if his pic gets posted
off to do laundry
TenguPhule
Never stopped you before.
Delia
Strangely, I also have two cats with similar coloring. But mine are both female and my tabby, Saffy, grooms the black & white, Katrina. Then when Kat starts feeling affectionate Saffy gives her the claw and wanders off to groom the dog, whom she really likes better. It’s a weird little world.
That One - Cain
@Delia:
Haha, that’s funny.
cain
Forty2
IM IN UR LAUNDRY
SHEDIN ON YR CLOZ
WTF is it with cats and laundry baskets? I pull big felts of orange and white fur out of the dryer’s lint trap every time.
MikeL
Here’s something: Joe the Plumber is going to Israel as a war correspondent.
Will THIS be the final piece that makes the dead-enders realize that Joe the Plumber is anything but an average guy?
demimondian
@Svensker: We need to add BJuice to the list of blogs the commentariat monitors and mocks as needed.
Or even as opportunity arises, which would be a more accurate summary.
D-Chance.
I have started four posts and deleted each one because it was pointless or stupid.
That never stopped either of your pee-ons…
Johnny Pez
NOM NOM NOM
Paul
Is it true that Israel is going to start using lolcatz to explain whatever the hell they’re doing in Gaza?
Josh E.
Wait. Is that the infamous Amanda Marcotte laundry basket of patriarchal oppression?