This is a plausible representation of heaven, if you take the cat’s point of view:
It was in the high 20s/low 30s outside as this picture was taken. Tikka responds by finding the sunsplash on top of a radiator.
It doesn’t always have to be complicated…and yes, there are mornings when I envy my cat’s clarity of purpose.
Elizabelle
Lovely photo.
And Tikka is a moderately sized cat.
Frivolous
Re-posting this since the Yolanda thread is kind of old by now:
Tacloban is heavily flooded, but Yolanda didn’t affect Metro Manila much. Hardly any rain worth mentioning.
Thanks again to Beeb and Redshirt and everyone else who wished us well for their kind thoughts.
SFAW
Mrs. SFAW has said, for almost as long as we’ve been together, that she wants to come back as a cat.
Your picture of Tikka will merely bolster her resolve (not that I’d consider trying to dissuade her, of course).
JPL
@Frivolous: We are still thinking about you.
PaulW
Got my NaNoWriMo word count to near about 17,000 words last night.
Feeling good about this year.
MomSense
@Frivolous:
We are all thinking of you! Any word on the people who were displaced by the earthquakes about a month ago?
Yatsuno
Tikka iz smaht kitteh.
@Frivolous: Thank you for the first-hand report. Hopefully it won’t be too bad once all is said and done.
Gin & Tonic
In the words of Rand Paul, “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”
JAFD
What the Republicans really think:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20131107_GOP_official_in_Delco_warned_of_Democratic__cancer_.html
Big R
@Gin & Tonic: What you did there, it has been seen.
maximiliano furtive, formerly known as dr. bloor
Needs moar toona.
Frivolous
@MomSense: This is really embarrassing, but I was only barely aware that there was an earthquake. It happened far away enough that I didn’t feel it and I know no one who was affected by it.
I should be more aware of disasters affecting my own country, but it’s a bit hard to pay attention sometimes, possibly because this is an archipelago and possibly because I’m just very self-absorbed.
@MomSense and JPL and Yatsuno: Thanks for your good wishes, and I too hope not too much damage is caused.
Randy P
@JAFD: That’s my county. We just hit majority Democratic registration for the first time since the Big Bang. County Council elections went 100% repub as always, but in the smaller townships around here there were definitely some power shifts.
I’m feeling all kinds of optimism for 2014.
Jebediah, RBG
Since open thread-
A co-worker of mine is a singery/songwritery kind of fellow. He is competing in some sort of competition. Have a look and listen if you like. I think he’s good but I might not be fully objective since I know him and he is a nice fellow.
If his videos get enough views, he is more likely to advance to the next part of the competition. The link takes you to more than one song/video, the last of which involves a sock puppet (but only visually.)
And, of course, Rand Paul wrote all of his lyrics.
jeffreyw
Kitteh thread needz moar kitteh!
jeffreyw
Kitteh thread needz moar kitteh!
Trinity
House cats really can live amazing lives. I’d purr too!
shelly
No matter where that patch of sun, your pet will find it.
**************
Come the month of April, I always know that Spring has truly arrived, when I see my dog, Katie, spread out on the brick patio, sunning her belly.
Amir Khalid
I found this story on the BBC. Despite the rather worrying headline, it’s not our guy.
phoebes-in-santa fe
From The Onion – The Cat Congress
http://www.theonion.com/articles/cat-congress-mired-in-sunbeam,2814/
J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford
My poor 16 year old kitty isn’t eating much and getting very skinny. He’s still in a good mood and loves sitting with me and my wife but his lack of appetite is worrisome. He’s a long hair tabby Maine Coon mix (looks like Steve but with long hair) and I’ve had him since he was a kitten. He’s always been a picky eater but now he’s barely even eating his favorite treats (Whiskas Temptations Dentabites). He doesn’t even eat tuna or chicken. The only people food he likes are tortilla chips and ice cream. He also likes to sniff beer. He still drinks enough water but I think he may be getting ready for the big litter box in the sky.
ranchandsyrup
Elway wants to snug
phoebes-in-santa fe
@J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford: He might be ready to die. My huge tabby-white mix, same age, lost half her weight in a year and a half and needed enemas to poop. She finally died at the vet’s one day. She probably should have been put down a year earlier but I loved her so much that the thought of being without her was too painful. But, I now realise she really did live too long.
I hope when your Maine Coon is ready you’ll recognise the signs and give her the good death she deserves.
ShadeTail
Has anyone else noticed that Mr. Steve Benen’s hangout, Maddowblog, has been missing for a solid week? I’m starting to wonder if MSNBC is getting up to some shenanigans.
Mnemosyne
@J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford:
@J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford:
Weird tip my vet gave me with ailing cats — she told me to warm their wet food up in the microwave just a tiny bit. Not long — about a minute, and then stir and check it to make sure it’s not too hot to eat before you give it to them. But sometimes their sense of smell starts to go and warming the food up makes it easier for them to smell it.
There’s also a steroid cream the vet can give you that you rub on the cat’s ear to increase his/her appetite.
WereBear
Did ya’ll know:
Cats are Solar Powered
It’s SCIENCE!
Jebediah, RBG
@Amir Khalid:
Definitely not our guy, since cause of death was neither cat suffocation nor housework misadventure.
WereBear
@PaulW: Day-UM! That’s a nice word count.
Started OK, got a new job, good intentions derailed spectacularly.
But I like the new job, the month is somewhat young, and the novel, which sprang into my head like Athena from the forehead of Zeus the morning of November 1st, will still be good if I finish it, later.
WereBear
@PaulW: Day-UM! That’s a nice word count.
Started OK, got a new job, good intentions derailed spectacularly.
But I like the new job, the month is somewhat young, and the novel, which sprang into my head like Athena from the forehead of Zeus the morning of November 1st, will still be good if I finish it, later.
WereBear
@PaulW: Day-UM! That’s a nice word count.
Started OK, got a new job, good intentions derailed spectacularly.
But I like the new job, the month is somewhat young, and the novel, which sprang into my head like Athena from the forehead of Zeus the morning of November 1st, will still be good if I finish it, later.
Jebediah, RBG
@ranchandsyrup:
Resisted that face cannot be.
Singular
@phoebes-in-santa fe: Thanks for that! Hilarious :)