Kitty, the blog animal         June 30, 2009

Men (and women)  work,  I guess, so their cats don't have to...   Oh, it's a big sacrifice alright, but it gives me an extra deduction on my W-4 form.

Sooooooooooooo, the next edition of KittyBLOG will be on Tuesday, July 3, 2009...   See you then...

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          Kitty, the blog animal         June 27, 2009

I'll tell you -- if there is one thing I really hate, it's fleas... And this time of year, despite frequent flea-combings and timely applications of that horrid Frontline stuff their numbers  skyrocket...   Life without fleas would be bliss...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 23, 2009

So here we have a financially bankrupt country within a world in turmoil -- yet right here at Kittyland there is still one major question in need of an answer;  what's for lunch?...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 20, 2009

Kitty has two huge orbs we call eyes, but they're not quite as big as this huge and blurry  poppy...

Looking into the poppy I can detect an infinite mystery -- but looking into Kitty's eyes all I can see is the blur of love...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 17, 2009

Just because she hates it, one of my favorite things to do to Kitty is pull her  ears...   I suppose I do it a lot...   Maybe a bit to much?   Hope they don't stay like this permanently...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 14, 2009

When I was leaving yesterday it took more than a little encouragement to get Kitty  out of the house,  but she was still outdoors enjoying the fine day when I returned several hours later...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 11, 2009

It's not really a new concept, but Kitty's  insight  is primarily focused by the ancient feline technique of being centered...   Slightly self-centered, but centered, none the less...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 7, 2009

Kitty is absolutely delighted that  corn  is back in season, but we've had to start cooking it for her ahead of time -- she had been barfing up raw corn -- and that's no fun for anybody...

So, it's a whole new thing for Kitty -- she probably wonders if we are the only family on the planet who cooks their ears of corn in the microwave...

And this business of allowing the corn to cool before chowing-down is definitely perplexing...   Oh, I'm sure she will soon catch on -- she's a smart cat, especially if it has anything to do with food...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 4, 2009

Kitty is an ultimate master of knowing how to put  emphasis  on her requirements...   And requirements -- she has -- oh, so many of them -- but of course, food and love are at the top of the list...

          Kitty, the blog animal         June 1, 2009

You know, I've said this before, but if being beautiful was a crime, Kitty would be a  notorious criminal...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 29, 2009

Yeah, that's right --  watch out  if you see any flying cats...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 26, 2009

Fresh and sweet corn-on-the-cob has arrived at Kittyland and Kitty is absolutely delighted...   Kitty hasn't had raw fresh corn for a while, but I'm afraid that it is so "raw" that it makes her regurgitate the whole mess right back up...   Soooooooooooo, now Kitty gets  cooked  corn... Bon appetit...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 23, 2009

I only take photos of her occasionally, but for Kitty, being a cat is definitely a  full time job...   In fact, I think she's been putting in a bit of overtime recently...   Of course the job is beyond description, and her salary is beyond imagination...

But there aren't too many rules...   Everything is pretty much spur-of-the-moment...   Between a little scratching and a whole lot of contemplation, there's usually time for a nap...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 20, 2009

Careful observation of Kitty over a number of years and under a wide variety of conditions has shown that, to Kitty,  bliss  is sort of a sideways kind of thing...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 17, 2009

It's no secret -- Kitty knows she hasn't had  corn  for quite a while now, and she would complain if she could -- but she can mew me all she wants, but the local fresh sweet corn won't be ready for weeks and weeks...   I just hope she doesn't think that I'm personally responsible, but she probably does...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 12, 2009

O.k., now that you've seen her in her  kitchen cabinet  who do you think is in charge around here?   After all, the place is named K I T T Y L A N D, you know...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 9, 2009

Kitty knows how to sing, alright...   But it's usually just one note, and it's usually just a cry to come sit on the lap of the big goofy guy at the computer...   We'll have to write a song about  snoozing in the sun...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 6, 2009

Cats -- cool ones and red-hot ones -- have always dominated the jazz scene nomenclature, but not many people know that cats have also had a big influence on the world of rock-and-roll...   Oh, the cat version is just slightly different -- I think they call it rock and  roll around...

          Kitty, the blog animal         May 3, 2009

Kitty was all excited about finding employment as a  stoplight  -- until I reminded her that she would have to keep her eyes open 24/7...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 30, 2009

Now that the weather has warmed up I often find Kitty outside when I get home...   And yep, she was  hanging out  in the weeds again today -- and taking in a bit of sun...   I got a few snaps of her, but nothing good enough to show here...   This old photo will have to do...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 27, 2009

Kitty had a heck of a time pulling me out of bed this morning -- and now that I'm up (and she is fed) she has returned to the living room for the first official snooze of the day...   Oh well, at least we got to see her pretty little  mug  for a little while this morning...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 24, 2009

Well, we missed the regularly scheduled edition of KittyBLOG yesterday...   Kitty suggested a  clock  but I think I might need a new and better brain...

Anyway, it's the same-old same-old around here at Kittyland, but Kitty actually has been spending more time outdoors soaking up some warm sun...   It's nice to see outdoors after her long Winter hibernation...   I need to get some photos...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 20, 2009

Yes, Kitty has a  job,  it's just a bit difficult to figure out all the details... One thing I know for sure -- she definitely doesn't bring home much cash...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 17, 2009

Kitty got to hiss and growl at her least favorite  neighbor cat  yesterday...   It's actually a very nice and exceptionally friendly cat, but there is obviously something going on between Kitty and this sweetheart...   Oh, you know how cats are...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 14, 2009

Oh, I've probably said it before, but if  beauty  was a crime, Kitty would be a notorious criminal...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 11, 2009

I was just checking heads, and yes, Kitty is  present and accounted for...

Since Wednesday she has gobbled I don't know how many handfulls of kibble, polished off about a can-and-a-half of Friskies Shreds of Chicken and Salmon, and our stash of hothouse corn is now history...

It's always amazing how she can do all that eating in the limited amount of time she is awake...   This is her ravenous look at about four in the morning...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 8, 2009

Well, this is exciting -- I got a  new photo  of Kitty!
Yep, when I got home on Monday Kitty was actually outdoors soaking up some fresh air and a bit of sun...   Two ingredients in some sort of cat recipe for something...   Hopefully cookies...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 5, 2009

Kitty is able to  absorb  equally as well as she is able to radiate...   I'm sure she would be happy to scratch out a few equations, but she uses an incomprehensible form of math that's about as bad for applying the catty principles of thermodynamics as it is for keeping score in checkers...

          Kitty, the blog animal         April 2, 2009

Well, here it is -- April -- and I still don't have a 2009 calendar...   A few minutes ago I though I had forgotten to "do" KittyBLOG yesterday, but now I see that today IS the day for KittyBLOG (every third day now), and it was just my brain that had lost track of time...

Fortunately, I have Kitty to remind me of things when my feeble brain fails...   One of her favorite things is to remind me to spend a bit of my day  enjoying the weeds...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 30, 2009

Well, I'm afraid that Kitty is a bit  disappointed  with me -- I went to the supermarket but forgot to buy her corn...   And while it seems that she still loves me, I'm sure she wishes I could do better...   Next time I'll make a list...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 27, 2009

If you are brand new to KittyBLOG you may not already know that Kitty absolutely loves  corn...

But there is a big problem -- it's not corn season yet, and it's going to be a while before the "local" crop comes in...   This time of year I usually give her half of a thawed frozen corn cobette, but she seems to be tired of the mushy texture and frozen taste...   Maybe I'll have to break-down and buy her some of that not-so-fresh-looking imported corn -- from God knows where -- that they try to sell for about eighty cents an ear...   Expensive, but I think Kitty could use a treat...   I'll let you know how she likes it...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 24, 2009

As mysteries go, Kitty is a convoluted novel in an obscure language...
But figuring out what's going through her  mind  is pretty easy -- it usually has something to do with food...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 21, 2009

When I got home yesterday from the Visitor Center at Point Reyes National Seashore I had to tell Kitty all about the stuffed  bobcat  they had on display...   Fortunately, all Kitty is stuffed with at this particular point in her life is a whole lot of love, and just a little bit of the Dickens...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 18, 2009

Kitty is a happy cat -- I think she knows she has it really good -- it's just food and naps twenty-four-seven around here at Kittyland...   But too much of a good thing might not always be the best...   After day-in and day-out of excesses, life can turn into something just a bit  bleary...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 15, 2009

While spooking around Fort Mason yesterday I stumbled on a lady feeding these two  feral  cats...   They were a bit wary of my camera and me walking by, but you could tell they were enjoying their grub...   When I got home I had to tell Kitty all about it -- I was trying to explain just how good she has it, but I'm pretty much certain that my words -- as my father used to say -- "went in one ear and out the other"...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 12, 2009

When her eyes are open -- about four hours a day -- Kitty keeps a pretty good eye on me...   Sometimes she will give me a  face,  like this...   I think it roughly translates as;   "What in the heck are you doing?"

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 9, 2009

Well, it's been three days and Kitty has taken me for about 9 more games of  checkers,  but other than that, nothing much else has changed around here at Kittyland...

And like they say -- "no-news" is "good-news"...   Kitty must know a lot of "no news" -- she's very smart...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 6, 2009

Well folks, we didn't publish editions of KittyBLOG on Wednesday or Thursday -- on Wednesday I got swept out the door early by the promise of a beautiful day, and on Thursday I had some nasty computer problems that threw a monkey-wrench into the whole operation...

But since I've already skipped two days, I got to thinking about switching to only publishing KittyBLOG  every third day  from here forward...   I'm busy as heck with some extra projects these days, and Kitty just lays around the house and sleeps, so she hasn't really been generating much news.   And I haven't had time to snap many new photos of her -- it's not always easy to coax her outdoors for photos...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 5, 2009

Yes, indeed-e-doo...   When Kitty first arrived she made a  big splash,  and believe me when I say she continues to make gnarly waves around here at Kittyland...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 2, 2009

Besides being my little lover and being loved, Kitty enjoys two other things in life -- number one is  dinner,  and number two is snoozing about twenty hours a day...   It's always been a mystery of what she dreams about during one of her marathon sleep sessions, but I'm going to place my bets that she dreams about food...

          Kitty, the blog animal         March 1, 2009

Words escape me -- nor if I could find any, could they ever do justice to her  portrait...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 28, 2009

No doubt about it, folks, Kitty is definitely a  goddess...   (small "g")...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 27, 2009

No need to give Kitty  directions...   Yes, Kitty has a nice litter-box, and it's clean as a whistle because she almost never uses it -- she prefers to "go" outdoors -- even in the rain...   And just like a wild animal, she uses her poop to mark her territory -- she insists on "doing it" at the top of the stairs -- the official entrance to Kittyland...   If you ever visit, you probably should watch your step!

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 26, 2009

Now, I've tried to explain to Kitty, as best I can, just what a total mess our country is in...   And although she pays good attention and gives the appearance of understanding everything I say, I'm pretty sure she hasn't a clue as to what's going on...   I think Kitty might be more concerned about a warm day in Summer, when she'll once again be able to roll around  upside-down  in our little garden of weeds...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 25, 2009

Still no new photo for today, so I had to go back into the archives to find this one of Kitty lapping up some  milk...   But this is a very rare event -- Kitty hardly ever gets milk -- I almost never buy it...   But without a doubt, Kitty absolutely LOVES it...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 24, 2009

Oh, I suppose Kitty could have ended up living her life on a farm or wild- west  ranch,  but somehow she ended up here at Kittyland -- perhaps to dream of the life she could have lived...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 23, 2009

I'm not exactly sure who is guarding Kittyland this time of year, but until Summer  arrives, Kitty is going to be spending about 99% of her time indoors...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 22, 2009

Yeah Kitty, what that is is a wild one...   And while that  bobcat  probably sleeps just as much as you do, I doubt if it is quite as lucky...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 21, 2009

Sometimes Kitty comes up with the most complicated of theories...   If you don't believe me, you should hear her scientific explanation of the difference between  inside and outside...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 20, 2009

Cabin-fever has been looming over Kittyland, so Kitty and I got out the scrapbook again yesterday -- I thought we needed a reminder of what the coming  Spring  was all about...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 19, 2009

I was taking a very close look at Kitty the other day, and yes indeed, she has a lot of  space  around her solid parts...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 18, 2009

It's been raining out here in California -- Kitty and I both have cabin-fever and have been bouncing-off-the-walls...   We have worked all our jigsaw-puzzles, played all our board-games, and at one point Kitty owed me $5.00 on Chinese checkers...   Remind me never to risk such a large amount of cash on a "double-or-nothing" deal -- Kitty bet me I couldn't touch my  nose  with my tongue, and guess what? -- I can't...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 17, 2009

I'm not exactly sure what the threat is or when it might arrive, but Kitty is definitely the  guardian  of Kittyland...   Amen...

          Kitty, the blog animal         February 16, 2009

"Paul Revere's Ride"  by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...

Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, "I