Tag Archives: Cats

Today’s moment of kitty zen

When the world is simply too depressing for words, there are always: Cat pictures. Today’s moment of kitty zen: Orange kitten asleep on black leather sofa. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. I am happy to report that … Continue reading

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My, how big you’ve grown

Compare and contrast. June 11: July 7: He’s a growing boy. One of my coworkers is particularly impressed by the double-curl of Tig’s tail. She says she’s never seen that before. Here’s a better picture of it: It’s a cat … Continue reading

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Caturday mellow

From Tig to you: Don’t harsh my mellow, dude. He hit the five-pound mark. I weighed him this morning. Yep, he’s going to be a big boy.

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Tig3.0: The cycle is broken

For thirteen and a half years, I never had to clip Tig the First’s claws, because he never scratched. From time to time I’d don a pair of gloves and he would know it was no-holds-barred playtime. He loved it. … Continue reading

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Just call him Mellow Yellow

Tig3 is the most laid back cat I have ever had. I keep saying that I’ve won the Kitty Lotto, because I have. After eleven years of one cat who absolutely did not let you do a thing to him … Continue reading

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Lazy Sunday cat picture

Your weekly Tig pic: The two of them share the sofa, if not much else. Gracie isn’t really showing signs of sudden acceptance. I was upstairs drying my hair this morning when I heard yowls and other suspicious noises from … Continue reading

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Oh noes! I has to pay a fine

Ut-oh. I forgot to credit Rahel for the very funny Colbert link the other day. As a result, I have to pay a Non-linking Blogging fine, because we are not the AP, going around stealing links and material from other … Continue reading

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The beginning of the thaw?

Whoa. Look what happened tonight. I was rather surprised that Gracie neither growled nor swatted Tig away. Mind you, she does that a lot, and she did it a few minutes later when Tig got a little too forward (by … Continue reading

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What’s under Meryl’s desk?

A shelf, a dictionary, and… Tig.

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Lazy Caturday afternoon

I am all out of things to write today. Instead, I give you the zen of Tig on Afghan. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. We took a Caturday afternoon nap. Tig was just napping. I was trying … Continue reading

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101 things cats can do with a laptop

Laptop Boy has been learning tons since he first set paw on my computer last week. He has started his own game of Solitaire. He has turned on the Microsoft repeat-key program. Tonight, he searched on the letter “T” in … Continue reading

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Cuteness overload

Your break from the news of the day: So cute he’s going to give you diabetes from the sugar overload.

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Caturday Morning Post

I was watching TV a few minutes ago, and I kept hearing a noise like something was boiling. But I wasn’t cooking anything, and it wasn’t coming from outside. I had no clue what the noise was, but it didn’t … Continue reading

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Tig’s tough day

See this? It’s one of the first pictures of Tig3 and Gracie together. And Gracie isn’t very happy about it. Tig just wants to be near the big cat, but he’s had a very, very tough day. See, this weekend … Continue reading

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Kitty picture break

A break from the usual. I have many pictures of Tig, including a close-up of him enjoying the bag that Herschel’s donation bought for him: It was a week for close-ups. You can see his Maine Coon paws in this … Continue reading

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