( Several Youtube clips from It Might Get Loud )

It's occurred to me over the past few weeks that I haven't had a Tabby Cat Derby in the apartment for a while. Since early fall Bojo (who must be pushing seventeen) has really started to slow down, and he's not at all pleased when Spike tries to play with him ( Read more... )

Meant to post this on Friday ( Read more... )

Spike has developed the habit (which I'm attempting to discourage) of giving me a friendly bite in passing. You know how some people pat their friends on the shoulder? Well, Spike likes to bite the nearest exposed flesh--an arm or an ankle, for preference, as he strolls past on the floor or the couch ( Read more... )

( Various bad videos of Spike and Vlad playing with Rope. Bojo was asleep somewhere. I'm sorry the vids are so shaky, I had the camera in one hand and the toy in the other. )

This morning Spike was so wild he was driving Vlad crazy, so I got out Rope as a distraction. Rope is a great toy, being ten feet of cotton... well, rope... with a small loop on one end. You can toss it out and reel it in, the loop is fun to pounce on, and it's very sturdy ( Read more... )

( Let sleeping cats lie, I say. Wherever they are. )

I appear to be living at Tabby Cat Downs, scene of frequent Tabby Cat Derbies. Over the weekend Spike came flying by, hotly pursued by Bojo, and since then there have been regular outbreaks of Bojo chasing Spike or Spike chasing Bojo. This frequently ends with both of them under the couch making scuffling noises. It's a little bit like those old ( Read more... )

Had occasion to talk to someone today about what makes me feel better when I'm down. Well, in addition to the AMI, today I bought a book of Celtic songs. Turns out playing and singing "The Leaving Of Liverpool" is GREAT for the old mental health ( Read more... )

U2 bender continues. Found myself singing along to "Where the Streets Have No Name" tonight--and Spike came *flying*.

A few days ago, I caught him chewing on a plastic grocery bag.

He has also taken to lying on the floor with his feet in the air.

So far no signs of vegetarian hippiedom, but it's still kind of odd.

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