I’ve read somewhere that cats sleep 80 percent of the time. I guess that Roxie and Jean Claude sleep all day while I’m at work cause they don’t sleep all night or much in the morning. Although they sometimes get into rather loud, fur flying brawls, usually in the morning, this morning there was a demand for play time and the need to go outside. It has been raining a lot here. A lot of people had to be rescued from floating cars and their homes.
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Sex and the City Kitty
OK. Roxie, the Japanese bobtail, loves television and old movies. CCL says it’s the sounds of voices and the activity on the screen that captivates her. After all, CCL maintains, animals can’t discern what’s happening on television. So CCL and I agree to disagree on the subject of whether Roxie is actually watching television. But I know for a fact Roxie is a huge fan of “Sex and the City, ” particularly Seasons Two and Five, which also happen to be my favorites. Now I don’t know if it’s New York, the fashions or the banter but if I turn on episode of “Sex and the City” on Roxie jumps on in my lap or saunters nearby and at least appears to be watching Sarah and the girls on TV – fascinated.
Still the fashion maven (or cross dresser???) appears to be Jean Claude, the black Bombay, who regularly goes through my t-shirt drawer – ah… looking for something to wear?
Earthquake
Washington, DC and several other locales got a wakeup call yesterday in the form of an earthquake. There has been a lot of chaos in Washington lately over some major, and some very minor, things. I was out-of-town during the quake. CCL in another major city. The cats, Roxie and Jean Claude, at my house this week, had to fend for themselves. Still, when I arrived home, they seemed calm. For them the chaos and excitement was but a moment.
The Wikipedia description starts as follows “An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe.”
So the moment magnitude of an earthquake impacts structures and people’s lives within seconds. There are other things that cause such phenomena: a smile, that quick wink between friends, a touch from a loved one – all things done in a moment that leave a lasting and powerful impression. Also there’s love, the moment we feel it for a romantic partner, that first blissful peaceful moment in the morning – or the morning after.
It’s A Guy Thing Right?? I Won’t Try to Understand
*no we do not give the cats liquor
Roxie’s Prissy, Pissy ,Protest
Don’t read this is you have qualms about cats…ah..habits. Tuesday morning, Miss Roxie, the Japanese bobtail, peed on my comforter. Then she peed on my spread. Naturally, I became quite angry and then I was concerned. Another urinary tract infection?? Naw… She was clearly just pissed. The solution …another litter box…there are now two litter boxes in my basement. Roxie is again content. There is peace.



