It’s been a week. I wanted to write this post sooner but found it too difficult. So here I am today. I want to thank everyone for their kind words and support. To the folks who say I talk too much about my cats, there are plenty of other blogs and twitter feeds out...
On Friday, December 28th, 2012, at 4:40 pm MST, Dakota the Cat passed away. He was one of the most sweetest, gentlest and mild-tempered cats I have ever known. He never met a person he did not love. There are more photos on this Facebook page. ~P
Today, December 7th, is my mom’s birthday, so I thought I’d offer up a couple pics. Here I am with my mom on the right, and my aunt Pat on the left: That shot was taken in Chicago just after WorldCon. (Yes, I had the hat with me, though I didn’t wear it much...
I mentioned yesterday that I’ve put together an eBook containing the popular ‘Conversations with my Cat’ posts from this blog, adding in some new and unpublished posts, notes and commentary. That eBook should be available for purchase soon – but to build a little momentum, I thought I’d take a look at the evolution...
So. As you know, between Twitter, Facebook, this website, my other website, SF Signal, Functional Nerds et all, I spend a lot of time online. As such, I’ve seen a lot of people are hurting these days. Neil Clarke comes to mind. And the victims of hurricane Sandy. Saladin Ahmed hit a rough patch....
He likes to be in high places. He also likes to sleep. A pair of tower speakers stacked with a cushion on top? Purrfect. ~P
Me: *walks up the stairs. As my foot comes down on the landing, Shadow the cat races up from the bottom step and shoots between my feet to get there first* Shadow the cat: *spins and stares* Me: …ok. *walks up the 2nd set of stairs. As my foot comes down on the landing,...
Shadow the Cat: HEY! WHERE ARE YOU?! Me: I’m in here. Shadow: *scratch-scratch* WHY IS THIS DOOR CLOSED? Me: I’m busy. Shadow: LET ME IN! Me: No. I’m in the bathroom. Shadow: *scratch-scratch* COME ON! LET ME IN! Me: No! Go away. Shadow: I NEED TO GET IN THERE! Me: No, you don’t. Shadow:...
Me: *goes to bed* Shadow the Cat: *hops up onto the bed, walks to the far corner, meows. Walks up the side of the bed to the other corner, digs around a little, meows, sits down.* Me: *rolls over* Shadow: *Walks to the foot of the bed, meows, hops over my feet, stares at...
*jingle-jingle* Shadow the Cat: Um. What the fuck is this? Me: That would be a bell on your collar. Right. But, WHY is there a bell on my collar? Grandma thought it was cute. Grandma. *jingle* Again. *jingle* I’m telling you, *jingle* she *jingle* has *jingle* to *jingle* OH MY GOD GET THIS OFF...
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