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Cat to Self: The Conversation by Anita Schnee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Animal Bill of Rights
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Bugs Assured
After yesterday’s checklist, one thought remains. I may have become, to my horror, like many parents I know. After all I’ve done for you? A little gratitude might be nice. But if I ask instead: Do I see Bugs … Continue reading
Posted in Feldenkrais, Pictures, Tellington Touch, TTouch, Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged cats, discipline, Feldenkrais, Tellington Touch, treats, TTouch
11 Comments
Bugs Binges
This morning we broke out the ’10 vintage nip harvest. As a responsible and concerned parent, I made Bugs watch REEFER MADNESS first. Bugs assured me that he can hold his likker no problem. Excellent bouquet. Spicy. With overtones … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged catnip, cats, Coleridge, Kubla Khan, Reefer Madness
10 Comments
Don’t Worry, Bugs
Over the past two weeks by now (sheesh, has it really been that long?), I kind of lost my train of thought. Who wouldn’t, with Cat-Woman Destivelle and Cat-Guy MacAskill? But I’m glad to say the train’s just pulled back … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Things Cats, Humans Do, Uncategorized
Tagged cats, circadian rhythms or cycle, feral cat, Jackson Galaxy, meditation, mindfulness
12 Comments
Bugs Considers Another Bean; Bean Likewise Vice Verse
Hello reader-beans. Bugs here again. Bean has been rocked back on her ass for a few days, by various Bad Things that apparently needed her urgent and bad-tempered attention. She asked me to tell you she’s doing fine now, though. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Things Cats, Humans Do, Uncategorized
Tagged Bandiagara, Berwick, Black Swan, bunkers, Catherine Destivelle, Danny MacAskill, Edinburgh, Highlands, Hitler, ki-ai, Loch Lomond, Lowlands, Mali, martial arts, MegaSkill, Natalie Portman, North Berwick, Scotland, Skye, The Jezebels, Way Back Home, west africa, World War II
10 Comments
The Bean Bugs Has, Is Not The Bean Bugs Wants
Hello beans all, readers of this blog. Cat Bugs here. I write to correct a recent misperception. I know the Bean over here is very proud of her little wall-devices. She and friends installed these to help meet my climbing … Continue reading
Posted in Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged afrique aya, Bandiagara Escarpment, Catherine Destivelle, cats, climbing, crampons, Dogon, drum-head, goat-skin, Mali, trips to Africa, west africa
15 Comments
Bugs Quiet
A quick word if you’re new here: Bugs was a semi-feral six-month-old kitten when he permitted this Bean to take him in. He had some contact with other beans before he came to this one — but not much. This … Continue reading
Posted in Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged Animal Planet, breathing, cat whisperer, cats, Jackson Galaxy, lift hands, meditation, My Cat From Hell, t'ai chi
25 Comments
Marty Remembered
Today, around three months after Marty Weiner’s suicide, I write again about him. I do so for two reasons. First, his suicide continues to pose and enlarge on a big problem: How to reconcile remembering and honoring Marty’s great contribution, … Continue reading
Dark Night; Morning
I woke before dawn this morning. Too much on my mind. Thinking of a friend who struggles with depression. The joy, the savor has gone out of life. She’s exhausted, but she can’t sleep. Thinking of a friend who watches … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Pictures, Things Cats, Humans Do, Uncategorized
Tagged cat shelves, cats, depression, empathy, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, suicide, The Guesthouse, Wild Geese
14 Comments
Bugs Plugs Bungalow
Ma. The cushy mats arrived days ago. Kindly install them now. Bugs is asking about our campaign to make Bean’s home more his own, also. He needs secure runways, to pursue his training regimen in time for the 2012 Olympics. … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged Bed Bath and Beyond, Bungalow Flooring, cat paws, cat shelves, cats, Home Depot, microfiber mat, Olympics
18 Comments
Bugs Plays The Djembe
Ma. I know that rhythm. I want to play it. Bean: Gosh, Bugs, I don’t know. You know what a pain in the patooty it is to replace drum-heads. Remember the little drum I let you play a while back? … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pictures, Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged cats, djembe, drum, re-head, re-string
14 Comments