Category Archives: pets

free pussy!

We have reluctantly concluded that Pillow brings more chaos into our household than we need.

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did Piaget cover kittens?

Pillow has a new trick: when he wants me to play with him, he approaches my chair and taps at my waist or elbow. A bit of laser-chasing satisfies him for a little while.

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mock violence

Pillow spends much of a typical day on my bed; when I find him there, I tussle with him. Now I have clear evidence that he enjoys these little skirmishes: whenever I go to that room (except at bedtime), he … Continue reading

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stupid kitten jokes

Pillow has taken up hunting the human ankles that pass by. He’s quite the ankle tom.

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do cats count coup?

Fluffie (age 12 years) continues to snub Pillow (age 5 months). Last evening Pillow sneaked up behind where Fluffie was sitting, reached out and tapped her on the head. Fluffie merely got up and walked away.

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one lobe of the brain is dedicated to old advertising

Watching Pillow on patrol, guarding the hearth against MLO (mouse-like objects), stirs a tickle in my mind: About thirty years ago was there a long-running ad campaign, for some luxury good, that featured a black panther? Or have I imagined … Continue reading

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twin beacons

There’s something comically cartoonish about a black kitten in dim light: a silhouette in which the only visible features are the roundly staring eyes.

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