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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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the latest from the kitten front

Pillow, the kitten, has evidently decided that being picked up and carried by the Big Animals ain’t so bad; he even makes a game of it: runs away and then lies down, sometimes repeatedly. I hope you’re not too dismayed … Continue reading

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the kitten report

Pillow is adding to his repertoire: after a month largely spent crawling under things, in the past day or two I’ve seen him for the first time climbing onto things: a stool, a chair, a coffee-table, my bed. He seems … Continue reading

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one small step forward, one big step back

Fluffie, the senior cat, went missing last night. It appears that she got off the roof, sought admittance at the front door (after the humans had gone to bed), and was attacked there presumably by another cat. We try not … Continue reading

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expansion

Last night someone appealed on Freecycle to have a stray kitten taken off his hands. Our perennial talk of adding a kitten to our roster had recently become more serious; so, in short, we are the new guardians of a … Continue reading

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