Cat's Log (Prince's Diary) Week of 2/28/99

Now I'm in trouble for sleeping on the files. No, I'm not a guru who sleeps on hardware--they're just boxes full of folders.

While they've always felt good to rub my paws on and scratch all the itches between my toes, I had finally deposited enough hair on them that they make a pretty good bed. It's just like GlennaJo to undo hours of my work in just a few minutes and yell at me into the bargain! Then she accuses me of pouting about it.

GlennaJo hissed at me today! She may be unable to tell one ancient eyelid station from another, but her hiss is truly blood curdling.

The other day there was a stray cat in the yard and she explained to him whose house it was almost as well as I could. Of course, her confusion about who's in charge here caused a slight miscommunication, but the cat got the general idea that he needs to find his territory elsewhere.

On the other hand there is no call for GlennaJo to be hissing at me when I get the basement door open and especially not when I attempt to explain my feeding requirements. I wait until she's in the kitchen anyway so as not to inconvenience her,

I just learned that GlennaJo has been telling people this Cat's Log is humor. That's the kind of disrespect, and just plain ignorance, I've come from to expect from her.

When I share ancient wisdom with her, it ends up broken into nonsensical "sound bites." Yesterday, I was attempting to explain how irrational the human life style is, focusing on the basic needs of shelter, food and companionship. When GlennaJo was done "translating" it, it came out something like "primates are so primitive" (which sounds like a dictionary definition).

So, let's try again. Cats are rational and humans are irrational, and here's the proof:

Cats sleep when they're tired; humans sleep their clock idol says so
Cats eat food as they need it to replenish energy just used up; humans eat stuff that doesn't even smell like food
Cats vibrate their whole bodies to communicate affection; humans trap you in their arms so you can't get away and call it a hug

Wednesday, March 3, 1999

I'm writing this under duress. GlennaJo has threatened to continue poking me and picking me up until I do something interesting she can write about.

Prince musing on the ways of humans

If she's really serious about keeping an accurate "kronkle," she'll have to accept that some days us higher beings function more on the cerebral plane than on the physical.

For example, I'm continuing to pursue my meditation on the irrationality of humans. This diary is a perfect example. GlennaJo writes it each day, and doesn't have a few extra entries written so she can take an occasional day off, because she wants it to have an authentic feeling to it. Then, when the authentic truth is that I slept all day, she pokes and prods me until I do something "interesting."

It's just like humans to make a decision based on appearances and then provide an illogical reason to justify it.

Thursday, March 4, 1999

My web ring collection is fully linked up now, and I wanted to tell you about it.

It was fun (and easy) signing up for the rings, and I've gotten to meet some pretty interesting ring neighbors.

At the bottom of my home page you can find the Original Cat Ring and the Animal Lovers Ring. The Original Cat Ring has over 1,000 cat-related sites linked together!

To house my collection (GlennaJo insisted I have a hobby) I also have four web ring pages. The first page talks about my collection and has links to the Pets Who Know HTML, America's Most Unwanted (can you believe there are cats who aren't loved?!?), I Love My Pet, Adopt a Shelter Cat, and Kitten Kuriosity web rings.

The next page is extremely interesting because it talks about me, and it has links to the Happiness is Being Owned by Cats... (GlennaJo needs to take this one to heart), Kat Ring, Tabby's Really Cool Webring, and Bark & Meow rings.

Then we move on to a discussion of how to really be a friend to cats with links to the Cat Lovers Ring, We LOVE Our Pets, Amazing Cougar Ring, Pampered Pets, and Purrfectly Delightful web rings.

Finally, here with a review of some of my favorite Cat's Log entries you will find the Animal Site Ring, Blue's World, and the Feline WebRing.

If you have a cat web site, why not join us on one of these rings? Maybe we'll be web ring neighbors!

Friday, March 5, 1999

Today I want to talk about the serious topic of feline family planning. This is something a cat depends on his or her attendant for assistance with.

Prince relaxing because he isn't being crawled on by a half dozen kittens who may or may not find loving lifetime homes

You see, cats have very strong natural urges that can be difficult to resist in the heat of the moment. Through proper feline family planning, this situation can be improved to the point where the most irresistible urges include:

Jumping on bratty female cats
Catching that darn silent prey
Getting enough sleep

So take a minute to ask your attendant if your feline family plan is in place.

GlennaJo's Corner - Here are some sites with more information on Feline Family Planning, but don't tell Prince the details, OK?

Burke County Humane Society's Spay/Neuter FAQ Page
Dispelling The Myths of Spay/Neuter
Cat Fanciers' Association: Neuter and Spay - It's the Humane Way

Saturday, March 6, 1999

Today we got a new beast that eats paper. GlennaJo went "shopping" and came back with another box, but not as big as the first two.

Prince during a previous inside box experience

Now, the old beast sat on a cardboard shipping box, I mean all the time, except when GlennaJo was petting it and wiping its mouth. The only time it was active at all was when it was eating, and then it made loud angry noises so I didn't want to play. Then today it had trouble swallowing its food and started making popping noises. I didn't think this was much worse than the usual growling, but GlennaJo took it seriously.

Now the old beast is in the wastebasket and a new bigger beast is in its place.

I hope if I ever start making popping noises GlennaJo will try to help me before she goes shopping!

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