Archive for the ‘Animals’ Category

Holiday Creep

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

It’s Thanksgiving again. The holiday that society forgot, what with it being sandwiched in between Halloween and Christmas. You don’t see any Thanksgiving displays in yards – or in stores that don’t sell groceries, for that matter.

[Tom's Thanksgiving]
Cats don’t go much for Thanksgiving. Too many people, too many strange smells. But some cats do go for the Thanksgiving table decorations!

But there’s one place where absolutely nobody forgets Thanksgiving: college. Students are so enthused about Thanksgiving that they start to pour out of their classes on Monday … or the Friday before! In previous years, the college has cancelled classes on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This was presumably done so we don’t have to teach about a third of the students in each Wednesday class and then re-teach the stuff to the other two thirds of the class the following week.

This year, though, the college forgot to cancel classes for students the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This includes classes on Wednesday night, too.

Whoops!

But anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday Cat: I’M the baby!

Friday, November 17th, 2006

I think the cats have realized, since our new baby arrived, that acting all cute and baby-like will get them more attention. I’ll let Rusty illustrate:

[Rusty: I'm the baby!]
Rusty: I’m the baby! Me!

Friday Cat: The sit-in strike

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Since the new baby arrived, we’ve had family in the house quite a lot. The cats don’t seem to regard the baby as an outsider (though they will scramble if she starts to cry). However – the presence of all those extra people in the house is, perhaps, more than feline dignity can bear.

Rusty and Ash staged a sit-in strike in the laundry room to protest the presence of all the extra people in the house.

[Cat protest]
They may take our kitchen, but they’ll never take … OUR LITTER!

Friday cat: Do not disturb my slumber

Friday, October 13th, 2006

What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than with our black cat?

Tom has taken to sleeping on the small couch out on the sun porch.


Tom: Have you opened another can of Fancy Feast? If not, then do not disturb my slumber.

Friday Cat – Extremely late edition: Adrian!

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

[Ash]
Ash: Well, ya see, sir I understand you’re lookin’ for sparrin’ partners for Apollo, and I jus’ want ta let ya know that I am very available.

Friday cat: Too hot for you!

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Rusty has a message for you.

[Rusty]
Rusty: Why yes, I really am that hot.

Click the image to enlarge.

For more feline friends, check out The Friday Ark.

Friday cat: Word!

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Ash will be doing the blogging today.

[Word!]
Word!

Find more furry friends on The Friday Ark!

Friday cat: Wasaaaaaaaaaaaaap?

Friday, August 18th, 2006

I’m currently buried in beginning-of-the-semester paperwork, so I will just let Tom handle the blog today.

Wasaaaaaaaaaaaaap?
Wasaaaaaaaaaaaaap?

As always, find more cats on The Friday Ark!

Tunnel of Tom

Friday, August 4th, 2006

Here’s the newest attraction in the shrimp and grits kitchen. It’s the Tunnel of Tom!

[Tunnel of Tom]

Check out the ghostly Phantom Tom in the shiny floor surface!

[Phantom Tom]

For more furry friends, have a look at the Friday Ark.

Friday cat – I could sell this stuff …

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Continuing last week’s bathroom theme, here’s Rusty again:

[Rusty on TP]
Rusty: I could sell this stuff better than those stupid bears!

As always, click the image to enlarge.