Crafty Kim

A PSA on behalf of Oscar

To my humans:

Just a reminder that next year you should remember to get my fur trimmed at least a couple of times over the course of the winter (November? January?) because otherwise this happens:

I end up standing around confused and shivering because somehow, incomprehensibly, I got stuck with a summer haircut in February. Even if it is warm in Nashville, it is not summer yet. But because you didn't take me to the groomer in November (or December... or January...), my fur was matted and they had to cut it all off.

Cut it all off.

Which leaves you people in a position where you have to do silly things like make me wear clothes in the house or bundle me up under a blanket like this:

I know, I know, it's all quite cute. But I'm cold and really, I just want my fur back.

Sincerely,
Oscar

ps Oh, and that thing where you let the temperature go down to 58 degrees during the day? Could we stop with that? I'm all for energy conservation but it's too chilly. Kim probably noticed that when she was working at home all week.

Necco is the naughtiest cat in the universe

When we walked into our house for the very first time, I took one look at the beam connecting the loft above the kitchen to the wall and said something like "Oh, that's so going to be a problem with Necco". Necco has a deep love for heights and doing things that are really dangerous. This has lead to bright ideas like escaping outside and crawling underneath the neighbor's house.

Last week though, Necco finally crossed some invisible line into crazy cat territory when she figured out how to climb through the loft railing to get out onto the beam. See?

She's about 10-12 feet above any solid surfaces in this picture, just hanging out on her beam. She just sits out there, or strolls along the beam, or stands on the beam with her front paws on the wall. She clearly realizes that it bothers the two of us, because she's got a very satisfied air about her while she's out there. I'm not that worried that she'll actually get hurt if she falls from the beam, it's just that it's really disconcerting to be sitting in the living room and then looking up to see a cat hovering above you.

Wednesday Night Wags

Just a quick post, to let you know about some great concerts for a good cause. Happy Tales Humane in Franklin has a series of concerts on Wednesday nights Wednesday Night Wags for the next couple of weeks (including tonight) with 100% of the ticket sales going to the shelter. We adopted Oscar from Happy Tales, and they're really a great no-kill shelter group. They have some surprisingly well-known artists participating in the concerts, so check it out.

FYI, Happy Tales also has a retail store (Happy ReTales, LOL) in Brentwood, next to the Publix on Old Hickory. They have a great variety of pet supplies and merchandise, and the proceeds go to the shelter as well!

It's not easy being an agoraphobic cat...

Agoraphobic Maggie
Originally uploaded by unertlkm.

The weather today is AWESOME, so I spent the day working from home, sitting on the back porch. In fact, I'm writing this post from the porch. Necco and Oscar were both hanging out in the yard with me, but every time I tried to get Maggie to come outside, she would run away. She did enjoy sitting in the window though. Maggie just prefers having a roof over her head, while Necco would gladly wander off down the street in search of adventure.

I was really grumpy earlier this morning (school related thing, not worth talking about), but the weather has gone a long way towards cheering me up.

Puppy in need of a good home

While we were out walking Oscar this morning, we found a small puppy that someone dumped in our neighborhood. We're still trying to find a no-kill shelter that will take him, but if you or someone you know happens to be thinking about getting a puppy, please let me know.

He's very cute (and very scared). I think he's going to be a friendly little guy in the end. He weighs about 10 pounds now and is about the same size as Oscar, but he's clearly going to grow. Here's a picture: