Tag Archives: cat

Pavlov Works Both Ways

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Cosand

Darn it, Pavlov. At no point did you warn what would happen when the pets began to take your studies and turn them on us. You knew it was coming, right? Well, a heads’ up would have been nice. But … Continue reading →

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Help when Pawsible

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Cosand

There are only so many quirks one can ignore about their cat. I do not want to pretend that my cat can ever be perfect.  Sure, she has scratched much less in present days than she did when we first … Continue reading →

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When They Get You

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Cosand

The argument has been made that we all feel like outcasts sometimes.  I am quite used to people not “getting” me.  I am the quiet guy surrounded by music lovers.  The old soul who works with twenty-somethings.  The comic book … Continue reading →

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The Longest Journey

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Cosand

Grab your oxygen masks, buy a new pair of wool socks, make friends with a mule, and gird yourself for the mightiest journey.  Behold the walk from my couch to my bed. Ernest Shackleton would not ask his descendants to … Continue reading →

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Trying Out: Nuthin’ (Week 27)

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Cosand

Trying Out: Doin’ zilch.  (Week Twenty-Seven) What did I do different this week? Nuthin’. I had a cat I had very little affection for.  I had a job that was being a little stressful.  I missed Mylar.  I was moody. … Continue reading →

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Trying Out: Cat Adoption (Week 26)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Cosand

Trying Out: New Cat Time (Week Twenty-Six) As I have told several people in the last few weeks, I am a cataholic.  And I refuse to seek treatment. So, a week after Mylar’s end, I went searching for another cat.  … Continue reading →

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Trying Out: The Long Catnap (Week 25b)

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Cosand

Trying Out: Putting Mylar Down (Week Twenty-Five-b) This was hardly something I wanted on my to-do list.  It was certainly on my, “I do not feel like doing this” list.  But darn it, she was ready to check out. There … Continue reading →

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Drawing from Life- Feeding Time

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Cosand
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Veterinary Visit– of Doom

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Cosand

Once, not so very long ago, my cat had quite the kidney crisis. Now, every three months, she gets to go back and get checked on. This, for a cat who went to the vet twice in fourteen years, has become … Continue reading →

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What Price Friendship? (or, “Handling Catastrophe”)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Cosand

Sometimes my roommate and I suffer more than a few disagreements.  I claim that her hair is all over the place.  She thinks I work too much.  I worry that she is getting sick.  She thinks I hog all the … Continue reading →

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