Mama Cat’s Aerial Adventure- Part II

My Disciples,

When we left off yesterday, Mama Cat had walked to the edge of the roof and launched herself. I was horrified, but I couldn’t turn away. Mama hit the fence below her, front paws first.

Mama hit the fence front paws first.

Mama Cat’s Aerial Adventure- Part I

My Disciples,

You may recall the time I looked out the window and spotted Mama Cat on the roof next door. It scared the hiss out of Me and I told her to get back down to the ground ASAP. Well, yesterday I looked out the window and saw Mama on the roof again! But this time it was the roof of her garage.

Mama cat was on the roof again! This time it was the roof of the garage.

Plenty of Posing Benches

My Disciples,

You may recall that some time ago the Guardians gave us a fancy posing bench.  We all loved it, especially when we discovered we could scratch it. In fact, we all loved it so much that we started getting into little spats about who should be allowed to pose on the bench at any given time. Eventually, the Guardians tired of our arguments and locked the bench away in a closet. We thought we would never see the bench again, but Brother Henry entered the living room yesterday to find Brother Oliver perched atop the bench in a relaxed pose!

Brother Henry entered the living room to find Brother Oliver posing on the bench!

A Mysterious Journey

My Disciples,

The strangest thing happened to Me this morning. I went downstairs to the bedroom and climbed into My favorite comfy basket. It was cool and dark in the room, and I fell asleep pretty quickly. Some time later, I awoke with a feeling of warmth on My fur. I opened My eyes and was puzzled to find Myself surrounded by bright light.

I fell asleep in the cool, dark bedroom, but I woke up warm and surrounded by light.

I was still groggy from My nap, but as My eyes began to adjust to the light I looked around. I was still in My basket, but the basket was now sitting in My Outdoor Domain!

Somehow I had been transported from the bedroom to My Outdoor Domain!

I couldn’t believe it. How could this have happened? Was My favorite basket secretly some kind of transportation device? I got up and began scanning the ground in front of the basket for signs of tire marks, or maybe some kind of scorch marks from jet powered hover engines hidden on the underside of the basket. As I did so, Brother Oliver walked up and stood beside Me. He began looking at the ground too.

As I scanned the ground for tire tracks or scorch marks, Brother Oliver joined Me.

Eventually, Brother Oliver’s curiosity got the best of him. He asked, “Ummmm… Leader Otis? What’cha doin’?” I said, “Well, Brother Oliver, I’m trying to figure out how I got here.” Brother Oliver looked at Me for a second before saying, “I can tell you that! You see, Leader Otis, when an un-neutered boy cat is left alone for more than three consecutive seconds with an un-spayed girl cat, they…”

I interjected saying, “NO BROTHER OLIVER! THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEAN! Jeez. I’m trying to figure out how both Me and the basket got from the bedroom to My Outdoor Domain. I can’t figure out whether the basket has hidden wheels or jet hover engines. Hey! Does that dark spot look like a scorch mark to you?” Turning to walk away, Brother Oliver said, “Nope. That’s rubber from the sole of a shoe. If you think about it, I’m pretty sure you will figure out a more logical explanation for how you got here.”

Brother Oliver said that the dark mark on the cement looked like it was shoe rubber.

As I looked closer, I could see that Brother O was correct. It was shoe rubber. And now that I thought about it, he was also right that there was a more logical explanation for how I ended up in My Outdoor Domain. Of course! It’s so simple I’m surprised I didn’t see it before. My basket doesn’t have wheels or jet engines. It has feet! Now if I can only turn it over to see what kind of shoes it wears. I bet they are really cool!

So Sayeth Otis

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The Tommy-O Drift

My Disciples,

There is a thing that Thomas does that I really wish I could capture on video. So far though, I have been unsuccessful. The Guardians call it the “Tommy-O Drift”. I know that name sounds strange, but apparently they came up with it after seeing a preview for what looked like a ridiculously bad movie called “The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift”. In the preview, there were all of these kids driving crazily around the streets of Tokyo. They would turn corners so fast that the back end of their car would slide sideways, and that’s what they called the Tokyo Drift.

The Tommy-O drift is similar in that it starts with Thomas running crazily around the house. He puts his ears back, for speed, and just runs flat out through the kitchen. When he reaches the doorway to the back hall, he takes a hard right. His momentum causes his butt to continue moving straight even as he is turning right, so he goes into a power slide for a second or two. Then, as the momentum dissipates, he tears off down the hallway at a 90- degree angle to his original direction of travel. It’s amazing every time I see it!

In a Tommy-O Drift, Thomas’s rear end is traveling in a different direction than his front end. This photo is a simulation. You can tell it is not a real drift because his ears are not back, for speed.

As I said, some day I hope to document the Tommy-O Drift on video for all to gaze at in wonder. So far though, we have had little luck predicting when a drift might happen, and thus we are never ready with the camera. For now, you’ll just have to take My word for it that the Tommy-O Drift is  quite a sight to see!

So Sayeth Otis

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Happy Mother’s Day to All the Kitty Mamas Out There

My Disciples,

Today is Mother’s Day, so I just wanted to give a shout out to all of those human kitty mamas out there! Thanks for giving us love and keeping us safe!

One of our Guardians is also our kitty mama. Kitty mamas rock!

So happy Mother’s Day to all of you from your furry, four-legged kids.

So Sayeth Otis

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Mama Cat Lost One of Her Guardians

My Disciples,

I have some very sad news. One of Mama Cat’s guardians has passed away. The Guardians of Otis heard this news from Mama’s remaining guardian who informed them that his wife had succumbed to cancer. The Guardians of Otis are doing what they can to support both Mama and her remaining Guardian in this difficult time.

Mama has lost one of her guardians. The Guardians of Otis are doing what they can for her and her remaining guardian.

Please send your supportive thoughts and purrs to Mama and her family. They need all the positive energy they can get in the coming days and weeks.

Sayeth Otis

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