cats

The Cats

Dilys was the first, circa 1980. Unwanted or abandoned, I can't remember how she came our way but she left…

5 months ago

The Art Bombing World of the Cat

It's been a bit quiet on the R and R front this Fall but I've not been entirely idle. I…

12 months ago

Reasons To Be Cheerful

So much gloom, doom, and disaster that it's important to find counterbalances. Here are a few recent bright spots. Glasgow…

2 years ago

January, The Election, and A White Cat

Poems by Charles Simic (1938-2023) January Children’s fingerprints On a frozen window Of a small schoolhouse. An empire, I read…

2 years ago

Cats and Pronouns

Cats and Dogs Dogs have owners; cats have staff. That's now a familiar saying but just as accurate nonetheless And…

2 years ago

The Hat on the Cat

Optimized for full cable reception, BlueTooth and wi-fi.  The Hat on the Cat - Inspired by all the Amazing Hats…

4 years ago

A Shadorma Chain on the Problem of Cats

 Shadorma - that wonderful bogus poetic form that is such fun to write - is perfect for the paean to…

4 years ago

Something for International Cat Day

Apparently it's International Cat Day (where do all these days come from?)  So - as I live with an international…

5 years ago

Bench Warfare: Satanic Panic on the Rail Trail

A favorite place for a walk is the Hudson Valley Rail Trail. There's at least one stretch north of Hopewell…

5 years ago

Grave Responsibilities

There's a cat sanctuary in the grounds of the Pyramid in Rome. This rather incongruous Egyptian style pyramid was built in…

6 years ago

Cats Sleep Anywhere

Sleeping is one of the things cats do best. Which is lucky because it limits the number of minutes and…

8 years ago

Siracusa: “My sins are all mortal.”

Caravaggio is one of the bad boys in the history of art with a biography so outlandish it reads like…

8 years ago

Leadership, Problem-Solving, Compassion and Empathy

As Donald Trump spirals deeper into madness and depravity the toll on the collective psyche just grows. Fortunately help is…

8 years ago