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A Knock In the Night

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:24:18 -0600

I've been having trouble sleeping lately. I get tired, but when I lie down I don't fall asleep.

Tonight I was finally feeling ready to doze off by about 4 am. I was lying there, relaxing, my thought process become disordered as I slipped into sleep... When I heard someone knock on the front door. Four rapid taps. Knock knock knock knock.

As I started to get up, I realized there was a more likely explanation for the noise, but by then the adrenaline surge had shocked me fully awake and alert. I grabbed a heavy police flashlight and went to investigate. No one was at the door.

It's the damned cats. Did you ever see a cat sit down and scratch its head and neck with its back paws? Well, every once in a while they to this right up against a door, and one of the hard leg joints taps against the door as they scratch. Knock knock knock knock.

I'm used to most of the things cats do in the middle of the night: Meowing, hissing, chasing, even jumping into the bed and walking on top of me. Knocking on the door...that one still gets me.

Now to see if I can get back to sleep...

Network Admin Kitteh

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:36:32 -0600

This is my cat, Buffy. Click through to vote for her.

Friday Catblogging

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:11:53 -0600

Friday Catblogging: Minky!

Fri, 25 May 2007 15:46:26 -0600

Fans of this blog, or at least of this blog's catblogging, may have noticed that most of the pictures are of sleeping cats. What can I say? I am surrounded by lazy kitties.

However, I recently paid a visit to my friend Cindy to take pictures of her new kitten.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you...Minky!

Update: The Friday Ark is up.

Friday Catblogging

Fri, 11 May 2007 12:20:31 -0600

Here's a picture of Dozer doing what he does best:

And here's a special guest cat, spotted on a neighbor's balcony:

Friday Cat Blogging

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:11:43 -0600

Update: The Friday Ark is up.

Friday Catblogging

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:28:15 -0600

No real blogging today, so here are a few cat pictures to contemplate.

Pupkiss, R.I.P.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:04:18 -0600

A few weeks ago, my friend Cindy's cat Bootsy passed away. Her other cat, Pupkiss, has had severe kidney problems which Cindy has nursed her through for two years. Last week Pupkiss's health took a turn for the worse, and Cindy had to make the decision to let her go.

Carnival of the Cats #151

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:52:46 -0600

Carnival of the Cats #151 is up at When Cats Attack!

Friday Ark

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:08:16 -0600

The Friday Ark is up.

Bootsy, R.I.P.

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:50:54 -0600

This is my friend Cindy's cat, Bootsy, who unexpectedly passed away earlier today. Bootsy was 6 years old.

Four More 35mm Cats

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:11:55 -0600

More pictures of the cats with the 35mm prime:

Four of Ripley

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:11:42 -0600

Here are a few more of the first few pictures I took with my D200, back when I only had the 35mm prime lens.

Special Bonus Critters

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:26:38 -0600

Technically, these aren't cats. But they're a couple of lovable critters that belong to my friends Gary and Mary, so I've decided they can be honorary cats.

Bettina (or however they spell it) is a Cockatoo, and despite the name, Bettina is a dude.

Last Of the Old, First Of the New

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 01:08:39 -0600

It's been a while since I've done any catblogging and I'm way behind.

To give you an idea how far behind I am, I have only just now reached the last cat picture taken with my old camera. Like most of my cat pictures, it's Dozer sleeping:

Now I can finally start showing the cat pictures I took with the new camera. All I had was a 35mm prime lens, so there's no zooming in.

Without further ado, here' s picture number 0001 from the new camera:

That's Ripley and Buffy who've noticed I'm excited about my new toy.