today...

The world that DEMANDed our attention would have to wait...

2012-01-31T09:24:00.000-08:00

as this one morning the furry dudes and I decided to go out on our excursion. The green had started to paint its way in the spaces between the bare branches, in most places,and not so in other places. This poor coral tree was butchered by our "skilled" gardeners two years ago, and forces a few leaves out each year!One squirrel took note of our presence...he expected sunflower seeds raining from

Gentle kindness...

2012-01-27T15:14:00.000-08:00

This is the scene from yesterday when I was leaving work, sort of exhausted, relieved, wondering. Thankful for this sight that made me think of kindness...sometimes kindness is in the beauty of friends, or what surrounds us, maybe words, maybe in silence.Surrounded by their gentle kindness of the naughty sort we reflected upon this:"O maid-servant of God! The mystery of sacrifice is that man

do you look through your leather bound book?

2012-01-26T12:46:00.000-08:00

The cat boys and I listened to her. We missed you all.They made big pawfuls of kisses and blew them into the sunny skies...Ciao!

The Apologue of the Pearl

2012-01-17T08:38:00.000-08:00

A frequently misunderstood spiritual law is humility, in our opinion of course! Its significance can only be explained by analogy to the physical world. Here, energy only flows from high point (voltage) to low. The modern world regards humility as a weakness. It cannot be fake self-effacement. It is a difficult trait to develop, for most of us, but not for cat boys.It was a panoramic day

sometimes

2012-01-12T08:38:00.000-08:00

we like to do this when we have too much to doand other times we just make faces...it seems to help!Ollie prefers to find some aromatic and enticing herbal stimulants to ease his nervesor engage in a good roll on the cement ground.After shaking off the spell they have on me I usually like to look up...look for light finding its way through the new and old leaves!Augustus wanted to know what was

What would you do for a klondike bar?

2012-01-10T08:53:00.000-08:00

If you were to ask that question from cat boys, properly phrased of course, "What would you do for a tuna pie?", you just might get an answer such as "I'd dance for you". However, I have no such luck! Cat boys do what they want and when they want to do it.I am only asking them to give me their undivided attention and I am not advancing very far.We went to our humble back yard that is starting

Under the curious eyes of two tiny yellow birds

2012-01-05T13:03:00.000-08:00

were lazying about two big cat boys!You would know them by one of many names, and today, that would be simply Augustus and Ollie. The birds took my breath away, I felt that this was the first time that I had seen such yellow birds in the skies that tent us. When I looked above I only saw one and later when I looked at the picture there was a bonus bird on a lower branch!Down below in our cement

Liebster Award!!!

2012-01-03T12:59:00.000-08:00

Well, it is not everyday that one wakes up to an award, is it? So today is/was a special day for us.I got into my office, turned on the computer, placed my coffee next to it, various thoughts were forming in my head and I was determined to use my consciousness to sort them out and organize what I felt was unorganized. I did not want randomness. I think I was not happy on the inside but had

You might be under the impression

2011-12-29T11:58:00.000-08:00

that the cat boys have sighted a prey! And you might be right!MrSweetPants barely moved when he heard or saw something that I could not see. A low crouchgot MrPuffyPants all excited, his eyes wide open, surely it must be a monster!SweetPants lowers his crouchonly to peak PuffyPants' curiosity. You might think that one set of kitty ears is delicious! Let me tell you that two sets of kitty ears

The scenery here is hardly ever dull...

2011-12-20T12:55:00.000-08:00

A clean crow high up on the Eucalyptus...MrPuffyPants glowing in the sunand listening, observing carefully, curiously...His beautifulness MrSweetPants looking at me with one eye...and then closing both eyes so he can listen better.I read to them (one at a time) the following:“The world, this palpable world, which we were wont to treat with the boredom and disrespect with which we habitually

On the way to work this morning

2011-12-19T15:38:00.000-08:00

I came across my favorite little bird..hop, hop, hop, tss, tss, tss, it fluttered from spot to spot, so fast I could not really see. I was about to just walk past him or her when I realized that I could not just do that. I grabbed my kitty camera for a few shots.Earlier in time, yesterday, MrSweetPants was reposing and when I decided to photograph his beautifulnesshe gave me the look that said I

Smack in the middle of the city

2011-12-15T15:11:00.000-08:00

early in the morningtwo cat boys are sending messages to each other from across the ways. I don't know what they could be up to because that changes on a daily basis.We continue with our morning rounds that commenced in the dark hours of pre-dawn.MrSweetPants winks at me,smiles,and sniffs the fresh air. He loves being out in the quiet of early mornings!MrPuffyPants has the serious look on his

I am thinking of a title...

2011-12-13T12:33:00.000-08:00

I don't think that I am the only one who is thrown into the fast December river, and then of course, my two furry companions take advantage of me in such very moments. One second Augustus is leading me to somewhere and in another moment I find that he has disappeared sitting calmly way up on the wall!!! He has been enjoying this lately quite a bit!Augustus scoping.Augustus enjoying the rising

Last night...

2011-12-09T13:39:00.000-08:00

we decided to check the cat boys' wardrobe. We would not want them to not be ready for Christmas. So I searched through their belongings and found a few things that will be shown below.Ollie wearing his festive work bow tie, he does not like the long ties that get in the way of his running.Augustus prefers to wear a red plaid one though at this time he is very tired.He also wanted to pose with

It starts rather early

2011-12-07T15:52:00.000-08:00

my blurry eyes follow these cat boys around here and there. It is cold. Mid day one could find Ollie in the upper world or down below where he inspects the gutters for the city of Pasadena, another one of his professions in addition to the more prestigious doctoring profession.These hurried little legs tell me that he has a lot to do and cannot spend time with me.Ollie never walks as is expected

I think...they remember

2011-12-06T12:17:00.000-08:00

I don't think that we have been away at all and only in reviewing photos I realize that we have. Thankfully, the cat boys remember. The familiar faces, the meows, the purrs, the shenanigans and the sacred all remained the same.A mighty Augustus perched on top of the wall and assumed the posture of anticipating a readingwhile Doctor Ollie assumed the relaxed posture essential to reflection and

Cat boys going on recess...

2011-11-16T12:05:00.000-08:00

and some random thoughts.I suppose that I am not the only one who lives in a non-linear time dimension. This just occurred to me as I was reviewing through hundreds of photos of days past, scenes experienced once at its linear time and later convoluted with other experiences and thoughts and now being deconvoluted. When I look through photos I always think of the Fourier Transform algorithm.In

Is your wake-up caller furry?

2011-11-09T12:33:00.000-08:00

MrSweetPants early-bird, rang the morning bell at 4 a.m. this morning. Today he went over to the water bowl and drank little sips, each sip shook the bowl against the ceramic tile making a ding-ding-ding noise. We had to laugh together as we heard the little tinkle bell, each morning a new trick.Outdoors he sat with a big profile.I had returned indoors for a while...upon my return I found him

So confusing....

2011-11-07T12:31:00.000-08:00

Not simply because our cat boys do not observe daylight savings time changes and wake their kitty mom at 3 a.m., insistingly, not also due to the fact that the weather flip flopped between bright and sunny one moment to thunderous lightning and pouring ice-cold rain the other, not related to having to visit the vet this time for Gussy's sore throat...whew...so many things had to take place this

This was two days ago....

2011-11-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

When I saw this expression on Mr Puffy Pants I knew that certain delights were around us....When I noticed that Mr Sweet Pants went into his customer service cubicle, I was pretty sure that my hunches were correct. He was camouflaging.This is the first time that a bird with yellow marks has agreed to visit this bush, we three were so thrilled.On the other hand, these plump and chirpy bushtits

Estan cute and estan sassy...

2011-11-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

and that means that we live with two cute and sassy cats!Yesterday afternoon the cat boys were sticking their tongues out at each other, unprovokedly! Or, at least that is what I thought they were doing.Here's Mr Sweet Pants (who incidentally has laryngitis and cannot meow very well now)and here's his accomplice, Mr Puffy Pants, with his poodle paw doo!"Oh yes, let me pause daintily and look

We must pause again....

2011-10-31T12:04:00.000-07:00

When October decided to roll up there was no guarantees of a different pace, only different days, different temperatures...and so, this past weekend as the boys and I gathered for a brief powwow we agreed that we needed to pause and reflect...Ollie gave me his best attention. I was reminded of Marilyn Monroe for some reasonwhen I saw his fluffy stretched out paws.Too shy to be photographed

Cat boys do not lack readiness...

2011-10-27T08:26:00.001-07:00

if they only could learn to handle labware I would hire them instantly because I have yet to know any human forms that display their eager readiness to do any task. For them there is no ordinary, they live in the realm of always new and extraordinary.Alas, alas...they are furry and the laboratory is not a good place for them, the noises, the artificial light, molecules that escape their

Much happens when I seemingly look away

2011-10-26T08:52:00.000-07:00

Standing in the courtyard with the two cat boys my mind was going full speed today. I was visiting the various rooms in my head where various thoughts were being materialized in a different dimension- in one the plan for the day was being laid down, then there was the one that considered deadlines, perhaps deadlines were required, one insisted on reflecting and spiritual meaning, and my present

Re-emerging rhythms....

2011-10-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

Our routines disrupted with Mr Puffy Pants' upset stomach, we are starting to restore the rhythm of things, bit by bit.I noted that the palm leaves appeared more vibrant one dark, one light, one dark, one light...Mr Puffy Pants was on an afternoon stroll with me tasting fresh grass that had surely sprung out for him.Exploring various sounds, me standing behind just to make sure...just to keep him

This morning...

2011-10-17T09:50:00.000-07:00

I would have liked to share photos of cat boys running and hunting but not today...Little Ollie is sick. He has been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease. He is not allowed out and has to take several medicines that he does not like.Little Augustus is very concerned. He is used to being attacked by his brother, at least 5 times a day.I told Mr Puffy Pants that Sylvester, Augustus and I

our world early this morning

2011-10-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

The world belonged to them this early morning. (And I wished for some moments for better photographic skills.)Augustus SweetPantsand Ollie Puffy Pants?!?!Set the camera to high sensitivity...Olllie attempting to climb the palm tree was too precious for me.He came down. I started humming and he too hummedas we listened to this...The World is Yours :This is the song that you throw onWhen life is

Spiritual Gathering of Cats without Chopra

2011-10-11T10:06:00.000-07:00

I told the cat boys that I was going to go to this event tonight. Sadly they cannot attend because some people could be allergic to their fur but the mere mention of the gathering inspired them to spiritual matters.They gathered around and within a potted tree.MrSweetPants assumed the posture of spiritualitywith deep focus!while MrPuffyPants could only assume the posture of cuteness. He does

living in a thin veneer on tippy toes

2011-10-06T11:08:00.000-07:00

I told the cat boys of what I had learned during a talk last night, a talk given by one of the scientists who worked on correcting the Hubble Telescope's vision. You can see him on minute 1:20 of this video. He spoke as a scientist and as a philosopher in awe, how could one not be so when investigating this world, whether microscopically or macroscopically? So I asked the cat boys if they

Rain was in the forecast (and then part II)

2011-10-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

and I shared the news with Mr Puffy Pants.It did not go over well. He had an emotional fainting once hereand later here.I told him that I had nothing to do with it, and that sometimes water had to pour down from the skies.Now, we go to Part II, which is going to be titled "What happens between 5 and 7 a.m. on a rainy day" or, alternatively, "Sometimes my little wishes come true!"One of my little

October skies....

2011-10-03T12:52:00.000-07:00

Under these skies we thought about love-Love in an orange coat...A squirrel trying to figure it out...A hummingbird humming of love...Love in a striped long form...Always happy when and where there is love.We reflected upon this: "O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart

Perfumed Silence

2011-06-15T08:38:00.001-07:00

is the thought that came to our minds, the three of us, as we relaxed in each other's presence.Augustus obliged, and hung around for a while, sending a look this way and one the other.Ollie had found the right spot in the humble disorderly grass of our disorderly backyard.Ahh, look at that glance! I felt the strong urge to give him 199 kisses but did not want to disturb his peace.Since his grand

When June gloom burns off

2011-06-13T11:18:00.000-07:00

there is clarity. We look up at the blue skies, what a change from the dreary morning...clarity.I noticed that Augustus wanted to sit and chat, he was in that sort of a mood.Then I saw Ollie, and detected that he was in a similar mood, reflecting, meditative. Not know quite what to discuss I ask Ollie what he thought we should be striving for, a difficult question for a normal cat.He scratched

June 10th 2011

2011-06-10T11:43:00.000-07:00

Today is commencement ceremonies at Caltech. I am in my office. The day is unseasonably cool and gloomy, to me that is. Earlier this morning, 5:30 or so, it was equally overcast but cat boys like overcast skies with cool temperatures. It stimulates them, and that is all fine; however, it makes it difficult to get them to sit and listen.I wanted to tell them more about the talk...creativity,

Practice

2011-06-09T09:35:00.000-07:00

Last night I went to hear my teacher friend talk. She teaches creativity, child development and curriculum development at a school in Long Beach. She was going to talk about "Practice". When I returned home I called the curious cat boys who always want to know everything to sit in the courtyard so I could tell them about this talk.I called out for Gussy..."Gussy, where is my Gussy?""Gustopher"

Seriously, this was this morning!

2011-06-06T13:03:00.000-07:00

The night before, that would be Sunday night, the air was so drenched with moisture that it spritzed water but it did not rain. This morning seemed to me more of the same but when Ollie came and dragged me out I suddenly fell in love with the sun that shone on the trees.We had to go to our little back yard and play, Ollie dropped himself to the ground and swatted the stick that I used to poke him

This past weekend...

2011-06-05T21:25:00.001-07:00

In a parallel world I would be attending a conference during this past weekend but in this world I did not. I wondered briefly about it, I told Augustus about it.He sensed that being there might have been important to me but his calm demeanor let me know that I was not missing anything.When he looked me straight in the eyes I knew that he was right.Following the direction of his gaze I knew that

June ....

2011-06-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

The cat boys know that next week is final's week, and then comes graduation. I feel the same way, something lifts off my shoulders, and we three sit down and make plans for books to read, things to do, etc., etc.Here's MrSweetPants, no introduction needed I am sure.Here's MrPuffyPants, no introductions needed again. He is always plotting, sitting in the pot right above MrSweetPants!"What is

Two cat boys giggle under these blue and lavender skies

2011-05-31T13:32:00.000-07:00

The jacaranda is in full bloom. We live on a lavender street. I don't know why but I never considered light lavender to be a real color!The cat boys are finding this somewhat strange.Look at them look at each other!Now they have the giggles!I show them the butterflyand Ollie does this- I think he is mesmerized, he says that he can see better and besides the kisses he makes fly right up into the

When I close my eyes....

2011-05-27T09:25:00.000-07:00

It was seemingly an ordinary afternoon, the type that only lacks the presence of the two cat boys outside.As I was talking to the neighbor lady in the courtyard I caught a glance of Augustus from the corner of one eye.And then this puzzled look! And so when I looked to the direction of his gazeI saw shenanigans. I could not tell if MrPuffyPants had an emotional fainting (seeing that a dog was

These lovely cat boys....

2011-05-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

Ollie was singing the bluesand Augustus was listeningwhen a faint stir led him to investigating...My goodness I thought...this is one giant possum!The cat boys drove the possum into a corner and wondered what to do next.As evidenced from this photo, they decided to do nothing. Within seconds of this exciting discovery, MrSweetPants was relaxing with contentmentand MrPuffyPants who appeared

Our world for the moment...

2011-05-20T12:02:00.000-07:00

Some mornings I get up with a meow call, usually at 5:30, if not 5:00, and I go straight outdoors, just as any cat would do. This morning I did just that. The air was that cool temperature that is just right and smells right too. The city sounds were still not loud. We could only hear birds. Usually I look up and I see a fat bird taunting Ollie and Augustus, just like this one.Today when I

Custodians of the forces of love...

2011-05-17T12:27:00.000-07:00

Every occasion with the cat boys is a rarified occasion, in my view of course. Here we were one cool, breezy, sunny, gentle afternoon last week where I took them to the back yard for treats.As I watched "Smily", our very own MrPuffyPants,and Augustus, also known as "MrSweetPants" in some circles,I started thinking of how much love they spread around...Aahh, these babeshave to be the Custodians

Why do I get the giggles

2011-05-11T16:03:00.000-07:00

every time I see this dude run towards me? Is it because of his determined pace, his resoluteness, or is it that he plump cute? I usually pick him up and kiss him on his little pink lips.Of course I do the same Augustus, no doubt.They take turns standing by me, I suppose it means that they are my owners for that time.Yesterday afternoon was like this. The clouds burnt away in the afternoon

Augustus and Ollie in May 2011

2011-05-10T13:08:00.000-07:00

Augustus likes to enjoy the gentle warming rays of sun on his slanky body from time to time, it helps him meditate better but he is forced to keep his eyes open in case of sneak attacks.Ollie has to take advantage of every opportunity to plot an attack on his brother. He cannot help it, it is a genetic condition we have decided. I look at him and say, "Hey Mister! Watch it!"And so he gave me

Curious Interest...

2011-05-06T09:50:00.001-07:00

Sometimes I just watch the cat boys and just love them in my heart, no words uttered loudly. The other day I was admiring these lads as they were pursuing their interests quite naturally.Augustusquietly walked the wall to find a good vista.In no time he found himself backed by his ginger brother, Ollie.They watched, chatted, consulted, worked on a plan perhaps,or maybe Augustus just sent him off

Free Cat Advice

2011-05-04T08:45:00.000-07:00

I would be telling the truth if I stated that I feel immensely lucky to have two cats with differing opinions for consultation. So for example yesterday I told them that I was so tired, that I have a busy semester and all. They both agreed that I better tighten that belt and plough through; however, each had a suggestion.Augustus suggested some neck exercises.while Ollie suggested that I

Momenst with Cat Boys...

2011-05-02T09:22:00.000-07:00

Last week, and in fact most days, Augustus gives me love bites, sometimes accompanied by foofs.Ollie enjoys watching the attacks and is proud of his courageous brother.Ollie knows what to do when he spots his scratching post walk by,a good long stretch. Please check those claws!Augustus likes to study nature but to do so he sometimes has to lay on his side.Here he is studying a big insect.Ollie

One soft early evening last week

2011-04-27T11:31:00.000-07:00

we gathered in the cement courtyard, a dove looking from above.Ollie and Augustus were doing their thing.Ollie showed me how to do side bends since I told him about my waist problem.Augustus suggested that I soak up the rays of sun instead, and that I did gleefully.Ollie got side tracked and fell into a trance.I gauged that these two cat boys were not going to be able to assume a posture of

On this very holy Friday....

2011-04-22T09:38:00.000-07:00

we spent some dawn moments together reflecting.Ollie perched himself on the wall to admire the new flower that had voluntarily appeared in the patioand specifically his new salad shoots, this morning each glistening with a droplet of water.Augustus joined and the two looked in one directionand the other.I served breakfast on the walland read to them the passage chosen by Augustus:"Consider to

Turing...

2011-04-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

A ginger cat dancing...and rolling.A foofy cat attackingquestioning,scaling down,and up.Peeking.Peeking.Peeking.When I started writing this post a while back Turing was on my mind and now it is not but go check it out. We are humans, not machines, we are cats, not computers, we are made of love.O Son of Existence! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My Love can never reach thee

Augustus and Ollie ready for the weekend...

2011-04-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

This is us yesterday, we walked about here and there and enjoyed each other's company.We reflected on this reading:"Absolute repose does not exist in nature. All things either make progress or lose ground. Everything moves forward or backward, nothing is without motion. … movement is essential to all existence. All material things progress to a certain point, then begin to decline. This is the

Two cats a roaming...

2011-04-14T08:53:00.000-07:00

Cat boys make themselves big looking these days...just in case!Here's goldilocks Ollie.And here is "Stretch", what one neighbor used to call Augustus.Today I call him Gustopher Jones. Keeping an eye out for intruders.A random reading was called for..."Whensoever the light of Manifestation of the King of Oneness settleth upon the throne of the heart and soul, His shining becometh visible in every

A new cat in town...

2011-04-13T08:57:00.000-07:00

One day last week the three of us discovered that a new cat had moved to our complex. This fellow's overall handsomeness was only matched by his pushiness. In no time, he found our home and landed himself on our doormat, an act not so welcome by cats since as we all know cats send invitations out for guests. In addition to this faux pas, this fellow would not let Ollie or Gussy into the house!

Two Precious Cat Boys...

2011-04-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ProustMr Puffy Pants and Bubba Guss wish you splendid discoveries with fresh eyes accompanied with their uplifting kisses! Today is April 11th in 2011.Ciao!

Cats in their own worlds...

2011-04-08T09:11:00.001-07:00

each one exploring a part of the universe.In Guss' present world sits a sassy bird on top of a spiky palm.Augustus decided to sing the 'come-hither' tune, you know the one where they vibrate their vocal chords.The gaze he threw my way said "why doesn't the birdie fly into my reach?"He agreed to stare and enjoy.Ollie's present world is the dangerous wild savannah, he still pays daily visits to

Bubba Guss, the master gardener, and his assistant in puffy pants

2011-04-06T09:40:00.001-07:00

One day last week, maybe even two weeks ago, I witnessed the cat boys gardening. Sure, I am always surprised when I make such discoveries but I don't let them know. From all appearances, Gussy was the master gardener, and Ollie, Mr Puffy Pants, was doing all the work.Gussy instructed Ollie to dig a hole so he could plants some azaleas.Here's Ollie making a hole in the tough root bound soil."

Roaming the savannah...

2011-04-05T08:34:00.000-07:00

that is what we did one early morning last week. We quietly walked down the street when it was still dark, we went to the fenced lot, I opened the gate just enough for ginger to squeeze through and Gustopher followed...they roamed the savannah (our savannah is an abandoned lot where a home used to stand before it burned down mysteriously).When I told Ollie that it was time to leave he knew that

What follows...

2011-03-29T12:57:00.000-07:00

When I see this sceneI am generally pretty sure that the sequence was triggered by a fluffy orange tail, no need to name any names.And when I see this confrontative arrangementI guess that earlier some meows were exchangedthat may have preceded or led to this:However, always, they try to kiss and make up, which explains this tight hug!Later on indoors and before this happenswe read this"O

All this rain...

2011-03-25T10:31:00.000-07:00

Cat boys wanted to know what all this rain was good for so I showed them this flower.Augustus' expression tells me that he is unsure, purple flower or wet fur, that is the question?Ollie is pretty sure that wet fur is not acceptable, his luxurious mane does not like extremes of weather conditions- too wet is bad and too dry is staticky!The two conversed over a good fresh grazeand I sensed that I

Under this shy and gentle March sun of ours

2011-03-24T12:36:00.000-07:00

we were shooting the breeze, singing, sniffing, and eating grass! I could not love Mr Puffy Pants or Bubba Guss anymore than I already do.Here they are following me around, I like for them to sit still so I can snap a nice picture but no, that won't work."Here I am," says Augustus. "What next?"Curiosity finally moved the ginger puff.Now he is giving me the 'I-am-ignoring-you' look. I know your

Here comes the sun, du du dudu...

2011-03-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

Cat dudes decided to sing for youthis tune to celebrate the sliver of sun that was peaking through the clouds. Enjoy!"Consider again the sun when it is completely hidden behind the clouds. Though the earth is still illumined with its light, yet the measure of light which it receiveth is considerably reduced. Not until the clouds have dispersed, can the sun shine again in the plenitude of its

Wondering, readjusting, connecting...

2011-03-16T14:46:00.000-07:00

So much has happened in such a short time! This is what we were thinking standing under these beautiful blades!Augustus wonderingAugustus adjustingOllie connectingOllie adjustingWe read this ..."The perfume is intimately commingled and blended with the bud, and once the bud hath opened the sweet scent of it is spread abroad. The herb is not without its fruit, although it seemeth so, for in this

Morning Meditations...

2011-03-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

AugustusOllieThe morning light, the air just so right, two cat boys sitting about sunning themselves, gazing, pondering...this was what I witnessed at 6:15 this morning. Of course the day began at 5 a.m. promptly.Cat boys read this:"The meditative faculty is akin to the mirror; if you put it before earthly objects it will reflect them. Therefore if the spirit of man is contemplating earthly

Sometimes clear and concerted....

2011-03-07T11:55:00.000-08:00

that was the overarching feeling in the air this past Saturday, at least for some moments in the morning hours. We were in the urban backyard, the three of us. Our favorite palm that stands tall and alone was particularly calm. The cat boys were perched on the neighbor's patio wall and as I looked at the two of them I heard the music and watched the concert.Ollie up, Gussy upOllie up, Gussy

???

2011-03-04T12:27:00.000-08:00

Ollie looking puzzled on such a beautiful day!"What is Augustus up to?", he wants to know.I had no answers, I was puzzled too.So I recommended that we read a paragraph on the topic of immortality, and though puzzled, he went along."The spirit of man, however, can manifest itself in all forms at the same time. For example, we say that a material body is either square or spherical, triangular or

Our soft skies...

2011-03-02T08:20:00.000-08:00

We adore these soft skies for no particular reason, we just do.Augustus made a little perky pose when he saw the camera in my hand.Ollie was pretty agreeable too and made his own pose.Of course when I saw the huddle I knew that kitty plots were under way and so I ran away.This time I read alone..."The spirit is sanctified from association, departure, nearness, remoteness, connection and

Cats listening carefully....

2011-03-01T08:36:00.000-08:00

"There are spiritual principles, or what some call human values, by which solutions can be found for every social problem. Any well-intentioned group can in a general sense devise practical solutions to its problems, but good intentions and practical knowledge are usually not enough. The essential merit of spiritual principle is that it not only presents a perspective which harmonizes with that