Friday, May 30, 2025

Vogue

Kenta’s stretch pose is perfect. Check out how he impressively includes his floofy tail.
 

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Family Full of Belly Rubs

Norma has joined her brothers as enjoying a good belly rub. When she’s under the covers with me during the night and morning, she stretches out and I rub her belly. When she’s sitting in her tree, she’ll flip over and squeal for a belly rub. I guess I personally don’t understand the appeal of a belly rub.
 

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Bobblehead

 Norma and Alias are checking out their newest housemate.


Monday, May 26, 2025

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Yesterday morning, I woke up to the sound of someone walking on the papers and pens on my desk. This is one of two places my housemates are not allowed (the other behind the TV with all the wires). The ashes and clay paw prints from those that lived here before are on the shelf on the desk. I immediately hollered for Norma to get down. The sound continued so I opened my eyes but without my glasses I can’t see very far. I again scolded Norma when I realized the culprit was much bigger so I scolded Kenta.

He immediately leaped off my desk. I learned that he knows his name. I know Norma knows her name because one of the most commonly yelled phrases in our house is, “Norma, no!” I’m pretty sure Alias knows his name because he often meows when I call out his name. It would be interesting to know if they know each other’s name. And of course, I’m just known as the food guy.

I apologized to Norma for blaming her for something she didn’t do. And of course, she immediately hopped up on my desk.

 

Friday, May 23, 2025

Cuddles

The past couple of chilly mornings meant waking up next to Norma, who was cuddled under the blankets next to my side. It made getting out of bed extremely difficult because we don’t spend a whole lot of alone time together.
 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Warmth

It’s been unusually cool the past week with temperatures not climbing higher than the low 50’s so the space heater has been on most mornings. Norma and Kenta always take advantage of the warmest place in the house.
 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Time To Eat

Alias lets me know when it is meal time. He walks across my laptop keyboard or sits in front of the screen. His persistence is like clockwork. 
 

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Sibling Hug

Norma got hollered at for knocking my glasses off my desk. Alias demonstrated his allegiance by comforting his sister.
 

Monday, May 19, 2025

False Alarm

Norma was concerned when the Civil Defense Sirens blared. There was a tornado warning in our area although the more severe weather was north of us.
 

Friday, May 16, 2025

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Changing

I think Alias is beginning to think Kenta has gotten too big for the snuggles/smothering. 
 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Clean Boy

I think Alias is the cleanest cat in the house. Both his sister and brother love to groom him and he’s very diligent in grooming himself.
 

Monday, May 12, 2025

Not a Fan

The Timberwolves, our professional basketball team, are doing surprisingly well in the playoffs. But they’ve had their moments of bad basketball. Norma gets alarmed when she hears me yelling at the TV. She isn’t used to me getting that riled up.
 

Friday, May 09, 2025

Thursday, May 08, 2025

Tragic Morning

We had a tragic morning yesterday. Kenta evidently saw a flying bug that he was chasing all over the upstairs leaping on things like my desk and TV stand that he knows he shouldn’t be leaping on. I never did see the bug but Kenta was determined to catch it. Eventually running full speed he leapt up on Norma’s favorite perch and it came loose. I can’t fix it, it’s a stripped screw holding it in place. So Norma lost her favorite perch (Kenta enjoyed the perch too).
 

Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Fighting Moves

Norma and Kenta were wrestling yesterday. Kenta stood up on his hind legs and Norma pushed his chest with her two front paws causing Kenta to tumble over backwards. It was a brilliant move and hilarious too. I praised Norma for her savvy given that she’s half his size at this point.
 

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Two of His Favorite Things

Two of Kenta’s favorite things in the world: sun puddles and Alias.
 

Monday, May 05, 2025

Speaking His Mind

Alias has become quite the talker. Every morning after breakfast, I’ll be starting work upstairs and hear Alias bellow several minutes. The first time he did this I went downstairs to make sure nothing was wrong. But since he does it every day, I guess it just is him getting things off his chest. 
 

Friday, May 02, 2025

Generous Guard

Kenta is guarding the upstairs. I didn’t know what the password was but he let me by when I rubbed his head.
 

Thursday, May 01, 2025

Upside Down Perspective

Norma loves to look at things in a different way then the rest of us.