Sigh.

Food Food Food

The kitchen is definitely Theo's favorite place in the house.  That's because he has a four letter word on his mind at all times...

Fetal Position

When I curl up in the fetal position it's usually because the world has gotten the better of me.  When Thompson curls up in the fetal position it's usually because the rest of the world doesn't interest him much.  Different stripes for different folks I suppose.

Skunk Eye

I asked Diego-san if he's forgiven me for forgetting his birthday.  I think I'll ask again another day...

Way Too Early

I had to get up at 4:00 a.m. yesterday morning for work.  My usual weekday wake up time is around 5:30 a.m.  The earlier wake up time must have been too early for the boyz.  None of them stirred when I got out of bed.  Usually they all know breakfast is served right after I finish my shower.  This time they dragged themselves downstairs but only one finished his meal- Theo (of course).

Theo's Question

If the blog post ain't about me... What good will it be?

Sorry Buddy

Diego-san thanks everyone who remembered his birthday. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them... I totally forgot. Now I'm in the unique position of being in a cat's doghouse...

Sunday Clothes

Thompson always does his best to look good on Sundays...

Not a Pin Up Boy

Theo doesn't understand why we've been watching so many Marilyn Monroe movies recently.  He doesn't think she's any more special than Lana Turner, Greta Garbo, or Rita Hayworth.

iPad Post

Who knew Blogger had an iPhone/iPad app? Certainly not me, and if Diego-san knew, he didn't see the need to share. Of course many of the best photos I have of Diego are on my iPad and not on my computer because I've been too lazy to upload them all...

Medalist

If there was Olympic competition for being good looking, Thompson would clearly get a gold medal.

Clean Place Needed

As much as Theo likes to get his face right in the middle of things, even he is smart enough to avoid the dirty socks behind him.

Eight Men Out

Diego-san has a new favorite place to sit when I'm trying to watch TV.  And as poorly as the Twins have played the past couple of seasons, and as much help as they need, I'm not sure Diego-san is the type of help they are looking for. Perhaps he figures though, there won't be as much groaning and shouting at the TV if I can't actually see what's going on.

Thompson's Advice

Sometimes it's better to remain outside the spotlight and let more rambunctious brothers get most of the attention.

Gravity Optional

Diego-san knows that he's always right side up.  It's me that is sometimes upside down.

Tweet This

Twitter?  Who needs Twitter when all you have to do is think really hard, look up, and transmit your thoughts through your whiskers.

Monikers

Couch potatoes?  No.  Couch sweet potatoes?  Getting warmer...

The Face

Thompson heard a rumor that I'm planning on doing some furniture rearranging in the very near future.  He did his best to give me a look pleading me not to.

Theo's Haiku

It's a summer day
Too hot to run around and
Too boring not to

Tuesdays

Theo throws his support behind Tuxedo Tuesday.  Thompson prefers Tabby Tuesday.  Diego-san?  He votes for Tummy Rub Tuesday.

Just Any Old Place Will Do

Knobby knees and bony shins don't matter to Thompson when it comes to finding a place to rest his head.

All Packed Up (Almost) and Nowhere To Go

The contents of the box might be irresistibly cute, but the outside of the box needs a bow or something.

Bonkers for Bongo Ball

Theo is the best bongo ball player in the world.  Or at the very least, the most tired bongo ball player in the world.

King of the World

As much as Diego-san loves the sun, he expects it to move to him and not vice versa.  He has the same expectation of the rest of us as well.

Picture of Peace

Someone looks too tired to take a nap...

Watching the Water Flow

I bought a new drinking fountain for the boyz since all three of them like drinking directly from the tap.  I thought they'd appreciate filtered flowing water.  So far the only one brave enough to check out the fountain is Diego-san and he's yet to drink the water.  In general he just likes watching water flow. (Sometimes he'll sit on the sink and stare mindlessly at the water flowing from the tap down the drain.  I'll ask him, 'where's that water going?' and he'll look at me as if I've asked the most profound question ever.)  Hopefully the boyz will get brave enough to try the fountain.

Checklist

One paw down, one ear fully sunlit.  Life is good.

Yawn

Thompson seemed none too impressed when I told him I played by far and away my best softball game of the season.  I guess you had to be there.

Cooling Technique

If you think you've seen this picture before you're wrong... it was taken two nights ago.  It's the pose and the look that are becoming a nightly occurrence.  I think Diego-san likes to air his belly out on warmer evenings.

67 Percent of the Cats Agree

It's Saturday... time to pile up and take a nap.

Theo's Joke

What did the two walls say to each other?

'Meet you at the corner!'

He's a Rainbow

It's fine living with a uni-color and bi-color cat, but Thompson thinks being a many color cat is the way to be.

Our Acrobat

 Diego-san loves to leap up to the window in the basement, I think in part because neither of the other two boyz have the ability to get up there.  The jump is probably about four to five feet up and I have noticed in the past year that Diego is finding it more difficult to make it. He takes much more time in the prep part, making sure that he gets as much momentum upward from a sitting position as he can.

Getting down is even more problematic as he eases himself down the wall, falls toward the TV table and springs from the TV table onto the carpet.  I worry about this part because he could easily injure himself if he were to land wrong.  I'm guessing in a year or so, he won't be able to do this anymore.  It sucks getting old.

Theo's Staying Cool Advice

If you don't have a popsicle to cool you down, your brother's head is a good substitute.

Summer Repeats

I may have used this picture of Thompson before but it's one of my favorite pictures of him.  He looks so suave.

Nah

I asked Diego-san if he'd please move over a little bit so I could get a picture of him in the light.  This was his reaction.

A Philosopher

In his quiet moments Theo contemplates life's big questions like, "how long until the next meal time?"

Superstitious, Nah

Thompson agrees with me that he thinks it's silly that people associate black cats with bad luck.  He thinks his many years with Diego-san have been nothing but lucky.  He doesn't have any comments about bad luck being associated with Friday the 13th however.

The New Judds

Instead of just laying like a lump on the carpet when I'm practicing my guitar, Diego-san decided to join with me in singing.  We're kind of like the Judds only instead of mother and daughter we are father and son (well sort of) and oh, one of us is a cat (probably the better singer in the duo).

A New Friend

Theo's luck eventually ran out yesterday and Diego-san got up and left.  Not one to be deterred Theo found a new friend who seems to be a bit more stationary.

Honored

Theo can't quite believe that he's been sitting next to Diego-san for over 15 minutes and Diego-san hasn't gotten up and left.

All There Was

Well that wasn't much of a weekend.  All anyone did around here was lay around.

All Aboard

With all the furniture in the house one would think that my chest and stomach would not be the most comfortable place to rest.  One would be wrong.

State of Being

Like much of the country, we've been enduring some pretty oppressive heat (and humidity) the past week.  I don't like running the air conditioner but it's been running constantly during the heatwave. Diego-san is good at showing however that being cool truly comes from within.

Simply Irresistable

While some of us have a face that only a mother could love, Thompson has a face that everybody's mother can love.

It's a Scorcher Out There

When I asked Theo, "Hot enough for ya?"  I really didn't mean it to be such a perplexing question for him.

Finer Hiding

Although I liked Grayce's from the Katnip Lounge fireworks safety idea of hiding behind the toilet, Thompson decided he needed somewhere slightly more luxurious.

Lexicon

Stress?  The word isn't in Diego-san's vocabulary (at least for this moment).

Slurrrrrpppp

I explained to Theo that when he hears an unexplainable noise that it might be coming from a logical spot.  In this case the slurping noise was coming from a brother imbibing at the local watering hole.

What the !@#$?

Theo is wondering where that loud slurping noise is coming from.