Gives you something to think about.

Mom, I would like some sheep please.

Who KNEW you could do this with sheep?

Thursday

Just hanging out today.

Waiting for Dad's email . . . .

Curiousity Leads Cat to Danger and Exploration!

NEWS ALERT
Cat endangers one or two lives on dangerous exploration of newly discovered gateway to the center of the Earth!
*******************

What's this?
A little tight
Dark
Hard to spelunk quietly when things are moving under your paws.
The DANGER is thrilling!!
Risking life and limb

Dusty
Dusty bunnies
wiggle wiggle shift
So dark
I must be a mile inside by now
No one will ever find me

WHOA!!!
Turn off the lights!

Mom, don't! Leave me alone!
I'm exploring! I don't want to stop now!
I'm almost to the center of the Earth!

Mom doesn't listen.
She's so rude.


**************
NEWS ALERT FOLLOW UP
Mean Mom hauls cat out of the antique radio cabinet and tells him to explore the newspaper tents instead.
No news at 11. I intend to be napping.

The Dougal Song

Dougal Dougal Dougal in the morning
Dougal Dougal Dougal in the night
Dougal Dougal Dougal
Dougal Dougal Dougal
Dougal Dougal Dougal Dougal Doo!


I love that song.

Dad says I have another song too . . . but I like this one.

Are you sure?

March madness is about basketball?

Are you serious?

Well . . huh.

Who'd a thunkit?

I've had this whole thing pegged wrong.

Oh! YIKES!

Mom . . . sorry . . . I thought it was a March Holiday Thing . . . SORRY!!

Dealing with People

You must look into other people as well as at them. --Lord Chesterfield

You must stare at people--Dougal

A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.--Basil

A good pen is never lost: he who plays floor hockey reaps rewards when friends move furniture; and he who plants his behind in the sunshine gets a nap. --Dougal

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.--Lord Chesterfield

Breeding? You humans know nothing about good breeding. I cat cough in your general direction--Dougal

To rejoice in another's prosperity, is to give content to your own lot: to mitigate another's grief, is to alleviate or dispel your own. --Thomas Edwards

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to get some for yourself: to irritate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own. --Dougal

Hear the meaning within the word.--William Shakespeare

Hear the meaning within the meow.--Dougal

Questions anyone?

Talk to the paw.

First Day of Spring!

Auntie Val says that you can balance eggs on the equinox.
Mom is skeptical.
Mom tried it this morning.
12 for 12 not working.

So THEN, after mom almost had one egg roll on the floor--(No problem--I'd like to see what's in that little white package anyway!) Mom Googled the Egg Balancing thingy . . .

here's the scoop: http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/a/equinox_eggs.htm

Eggs in the balance
The egg being the most literal and obvious of all fertility symbols, ancient eggish customs survive not only in the form of egg rolling and Easter eggs, but also in the quaint superstitious belief, most often attributed to the Chinese, that you can stand a raw egg on end during the equinox. Apparently this derives from the notion that, due to the sun's equidistant position between the poles of the earth on the first day of spring, special gravitational forces apply.
For skeptics, the first objection that comes to mind is that there's another equinox on the first day of autumn — why does no one speak of balancing eggs on end in September? Secondly, while it's true that on both equinoxes the earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun so day and night are of equal length, there's no scientific reason to suppose that such an alignment has any effect on gravitational forces here on earth. Thirdly, if the equinox can cause this curious anomaly, why aren't there others? Why don't we hear talk of being able to stand broomsticks, pencils, lollipops, or toothpicks on end?
A few grains of salt
It can be done, by the way — balancing eggs, I mean — but the trick takes lots of patience, eggs of just the right shape, a pinch of salt if all else fails... and, frankly, it doesn't matter what day of the year you attempt it.

Tra-la-la . . .one more magic myth debunked. Darn.

Mom,

Could we get some chickens.

Please

Luck of the Irish to you and you and you

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

I'm chasin' me some leprechauns. Yum!

In memory of my good friend Tiger

You taught me how to howl with a red chili pepper in my mouth.
Thank you Tiger.

You taught me how to do the circle dance at 8:30 every night.
Thank you Tiger.

You taught me never to complain even when you were in pain.
Thank you Tiger.

You taught me where the hot spots are in the house--great for napping in the winter.
Thank you Tiger.

You taught me that you dont' have to ask permission before climbing into someone's laps for pets--if you're there--they will pet you.
Thank you Tiger.

You taught me about friendship and love.
Thank you Tiger.

I will miss you.

Saturday sitting on the couch

I love you Dad.

~~paw to cheek~~

I do.

I love you very much.

I promise

I promise not to sneak up on Tiger.
I promise not to bop him on the head.
I promise not to run away giggling with my ears back and a wild look in my eye.

THERE

happy now?!!

Oh Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssster . . . . . . . .. .

Strange News in the News

DUI defendant claims that he's his own country Wed Mar 11, 8:30 PM ET
EASTON, Pa. - A man accused of driving drunk said Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdiction over him because he's his own country. After seeing the paperwork that 44-year-old Scott Allan Witmer filed with the court claiming sovereignty, a Northampton County judge said Tuesday he cannot be released from jail until he gets a mental exam.
Yale student sues airline for $1M over lost Xbox Wed Mar 11, 9:48 AM ET
CINCINNATI - A Yale University student from Ohio has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from US Airways for a video game console he says was taken from his luggage.

Police: Man driving with 3 tires charged with DUI Tue Mar 10, 9:10 PM ET
LARGO, Fla. - Authorities charged a man with driving under the influence early Monday after police pulled him over for driving a car with only three tires. Police said an officer spotted a 27-year-old man driving without a rear passenger tire.



my oh my oh my
humans
they can be SO ridiculous.

Dr. Dougal's Cure All Advice

For the sniffles
Take a Nap and eat some sardines.

For a cough
Take two naps, have some sardines and then cuddle up for another nap.

For a fever
Find some sunshine and a comfy couch. No sardines. Wait for the fever to pass.

For broken bones
I have no idea. I've never broken any bones (mine or someone elses) so . . . you're on your own.

Jon Lives on a Volcano in the Boring Lava Flats

Think
think
thinking
this morning . . . .

I didn't know Jon lived on a Volcano.
I didn't know they were called the Boring Lava Flats.
Boring . . . heh . . . like LAVA is BORING . . . right . . .

There are 8 "r's" in Purrrrrrrrfect.

Racing
Reader
Rhythmic
Rubbery
Royal
Rare
Run run run
Remarkable

There are Ate "R's in purrrrrrrrfect.

Radishes
Rhubarb
Raspberries (I saved some under the buffet)
Rice
Rutabagas
Rosemary
Rye Bread
Rice Krispie Treats


ate ate ate ate ate ate ate ate HOURS in Purrrrrrrrect

. . . I'm hungry.

Mom, Do we have any sardines?

Let's hear it for Sonic Haiku

http://playgallery.org/sonichaiku/

When you want a bit o' Michigan . . . Play a Sonic Haiku.


It I were making a sonic haiku--It would sound like . . . .

tap tap tap (laptop keyboard)
Wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (garage door)
Click--Step step --sound of briefcase brushing against the door.
PURR PURR PURR PURRRRRRRRRRR

Dad's home. I can stop blogging because it's time to PLAY!

Rain

Rain
Rain
Rain
Rain
THUNDER
Rain
Rain
Rain
Rain
RUMBLING THUNDER
Rain
Rain
Rain
snnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

snnnnnnnnnzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


hey WHOA

. . . . .oh

Rain
Rain
rain

. . . . same old same old.

Status Report

Sardine supply--low
Irritability--high

Duuuuuuuuude!

Fresh Catnip this morning.

Nice . . . . . . . . .

Fluerz

Mom got Fluerz
From Dad
He sent them

They are pretty Fluerz
Tasty too

POSTED NOTICE

I want
I want
I want
what I cannot have.

So Sorry . . . .

Mom and Dad didn't win the megamillions . . . so sorry.

There goes the new cars for Jon and Jim.

There goes Dad's sporty new Saturn Sky Turbo. . . .

There goes the one month trip to a Sedona Spa for pampering, exercise and spiritual rejuvenation.

There goes the lifetime supply of sardines.

There goes the helicopter.

There goes the trip to France . . .might as well cease the French lessons, oui?

~~sigh~~



bummer



Mom



Dad



You still have me.

And that's priceless.

Happy Square Root Day

3-3-09

Jim called from Japan!

Head's up! It's almost tomorrow!! He's there, in the future. Told me tomorrow IS coming contrary to popular cultural thought.

He sent pictures of vending machines that have just about everything a cat could possibly want. Including BBQ flavor tins of sardines. . . . at least that's what it looked like.

I would like one of those machines, Jim. If you could please put it in your carry on luggage, I would be ever most grateful.

Love love love
DOUGAL

PS Judging from the posters and advertising, I think I could be a big star in Japan. Please show my pictures to an agent and line something up. I speak Japanese, as well as I speak English.
Just so you know.

KATE! LOOK OUT!!

Big storm coming!
Batton down that hatches.
Stock up on the sardines.
SNOW

LOTS AND LOTS OF SNOW!!!!!!!!!!

I saw in on the weather report!

Seriously.

LOOK OUT!

(p.s. don't forget a carrot for the snowman's nose while you're at the grocery store.)

In like a Lamb

This morning is sunshine

stillness

frost on the wood railing

the grass sparkles with crystal prisms

Grass, bent over, mushed and smashed

Bed head from the long winter snow

I see fat robins

They taunt me as they flit around

Jokes on them.

It may look like Spring is coming

It may say it's March 1st . . .

But it's also 13 degrees.

Good luck, early birds, trying to find some worms out there today.