Just a Thought

Mrrrrr Friends,

I'm gonna catch you up on all the stuff that's happened in the past month, don't worry. I know you all are wondering how my brook is, what happened during snow melt, whether the heirloom tulips that Oom and Boo planted under my white pine in the back yard are doing their thing, and more.

But later.

I was outside in the garden today, thinking.

I love digging in the dirt. I even like digging in the mud. But I dig for a reason. I dig to put valuable, nutritious nuggets into the soil. I don't dig to extract. (Okay, so I have been known to try to extract a vole or a chippie.)

If you dig so far that you hit oil or gas, you might be in trouble. If you intend to hit oil or gas, and you can't handle it, you screwed up.

Problem is, it's usually other critters that suffer the consequences.

If you dig a hole, you put something back in. You don't just take stuff out.

But maybe that's just me.

Me and Spring? We're Back!

Mrrrrrr Friends,

I've been away. The rigors of perimeter duty, blogging, product testing, and living a furry life in a human world can be exhusting, so I went on a month-long cat retreat. Here I am in a cat bonding and digging ritual I shared with some of my aboriginal cat pals.

The trigger for my departure was the release of the iPad. I found myself feeling uncharacteristically acquisitive. Catnip toys, kibble and a good Barolo or Bordeaux is one thing...feeling the urge for an iPad...meerrrw. So I went on a prowl about, visiting friends, doing some serious motionless contemplation (what humans often mistake for sleeping) reconnecting with my essential cat: kibble digestion, digging good holes for nuggets, the study of birds and tiny mammals, tree-scaling, fish identification, cat antics like threading human legs while they're walking at night...you get the idea.

But I'm back for spring and to prep you for the coming of Diesel Day! It's true, Diesel Day is only a month away.

Are you ready?