Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Monday, March 2 -- I'm Annoyed...

...with Tulip. So what else is new? 

This morning, right after I filled her food bowl, she promptly pushed the full dish off the table. Kibble everywhere. One piece got lodged in the heating grate.

And, of course, she is daring me to spray her with the water bottle by trying to eat the plastic edges attached to the table. I may have to put a taller barrier on it. Or start putting her dish on the floor. That's no guarantee that she'll leave the dish alone. She pushes it everywhere.

The way Tulip picks up her dish to carry it around is cute, effective and maddening. She also flips the plastic mat beneath the dish, dumping that down as well.

I put nails along the edges of the table and hooked some of the plastic spikes over them. Tulip immediately pulled out two of the finishing nails and put her nose under the spikes. Make that three nails now. She knows to lift the spikes up. By tomorrow, I may have to replace the edges with wood. Or leave it as a jobbie for my contractor to do.

Another thought: I could replace her dishes to "regular" plastic bowls (not the slow feeders she's using now). I should bring the metal bowls and cat frame to my favorite thrift store. I have no doubt that Tulip would flip those bowls over in record time.

When I think about it, I should also donate the coffee pot I never use. Coffee is on my Do Not Consume list, along with gluten products.

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Tuesday, March 3rd. 

After I took the picture seen above, I affixed a Velcro strap to the top right corner. Oh boy! Tulip just loves picking at it. 

Three more nails were dislodged this morning. This situation needs a better solution.


Saturday, February 28, 2026

A Layman's Diagnosis

Today I got a layman's diagnosis for Tulip.

Diagnosis:  She is bored.

Proposed Solution: 

                                              Get another cat for her to play with.


To quote the late Nancy Reagan, I will...

"JUST SAY N🚫!" 




I give up!

I surrender!

Regrettably, I have come to the conclusion to just give up and not unfurl the fence. Maybe I can recoup some of the cost... if there's anyone on Facebook who'd be interested in buying it.

In the meantime, Tulip continues to explore the dishes (clean and/or dirty), play with the toaster lever, etc. Naturally, I am left with pawprints and tufts of fur.

I sincerely doubt that I can train Tulip not to jump on the counter. Sure, I've gotten lots of suggestions to use aluminum foil as a deterrent. But few people realize that, to Tulip, tin foil is just a crunchier type of paper. Guess I'll try it again, but I have little confidence in its efficacy.

Someone recommended hiring a cat whisperer such as Jackson Galaxy to retrain me (because he believes a cat's misbehavior is caused and can be fixed by the owner).

So, where is Jackson Galaxy when I need him? Oh. California.

                                                                                       



#catwhisperer,#JacksonGalaxy,#igiveup,#Tulipwinsthewar


Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Googly-eyed and bugabooed

Do you use Google?

I much prefer it over Microsoft products. I never get the Blue Screen of Death any more.

My one bugab👀 is that I'll save files one day; when I look for them later, I have no idea where they've gone. 

Where the heck are my files

Until my files are found, consider me...

G👀gley-eyed 

and 

bugabooed.

#Googleissue

#Googlefiles

#Wherearemyfiles

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Progress with Tulip's Book

Yesterday, I sent out two press releases. It could have been one, if I combined the Excel worksheets; one Library and the other Media. Identical messages.

Set up a date and time for my Book Launch in Selma.

 

I need to make multiple small copies to pass to my friends at BCCA, HCAA and Scrabble.


#tulipbooklaunch
#booklaunch
#catbooklaunch