I Have My Reasons

You know...I think Kath may have just hit the nail on the head when she suggested that the addition of an Absurdly Gi-normous Kitty to my household might be part of the reason behind the lack of progress on my list of summer projects.  It does make a certain amount of sense.  I find that I seem to spend a rather inordinate amount of time tending to kitty-related issues around here these days.  Plus, there's all the experiments.

No...not like animal experimenting.  That's wrong.  I'm talking more along the lines of Things I Do Because They Interest And Amuse Me.  And maybe because I need a hobby.  Whatever...

Here's a fun trick I learned.  It seems that Absurdly Gi-normous Kitties really like to have their noses rubbed.  We call 'em Snooty Rubs over here, in case you are interested.

Mmmmm...Me Luvs Mine Snooty Rubz!

In fact, when you do a Snooty Rub you will observe a rather interesting phenomenon.

Automatic And Spontaneous Reverting To Mouth-Breather Status

Even more interesting, this phenomenon will continue even after the subject is no longer experiencing Snooty Rubbing.

The hand is removed and yet the subject's need to catch flies orally remains fully in effect.

He'll stay like that for up to ten minutes.  This amuses me beyond all measure.  Is it mean to post pictures of your cat on the inter-webs with a stupid expression on his face?  Maybe even a little bit wrong in the moral sense?  Probably.  But I don't care.  I don't feel badly.  Not even one little bit.

You see, my own snooty is smarting somewhat right now.  It seems that, yesterday while I was conducting a rather brilliantly worded lecture on the reasons why it is wrong to eat the yarn, I underestimated how closely the AGK was listening.  In fact, I was under the impression that he was not listening at all.  Which is why I moved in a little closer.  I thought that proximity might add a little more emphasis to my words of wisdom.  

And that's about the time he snapped me right on the beak.  Drew blood, even.  Apparently he was more aware of my presence than I thought.  And clearly we were of differing opinions with regard to the matter of yarn consumption.  

I still maintain that it is wrong to eat yarn.  However, in the future, I shall make a point of delivering this opinion from a safer distance.

I don't have any problem with posting funny looking pictures in retaliation, though.  What's he gonna do about it?  I'll just rub his widdle nose and he'll be out like a light, breathing from the mouth and maybe drooling a little bit.  

Heck, I may have even discovered the newest method in feline behavior modification!  Lectures are old news and the fastest way to a bloody nose.  The secret is in the Snooty Rub!!!  I'll just need to run a few more tests to be sure...

Don't.  Even.  Think.  About.  It.

SA