Mancat Monday

Tip #1. Always blend into your surroundings.

Danger! Danger Will Robinson!

Yesterday Meowmy noticed something weird in our trees in the front yard so like any blogger with a camera she went out to snap some pictures. Until the weather got cold we had been bugged (mol sorry couldn't resist it) by a zillion bees, well now we know why and more importantly where they went.

See how close they are to our house? This is not good. These bees were really annoying. Meowmy couldn't go outside for more than 2 minutes before they would be crawling on her. Once she said that they even went between her toes! That freaked her out but she stayed still and did not get stung. Plus they stole our foods! Yeah, they would swarm all over it and try to fly off with crunchies. It wasn't too bad for me and Scotchy and Sugar cause we mostly eat in the house but poor Grayboy and Silver. They are the two feral kitties that eat on our back porch. We think Grayboy actually got stung in the mouth while eating. Something has to be done about this!

:o(

While Meowmy was out snapping pictures she saw something else that was much more dangerous. Predators! Do you see them? They are kinda tiny in these pictures but scary none the less. These big hawks like to fly in circular patterns and swoop down and get their lunch to go! They have been known to fly off with all kinds of small critters including cats!

There were only 3 in that first picture but the last one we counted 10! They start at one end of the neighborhood and slowly make there way to the other. Poor Sugar was out playing in the woods when they showed up. She saw Meowmy and started crying for help! Meowmy found her and escorted her up to the house so she would not become some mean old birds lunch. Good thing Meowmy showed up when she did.

Tattle Tail Tuesday

I tried to warn you Scotchy, you are too young to be out there with the big boys. When I told you not to come along on Meow Like a Pirate Day it was for your own good!

I told her to stay home and to be good but she wouldn't listen to me. She had to go off and have an adventure. Well, she must have over indulged on the Nip flavored rum cause efur since then she has just been laying around and not feeling good. I think she finally got it all out of her system last night cause she left 2 piles of yak on the floor in Sugar's room. (Sugar was furious! She refused to stay in there and slept outside all night.) She seems to be better now but she could have avoided all of this if she would have just listened to me!

It was so worth it!

Mancat Monday Fill In

Being the gracious Gentle Mancat that I am, I decided to let my mom post today. Since she was nice enough to spend some time with me on Sunday I figured it was the least I could do. While I'm enjoying my feathers, check out her addition to the Needs Meme.
Sugar Needs:

1. a drummer. A drummer? I must be in a band. Better get to practicing my keyboards and vocals. Maybe Kellykat can help me out with this, she's very musical.
2. release from control. Amen! Leave me alone, I know what I want to do.
3. more dough! Hmm...wonder if they mean dough like green papers or dough like the stuff around the center of my Temptation treats before they get baked? Either way more would be good.
4. your help. Well we could always use some help. Uhm, could you help me scratch my lower back...been having some trouble getting the right spot. Ahhh...that's nice. Thanks!
5. more time to pay debt. So that's why I need more dough. I must still owe money to my nip dealer. I sure wish we could start growing our own around here.
6. to be controlled all the time. No I don't! I already told you I know what I want to do and I don't need to be told.
7. build up her own sales force. Well, that would help me to get more dough. And I would be able to pay my debts quicker. Thanks for the tip!
8. to be a fried egg. What!?! A fried egg? I'll stick with being a cat thank you.
9. to be refridgerated. I do like to stay cool but I don't want to get in that big old box. I just like to sleep in front of it so I can see what's coming out of it. I might need a taste if it looks good.
10. to be recognized. True! Its about time I was recognized for the Queen that I am. That darned Scotchy thinks this is her house. Well, its not, its MINE. Recognize!

That was fun. I think thats the most I've had to say on this blog, EVER! It felt good to speak up for a change. I found 37,300,000 hits when I typed in my search for this meme. That's more than the other two got. That proves that I am better than them. Ha! Take that intruders!

Wrong number???

**Ring....ring....ring....Hello?....bzzzz.....*** Oh hello Dial! I've been wanting to talk to you! No, no your not bothering me at all. I have nothing better to do than to sit here and talk to you Dial. Mr. Dial Tone. Your my bestest friend. Please call again tomorrow why don't you? Here, I'll just sit by the phone and wait.

Does this ever happen to you? I just don't get it. Once or twice would be ok. I understand, mistakes happen. I didn't mean to call your number it was just a misdial. Misdial ok, but this is just plain ridiculous.

I've been getting this call for weeks now. My cell phone rings...its not my favorite tone so I know its not Bob or really not anyone else because I don't get very many chitt-chatty phone calls. But not suspecting anything I answer the phone. As soon as I pick it up--Duhzzzzzzzzz......Dial Tone.

Now call me crazy but when you answer the phone that is when you are actually supposed to talk to a person right? How come everytime I pick it up it disconnects? I know my cell phone does not have the best track record but come on! It keeps happening over and over again.

I started to get smart, I started looking at the number before I answered it. Nope, don't recognize it. Oh well, lets see what they want. Oh its you! Dial, I've missed you. Its been DAYS since I've heard from you. What are you doing out there in area code 803? Hmmm? Seems I may never know. You only want to say one thing. Bzzzzzzzzz.

Well I'm tired of it so I decide to call the number back and see what Dial has to say for himself. It immediately rings and I hear a recorded voice say "Your call is very important to us, please hold for the next available representative." I'm thinking to myself, if my call is very important to you then why can't you stay on the line long enough to actually speak to me when I answer? Come on!

When I get transferred to an actual person I explain that I am returning a call that I am getting repeatedly and would like to know the name of the company that I am calling. The woman with the "(B*tch) Ma'am I am the manager" voice tells me that the company is Amco. Amco? What the heck is Amco?

"What is the purpose of your company?" I inquire. "Well, that would depend on who is calling" she informs me. "YOUR CALLING!" I explain to her that I am getting this call over and over and over again, and like any good human being I answer the phone when it rings like I've been taught to do and instead of getting a greeting I'm being hung up on! What kind of company is this?

"Well if you'll just give me your name I can look you up and see why we are contacting you." Oh no you don't! I'm not giving out any personal information to a strange company that won't even tell me what business they are in. I've heard all about phone scams, I don't need my identity stolen right now, thank you. I mean they are already harrassing me now and all they have is my phone number, Lord only knows what kinda trouble they will cause if they have my name or address.

Well at this point I hesitate and think to myself, name? You want a name? Heres my name. Ms. Dial Tone.