This is Moca, as she is "hiding" under our bed for a morning nap. It's pretty typical to find her taking a cat nap, thinking that she is tucked away where she can't be found. But there's almost always a foot or a tail still hanging out from under the bed skirt as a clue to us. I truly don't think that's on purpose. I suspect that she's all "id," like a small child.Which reminds me: I think we often delude ourselves as to our subtlety. It really doesn't matter what appearances you put on, or how delicate you might think you are at dealing with a situation, the truth is always evident, like a tail or a foot hanging out from your secret hiding place. People who have any intuition can see when you don't like them, no matter how nice you are. People know exactly what you want when you're dancing around making a request of them. People will eventually find out when you think you're hiding something away, dark and deep. And I think that, more often than not, people who are on the receiving end of our attempts at subtlety become resentful and are likely to react in passive aggressive ways to the feeling of being excluded, labeled, or manipulated.
Okay, so Moca was not trying to exclude, label or manipulate us. Maybe she wasn't even trying to be subtle. Maybe this is just what happens when your cat gets you thinking deep thoughts on your early morning 3-miler through the strange pre-dawn world out there.
Wow! I got a special mention of sorts in a lower post. Personally, if I don't blog, I don't write. Perhaps you are different though. You can take your blog private, you know. Just send out invitations to those whom you trust. The trouble is that it's harder to track your posts. You almost have to track ours and comment to let us know when you've updated.
ReplyDeleteThe cat is great as is Millie. We were in Vancouver, and their weather was changing on Monday as we left for the east -- where it is also miserable.
At least that couple can sell their blood plasma. We give it freely up here or hang onto it. :)