passport saga

Yeaaaahh! Dad's back! and boy did he have a horrible trip. First they took away his passport so he had to go to the tonsulate and get another one so he missed his flight. Then they made him fly to Edinburgh to get a flight back to the US because all the flights were booked up in London for another four days. Then when he got to Newark the flights were delayed over and over again. Then they put him on the plane which had no pilot. Then after midnight they took him off the plane which still had no pilot and he had to sleep on the floor by the payphones till 5 am. Then he had to get another ticket for another flight. Then at 6 am they put him on the flight back to Cleveland. So far he was without sleep for about 32 hours!! Wow, Dad's a real trooper!! Then Uncle Mike felt sorry for him so he got up real early and picked up Dad at the airport instead of making him take the Rapid Transit. Then Dad finally smiled as he saw the familar site of my hunting grounds pull into view! Then Uncle Mike took his picture so Dad could remember the moment he arrived! Then Dad came upstairs to give me a squeeze. Then Dad passed out. Then Sveta came with her daughter but Uncle Mike saw them coming and told them Dad was passed out so they left and promised to walk me some other time. Sheesh that's one long story! I thought I'd never see Dad again!

PS that's Uncle Mike's blue Volvo in the background. He really likes it but it's like really old and it's startin to fall apart.

vagabond dreams

I bet that's the plane Dad was supposed to be on! I wish I had a passport so I could hitch a ride to the UK and meet Dad over at Stonehenge! I don't need any o' those fancy Victorinox luggage bags, just a bandana to wrap up a couple cans of tuna for the trip's all I need.

teary eyed

This is me bein' all teary eyed cause Dad's stuck in the UK at some stoopid hotel without internet so's he can't even read my blog. He's probably stuck eatin haggis stead o' the usual cheeseburger an fries. I really feel bad for him, they proly don't even serve tuna! I hope he comes before the snow sets in.

no zap

This is me watchin the lectric boys pull away. Hooray! Nobody got zapped today!

the big sulk

This is me sulkin cause Dad isn't comin home tonight. Uncle Mike promised he was comin but the Brits took away Dad's passport, I bet he spilt beer all over it or sumethin. Anyway, he's gotta go to the tonsulate and see the anbassoondoor and get a new one. Sheesh, I'm pretty bummed out.

eyes on the zappers

This is me keepin an eye on those lectricity boys. You never know who they're gonna zap next, Me I got enough static as it is.

the zappers

This is the electric company truck sittin out front of our house. Not sure what he's up to but I can hear the radio squawkin.

sneak a peek

this is me tryin to get into the neighbors window. I think they have a new kitty I could terrorize! I don't know why they leave the screen out, proly don't know about the West Nile Viper!

sherwood hood

this is me deep in Sherwood Forest lookin for that felonious 'munk!

descending the eiger

This is me descendin' the North Face of the Eiger in search of that putz chipmunk!

spill it!

This is Uncle Mikes spilt coffee! Boy was he ticked off when I dashed after a chimpunk and yanked my leash really hard! And I was ticked off because the chipmunk got away. It's all the leashes fault, I don't know why I have to wear one!?

chillin

This is me chillin after that tete a tete, hissy style. I guess I better make friends with that guy so's we don't have to get so worked up over nuthin'.

the cat is always meaner on the other side of the fence

Yikes! he got right back in my face! boy can that guy hiss! he musta had a lot of practice!

what now?

I got through the bars!! Uncle Mike always says the biggest part is the head, the rest you can squish through! Now to get in my pesky neighbor cat's face!

getting there is the hardest part

I just gotta get through these bars and into my neighbor cat's face!

no holds barred

This is me figurin' out how to get through the bars so I can give the neighbor cat a piece of my mind.

ambush mode

This is me in ambush mode, hopin' that rabbit tries to sneak by.

rabbit redux

This is me keepin an eye out for that rabbit that just went past! I just love the smell of cottontail in the morning!

Eyes Open!

This is me sitting on me blarney stone, keepin an eye on those gardeners across the street so's I can skeedadle if they come to prune my tail! P.S. I think Dad's part Irish but mums the word.

Hope Dad's takin' lots o pics in the UK so I can post some for you guys when he emails some to me. Or maybe I'll hafta wait till he gets back.

Pruner Ladies

These are the gardener ladies across the street. The come once a week and prune everything.Gotta keep my eye on them so they don't prune me!

These pics were all taken with Uncle Mike's cell cam cause his Nikon died. So they're pretty yucky, eh?

93º in the shade!

Boy is it a hot one today! 93 with like, lots of humidity. Here you see me radiatin heat cause I can't let the heat wave slow me down, I've gotta find them chimpunks!

Dad's UK Trip

well, Dad's off to the United Kingdome to give a talk about WIMPS and the search for Dark Matter. I dunno why he had to go so far, looks like there's lots of Dark Matter (pretty soggy too) right under my feet. There was a really big rainstorm when he left, Uncle Mike said it was an Omen but when I asked him what kind of Omen he just looked lost in thought and went "hmmmm...". What a space case that guy is. It's rained on an off since he left so everything is soaking wet, includin me after walking through all the underbrush cruisin for mices.

Dad practised his Don't be a WIMP talk on me so I'll have some slides to show you later on if I can get Uncle Mike to help me put them on my blog.

Uncle Mike said this swallow was startin a second generation in his garage! I wish he would show me where they live, hehe!

this is me wonderin why those garbage men have to make such a racket! sheesh!

Whoa! that was a big bang?! Wonder what's going on out there! I think I'll spend the evening right next to the toilet!

This is me meeting Nate for the first time. He seems like a pretty cool guy but all those ladders and tools scare me!

Independence Day! Getting groomed for the festivities! Uncle Mike says we're going to have a blast, whatever that means! I can't wait! Hope Dad doesn't have to spend the day in the mines, even though he's Canadian and they don't celebrate July 4th.

little deuce coup!

Uncle Mike took me out for a walk after dark and the cutest little gray tiger (like me!) started gettin closer and closer, meowin like she wanted to make friends. We all sort of hung out, she was really shy and wanted to come closer but Uncle Mike sorta chaperoned us. I thought she was really cute but she's the only girlie cat I've ever seen and I sure didn't know what to do. Everytime I started to run towards her I felt like I'd better go slow and back off. Then Uncle Mike said that's ok, most guys haven't got a clue on the first date. So finally Uncle Mike figured enough was enough and he dragged me back inside but I sure didn't wanna go cause I wanted to hear her story. Uncle Mike didn't get a pic this time, mostly because his camera is dead as a doornail. So no more pics until he gets a new one or borrows Jackie's again.

hangin with kitty con

This is me keepin my prison buddy company. We had run outta things to talk about but I thought I would hang with him for a while anyway.

visiting hours

This is me comiseratin with the neighbor cat who never gets to go outside. I feel sorry for cats that don't get to go outside and earn their explorer badges. Can you spell m e n t a l health?

geranium jungle

This is me keepin a lookout for trouble. Uncle Mike's plants are swell for operatin in stealth mode!

kitty perch

This is me back inside, lounging on the directors chair Uncle Mike gave me. Pretty cool perch, huh!

safe place

This is me in my safe place, where I can keep an eye on the landscrapers and such. It wasn't so hot but I like the shade anyway.

chipmunk hideaway

This is me figurin out where that pesky chimpunk lives. I chased another one but he ran into a rainspout and Uncle Mike said I had terrorfied him and should leave him alone. I didn't want to but Uncle Mike made me go somewhere else for a timeout! Boy was I peeved.

dogwood

Here's another new tree they put in. Uncle Mike says it's a dogwood. I went up an sniffed it and it didn't smell like a dog. Sometimes I just don't get it.

lunch break

Here you can see the lanscrapers havin their lunch break. They haven't spotted me yet, cause I'm still in stealth mode!

lookout cat

This is me keepin a wary eye on the landscrapers!

boss landscraper

Here's the boss talkin on his cell phone with another crew. You can see he was keepin a wary eye on me!

Landscrapers ahoy

Wow today was realy exciting! The landscrapers came and took out big trees and put in new and improved little ones. I don't get it but whatever, there's more dirt for me to play in!

stray lookout

This is me keeping a lookout for more strays. I could hear Mattie meowing up in the window, I bet she really wanted to come out and beat up those stray cats!

night visitor

This is a stray cat I spotted last night. Uncle Mike took a picture of it with his flash, he says that makes the eyes glow like that. Me, I think this guy is possessed!!

shady grove

I love my shady spot! I can see people coming and run for it if I have to! It's also a great place to keep a lookout for Dad. He's been gone a while now, he's gotta be comin home soon I bet.

putz watering can

I really hate this watering can handle! It always gets in my way. I'm gonna tip this thing over if Uncle Mike doesn't fix it soon!

Mouse Patrol

This is me on mouse patrol! It's another hot one but it should cool off later on.