Hello world!
Since I just signed up for this blog today, I felt I should write something, even though I really don’t have anything exceptional to say today.
Do I lead an extraordinary life? I don’t know. I like to think I do. Some days are just extremely ordinary and sometimes dull. However, I’ve been to China and 25% of the United States, so I am not entirely boring.
I will do my best not to bore you to tears, and I have no idea what direction this blog will take, if any. So bear with me, and together we will see how the blog develops and grows. I run a lot and do yoga. You’ll hear about those adventures. My family. My animal rescue tales as a vet tech and feline behaviorist. My travels. And, of course, my cats.
Meanwhile, the most exciting thing to happen to me today was a positive interaction between my youngest cat, Cole, and Hallie the destroyer. For those of you who don’t know Hallie, she is quite the interesting cat. She is a gray tabby of slight stature. But her temperament is another matter. Most humans and all other cats annoy her. And she is quite antagonistic about it. She survives in this kitty den by living on the third floor all by herself. She is happy up there. She would probably like my company more often, but two hours a day, usually, she gets my divided attention.
Cole, who at 2.5 years old, still very much a kitten, is obsessed with her. His favorite pastime is running past me on the stairs to get up there and explore. His favorite thing to do once he gets up there is to eat her food. As he doesn’t get dry food, he finds her food very exotic. Usually, when he runs up there, Hallie will instantly attack him and hiss. Over the years though, she has gotten a little mellower and after her initial attack, she’ll back off and watch. However, if I try to interact with her, she will turn her frustration on to me. This is called redirected aggression.
Today, however, while Cole was happily munching on Hallie’s food, I noticed that her water bowl was dirty, resulting in my having to dump the water and clean the bowl. The remarkable thing was that Hallie came over to me while I was doing it and let me pet her. Yep. No aggressive behavior. Then I scooped her litter boxes and she rubbed against me. All while Cole was invading her space and eating her food. I eventually picked up Cole, refilled her food bowl and came downstairs. I was so proud of Hallie!
The rest of the day was actually productive for me, and I won’t bore you with the details. But it is noteworthy that the Max & Erma’s restaurant in Robinson Township got my order right.
Till next time!