This was a recurring scenario: Watchcat Sammy would eat from his bowl while Watchcat Rosie looked at me as if to say, "Can you believe this? He's eating while I'm without any food!" I'd remind her gently that she actually had food in her own bowl or had just finished eating her own food.
It's inevitable that if you know enough cats throughout your life, some of them will likely have a martyr complex.
I've heard about quite a few instances of people slipping and falling recently. This morning, I asked Watchcat Collette, "You haven't fallen recently, have you?"
Collette assured me she hadn't fallen. She also reminded me that even if she did fall, she would land on her feet.
What a comforting self-correcting mechanism to have.
Just now, Watchcat Collette rolled around on the floor several times before calling me over with a barely audible meow.
I like that subtle way of telling me, "Psst...I'm happy. Pass it on."
It moves me to know that if I've been asleep longer than usual, Watchcat Collette will check on me by meowing loudly and pawing at the door. If too much time passes after that, I wouldn't put it past her to start sawing the bedroom door down, possibly while wearing welding goggles.
Regardless of how recently she kneaded her paws on me, Watchcat Collette insists on kneading me again when jumping back onto the sofa after a break. It's flattering knowing that she wants to soften me up just right so she can settle in for a while.
There's nothing like being rekneaded.
As it started raining this morning, I told Watchcat Collette, "I'm sorry there have been so many storms lately. I know you don't like storms." Collette then attempted to bite and scratch my hand.
I admonished her, "Well, don't bite or scratch me! I didn't cause it to rain. I'm sympathetic to your plight."
It puzzles me that Watchcat Collette misinterpreted my sympathy as an excuse to use me as a scapegoat.
I was pleased to see Watchcat Sylvia washing her fur in time to Jeff Golub's instrumental, "Droptop," once. It was heartwarming to see that my watchcat appreciated an easy-on-the-ears, smooth jazz guitar groove as much as I do.