Watchcat protocol CLV

One task is uniquely suited for an outdoor watchcat--checking to make sure a barbecue grill works:

June 2003: Stray Cat inspects a grill.

Watchcat protocol CLIV

Watchcats might use you as a lookout post; take this as a compliment because it means they trust you:

May 2008: Watchcats Sammy and Rosie survey their assigned room from different vantage points.

Watchcat protocol CLIII

It isn't well-known, but watchcats are sometimes responsible for checking dolly wheels to make sure they're securely fastened and safe for transporting heavy items:

Spring 2007: Sammy approves a dolly as safe for transport.

Watchcat protocol CLII

Want to make sure no one walks off with your faucet or hand soap?  Post a watchcat near the sink:

Spring 2016: Watchcat Nemo makes sure no unauthorized visitors get near the kitchen sink.

A linguistic irritant LXXIII

It's advisable, when saying "Back then..." or "In those days...," to make sure a sufficient amount of time--measurable preferably in decades, at a minimum--has passed.  Otherwise, you're jumping the gun on your nostalgia.

Watchcat protocol CLI

When you're on duty with another watchcat but can't see if she's awake, you must remain alert:

March 2011:  Watchcat Sammy stays alert while Watchcat Rosie naps.

Only in college XI

You'd think this wouldn't have to be spelled out, but in one of my classes, the instructor spelled out in his syllabus, "Unless they involve mathematical errors, appeals to change grades, including parent phone calls, will be ignored."