{"id":1489,"date":"2007-07-02T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2007-07-02T06:23:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-02T06:23:00","slug":"the-joys-of-cat-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theogeo.com\/blog\/jack\/the-joys-of-cat-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"The joys of cat ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022 There is a series of small scratches and puncture wounds spanning from my legs to my shoulders where I have been used as a tree trunk\/scratching post while sitting at my desk and attempting to type on my keyboard while the cats scaled the desk chair repeatedly, using me as an inconvenience to be trampled upon. <\/p>\n

\u2022 All cords have had to be elevated to the extremely unattractive location known as “eye level” so as to be better ignored by tiny feline creatures the height of my baseboards. \"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082487819906804690\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sally’s farting problem has, thankfully, gotten better since I stopped feeding them soft food, but she still sometimes lets one fly when I pick her up or \u2014 worst of all \u2014 when I creep up and lean in for a little kitty smooch. And they are foul<\/i>. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Fleas. Gah! Two more weeks ’til I can safely treat them. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Jack is a purrer. He purrs constantly, but when he’s really happy, his motorboat-like vibrations raise several decibels and you have to turn up the TV. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Sally, despite being the skittish one at first, is now Ms. Insane Play-with-me-constantly-or-I-will-attack- your-extremities Cat. She enjoys lying beside me as I watch TV or lie in bed to read, and attacking my eyelashes every time I blink. I don’t think she ever sleeps. Ever.<\/p>\n

\u2022 My friend Ashley got me one of those laser pointer things, which was a fabulous present because it means I plant my ass down somewhere and make them chase it until they figure out they’re never going to catch it. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Their favorite place to lounge is right behind my ass as I’m on the computer, which means I have to sit on the edge of the seat to type anything. Which means I’m on the computer less and less, as it’s extremely uncomfortable. <\/p>\n

\u2022 I’m still the boss, though. Right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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