Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for December 02, 2012

*Chuckle…

A lot of animals will do that. My sister’s pet cockatiel (’teil) absolutely loved my father (even when he accidentally sparked her after walking across the rug one dry staticky winter morning), but the bird hated my mother: mom was allergic to he, and every time mom walked passed the cage, the bird would shiver and fluff, sending bird dander everywhere.

lazy cat. and, what is up with the old wives’ tale about cats and babies and something about stealing souls?

My guess is that the cat is more suspicious of someone trying to sneak around then the every day activity, ye ’olde flight instinct. And while he may not hear it, the cat hears every creaking joint, every breath and every other noise made with each step. I wonder if being ye ’older isn’t helping him much?

This is one cat that doesn’t want to be disturbed!

. . . what woke it up was the trying not to . . .

“117. Learn to watch everything. Even with your eyes closed.”

- “A Cat’s Little Instruction Book” by Leigh Rutledge

Actually, cats respond more quickly to .177

Once when I was in college I slept a good deal later than one of my roommates because of our schedules. A friend would come by our dorm room to go with her to breakfast, and they would whisper. That drove me nuts! I finally asked her just to speak in normal tones. Maybe, as some have suggested, the same principle is operating here.