Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 24, 2022

You’d thank that after all these years he would know that Luddie is a cat.

Arlo isn’t soft enough.

No blanket on the lap

You’re in MY spot!

I think Luddie likes the corner where he doesn’t have to worry about his spot getting up and leaving for some reason.

No. He wants the spot you have just warmed up. I am not allowed to tell you how I know about this behaviour.

I feel your pain. They so often do that, lol.

Sheldon’s spot :D

My cats won’t climb in my lap invited…they wait until I am on my laptop, usually when I am working on my finances.

Cats have always been, “Pet me, slaaave.”

My Tabby Gus will stretch out across hubby and I every evening. Forget getting up until he’s finished his deep sleep.

Only when the weather is cold. Of course, if he gets on your lap he’s likely to start kneading/making biscuits.

No lap for me, human. I want my own spot. I’ll revisit that decision as dinner time approaches.

The little buddy is leaving that spot for Janis.

We went to the vet last weekend for shots, etc. I stuck the receipt on the bottom of the refrigerator, eye level for my two boys. I told them they owed me lap time for that bill. They haven’t paid me back yet.

That’s why I have a dog.

Great expectations followed by great disappointment.

Arlo, if the cat didn’t love you he would go sleep in the bedroom. He does love you so he wants to be near you, even if he doesn’t share your interest in basketball.

I guess not, Arlo…guess not.

My kitty loves to sit on my lap every night

My cat only sits on my lap when she’s cold.

No and no……

My black cat insisted on laying on me no matter what I was doing, including working under the sink.

With dogs, if they are raised to sleep on laps they will always do it, no matter how big they get. With cats, it seems to be random if they want your lap, unless you are pregnant. Then they like the extra warmth and will hang around all they can, in my experience. I haven’t had a cat in years due to a new allergy. I kind of want one now, but I don’t ever want kitty litter again and my cats were all housecats and where I live, a cat wouldn’t last long going outside. If the weather didn’t kill it, the wildlife would eat well.

I prefer beside me to in my lap so I can get up and down without moving the cat.

All the warmth with none of the bother.

Because cat.

You are in my spot.

“…the better to sharpen my claws on.”

Most of my cats never liked sitting on a lap; they wanted to lay next to us.

Is Luddie’s name Gilligan now?

Luddie must be mimicking Sheldon Cooper – “You’re in my spot.”

Yeah … cat. However, had he said to keep going, you know it would have stopped on his lap. Let’s say it all together: CATS!!! (I still love them)

My cat prefers to get on my lap for a few minutes and then curl up beside me.

Mine wants in my lap when I’m reading, on the laptop, eating, or anything else that is made inconvenient by the presence of a cat. And I love it.

Cat thing.

My tortoiseshell cat has the typical tortie attitude. Right now, she is standing inches away from me, staring at the tablet in my lap and my crossed legs. She will do this until I make a comfortable lap for her.

2024.

Many nights I sleep in a chair with my feet on an ottoman due to a medical condition I have.

A few nights ago I was wide awake due to chronic insomnia, and so observed the family cat:

1. Climb halfway up onto the ottoman

2. Realize that my feet were up on there

3. Climb back down

At first I thought that perhaps he wanted my lap and so was going to join me, and was a little disappointed. But when I told this to one of the relatives I’m living with, she explained that sometimes the cat just likes to sit on the ottoman and was probably disappointed to find that it was in use.