Instead of posting about the election, I figured you'd all rather see a picture of my Ragdoll cat Beezle in the bathroom sink. … [Read more...] about Election Day 2016 – Beezle In the Bathroom Sink
Catblogging
More Photos of Beezle Growing Up
I was working on my comprehensive paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on President Obama's State of the Union address, when suddenly it hit me: I should just post more pictures of Beezle growing up. Here he is on my home computer desk:This used to be one of his favorite spots:I never had a desk cat before, but now I'm getting used to it. Here he is, hanging out … [Read more...] about More Photos of Beezle Growing Up
Farewell Simon, We Hardly Knew You
Last spring, our cat Ripley passed away after a somewhat lengthy period of illness. It was a very sad time for us. My wife was especially heartbroken, as Ripley had been the first cat we adopted after a catless period that followed the death of her previous cat.As is my way, I had put up a post about Ripley's passing. Unbeknownst to me, someone over at the Opinionated … [Read more...] about Farewell Simon, We Hardly Knew You
Beezle Growing Up
I've already posted photos of Beezle as a kitten here and here (and even some video here), but he's grown up since I took those. I was busy starting a new job, so I didn't have as much time to get cat pictures as I hoped, but here are a few I took during the first few months, often with my phone, because I was more likely to have that with me than my camera.You'll … [Read more...] about Beezle Growing Up
How Hotch Became Beezle
It's been a long, long time since I did any Friday catblogging, but I just found some old video I took of the Ragdoll kitten we got in the summer of 2011, and that gave me the impetus to finally put something together.[Update: This post is now linked at the Carnival of the Cats at The Opinionated Pussycat.]We like to name our cats after characters from movies and … [Read more...] about How Hotch Became Beezle