I haven't had a chance to do any posts in the last couple weeks - life is INSANE recently. The holidays and work are conspiring to drive me nuts, but they won't completely succeed I believe. We adopted (for the moment at least) a new kitty, Cyrus. He's really cute, Tabby with a fair amount of white in his coat, and about 10-15 months old I think. He's kind of a mess though and adding a good deal of extra work to our lives (mainly Anne's schedule). He's not familiar with litter boxes and he's not picking up the litter box routine. Oh shit (literally)! There may be some improvement in the last couple of days, hopefully. I'll try to get some pics up soon - he's pretty shy.
Here's a vid from a recent show we went to at Beerland, Digital Leather, from Omaha, Nebraska (they used to be from Phoenix, Arizona). Their shows are always a blast!
Anne and I love these guys, or Shawn, specifically. He's pretty much a 1-man band in the studio, or that was his approach in the past, not sure if he still takes that approach with their/his new album "Warm Brother" but he always tours with a killer band. This song is not from the new album but there's another vid up on YouTube that includes an excellent cut from it, Photo Lie, coupled with a DL classic, Styrofoam (a great sing-a-long tune). You should be able to link to it from this one. Oh what the hell, here it is too:
Shawn and his band mates are super nice guys too.
That's all for now, don't forget to rawk it!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Morning Report, November 23, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Fuji, Trinidad, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
Little by little, Bucky and Mandarin are getting more comfortable with me being nearby. I don't know if we'll ever be able to handle or pet them but we need to keep trying that so we can get them to the vet once a year or at least once every couple of years. Nico remains very wild and won't let us get near him. His big brother Rosenquist is almost the opposite. It's funny how much look like each other and how different their personalities are.
Let's eat! Let's eat!
Little by little, Bucky and Mandarin are getting more comfortable with me being nearby. I don't know if we'll ever be able to handle or pet them but we need to keep trying that so we can get them to the vet once a year or at least once every couple of years. Nico remains very wild and won't let us get near him. His big brother Rosenquist is almost the opposite. It's funny how much look like each other and how different their personalities are.
Let's eat! Let's eat!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Holy sh*t boys & girls!
Chaos in Tejas!
Chaos in Tejas!
Chaos in Tejas!
Chaos in Tejas!
May 27-30, 2010
Jeff's coming back from Japan!
Oh my friggin' gawd!!
Chaos in Tejas!
Chaos in Tejas!
Chaos in Tejas!
May 27-30, 2010
Jeff's coming back from Japan!
Oh my friggin' gawd!!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Morning Report, November 13, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
Bucky from a couple of years ago - he's a big boy!
Today is the anniversary of my father-in-law's passing, Homer Mendez. Super nice and very interesting man. We miss him a lot!
Rest in peace Homer. You are loved!
Bucky from a couple of years ago - he's a big boy!
Today is the anniversary of my father-in-law's passing, Homer Mendez. Super nice and very interesting man. We miss him a lot!
Rest in peace Homer. You are loved!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Morning Report, November 12, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
Mandarin and Horsey got into what sounded like a nasty fight yesterday evening, apparently over "hanging out" territory. Mandarin had Horsey cowering and retreating which is kind of a surprise. Horsey is almost always the aggressor when there's a disagreement with the other cats and Mandarin generally goes out of his way to avoid conflict. I guess Mandarin really wanted his spot and wasn't going to be pushed out of it. They both seemed fine this morning and there weren't any obvious signs of injury or continued hostility. Crazy cats.
Mandarin and Horsey got into what sounded like a nasty fight yesterday evening, apparently over "hanging out" territory. Mandarin had Horsey cowering and retreating which is kind of a surprise. Horsey is almost always the aggressor when there's a disagreement with the other cats and Mandarin generally goes out of his way to avoid conflict. I guess Mandarin really wanted his spot and wasn't going to be pushed out of it. They both seemed fine this morning and there weren't any obvious signs of injury or continued hostility. Crazy cats.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Morning Report, November 6, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
We love the inside crew too, although I don't mention them very often. Here's Aleksei hanging out a few months ago:
He is a very, very sweet cat. Handsome too!
We love the inside crew too, although I don't mention them very often. Here's Aleksei hanging out a few months ago:
He is a very, very sweet cat. Handsome too!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Morning Report, November 3, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
All the inside crew are doing well. Sammy wrestles regularly with some of the boys, especially Simon, Elio and, to a slightly lesser degree, Rocky (Rocky's such a good sport!). For an older kitty, Rocky runs and jumps almost with the best of them and he never gets grumpy about it. We adopted him in 1999, so I think he's about 9 1/2 years old. He's a real sweetheart!!
All the inside crew are doing well. Sammy wrestles regularly with some of the boys, especially Simon, Elio and, to a slightly lesser degree, Rocky (Rocky's such a good sport!). For an older kitty, Rocky runs and jumps almost with the best of them and he never gets grumpy about it. We adopted him in 1999, so I think he's about 9 1/2 years old. He's a real sweetheart!!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Morning Report, November 2, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
Rosenquist & Nico, 2006
Anne saw what she describes as a young Raccoon yesterday evening. It was eating some of the leftover cat food that was outside. She chased it off by banging two pan lids together. This is probably the same Raccoon we've seen in the yard a couple of times in the last two weeks.
Rosenquist & Nico, 2006
Anne saw what she describes as a young Raccoon yesterday evening. It was eating some of the leftover cat food that was outside. She chased it off by banging two pan lids together. This is probably the same Raccoon we've seen in the yard a couple of times in the last two weeks.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Morning Report, October 30, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
Little Brother lounging
A cool front came through yesterday, bringing some rain here and there. There were some heavy but very brief showers. It's much cooler this morning.
Little Brother lounging
A cool front came through yesterday, bringing some rain here and there. There were some heavy but very brief showers. It's much cooler this morning.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
RAWK!
Super show this past Sunday (10/25) - Underground Railroad To Candyland, Ghost Knife and Cruddy at Beerland. URTC was awesome, quirky and epic - it was over too soon. Ghost Knife is getting really sharp, both in their great songs and the witty repartee (is that redundant?) they engage in between songs - "It's all about Sepultura" - you'd never guess how they arrived at that observation. Cruddy was a blast although they were missing their bassist Dustin who at the last minute couldn't do the show.
And holy shit! We're back at Beerland for a GREAT show tonight - Digital Leather, Love Collector, the Dead Space, Flesh Lights and Literature. It will be a loud, cathartic, drunken, dance party. Man oh man oh man oh man oh man!
Gotta love the Leather!
xoxo
And holy shit! We're back at Beerland for a GREAT show tonight - Digital Leather, Love Collector, the Dead Space, Flesh Lights and Literature. It will be a loud, cathartic, drunken, dance party. Man oh man oh man oh man oh man!
Gotta love the Leather!
xoxo
Morning Report, October 28, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji and Honey Bunny ate this morning. Fuji hadn't been around for a couple of days, probably because of the rain - had some BIG rain this week!
Cool this morning, but getting warmer during the day. Should be pleasant this evening. Big show tonight!
Cool this morning, but getting warmer during the day. Should be pleasant this evening. Big show tonight!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Morning Report, October 23, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning. Didn't see Fuji.
It's much cooler this morning, near 50°, but it's going to be sunny and clear all day.
I saw a couple of Hawks flying directly over our block yesterday. They're probably Coopers Hawks judging from their coloration and size. They look like Red Tailed Hawks but much smaller. The adults are about the size of an adult cat, so shouldn't be a threat to our guys. I understand that smaller birds and to a lesser degree, Squirrels, are their favorite prey. Many of the local birds begin sounding the alarm when these Hawks are nearby. The Hawks are pretty noisy too, with a very distinct and loud call. It sounds like the monster call from a 60s Sci-Fi B-movie.
It's much cooler this morning, near 50°, but it's going to be sunny and clear all day.
I saw a couple of Hawks flying directly over our block yesterday. They're probably Coopers Hawks judging from their coloration and size. They look like Red Tailed Hawks but much smaller. The adults are about the size of an adult cat, so shouldn't be a threat to our guys. I understand that smaller birds and to a lesser degree, Squirrels, are their favorite prey. Many of the local birds begin sounding the alarm when these Hawks are nearby. The Hawks are pretty noisy too, with a very distinct and loud call. It sounds like the monster call from a 60s Sci-Fi B-movie.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Morning Report, October 20, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Trinidad, Fuji, and Honey Bunny ate this morning. Horsey has been pretty regular most days but wasn't here this morning. I had to chase him off last night because he was terrorizing Bucky and to a lesser degree, Rosy, during the evening feedings. He's a pretty cat and pretty sweet usually, but he can be a butthead occasionally.
His human originally named him Horses Ass because of his penchant for being mean to the other cats, but I could never call him that and have always called him Horsey. His person now calls him Horsey too.
Sammy has slept in our bedroom a couple of night recently. He's still pretty vocal in the early, early morning. I'm not sure if that helps us get up or makes more tired in the morning because our last hour of sleep has been interrupted.
His human originally named him Horses Ass because of his penchant for being mean to the other cats, but I could never call him that and have always called him Horsey. His person now calls him Horsey too.
Sammy has slept in our bedroom a couple of night recently. He's still pretty vocal in the early, early morning. I'm not sure if that helps us get up or makes more tired in the morning because our last hour of sleep has been interrupted.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Morning Report, October 19, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Fuji, Trinidad, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
Sammy is very affectionate and he got under the covers early this morning. He's taming up pretty good - loves to get a petting! He's getting along pretty well with the other cats.
Sammy is very affectionate and he got under the covers early this morning. He's taming up pretty good - loves to get a petting! He's getting along pretty well with the other cats.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Morning Report, October 16, 2009
Mandarin, Little Brother, Rosenquist, Nico, Bucky, Fuji, Trinidad, Honey Bunny and Horsey ate this morning.
It's turned cool again - yea!!! Supposed be nice (and dry) this weekend. Maybe we can do some hoopin'! Plus UT-OU game tomorrow, early too - won't have to wait for it.
It's turned cool again - yea!!! Supposed be nice (and dry) this weekend. Maybe we can do some hoopin'! Plus UT-OU game tomorrow, early too - won't have to wait for it.
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