Long Live the Tash

It seems like lately I get folks asking about the cat. If family is asking, they usually follow with something about my mother's cat. If friends are asking, they usually follow with "Oh, Tashi is just so cute" and then add in details about their own cat or one they once had. So, I decided to lay everything to rest (at least momentarily) and show how well the cat is doing.

I got this Cat Sitter DVD for Tashi. Although the view in the screen didn't come out in the pic, here she is watching the birds. The other animals on the DVD don't interest her as much, but when the birds are playing, she is absolutely mesmerized. She has even attacked the monitor trying to get to the bird! (And no, for all you dog lovers, that is not a sign of lacking intelligence; rather I consider it the suspension of intelligence due to momentary obsession --- something we sentient humans succumb to as well.)

Next, I confess that my love for this animal has grown to the point where I now sing to her. At first, I adopted a song from Mary Poppins about feeding the birds since Tashi always has food on the brain.

Feed the Tashi, she's got food on the brain
Food on, food on, food on the brain
Feed the Tashi, food on the brain
Food on, food on, food on the brain

I had to meld some of the syllables together to get it to work right, but having done that with hymns in Spanish for years it was no problem. But then Coldplay came into my music collection and helped me modernize my serenade:


I came here with a load
And it feels so much ligh____ter
Now I met you
And honey you should know
I could never go____ on
Without you
Green eyes




Of course, the reason I sing is to mirror the singing she does for me. She purrs constantly. The pics that follow show but a sliver of our burgeoning relationship. Some of these pics are absolutely priceless, and in looking at them, I can almost hear Tashi speaking. I'm not sure why it is that cat lovers have this fetish with wanting their animals to speak, but I don't question that too much because I am too busy reveling in it.


"Come on, I'm the queen of FIFA--the Feline International Football Association. If you want to get the ball by me, start by giving me something to stay awake for!"





"You are getting sleepy. You cannot remember me doing anything bad."








"Now, where does he keep the turkey?"








"Can't I even get a snack without you watching? You're worse than the paparazzi!"







"What do you mean all I do is lay around the place? That's my job. Duh!"







"By touching my nose with my tongue, I ignite the magic power of my amulet. Now, kneel before me, petty human!"







"Of course I'm returning this stupid amulet for a refund. It's obviously defective."







"Enough with the computer. I'm right here!"








"Hey! I said no pictures!"









"Of course I'm the boss around here! That's why you're the one who works to pay the bills!"






And for a final pic, here we see the happy couple. I have to admit this cat is one of the best investments I've ever made. I'm so thankful to have this wonderful friend in my life. If only I knew of the real joy this animal would bring I would have adopted much sooner. But as it is, I'm happy to have her around (even if she does think that she is the real boss)!