It’s a Urination Miracle!

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
I've thought about training our cat to use the toilet instead of a litter box. But she's 13 years old...it seems a little late to be teaching that cat new tricks. This is just further evidence that I don't know anything.Our bathroom & kitchen are being repaired. Everything from the kitchen is in the living room & our bedroom...everything from our bathroom is crammed into the bedroom as well.I can make a peanut butter sammich & give myself a facial without having to leave my bedroom.This has been a bit of an inconvenience for Cat, too. Her food dish & litter box have been relocated to the living room. The litter box has a little door on it that we never use - we removed it last year upon recognizing that this displeased Cat & being the humble & obedient subjects that we are, the door was removed & never seen again.Until this week. ...
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Le Scénoparc: Home of the Bovine Poop Chute

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
On the second day of our vacation, Olivier, Cat and I were safely in Parensol. After lunch, we took off with Olivier's mother, Corinne, to go to a place called Le Scénoparc. This is basically an outdoor park with bovine animals and information on the origins of bovines. A Moo Cow Zoo. When we arrived, we saw a couple of locals with heads bowed worshiping the large, prehistoric bovine head near the entrance.We walked through the park looking at the yaks, bison, reindeer and cows... then we happened upon a couple of goats. The goats aren't afraid of the humans, as Olivier and his mother have demonstrated. In fact, I don't think the goats gave a shit about much besides noshing. But the highlight of the day for me was when we came across a giant cow shitting out laughing, squealing children. A large sculpture of a cow had been constructed of wood and some engineering genius had decided that this...
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Puking Peril on the Way to Parensol

Puking Peril on the Way to Parensol

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
The first day of our vacation, Olivier and I were riding in the stuffed rental car with our yowling cat in the backseat on our way to Parensol in central France to spend the weekend with Olivier's parents. Cat was safely snuggled in her little traveling bag. About 30 minutes into the trip, we were on the Périphérique heading away from Paris when she began her signature "I'm about to blow chunks" wail. No hot, meaty smell wafted from behind, so we assumed that all was well. That was fucking stupid.We stopped a couple of hours later at a rest stop to eat. I held Cat's bag in my lap while trying to feed her bites of turkey through a wee hole near her head. She didn't seem to interested. We walked to the building to grab some coffee and have a pee, taking turns holding Cat's bag as we went inside. When I came outside, Olivier announced that he had discovered...
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Why Not a Cat Walk?

Why Not a Cat Walk?

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
I've noticed that when I go outside, it's nothing out of the ordinary to see people walking around with their dogs on a leash. I wonder if any of those people also have cats. Is the cat just sitting at home alone? I don't see any reason why the cat shouldn't get to go for a walk, too.  Has anyone bothered to ask the cat if he or she might like to go out for a while? What is this "just a house cat" business? Sure, I can understand not letting the cat go out alone... but what's the harm in just going for a damn walk? I think a cat could have a very nice time outside with their own leash, smelling the fresh air & checking out the scenery...They could make some new friends...Or just enjoy an open space...and they could still go climb a tree...But it would be safer, because they couldn't climb up quite so high...So, it would be...
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