A few things I meant to mention in yesterday’s post about Archie, but forgot: Fred estimates Archie’s age as 2 years old, but I’ve taken a look at his teeth and they’re in such great shape (no tartar at all) that he very well could be younger. I do think he’s an adult, but not by much.
I am 100% positive that he’d been in a home before – the first time he walked into the living room while we were watching TV, he didn’t react at all. He uses the litter box beautifully, and when I say “Get down!”, he’ll jump down from the kitchen counter. (Obviously we let the cats walk around on the counters at snack time and they also walk around on them at other times, but if I’m about to make dinner or get something to eat, I don’t want them all up in my space.)
We did name him Archie after Archie Bunker of All in the Family. It was that or Meathead, and Fred opted to save Meathead for a future cat. (We talked about using “Malph” to finish out Happy Days, but decided that really should be used for an orange cat.)
Also, the cut across his nose in that one close-up picture is from November or December. It has healed completely, and unless something falls onto the dining room table (where he spends the vast majority of his days), he should remain cut-free.
And lastly, I didn’t specifically mention it in yesterday’s post, but we did have Archie neutered several weeks ago and got all his vaccinations.
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That serious look on Garfunkel’s face is cracking me up.
Whatcha lookin’ at, Simon?
They’ve got their eyes on something, for sure.
Such a pretty boy.
Eye on the prize…
Got it!
“What’s with this peacock feather, lady? Where’s the BIRD that goes with it??”
“Okay, lady. Time for the belly rubbing!”
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Nap time collage!
Top row: Tommy atop my recliner in the front room; Jake in the seat of the same recliner; Alice on the heated bed in the computer room.
Second row: Sugarbutt in the doll bed in the dining room; Stefan on the heated bed in the front room; Miz Poo in the self-heating bed in the computer room.
Third row: Archie in the self-heated bed on the dining room table; Dennis atop the cat tree in my room; Newt in the cat bed next to my monitor.
FYI, Sunday marked FOUR years since I announced that we’d officially adopted Alice. At that point, Corbie was still our “foster”, and Reacher was about to go home with Kathy!
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Previously
2014: “They have really pretty kittens in there,” thinks Dennis.
2013: No entry.
2012: Alice Mo approves of Everett’s form.
2011: Okay, so, the story on Reacher.
2010: Oh, M’Lynn. Break my heart, why don’t you?
2009: Miz Poo will put up with the kittens as long as they don’t get TOO much in her space.
2008: No entry.
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Do loves me some Simon. The housepanthers are <3.
I thought Archie seemed like he was already familiar with being in a house. Any cat I ever had that had not been in a house were freaked out by the TV and it usually took a long time for them to get comfortable with ceiling fans too.
I hate to say it: the possibility of someone dropping Archie there is high. My husband used to insist I have my indoor cats on a sunporch that could not be seen from the street since it was his theory when someone was going to drop a cat they drove around in neighborhoods looking for a place where they thought other cats lived. And the outdoor strays I feed now, mostly feral and skittish, it is easy to distinguish an indoor kitty…always easy to pet. At any rate, a POX on all those who would abandon pets!
Ok, what do you mean by a “long time”…as in a few months, a year, more?
oh Archie….while we may never know your past, you landed in a good place
Is it just me or is Stephan looking portly in that picture? Not a flattering angle!
That’s cuz he snacks and sleeps….snacks and sleeps. 😉
It’s just a bad angle – he’s a relatively small cat (of course, now that I’ve said that, maybe he did gain a little winter weight!)
If I could have another cat, I’d drive to Alabama to get Simon. He’s so, so very cute.
It’s sad that you have so few resting places for kitties in your home. Just terrible!! =)
And what she does have is hard and cold. Poor kitties. 🙁
Especially since the cats are all so skinny and malnourished- nothing but skin and bones. All those hard surfaces must really hurt 😉
Listen. If they want soft places to lay, they’re gonna have to get jobs!
Um. They already do have jobs. They are models who are constantly having their pictures taken and they are extremely famous on the internet, I’ll have you know, so you best treat them with the respect they deserve! I bet they didn’t even ask for much when they negotiated their contracts… probably just multiple snackin’ times and cozy nap spots. They’re not greedy like some of the celebs are in their riders!
It’s not like they’re demanding whole chickens to drop out of the sky in front of them on a regular basis.
[snort!]
Excuse me a moment while I wipe the diet Coke off my keyboard!
HA! Best story ev-ah!
That was the best story ever! I will remember that one even when I am old and senile! 🙂
they should pay Archie to catch a few for them?? :p
comment for the win..
Oh my, this is about the funniest string of comments I’ve read in a long time!
HA – I bet Hydrox still dreams about that and lives in hope that it’ll happen again!
Simon and Garfunkel are the ideal pair, aren’t they? I so hope these hunks in the making will find a home together.
I am fascinated by Paul Simon’s ears. Maybe it’s the angle but they’re pure black interior. No sign of light gray like my house panther.
Somehow makes them more adorable.
You know, now that you mention it, they really are like that! I hadn’t noticed it ’til you pointed it out.
I just looked at Jack’s ears. Light-colored. Now I’ll have to look at my other two house panthers. Simon is a hunka handsome kitty!
My house panther has four white hairs on her chest and her eyes are green. Other than that, everything is black – toe beans, nose leather, whiskers, inside of the ears… My dad says when she closes her eyes, her face disappears!
Green eyes on a black cat = positively gorgeous!
Loved in yesterdays’s about Archie trying literally every cat bed in the house. Cute image. And now he has that favorite heated bed…it’s his Archie Bunker chair!
Another Archie Bunker connection. In All in the Family, Archie would say “Dinner, Dinner, Dinner!” all impatiently to Edith. Kinda like Archie cat meowing at you in the video!
Also- Edith aka Dingbat would be a great cat name too!
Dingbat would be a GREAT cat name!
Oh, Simon and Garfunkel, you are such handsome boys!
LOL Stefan. Again. He’s such a chunky monkey, the sweetheart.
(I love Edith aka Dingbat as a name, come to think of it, an All in the Family naming theme would be epic!)
Don’t know if you watch Downton Abbey but there is an actor whose real name is Tom Cullen! But the actor is nowhere as cute as your Tom Cullen
Downton Abbey is one of the many things on my “to watch” list. I wonder if the actor’s parents were fans of The Stand? 🙂
You’ve got 5 seasons available now! I just finished the last episode of season 5 last night, and CRUD we now must wait another year for more. One negative thing about the series: while Team Dog is nicely represented, there’s a complete lack of cats on the show. Humpf!
(and I agree with Laura, the feline Tom Cullen is much more to my taste.)