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Not even my cat got me flowers for my birthday yesterday. 🙁 So I passive aggressively sent him pics from his recent floral-inspired kitty modeling exploits to remind him of his transgression.
We play psychological games like that with each other… We’re Real Housewives like that.
Tabs the Cat “Be Your Best Self” Rule #267: When the sun is out, it’s time to make a statement. And what better way to make a statement about how much you enjoy sunshine than by wearing a sunflower ? cat collar?
Today’s patrol was more about catching rays and making a fashion statement than keeping away cat and canine intruders. It was hot yesterday, and it looks like it’s gonna be hot today. We had every fan in the house going yesterday, and it was still uncomfortable for the human employees, but Tabs wouldn’t have it any other way.
He loves it when it’s hot. ?
He’ll seek out the sunniest, hottest spot wherever he is, plop himself down, and proceed to take a nap.
I’m totally not kidding; I think he’s solar ☀️ powered.
As you know, cats have been strong supporters of the U.S. Armed Forces since before the American Revolution, providing logistical “lurvy” support to service members, veterans and their families, as well as providing volunteer pest control on bases and naval vessels.
This year, to show his support, Tabs designed and commissioned a special commemorative Memorial Day cat collar, which he wanted to model… ?
Tabs always says that in kitty modeling, the best defense is a good offense. If you just rest on your laurels, sooner or later a hungrier up-and-coming cat will take what’s yours, and you won’t be walking the catwalk at feline fashion week anymore. Nope, if you’re lucky, you’ll get a page in the Petco catalog.
Every once in a while Tabs goes into kitty ninja mode, and instead of just patrolling the neighborhood, he conducts more advanced cat recon.
That’s what he did today. He inspected the houses on the circle more closely to look for signs of feline incursion.
Happy Mother’s Day, or, as Tabs calls it, “Employee Appreciation Day.” Today he granted me an audience with himself, which I enjoyed very much. We sat and read together and watched birds on the front steps.
*sigh* He’s not my little kitty boy anymore. 🙁 He’s a captain of industry, and he doesn’t have as much patience as he used to. Now he’s all about productivity when it comes to…pretty much everything, LOL. When we’re outside, he doesn’t like to just sit and chill quite as much as he used to. He’d rather patrol the circle or go exploring on the hill, so it’s a bit of a sacrifice for him to humor me by sitting and reading for a few minutes.
So I appreciate these moments.
I know he likes spending time with me, but he’d rather just go for a long walk.
Speaking of that, he still — STILL — even after all these years, pulls on his leash to go toward where we used to live in Mill Valley to the south. He must still remember our old home all those years ago… It’s been 10 years! But he still points and pulls us in that direction, and he’ll gaze off in the distance for a long time, like he’s thinking back.
I wish I could read his mind. Is he remembering another person he used to know back when he was an outdoor cat? Or is he wondering about other kitties? I don’t even know if he had siblings or if he remembers his mommy cat…
OK, that was sad. 🙁
I approach today’s 500th installment of Sundays with Tabs with a sense of pride coupled with bittersweet melancholy. Tabs and I have spent an average of 2-3 hours working together on these posts each week for more than 10 years. That’s literally more than 1,000 hours!
As silly as these posts are, I’ll cherish the time I’ve spent creating them with Tabs for the rest of my life, because why not? Life is serious, and there’s always going to be something important going on. All of us face important decisions and challenges every single day — lost jobs, car repairs, breakups, work conflicts, overdue bills, taxes, health scares, financial difficulties, emergency room visits, sudden illnesses…
Nothing lasts forever. Everything is temporary. Change is the only constant, but I believe that it’s the little things that keep us going, like spending time with your cat and sharing pictures of him wearing a leather collar with a pink bow, a glittery “500” and a flower on it with people on the Internet.
Thank you for coming along with me on this marvelous ride so far.
Here’s a look at what Tabs wore on this morning’s patrol around the neighborhood, followed by a brief kitty modeling career retrospective. 🙂
Tabs may be semi-retired, but that hasn’t slowed him down. He still tries to keep up with the latest trends, and set new trends. Unlike the other cats in the neighborhood who are comfortable going out in the same collar they’ve been wearing for, who knows how many weeks, months or years, Tabs always dresses to impress, because 1) you never know if you’re gonna run into Naomi Campbell on your morning walk, and damn if he’s going to be out-dressed by Naomi, and 2) he feels like he has a responsibility to inspire those around him.
He’s not the kind of cat to wear the same uniform every day — this bow with that tie, day after day. He likes to treat every day like a special occasion, including actual special occasions, like Easter, the Super Bowl and St. Patrick’s Day, because if he doesn’t do it, who will?
Here’s a look back at his favorite outfits from this year so far… 🙂
Who’s the suavest, most debonair, most sophisticated security cat in Novato?
Tabs, that’s who. 🙂
He likes to send a message to any would-be cat or canine intruders that there’s a together cat with impeccable style holding down the fort.
Overall, things were uneventful on this morning’s patrol. There were a couple of unruly turkeys and one suspicious cat, but all of them kept their distance when they saw Tabs.
