Bob in a Bag...................by Diane Ogden

No new crazy Bob stories today.  He still runs to the kitchen when he hears the freezer door open for his small piece of ice to chase around. 

He still lays by the laptop heater on the dining room table that is not used for eating purposes.

He still torments Gracie Allen dog and Lucy Lou cat......  He is all boy!+

And he has found a new seat on my brand new bar stool.....which I have moved near the sunny window.  I think he has Seasonal Affect Disorder from this LONG winter.  Come Spring I think there will be some new and fun Bob Benjamin Morrison Ogden stories to share.  Looking for an apartment or Condo with a screened in porch. 

Watching for some new "Catales." 

The New Addition ....................by Diane Ogden

Something icky happened to me when I went to get my hair tweaked.  I had spent over two years growing it out from one of those god awful chop cuts the teens and some others get these days.  You know where pieces of hair just hang in all different lengths.  I am from an era of Romance.  Gorgeous locks of thick sensual hair.  No matter what age. 

Without saying too much in case the wrong person (who cut my hair) might read this,  I was so upset I went and self medicated by purchasing a very large. 6' paper mache, covered in leather, Giraffe I have since named Gerry.  Thank God he was on sale for a reasonable price...

I did take into consideration Bob BMO might attempt to climb said Gerry the Giraffe.  But the hairdo and loss of the long all one length two year growth was so overwhelming that I didn't care.  If Bob BMO wanted to find his way to Gerry's back and lounge there, fine.  Just no using him for a scratching tree. 

I got Gerry home but not without some trouble.  Putting a six foot Giraffe in a Honda CRV was a trick. 

Then getting him out and up the elevator was another trick.  With the help of the teeny tiny but strong neighbor girl, we got the job done.  And then I waited and watched for any signs of Bob deciding to pull animal world hierarchy on Gerry.  But Bob did nothing but stare at the monster in the sun room.  Maybe it's his inner primal ancestor "bit cat,"  feeling at home in our jungle room.

Bob and Barbie, A Love Hate Relationship...............by Diane Ogden

Most humans have experienced  the meaning of a love/hate relationship at some point in their lives.  Either with a relative such as a mother, sister, or husband, wife.   I personally do not believe the love/hate is in any way normal but it does exist more often than most realize.   Pretty much called dysfunctional as I recall. 

The Love/Hate dysfunction happened to Bob Benjamin Morrison Ogden as of last week.  Things had been going pretty level around here in terms of cat worlds anyway.  Then suddenly there it was before my eyes on his favorite spot on the dining room table next to his (laptop) heater. 

He had fallen for Barbie.  She wore a beautiful pink tutu adorned with full phase netting.  A tight pink sweater and her hair had been done in long blonde curls.  Bob hugged her for a long glorious awe struck half hour.  Well it seemed like it anyway. He was caressing her body while licking her neck so tenderly and with amorous adoration. He held her gently with his eyes closed and all four paws. His tail gently moved gently swaying as if to signal his intentions. 

And then something happened.  I think it was when he noticed she was not responding to his affections that his ears went back and his nails came out and her hair went everywhere like the scene from an electric storm.  The rejection from deep within his soul came pouring out like a dam whose gates just opened in the springtime with the raging waters swirling in every direction.  It was a horrible sight to behold.  I was about to intervene when he tossed her off  his table like distasteful garbage.  He then majestically sat up peering off the edge down upon her dead still body. It reminded me of the National Geographic specials when the lion kills the zebra.  And he wasn't finished.  Oh God he wasn't finished yet.  He plunged downward lying next to her.  I heard a faint sound coming from him so I drew closer.  Yes, he was moaning his loss.  He then reached out to her like he was calling her back from the dead.  His paw gestured as to speak how sorry he was and how much he had loved her.  But she did not move.  He waited breathlessly.  Nothing.  

Then he just got up and walked away as if to say,  "All in a days play!"

More Cat Tales later........

Bob the Clean Up Cat.................by Diane Ogden

Gracie Allen Ogden dog is a 6 pounder.  When the ground gets icy she screams as she is a rescue and I believe her paws have been frostbit at some time in her life.  That said, she uses a podie pad in the house.  That said, Bob comes behind her and tries to cover up her podie.  "Ain't going to happen Bob!" Its paper, not litter.  But he forges on anyway.  Determined to conquer, no, cover the spot like the good mannered fellow he is.  Interesting animal to say the least.  Wish he could clean the toilets too.  Okay....done.

Why Bob Why? ..................................by Diane Ogden

Seriously Bob.  Why must he lay on the dresser when there is no room for him.  He was walking on top of all the things you see laying on the floor.  Yes I had the dresser quite full of odds and ends.  He was knocking things off so I moved them to the floor.  Whalla, he is now happy with his new spot directly across from my desk.  There are other much more comfy spots for him but he clumsily  chooses this one today.  He is not the high wire walker most cats are.  Noo noo...he would be like the fattest man trying to walk the wire.  It would be comical as I visualize it. If Bob were a dog he would be an overweight dachshund. You know, short legs, big belly.  Funny to watch him run.  He doesn't.  He trots like a miniature pony!  See? 

Overnight he stayed very close to me.  Unusually close.  I was actually looking around the room for my passed on relatives and friends considering I was up most of the night with brain noise.  Anyway... I covered him up with my blanket and he stayed under for a few hours.  I tried to take a picture of that, but the flash doesn't work when I reverse the camera face.  So I had to do a Bob/me selfie.   I wonder if he minds the PINK blanket?  He's the only guy in the house. (I tried to crop myself out but wasn't going to happen!)

So much for "Cat Tales" today.   Laters.

I Got Your Back Bob........oops. By Diane Ogden

This spot next to my laptop on my table is Bob's favorite spot.  He poses, stretches, curls up, curls around, and reaches for me while I am typing.  Tries to lay on the laptop keyboard, but most of the time loves the heat coming from the side.  This evening he was a bit more feisty.  I told him he was too close to the edge of the table, to be careful or he might fall off.   That is when he twisted his body and BLEEP, off the edge he went. 

Yes I caught him!  Funniest part was he scared himself.  He is too fat to flip himself back over and land on his feet like normal cats.  He could get a real back injury if I am not careful....   Bob is such a hoot!

 

 Love me, Love me, Love me....Mama D!  I have no choice Bob, you are
in the middle of my work.  More "Cat Tales" later.

Broken USB Ports...............................by Diane Ogden

So I have a laptop that I do not wish to have die.  That is because I do not want a Windows 8 to deal with.  I played around with one a couple times and omg let me live without one.  But it seems a person cannot purchase a new Windows 7 anymore.   Furthermore, I like using a mouse with my laptop of which I have done for the past 6 years.  Yes my laptop is 6 years OLD!  O M G!   But I love it and every time I get a new computer I cant open any of the files the techs back up for me.  So what 's the point of a backup?   Regardless of that old issue, the new issue is that suddenly my wireless mouse isn't working.  The curser just sits on the screen dead.  I unplugged the mouse and tried it on my PC and it works, whalla.  I have youtubed help, done the device manager route, hardware fixes too.  Nothing is working.  Lets face it, my two USB ports are dead.

The other issue is while I have been working on this Bob Benjamin Morrison Ogden has given me all sorts of problems.  He has laid on the left side of the laptop keys, he has stolen my pen and played crazy nutz with it, he has sat directly on the keyboard when I turned my back, and in finality he turned his ass toward me which I suspect was a direct sign of some sort.

No, I have not been able to fix my USB Ports.