Cat Communication – Tails, Teeth and MEOW! – The Crazy Cat Lady Speaks Kitteh
January 16, 2012
We all talk to our cats right? Right. Even if you said wrong, I won’t believe you. So there.
Some cats are quite vocal and some seem to know exactly what we’re saying. “Bedtime!” And Sylvester will be in there before anyone else, reclining on the bed as if to say “Where ya been?”
Some cats meow when their water dish is empty or the kitty litter is full. One of my cats will flip the water dish with her paw, bang-bang-banging it until someone fills it up for her. Cats can make over 100 different vocal sounds from meows to purrs to quacks. Yes, one of our cats can quack.
Demanding puss.
What are some other ways cats communicate?
Headbutting or a wet nose “kiss” means affection, or “Dude, I like you!”
Tail straight up with a curl at the end means happiness. “Is that a curl in your tail or are you just happy to see me?”
Lifting head slightly with chin up means the same thing as the farmer wave in Iowa. “Yo.”
Rapid meowing means “Hello hello hello I’m happy to see you hello hello hello!”
Ears flattened to the side means “Danger Will Robinson!”
Tail twitching violently from side to side. “Hasta la Vista, baby.”
Lying on back or side with legs spread outward. “Just relaxin, hanging with the homeboys.”
Paddling or kneading “This is the life.”
Slow, blinking eyes. “I luvs you.”
Rubbing head against you means “You. Are. Mine.”
Meowing is actually a response cats learn so they can talk to US. Crazy eh?
Oh, and for your information, dogs can communicate too! Umm…mostly about food.
=) Does your pet communicate with YOU?
CCL
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Cheap Date Night – Something for your Sweetie and Sweet Tooth
January 9, 2012
Oh it’s that time again! Time for cheap date night. Fast food, fast drinks and a quickie movie. What more can a girl ask for?
Not much, I’ll give you that! =)
These caramel apple parfaits SHOULD be made in a parfait glass. But seriously, eating them out of a nice bowl will work just as well. And the clean-up is even easier.
Fat free caramel apple dip (did I mention this is lo-cal?)
One apple, diced
Greek yogurt
Crushed peanuts (optional)
In the bottom of your cup or bowl, add in 1/3 the caramel, then 1/3 the apple, 1/3 the nuts and 1/2 the yogurt. Repeat. Top with the final third of caramel, apple and nuts. Serve chilled.
Easy Peasy.
And how about a Butterfinger to go with? This is absolutely one of my favorite drinks.
1 shot Butterscotch schnapps
1 shot Baileys
Ice.
It is sooooooo delicious, and the easiest drink ever to make.
Okay, got your parfait and your happy drink in hand? Be prepared, because this video shows you how to fold a t-shirt in 1 second.
Spoon in one hand, drink in the other, prepare to be amazed!
Do you fold your t-shirts? Hang them? Roll them into a tube and shove them in a drawer? I admit I use this method on every single one of my t-shirts – approximately 1574 of them. =)
Enjoy!
carrie
Zzzzzooom! What’s Quickpress? Woodie knows WordPress
January 4, 2012
Happy 2012 my incisor-impaired friends! The Woodster had a wonderful time with the neighborhood gang at a block party in Carrie’s garage. Fun times, good food, but the service was a bit slow.
Work on that a bit for the next party eh, Carrie?
=)
Today, we’ve got a quickie post on a quickie subject – Quickpress.
Those of you on wordpress.com may see this on your dashboard when you sign in, and probably say eh, what’s that? Then wander on to your regular posting.
And that’s just peachy! BUT, let’s take a quick look at Quickpress can’t we?
For those of you who blog on a regular basis, you know you have to go to dashboard>posts>add new before you can add in a post right?
Wrong.
Now you can use Quickpress. Get as far as your dashboard and you can design your post right then and there. Got a short post where you just want to post a youtube video or a picture of your latest burrow? Go here. All the buttons are the same, you can upload photos and video, etc.
You can’t format, add keywords or categories, but if you’re looking for quick? This is it.
Not that big of a deal, you say? Well truthfully not, unless you’re on your iPhone where waiting for each page to load is agony. Or if you live out in the boonies like me where internet is run by those hamsters in a cage. OR…
If you have a brilliant idea for a post. Not a fully thought out 3 page bonanza on how to woodchuck-proof your hostas, but an idea. One that if you don’t jot it down IMMEDIATELY will be gone in the mists of time forever! Toss it into Quickpress and then click Save as Draft.
It’s short, it’s sweet, it’s a timesaver.
What’s not to love about Quickpress!
=)
til next time!
Resolutions Schmesolutions – Whattup 2012?
January 2, 2012
So New Years is here! Happy Happy Joy Joy!
But have you made your resolutions for the new year?
A lot of people say they don’t…but I think we all do, whether it’s really on New Years Day or not. It’s usually prefaced by “This year I’m gonna . . . ”
Yup, that’s a bona fide resolution.
We all have the usuals – lose weight, eat better, workout more. I mean, that’s built into our psyche right?
Right.
So how about we make some DIFFERENT resolutions – ones that don’t set us up to fail?
I know I know. You’re thinking I’m nuts – possibly – because that’s the whole purpose behind resolutions right?
Wrong.
How about some of these for starters :
I resolve to watch at least one of the 6012 DVD’s in my collection this year.
I resolve to empty the trash bin on my email at least twice this year.
I resolve to never wear Mickey Mouse fleece pants to Wal Mart just in case the People of Wal Mart photographers are there that day
I resolve to at least LOOK at the manual before assembling [insert item to be assembled here]
I resolve to workout daily, even if it is only in my brain.
I resolve to do serious research to discover if potato chips really count as a vegetable.
I resolve to never eat a one-pound two-pound bag in one sitting.
I resolve not to ride my camel too fast in a pedestrian’s only lane.
See. That’s not so hard now is it?
Now what’s your resolution – one you can’t POSSIBLY fail?
carrie
Comments I’ve Made – Did I Say That? Woodie Knows WordPress
Anyways, while I’m out surfing the net (thanks for providing the wi-fi Carrie!) I generally leave brilliant insights and pithy comments through the blogging world.
And just as quickly, I’ve forgotten whom I said what to.
I’m getting older now you know. I’ll be three in February!
So, how do we solve this dilemma Woodie?
First, go to your dashboard and click on Comments I’ve Made. (I looooove their naming system!) Now in the middle of your screen will pop a big screen. Let’s dissect it shall we?
First, at the top is the name and a link to the blog where you made the original comment. (Brilliant I’m sure)
Following that is the comment that was left RIGHT BEFORE YOURS.
Second is your comment.
Third is the comment FOLLOWING YOURS.
If you scroll down, you’ll see more replies, possibly even one made to you! However – and this is a big however! – sometimes there have been MANY comments, and WP will list only the latest 10. So it’s entirely possible in your tirade to Donald Trump about his latest hairstyle attempt, that his reply to your comment is not listed here.
No fair, you howl! I want to know what the Donald said! Well, that’s one of the restrictions of WP you’re going to have to live with. Suck it up my friend and click on the link at the top and go find your comment.
And here’s a quickie for those of you not knowing how to FIND something on a page?
Click Ctrl and the letter F at the same time on your keyboard. A little box pops up at the bottom of your screen.
This is how it looks on mine in Firefox. From here you type in the phrase you’re looking for and then click Next, which will show the next instance of that word or phrase while scrolling DOWN, or previous which shows the next one scrolling UP or Highlight all, which is the world’s super coolest.
So while this may not find ALL the blogs you’ve posted on with your witticisms and jibes, it will highlight quite a few of them, and let you go back and post even more.
So, let’s talk about that hair, Donald.
=)
Happy trails!