Under Siege

October 15 is Medieval Siege Engine Day!

No harm in an onager or catapult between friends from time to time, amIright?

All of the cool kids have medieval siege engines, like Colehaus Cats:

Viola prepares her Trebuchet for the hungry hoards @ Colehauscats.com

I, for one, am thankful for goofy holidays, because...why not?

Let's Hop!

It's Colorful

Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!

A few four-footed furries, caught on my neighborhood walk:

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Recently listened to audiobooks that I highly recommend:

Villians Series, by V. E. Schwab

Narrated by Jeremy Arthur

Book #1: Vicious

Book #2: Vengeful

Book #3: Victorious

My two cents: A modern-day tale of college friends who help each other obtain superpowers, called EO's or ExtraOrdinaries, yet end up opposing each other when left to their own devices. Just whom is on the wrong side?

Scream With Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism, by Eleanor Johnson

Narrated by Andi Arndt and the author

My two cents: Non-fiction history of women's roles in horror films from 1968 to 1980 at the start of the women's liberation movement, and how Hollywood's misogynistic directors began to shift in step with the more open-minded social and political views and laws.  Some of the real horror happened off camera.

Films explored:

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

The Exorcist (1973)

The Stepford Wives (1975)

The Omen (1976)

Alien (1978)

The Shining (1980)

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell

 Narrated by the author

My two cents: Non-fiction audiobook on why our interactions with people we don't know can go wrong.

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Silly Nom

It's Twozday!

Due to seasonal temperature changes, Da Boyz have migrated to the huge corner beddy.

And yet, they still break away for some alone time.

Manny, on top of the fridge again.

CB, enjoying the morning sunrise.

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Da Boyz health update:

Both REALLY enjoy their daily muscle mass booster chews.

We've removed seafood from their diets, although Manny has now become rather picky about what he'll eat.

No worries, we're dealing with this by:

1) Allowing Manny to walk away from his meal, then going back to it as many times as it takes for him to finish.

2) Introducing new flavors carefully, but no cat liked the lamb (The Hubby picked it, not me!)

3) Sometimes, a sprinkle of nutritional yeast inspires him to munch.

4) Simply feeding Manny in the kitchen corner, away from his brofur.

Nothing works 100% of the time, so we stay flexible and gently coax him back to his bowl.

Okay, the truth...I've grumbled a bit at having to police Manny, as I feel that I'm the cause of his reluctance to nom.

Isn't that silly?