Celestial Pommy

It's PO'Monday.

On August 7, 2021, Earth was deprived of a spectacularly goofy cat.

Celestial Paddy O'Malley, image from March 21, 2020.

May 20, 2012.

June 18, 2016.

As soon as I was able to, after Paddy's passing and the multiple Covid lockdowns while working remotely, I honored The PO'M in a way that helped heal my broken heart.

Inked on December 10, 2022, on my right arm.

Yes, I have thousands of pictures of Paddy, yet glimpsing him as art on my body softened my sharp grief, and even after five years, he's attached to my soul.

He was my ❤️ cat.

💔 😿 💔 😿 💔

Thickset

It's PO'Monday!

Look at these images from June, 2015.

Celestial Paddy O'Malley was still carrying his winter weight.

😹 😹 😹

"Whale on the beach!!!"

He was goofy, a showoff, and he's missed so very much.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

For National Selfie Day, June 21:

Rollin'

It's PO'Monday!

October, 2016, and Celestial Paddy O'Malley was rolling around on the warm pavement.

Lazy.

Lost his head!

Ahh, those eyes, dat belleh, big back feets....PERFECTION!

❤️ ❤️ ❤️ 

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!

 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁

Rant:

And what to do about Columbus Day, celebrated in the US and other countries?

The Europe-centric idea behind this date, although certainly the Italian diaspora is entitled to venerate Christopher Columbus, feels terribly old-fashioned.

Many US communities have changed the holiday to Indigenous Peoples Day, or don't acknowledge it at all anymore.

It's not a day off from work, although the US Postal Service and banks are closed, so it's really a sort of mess.

Alternatively, there are indications that Norse settlers 'found' North America in the 1000's, and Polynesian and Japanese travelers may also have landed centuries before Columbus.

In Michigan, there is evidence of Phoenician expeditions, which match with petroglyphs found near Toronto, Canada.

There is a heavy bias towards 'nothing was there until Europeans noticed it' that is sophomoric in this day and age.  

Just sayin'...

End rant.

Grinner

It's PO'Monday!

July, 2015, and someone just wanted to show off his teefs.

And also show off everything else!

😹

2016 Belleh

It's PO'Monday!

Late April, 2016, and Celestial Pommy was letting it all hang out...

Using my noggin as a footrest!

That was an impression belleh, no?

😹😹😹

Fill Up The Tank

We've been posting about all kinds of things recently, but what about The PO'M?

Let's start to fill our empty Pommy tanks, shall we?

Click click click: The PO'M

It's PO'Monday!

Rolly polly Celestial Paddy, images taken in succession on 11/21/20.

Click...click...click!

What a glorious round mound o'love!

💕😻💕