Everybody Guess Again!

That is NOT our muzzer!

That picture is about 30+ years newer than our muzzer!

Plus...our muzzer is so old, teams didn't have that kind of mascot!

The Lamb family are close, no cigar yet.

Guesses will count whether you post them here or there.

And each place will count for one.

Sheesh

Gussie

Go Cards!

Who is this small child about to be eaten

by a large and voracious bird.

The GusMeister knows!

If you know - post the answer.

We will make a donation in your honor

to the "keep Albert in the lineup" fund.

No, no.....

how did the Dad get in this blog post?

We will follow Miss Asta's good example

and make a donation in honor of our friends,

furred and otherwise,

to Miss Khyra's gasoline fund.

Then we will have a drawing and send the winner a

Cardinal T-shirt, size to be specified by the lucky dog

(or cat) who wins.

Rules.

.....comments must be made before midnight on

Friday - September 30th.

...........No family members (adopted or otherwise)

of Gus Dagger WFT are eligible to win the T-shirt.

(this means you! Eartha Kitteh)

....Oh Yeah...and I will count each comment by an individual

poster, so if you have multiple email accounts, you can use each one

but if you post multiple times under a single email, I will only count it

as one.

THE GUSMEISTER

Time to Celebrate, Internet Doggies!

Good Morning, Doggies of the Internet! It is I, Eartha Kitteh.

I woke this lady E. Rabbit up early this morning, because it is a VERY IMPORTANT day. "Hey lady," I said to her. "Wake up! It is time to CELEBRATE."

Do you know what we are CELEBRATING today, doggies? No, it is not the feast of St. Ceolfrith. It is not the day the Bill of Rights was passed. It is not the birthday of William Faulkner or Phil Rizzuto or Shel Silverstein or T.I. or Frederick William II of Prussia.

All those things happened on September 25, but we are CELEBRATING today because it is my EARTHA-VERSARY!
This is what I looked like ONE YEAR AGO TODAY when I first came to live with this lady E. Rabbit. She and some of her friends came and got me out from under the house where I was living with my Dad Cat and some other stray kitties after my Mom Cat and her people moved and left me behind.

At first I did not think that living with her was going to be such a good thing. Yes, it was more comfortable than living out of doors, and the food supply was more consistent, but she also made me do stupid things like go to the VET, who gave me shots and put thermometers in undignified places. And then that vet made this lady give me medicines in my eyes and ears because I had infections, and down my gullet because I had wormies in my POOP.

But then I realized that the benefits outweighed the disadvantages. Like outside, I did not have all sorts of awesome toys that I could kill.

And I never had the chance to learn about the finer things in life, like wine smelling.
This one has an excellent bouquet.

And I would never have met my good friend, the Ornj Dog.
I like to carry him around by his scruff, like mom cats do their kittens.

On the other hand... if I'd stayed living outside, I would never have had to wear this stupid outfit at Christmas time.
But I ALSO would've never gotten a lot of TOYS from Santa Claws at Christmas (Santa Claws cannot find kitties who do not have a fixed address).
And I never would've learned to keep myself calm and centered by practicing YOGA.
This is called "Sideways Facing Cat Pose." It is very good for your core.

And I would not have learned about BASEBALL.
This is me saying "Go Nats!" I root for the Nats because Nats rhymes with cats, and because we live in DC (*and because we don't have a Cardinals helmet in cat size. --E. Rabbit).

I would probably not even have gotten a celebration for my first birthday in June...
....much less a bunch of awesome presents like the ones that dog Gus's muzzer got me.

So I talked to this lady about what we were going to do to celebrate our EARTHA-VERSARY. She said I could have a new TOY from the stash of cat toys she keeps hidden (because she thinks I already have too many toys. She is wrong, but there is no convincing her of this).

And she said she would go to the store and get a piece of SALMON that we can share for dinner. I will have mine with kibble; she will have hers with greens or pasta or something lame.

And she said she got me a PRESENT. It is blue to match my beautiful eyes, and it has pirate skulls and crossbones on it because I'm TOUGH.
I am not entirely sold on this present yet. It's very pretty, but it may not be my thing.

I am pouting!

She gave me a bath!

So now I am pouting.

I dried myself on her sheets.

And now I am on her pillows.

I am not getting down

until the whole bed is damp.

Deal with that one, Muzzer!

We just finished

reading this at bedtime. It is not as good as it could be. The dog (ASTA!) does not have any good lines. We will share it with you if you want. Let us know.

gussie

Hurricanes and other stuffs

Teka Here!

I thought it was about time that I got busy and

let you all know that we are F.I.N.E.!

(Frantic, Insecure, Neurotic and Excitable!)

But really. The Hurricane was a non-event for me,

and mostly for Gussie too.

We had no power, so there were no lights in the house

and no cold air coming out of my vents. The humans

were upset for some reason about not having any hot

water for their beloved showers, but I am not all

that fond of showers, warm or otherwise.

(I prefer a bubble bath you know?)

What it meant was that we used up Muzzer's supply

of beeswax candles that match her "special" dishes.

And on Sunday ALL of us got to be piggies with

the shrimps that were residing in the freezer.

After the Muzzer grilled them. YUM!

BUT...on the plus side me n Gussie did not

miss even one walkie. And because the house was

dark earlier than usual, all of us climbed in the big

bed together a bit earlier than we usually do.

Gussie griped because bedtime stories were shorter

and they were almost always ones that Muzzer or Dad

knew by heart. But I like "Goodnight Moon" and "The Little

Engine that Could" and I hardly ever look at the pictures in the

books anyway. So.........

And in the mornings I made sure everyone got up a little

earlier than usual so we could get Dad ready for work on time.

There were lots of trees like this big

one that ended their distinguished arboreal

lives in this most undignified manner. And

that made me kind of sad.

But it brought the squirrels a lot closer to the ground

for at least a little while.

And out on Dad's campus, there were lots

of trees like this one. But they didn't cancel

classes, not even for one day. So all of

the Botany Buffs got to see reality close up

and personal.

And the weather stayed reasonably cool

(for Richmond in August) so even with

all of us in the big bed and no fans available

it was comfortable sleeping.

So I am counting my blessings and saying

that I hope we don't go through this again

too soon, and I hope that everyone

else has their power back and that we

all have a better week than the last one.

Gussie and Asta sure are!

They are at the Pawm, and Asta's

Sweet Mommi shared this picture

with us today. Now I know why

Gussie took Dancing Lessons instead

of obedience class like I did.

Teka Toy

over and out.

Eartha's Artistic Endeavours

Hey there, dogs and peoples. It is me again, Eartha Kitteh.

This lady E. Rabbit thought you might be missing those dogs Gus and Teka while they are still not having power in Richmond. So she said I could share with you some of the pictures she took of them the last time she visited.

She does not want you dogs to get Gus and Teka withdrawal, you see.

So here is that other dog, Teka.

She is in that guy Dad's office. She knows that this office is where that guy Dad thinks all of his important thoughts, so she is trying to have important thoughts of her own while she's there.

She is somewhat limited in her capacity to do this, if you ask me.

And here is that dog who is my uncle, Gus.
He is saying "Pbbbbblllllt to you, Dominion Power. Give me my lights and internet back!"

And here am I, Eartha Kitteh.
I am sitting in this lady E. Rabbit's underwear drawer. I know you are not having withdrawal from me, but I thought you would like to see this picture anyway, since I am very good looking.

Hurricane Central

We are fine

We still do not have power.

We have hijacked the compooter at my Dad's office but it is a mastadon!

We are reading posties, but not always responding. We hope you all are OK!

Our kibble supply is still ample, but we are below 26 lbs, so we know have less kibble than we do Gussie and Teka is eyeing me strangely!

We love you all and are so happy the hurricane did not hurt any of our friends.

Gussie and Teka

Eartha Gives The All-Clear

Good morning, doggies and people. It is I, Eartha Kitteh.

That dog Gus who everyone says is my uncle texted me this morning on his muzzer's cell phone and asked if I could let you all know that he and that other dog Teka and those people they live with are all OK.

They just do not have any electricity at the moment, so he cannot update his blog himself. That Irene hurricane knocked out their power down in Richmond, but didn't hurt them or their house.

We are fine here in DC, too -- we still have our power and our internet and everything, which is why I can update this blog even though that dog Gus cannot.

We also have a lot of extra cans of BEANS and CAT FOODS because this lady E. Rabbit was convinced things were going to go all catty-wampus.

I do not think catty-wampus sounds like a bad thing, especially as it results in our having a huge stockpile of canned CAT FOODS.

But to recap: every dog and cat and person affiliated with this dog Gus and his blog are OK. Further updates as they are available.

Emergency cat reporter Eartha, over and out.

A milestone

The winner and still champion

at 27 minutes

GUSSIE!

The loser, at 18 minutes.

TEKA!

And this is post number 2000!

new toys

Me and Teka got new toys today

This is Teka's toy.

His name is Hol-ee Cuz

This is my toy

Her name is Fuzz Cuz.

Muzzer is timing their life expectancy.

We are at 15 minutes and counting.

gussie

Goodby Grandpa

Richard Ball Dagger

1917-2011

requiem aeternam,

et lux perpetua luceat ei

To our Dear Friends

We are having some busy times at our house, and it is interfering with our blogging.

Since we came back from our trip to St. Loulis and Mayemphis, both Aunt Marie and our Grandpa have gone to the hospital.

Aunt Marie is doing better, still in the Health Center where she lives, but we hope that her cracked pelvis heals quickly and she is ready for another visit from us by Christmas time.

Our Grandpa is not so good. His surgery went well, but he is still in the hospital after two weeks, and just this morning, our dad flew to Azrizona to see him.

We ask that you remember both Aunt Marie and Grandpa in your prayers, and hold all of us close to your hearts.

On a much lighter note, we have heard that our Sissie E.Beth is coming to visit us this week, to help keep the muzzer in line and on track. She is lots of fun.

All this is a most involved way of telling you that we are doing our best to keep up with reading and comments, but we don't have much heart for blogging. We hope you understand. We love you all.

kisses

Gussie n Teka

Happy Bastille Day y'all

To All of our francophile friends

Today, I am surprising Miss Asta with a

short trip to Paris.

Where we will have a baguette or two

Some most tasty French Sausages

mmmmagnifique

And some cheese and wine.

We hope everyone else has a good

time too. But keep your hands

off of our sausage.

kisses

gussie

Some Notes on our vacation

We seemed to spend a lot of time

Playing Muzzer's Silly Game

"Oh look there is a Wirey Guy

doing roaches in the sky"

"And over there, five puppies"

Though I never found a one.

I cannot think why she keeps looking

For Wireys in the sky.

When on her lap

She has right here

A Pawfect

Wirey

Guy!

kisses from me and Teka,

We are sooooooooooooo

glad to be home!

Aloha Honoroooorooooo!

Aloha my friends

Miss Asta and I will be leaving shortly

to return to the mainland.

We want to spend time with Asta's Mommi

and Daddi on the fourth of July,

and I want to catch up with

Muzzer and Dad before they

leave St. Loulis for Mayemphis.

We have had a wonderful time, and

want to thank all of those who organized this

and Asta's most talented Mommi for the

wonderful pictures.

Aloha, like Shalom, has many meanings.

I hope it means that we can return to

this beautiful spot some day soon.

The Moon and you......

Group photo of us having a great time

at honorooroooooo

(any of these can be bigified by clicking on

them, but Blogger is not cooperating with me tonight!)

Asta and I are part of the welcome committee!

This is wonderful, because we can greet our friends as they

arrive. Asta has been kissing each guest and giving them a lei from

around her neck. I hope we don't run out!

Isn't she marvelous?

There is NO DANCE this

wonderful girl cannot master.

I'm thinking that a few of these

have helped her relax.

I'm also hoping that they make

my ukulele playing sound better to

the crowd. I've been hearing

murmurs that I may be furry

but I am no Elvis!

Aloha my friends, join the party

tomorrow for more fun. Right

now I am enjoying the company, the sunset

and our wonderful friends.

I would like to thank Asta's Mommi

who offered to let us use these

photos she had prepared. Please stop by

Asta's blog and tell her

what a wonderful job she did.

Affirmation is a wonderful thing.

Honorooroo

Click here to Join in the fun

at the Honorooroo Pawty!

Me and Miss Asta are there.

Our Mommi and Muzzer are

busy this weekend, so we

took Miss Asta's plane and

zipped over.

The Music is fine and the

mai-tais are flowing like wine.

We'll all be posting pictures

and news from there, but you

should just join us!

See Ya there!

Wait a MINUTE HERE!

Do all y'all remember when

muzzer and dad took the flats

to Dee Seee and New Yawk?

And they stayed in hotels like the

one above?

And the one above here?.

Well, we are in a hotel tonight too

And while it is OK

Baby, it ain't no Klimpton!

Teka says this is SOOOOO

unfair.

And I am a bit miffed too.

Gussie

Many Apologies

To DogDad and DogMom

who were the creators of our Flat Selves,

and are the humans designated to serve

our Pals Jake and Just Harry.

aka THE BARKALOT BOYS!!

We are sure you all know who is

at fault for this sad omission.

Gussie