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Here's Zorlac saying to himself, "I can't believe this fool is drinking homemade wine coolers!" 😒

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Next we have Tiger "wall-walking" on the cat couch... probably dreaming of vertical skateboarding! ;)

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Crackhead has taken to lying between the pillows on our rack... the knucklehaid! :confused:

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Z-Girl joins Crackhead on the comfy nautical blanket... she's a bit sleepy after dinner, aye? 🥱

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I like the little seagulls flying right by Z-Girl, they must know she's tired, lol... 😴
 
Shots taken today while spending quality time with the cats:

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Check out Z-Girl's paw, look at the different colored pads on those paws of hers! She sure is a strange mix of colors! :oops:

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Next we have four cats in the pic, with Zorlac lying atop the bureau or dresser, lol... 😒

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You can just see Crackhead's snaggletooth at lower right, lol... we were all taking a nap & sharing quality time! 🙂

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More shots of the cats:

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Tiger decides to sprawl out on the "cat couch" with Crackhead... 😒

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Meanwhile, in the northern bedroom... ;)

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Last but not least, we have four varmints eating on the kitchen table, which is reserved for the cats, lol... I don't need it, and I hardly ever use it except to unload groceries after shopping runs. :cool:

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Nice comparison shot of Tiger's coat (lower left) and Zorlac's coat (lower right), no wonder I can't tell 'em apart in dim light, lol. Tiger is a BIG cat, but Zorlac is on track to be just as huge, he's growing like a weed! Poor little Black Diamond & Z-Girl can't keep up with him, lol. Crackhead is about the same size as Tiger, they both weigh too... :oops:
 
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More shots of the cats:

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Tiger decides to sprawl out on the "cat couch" with Crackhead... 😒

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Meanwhile, in the northern bedroom... ;)

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Last but not least, we have four varmints eating on the kitchen table, which is reserved for the cats, lol... I don't need it, and I hardly ever use it except to unload groceries after shopping runs. :cool:

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Nice comparison shot of Tiger's coat (lower left) and Zorlac's coat (lower right), no wonder I can't tell 'em apart in dim light, lol. Tiger is a BIG cat, but Zorlac is on track to be just as huge, he's growing like a weed! Poor little Black Diamond & Z-Girl can't keep up with him, lol. Crackhead is about the same size as Tiger, they both weigh too... :oops:
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That is a great comparison shot👍
 
More holiday kitty shots! Starting with a black cat convo! :)

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Tiger looks down from his high perch in the nook... 😒

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Zorlac joins the party below on the bed... 😀

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Tiger is not impressed... 🥱

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Meanwhile, Z-Girl eyeballs birds from the windowsill... 🙄

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Zorlac wishes Z-Girl were with him and the others on the bed... 😢

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Z-Girl joins the party... 🥳

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And they all live happily ever after, lol... 😎

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P.S. Black Diamond's belly fur is slowly growing back after it was shaved for her operation... still looks ugly today, lol. 😕
 
Sink inspectors this morning... I got gigged again for last night's dirty dishes! [Sob!] 😢

As a bachelor, I often leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight... I scrape 'em and rinse 'em first, then soak 'em overnight and do 'em in the morning, when the hot water feels good on my hands. 🙂

But I still gotta take flak from these sink inspectors, they're real hard@$$es too, lol... 😳

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Meh, no worries, I only had to knock out 100 pushups... so things definitely could've been worse! 😉

P.S. Rubber bands are on the sink tap levers to keep the cats from turning on the water, which they occasionally do... I put the bands in place whenever I'm gonna be out of our home for any length of time. The smaller filtered tap pretty much stays secured with its rubber band, as I don't use it as often. The blue rubber bands are the same produce bands you see on broccoli heads at the store, lol. :rolleyes:
 
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Sink inspectors this morning... I got gigged again for last night's dirty dishes! [Sob!] 😢

As a bachelor, I often leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight... I scrape 'em and rinse 'em first, then soak 'em overnight and do 'em in the morning, when the hot water feels good on my hands. 🙂

But I still gotta take flak from these sink inspectors, they're real hard@$$es too, lol... 😳

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Meh, no worries, I only had to knock out 100 pushups... so things definitely could've been worse! 😉

P.S. Rubber bands are on the sink tap levers to keep the cats from turning on the water, which they occasionally do... I put the bands in place whenever I'm gonna be out of our home for any length of time. The smaller filtered tap pretty much stays secured with its rubber band, as I don't use it as often. The blue rubber bands are the same produce bands you see on broccoli heads at the store, lol. :rolleyes:
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I still can't get past that tail,😃!
 
Today the kittens "discovered" the 'cat cave' over the fridge, after I tossed Zorlac up there... then the other two. Since the fridge juts out from the wall so far, these cabinets are really inaccessible, so they were automatically relegated to 'cat cave' status. Now, if I REALLY needed the storage space, I could use them and grab the stepladder for access, but I don't need 'em, so the choice was easy... I have heaps of storage space elsewhere in my home, let alone the two large metal sheds on concrete slabs. There's a little space above the cabinets, under the ceiling, so of course the kittens had to investigate that as well... also the space between fridge & cabinets. Don't mind the unpainted walls & ceiling, their time is coming, lol, and the water damage from earlier roof leaks wasn't that great---cracked & broken original plastic vent covers, I swapped 'em for aluminum covers early on in the home rehab, which solved the leak problems---so once I caulk the uglier sections & paint over those stains, nobody will ever be the wiser. Anyway, here are the knucklehaids exploring atop the fridge this morning:

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Tail shots are for Pearl! In Pic #5, Black Diamond has the "evil eye!" (camera flash reflection or something...) :oops:
 
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Now, I let all the cats out after their breakfast, and they stayed out for a few moments, but then they said, "To heck with this freezing cold BS, I'm going back inside!" Tiger stayed out a bit longer, but he's a big cat with a luxurious coat, so he can take the cold weather. But even he came back inside, and all the cats started zooming around the house... I put out some catnip, maybe that had something to do with it, lol. Anyway, they finally crashed, and I took some pics of them in lounge mode... I even tucked little Z-Girl in for a couple pics, she looks like a little kitty enchilada, lol. :)

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Looks like Crackhead has a stranglehold on Tiger in one pic... and the cats have messed up my Mexican blanket again on the cat couch. I just washed the thing and had it all perfect, but those krazy kittens like to run across the back like vertical skateboarders! It's nuts, they'll streak past and get vertical on the couch back and rebound off it like meteors! Crazy fools! One day I'll try to get some footage of them doing this, it's all in the timing... but the kittens move like greased lightning when they're in full swing. Very difficult to be ready for 'em when they're moving a million miles per hour! :confused:
 
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That one pic of Tiger reminds me of John Travolta doing his disco number, lol... finger pointed upward! Er, I mean paw! :oops:

It's already below freezing here, and the temp is dropping steadily, so it's an indoor night for the cats, just as soon as I corral 'em all in the house. No need for kitties to be frozen into ice statues tonight! They'll be bed warmers instead, lol... :)
 
All kitties are safe indoors, it's gonna be a cold night out there... for this neck o' the high desert, I mean. Definitely gonna run my heater tonight, just seems like the wisest course. I have mostly PEX pipes under my home, but I had a flash or vision of burst pipes on Christmas Eve, so I'm gonna prevent that by keeping the heat on overnight. Sometimes a few degrees difference is all it takes... pipes can usually handle 20*, but when it drops to 10* or lower they can burst. :oops:
 
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All kitties are safe indoors, it's gonna be a cold night out there... for this neck o' the high desert, I mean. Definitely gonna run my heater tonight, just seems like the wisest course. I have mostly PEX pipes under my home, but I had a flash or vision of burst pipes on Christmas Eve, so I'm gonna prevent that by keeping the heat on overnight. Sometimes a few degrees difference is all it takes... pipes can usually handle 20*, but when it drops to 10* or lower they can burst. :oops:
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Wrap some cats around them pipes!!😉😃
 
They'll be stuck to the pipes all winter, lol... here are Tiger & Crackhead competing in the Olympic "Synchronized Grooming" event for cats! ;)

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They're a little off in their synchronization, I'll give 'em an '8.5' for their score. Here they are joined by Zorlac on a bar stool: "EGGNOG, BARTENDER!!! WITH PLENTY O' RUM!!! AND MAKE IT SNAPPY!!! PRONTO!!! CHOP CHOP!!!" :oops:

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That wasn't an ashtray in the first pic, it was the fancy glass condiment tray I keep on the bar, in case I ever have to break out the condiments, or even some snacks! Here's the tray, it belonged to me beloved & dear departed mum! :)

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Hmm, should've tucked the cord behind the "lightning ball" for the pic... fell down on the job, lol. Those are "bar tongs" at right in the tray (for ice, olives, cherries), I call 'em the "eyeball pluckers!" :eek:

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Nice little Scandinavian bar tongs, they take their drinking seriously over there, lol. I actually DO have an ashtray for smokers to take out on the porch, solid smoked glass with a ship's wheel as decoration! Hardly ever gets used... 😒

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Here's Black Diamond on the European blanket I use as an area rug atop the carpet... needs straightening! 😁

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And little Z-Girl curled up behind one corner of the TV, all the kittens have taken to jumping up there for a nap! As long as they don't mess with the wiring, it's okay... I see I have to straighten out the wiring where one of 'em messed with it. 😕

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Well, guess I'll see about breakfast here in a few moments, then cut my hair before I grab a shower... I wash my hair separately and let it dry before cutting, aye? A shower afterward removes any cut hair, no itch later, lol. CHEERS!!! 😎

P.S. I just noticed that the glass tray has little 'Stars of David' in it, lol... I'm thinking me mum must have bought it in Israel when she visited the 'Holy Land' in the early '70s. Meh, it works as a condiment tray, so no worries. :rolleyes:

Edit: Wait, the "eyeball pluckers" are actually Japanese, and they've been in our family for half a century or more... I thought they were Scandinavian, since we have a lot of Nordic stuff in our home, but they were "Made in Japan!" However, as I recall, my pop bought 'em in Scandinavia when we visited in the Summer of '69 or '70... 😬
 
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Kitties are snoozing as I watch 'DRAGONSLAYER' on the curved screen... I was trying to find some free football, but I reckon that went the way of the dinosaur. However, this film will suffice as I work on my 'Road Safety' thread for a bit... 🤔

I'll let y'all in on a little secret: these two knucklehaids are NOT dragonslayers, lol... but they scare small lizards at times! ;)

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Here's Crackhead lounging behind the TV... 😒

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Crackhead beat feet once I turned on the TV, lol... :rolleyes:
 
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Kitties are snoozing as I watch 'DRAGONSLAYER' on the curved screen... I was trying to find some free football, but I reckon that went the way of the dinosaur. However, this film will suffice as I work on my 'Road Safety' thread for a bit... 🤔

I'll let y'all in on a little secret: these two knucklehaids are NOT dragonslayers, lol... but they scare small lizards at times! ;)

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Here's Crackhead lounging behind the TV... 😒

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Crackhead beat feet once I turned on the TV, lol... :rolleyes:
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Z-Girl is to the runt! ♥️🤔
 
Christmas Kitties say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!! :flyingaway:

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Last pic shows Z-Girl, Black Diamond & Crackhead atop the unmade bed, Zorlac atop the dresser (curled up under the white tiger wall hanging). I'm about to make the glaze for the ham, we'll be eating within an hour... I skipped breakfast this morning, and I'm just having one beer to tide me over till it's time to eat! After that, I'll probably read a book, I found a Western in our local library titled THE GREAT YELLOWSTONE STEAMBOAT RACE, by Robert J. Steelman. So I'll get boating AND a Western in one book, lol... and if the author's no good and I fall asleep, that'll be okay too! It's a win-win situation! CHEERS!!! 🍺
 
Kittens hanging out atop the kitchen cupboards, their *new* favorite spot... 🙂

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Barflies gettin' their drank on, lol... :oops:

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Crackhead and Z-Girl tearing up my Chinese Walmart house slippers, lol... Crackhead likes that patch of sunshine, he's in it every morning while it lasts, aye? 😒

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Goldurned Crackhead already messed up the European blanket I use as an area rug atop the carpet... the BLASTED VARMINT! He's setting a BAD EXAMPLE for Z-Girl and the other kittens! 😠

I'm off to make breakfast and possibly go for a bike ride, depends upon these clouds I see in the sky... :rolleyes:
 
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Kittens hanging out atop the kitchen cupboards, their *new* favorite spot... 🙂

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Barflies gettin' their drank on, lol... :oops:

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Crackhead and Z-Girl tearing up my Chinese Walmart house slippers, lol... Crackhead likes that patch of sunshine, he's in it every morning while it lasts, aye? 😒

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Goldurned Crackhead already messed up the European blanket I use as an area rug atop the carpet... the BLASTED VARMINT! He's setting a BAD EXAMPLE for Z-Girl and the other kittens! 😠

I'm off to make breakfast and possibly go for a bike ride, depends upon these clouds I see in the sky... :rolleyes:
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Live those faces in pic 2!
 
Some more pics of "the kids" snoozing today! :)

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Note shredded Chinese Walmart curtain in Pic #5... in the last pic, Z-Girl gives her best impersonation of the raptor skeleton in 'JURASSIC PARK!' (Head needs to be tilted back more...) :oops:

Edit: Zorlac knocked the little glass pyramid from Tijuana off the dresser a while ago, so now the top doesn't fit right... I need to bend the little connecting rod more, Zorlac managed to send it outta whack with the unroped fall. 😒

Why not move the pyramid before Zorlac knocks it over again, you ask? Meh, the pyramid takes its chances here, just like everybody & everything else, lol... we're not granting any special favors to a glass pyramid I bought in Tijuana 25 years ago. If Zorlac shatters it next time, well, then it was meant to happen, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 🤪
 
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Some more pics of "the kids" snoozing today! :)

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Note shredded Chinese Walmart curtain in Pic #5... in the last pic, Z-Girl gives her best impersonation of the raptor skeleton in 'JURASSIC PARK!' :oops:

Edit: Zorlac knocked the little glass pyramid from Tijuana off the dresser a while ago, so now the top doesn't fit right... I need to bend the little connecting rod more, Zorlac managed to send it outta whack with the unroped fall. 😒
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Black Diamond is showing some auburn highlights!!😮
 
I think it's just the lighting, or some reflection from the nearby paneling or whatever... she's still black as coal, and her belly fur is finally growing out after her operation. :)
 
Some cat shots for Pearl! And other cat lovers! 😎

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Don't mind the ugly ceiling, it gets painted soon enough, lol... same for the ugly wall! ;)

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Belly fur still growing back after the operation! :confused:

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Okay, NOW I'm outta here, lol... CHEERS!!! 🍺
 
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Some cat shots for Pearl! And other cat lovers! 😎

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Don't mind the ugly ceiling, it gets painted soon enough, lol... same for the ugly wall! ;)

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Belly fur still growing back after the operation! :confused:

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Okay, NOW I'm outta here, lol... CHEERS!!! 🍺
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So beautiful!!
 
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