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The downside of those lightning reflexes

As we humans mature, we tend to get into less trouble; because we have learned how to see it coming. Legions of frustrated parents confront clueless children with the cry, “What were you thinking?” The answer, always, is that they … Continue reading

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Anticipating trouble

Sometimes, we can see into the future, and anticipate our cat misbehaving. Sometimes, our cat can do that, too. Then the stress of knowing something will happen meets with the stress of it actually happening to worsen our cat’s behavior. … Continue reading

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This is not as fascinating as me.

I’m writing a post, James Bond gets in my lap; he’s happy to be there, and it doesn’t interfere with what I’m doing. When Mr WereBear is using his Dremel rotary tool, the noise it makes drives the cats away. … Continue reading

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