Fireball was all cuddled up in one of the kitty beds. 
He looked so cute the human took pity on him and pulled the blanket up and over him. 
Once he decided the worst he was going to experience was a few clicks of the camera, he dozed back off to sleep.
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What do you think 
the human hid 
underneath 
these lovely sheets 
of crackly paper?
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<<Human! Get with the program. It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and we want food!>> 
<<Sassy Face? You’re calling me sassy? You don’t even want to hear the things I’m thinking about you right now! In fact, you couldn’t handle it!>> 
<<What do you mean, ‘eat the food left from breakfast?’ If we wanted to eat that food, we’d have done so hours ago.>> 
<<Diet is a dirty word. Don’t repeat it anymore.>> 
<<If you don’t want us to eat the tasty food you buy, why buy tasty food? Sometimes you make no sense at all, human!>> 
<<I’m suffering so much right now. My stomach is turning inside out with hunger. I’m not over-fed, I’m bloated with malnutrition.>> 
<<If she’s not going to feed us, might as well get a bath. Do you think we could trade for a better human?>>
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The human was on the phone talking with a client. All of a sudden, she heard a cat wail. 
<<‘Is that in your house or mine,’ the human asked?>> 
<<‘It’s not in mine,’ the other human said.>> <<‘Hang on a moment while I check that no one’s been murdered’ said the human of this house.>> 
She stuck her head out of her office and found Miss Macaroni. At the Girly Girl’s feet sat a toy mouse. <<Oh, what a nice present.>> 
<<Oh, you’ve deigned to notice me human? See if I bring you entertainment tomorrow afternoon.>> It’s a good thing that many of the human’s clients also work out of their homes and also are owned by furry people.
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Corky and Fireball have a tenuous relationship. Corky spent years being subjugated by big (and bigger) brother Pepe before the two moved here. He hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to be picked on constantly for no other reason than just existing. And, unfortunately, Fireball was the least-welcoming kitty when Corky and Pepe joined the household. Therefore, it’s not surprising that when Corky is feeling frustrated, spunky, or frisky, he takes it out on Fireball, who — despite an early show of threat when Corky and Pepe were housed behind a door in another room — turns and runs, much to Corky’s delight.
It’s not that Corky does much more than chase Fireball with an occasional threatening yowl. The Corkster has no front claws and the Baby Comet has a full set of sharp little claws…if only he’d threaten to use them once or twice and stop the bullying once and for all, but he doesn’t. Since Corky often hassles Fireball, the two have a strained relationship and rarely are seen together in peaceable terms. 
However, the other evening while the human read, Corky dozed nearby in one of the kitty beds. Fireball hopped up for a visit. After getting his obligatory round of pets and cuddles from the human, he shockingly stepped into the kitty bed with Corky and started mixing on the soft fleece blankets. 
Mind you, a second kitty bed was nearby and available but remained empty. They stayed in the bed together for about 15 minutes. Corky acted mildly miffed or concerned for a moment or so, then settled back and ignored the intruder, who, true to form, stayed for a short visit and then went bounding off to more interesting things.
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It’s that time of the month when boxes arrive at the house with litter, crunchies, and special kitty treats. Of course, the best part of any package is the box itself and the crackly paper inside it. 
The other night, the human folded down the flaps on two boxes and then put the smaller one inside the larger and set them on the floor to see what would happen. 
Predictably, the Merry Pepster hopped inside the combo boxes. At first, all that could be seen was his tail waiving in the air. 
Then Pepe flipped on his back as the human got up close and personal with the camera. 
Finally, he sat nicely in the boxes…at which point the bored human wandered away with her dreaded camera and its flash.
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Yes, it’s the trio modeling just how many fully-stretched-out cat bodies you can comfortably fit in a single kitty bed at one time. 
Of course, when the human and her camera got too close, The Big C put on his scowly face. Even the Smirky One looks a bit aggrieved.
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The weather is cold. The days are short and dark. The house is closed up. It’s hard to get fresh catnip and pots of live grass. But lest you lose hope, the Splashy One is back. She has flooded the downstairs water bowl many times this week. The upstairs station is surely next.
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<<Might as well. Litter boxes need cleaning…>>
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<<It’s easy to complain about the lack of blogging when you don’t have to do any work to keep the house running or the bills paid. Certain members of this household consider cuteness to be adequate enough currency for everything. In fact, they think it buys them the right to complain about the one member of the house that does all the work. Harumph! >>
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<<Need we say more?>>
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Living with Carnivores 