We had our first cat on cat encounter. It was an accident, but I decided to let it play out. It did not go well. Jake was not thrilled to see a new cat. Clio was as cool as a cucumber.

Now Jake is growing and hissing at me...and hiding. I'm glad he's declawed. I've forgotten how stressful this is.

I was trying to watch Obama, but mac wants full attention, so I am Tivoing.

for those of you on flickr or facebook - a new mac video is up.

Those are fine, it's the touchscreens in Virgin planes that bug me. People do not seem to get that jabbing the screen=moving the headrest.

I don't remember which airline I was on, but on a recent flight I had to stand up and loom over the back of my seat to terrorize a boy who was JABBING REALLY HARD on a touch screen video game. I just wanted to read my book without head trauma.

I think the poor kitty is scared and feeling threatened. He sort of lunged at me, but totally backed down when I stood my ground. Then went back under the chair he was hiding under.

Ah, Sue. I'm sorry you are joining me in in the cat wars. It does get better (though mine are still being separated at all times when awake.) MK and Loki get on fine. Devi....well, they are engaging in play (Loki) and...well, she can't eat him...under the door.

This relationship will take while. Devi's asleep at my feet, Loki asleep down my fleece and MK is trying to find a spot on the futon.

Raising kids take effort. In different ways to different people, and with different exchanges that have different values to the individual. For every person who loves the newborn phase as I do, there's one who finds it rather a dull phase, dominated by just keeping this creature fed and clothed (like my dad does.) He loves his grandkids (and kids) no less in their newborn phase, just finds the joys of older ages more personally satisfying. Teens still make me want to hide.

Sue, just spend time quietly with him and then engage with play or food with the other cats gone. Loki is quite intimidated by Dev, and when he's been freaked after an encounter, I just have to be unthreatening and available and he gets over it.

Huh -- my former Big Boss just showed up on the local news channel. Random!

And I now realize I skipped the Obama advertorial completely.

i'm watching it right now!

I'm sure it will be up on the web soon.

mac!

Sue, just spend time quietly with him and then engage with play or food with the other cats gone. Loki is quite intimidated by Dev, and when he's been freaked after an encounter, I just have to be unthreatening and available and he gets over it.

That's exactly what I'm doing. I've got the TV on and I'm just surfing the net and trying to ignore him, just looking over once in a while. I just threw a few treats down and he came out to eat them, and then he went back under.