(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Thursday 2/23/2023 Fake Fabric and Real Kittehs [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-22 Squirrel and Moose/ Older picture Neither of my cats is a lap sitter. They sometimes come and sit or lay close to one of us, but seldom actually lay on our laps. The exception to this rule is whether or not we have the “blanket” or “robe on our laps. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! Monday Youffraita Tuesday ejoanna Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat Lil Zen got me a robe last year made totally of synthetic thread that is overwhelmingly soft and warm. It makes me look like John Fetterman, it is a big hoodie, but it is the most comfy thing in the world. The cats both love to make biscuits on it. If I put it on my lap while I am at the computer, Squirrel will get into my lap and purr and sleep until I disturb her when I get more coffee. This is the only place and time she will get on my lap. Moose won’t. Squirrel on the robe in my lap this morning. But Moose likes to make biscuits on a new blanket that Lil Zen gave me for Christmas this year. It is the same fabric and just a soft. Bill uses it all day while he is so sick. He can’t maintain his body temperature and is always cold. I bought him one for his bed as well and it is a big comfort (see what I did there?) to him. Now he wraps up in it to watch tv or use his lap top and Moose comes over to visit him and make biscuits. Sometimes he sleeps on it too. I ordered the one for Bill from Costco after I found out how wonderful it was. It was only $15 and free shipping! I was amazed. Well worth it and no drive or crowds. Little funny story about my dad, for no reason. Years ago, before there was Costco or Amazon, there was Fedco. My folks shopped there and my father always complained about a woman with a mop sticking out of the basket, trying to give him a proctological exam with the end of the mop while trying to stand too close in line. He never got over that and spoke about it off and on over the years, long after Fedco was gone. We could always get him going by bringing that up. LOL! Mostly he shopped there for the house brand liquor, Old Fedcal scotch or whiskey. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/22/2154349/-IAN-Thursday-2-23-2023-Fake-Fabric-and-Real-Kittehs Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/