StrangeRanger

The National Holiday...

...was celebrated with solemn thanksgiving here at ChezRanger.  Hearing from family was great as was our time together.  And of course, the traditional Thanksgiving meal was delightful!  We had our usual Aztec Soup (squash soup garnished with avocado, toasted walnuts and cheese) with LadyRanger's fresh bread.  To finish, I made a delicious Pear Upside-Down cake:

 There was one member of the family who was *not* impressed.

That's not turkey.  I was told there would be turkey.  It's traditional to serve turkey.  Where's the TURKEY?!

 Fear not, Maddie fans, your girl got a nice slice of the high-end deli-turkey.  Nommed through everything on her plate.  And since Maddie is a fan of tradition, she has the traditional turkey leftovers to eat for a day or two.

And how did the avian tryptophan affect our cat?  The same way it affects us all.
And then...

 ...which seems a good idea to me.  We hope you all had a wonderful holiday.

Giving in to Fashion

Maddie has finally given in to street fashion. 

Wearing her collar backwards....and I didn't think she even *knew* about folks wearing the ball caps backwards.  At least the rabies tag will be readily visible.  Funny, I'd always thought that just being a cat was the height of fashion....

Maddie's been enjoying the sunpuddle.  It makes her happy when she's awake...

...in mid-twist...

...or sound asleep...

Nobody enjoys life like a fashionable cat.

A Close Race!

According to the official vote count in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Hank the Cat came in THIRD in the Virginia Senate race. (!)  w00t!

His positive campaign and refusal to sling litter attracted almost 7,000 voters.  Not enough to snatch an upset win, but enough to be a serious message to our current crop of elected servants.  I hope.

As for me, I'm looking forward to Hank for Congress in 2014, and then on to the Big House in 2016.

 
I hear the White House Portico gets some really good sunpuddles.  GO HANK!

Even though he's another cat, Maddie endorses Hank, kinda....

 
Oh god...he's on about that other cat again...<sigh> better humor him.....  voteforhankin2014...how was that and where are my treats?

The Power of Comfort

I've blogged about the return of the sunpuddle.  It's a powerful lure for the resident feline.  Of course, there are times that Maddie stretches out and naps longer than the sunpuddle stays put.  That's when it becomes a contest between the power of comfort and the allure of more sun.

Comfort won this round.  Round two: tomorrow, same time, same place!