Please Notez: Alex’s Bloggie Thingie
All of the writing that I haz been doingz in Alex’z personae sometimez haz me writingz likez Alex whenz I aint Alex. OK?
Alexicon, Alex’s Blog
Van Gogh’s Ear Award
Presented to Nick’s Bytes by Akelamalu
A Question about Cat Behavior
Alex is the first cat to have owned me. I have been the master of many dogs, but I have learned that dog and cat behavior is very different.
For example, when I would offer any of my dogs a doggie treat, it would be out of my hand and into the dog’s mouth in a fraction of second. It was usually literally woofed down and the canine would be begging for a second treat.
It isn’t like that with Alex! Alex refuses to accept a cat treat—even his favorites—from my hand. He wants to place them before him on the table or my (our) desk. Furthermore, he doesn’t want me to just haphazardly put them down; he wants me to line them up, side-by-side, so that the can eat them one at a time without moving from where he is sitting. I do not understand his behavior.
Also, Alex never begs for treats—or anything else.
Things That I Have DoneI found this one on Akelamalu’s blog. I don’t think that I have done it, so…
The bold items are the ones I have done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a
28. Ridden in a gondola in
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching-porpoises
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in
74. Toured the
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the
80. Published a book.
81. Visited the
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (fathered two)
95. Seen the
96. Swam in the
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
My thanks to Squirl for this one:
 | 119 As a 1930s husband, I am |
This was fun! Thanks Hipparchia!
visited 7 states (3.11%)
Create your own visited map of The World or try another Douwe Osinga project
that looked like fun, i might get around to doing that one someday.
ReplyDeleteit's got some great ideas for a "bucket list" doesn't it?
just wanted to say hi, haven't been by in awhile.
and hi to alex. i have a new puppy that i need to share stories and pics about soon. her name is pippa.
have a peaceful day.
Yes, well, that certainly is a cornucopia of subjects, Nick. Most interesting, though. I haven't time to do the quizzes as yet...I'll see what I can do tomorrow...I'm going to bed very shortly.
ReplyDeleteCould it be that Alex is simply a fastidious dinner?
ReplyDeleteI am a failure as a 1930s housewife. I got -14. I wonder what is the lowest I could have gotten!
ReplyDeleteWOW Nick what a lot you've done on that meme! I see you've held a praying Mantis - do they bite? Also you've saved someone's life - you must tell us when, how!
ReplyDeleteRobin: Thanks for dropping by. I hope you’re doing OK.
ReplyDeleteSay “hi” to Pippa for me and Alex. I look forward to seeing photos of her and reading some puppie stories.
Puss-in-Boots : Yep, a real cornucopia today! I have to do this periodically to catch up with those things I want to post that keep backing up.
Abby: Your right! Alex is fastidious!
Candi: A -14, huh! May I assume that you are much too liberated a woman to be a good 1930s wife?
ReplyDeleteAkelamalu : Having been around as long as I have (and being a Man for All Seasons), I suppose I should have done a lot of those things! There are more than I would like to do, especially those related to traveling the world.
I don’t know if a Praying Mantis bites. I wasn’t bitten.
As for saving folks lives, I have done that one than once in my roles as social worker and clergy. I did relate one of those incidents way back in my blog: HERE.
Wow, a huge post and very enjoyable as always. Jessica is like Alex - she won't take food from your hands but has to examine it thoroughly first before devouring. The dogs on the other hand .....
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Cats are very different aren't they? I've had a few cats at the same time that I had other dogs. It's funny to see them interact with each other. (of course they both have to have just the right tempraments)
ReplyDeleteI love that list ! You have experienced and done so much !
Have a great day !
Love ya,
Susan
i think willow might have found his own treat today. upon returning home there were a pile of bird feathers on the doormat outside ... but no bird. did it escape? i asked wills, and he just gave me that 'i'm not telling you, stupid!' look ...
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ReplyDeleteYou overloaded this one. Just so much to comment on.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have done a lot of things.We do match up on some of them.
At some future time I may try some of the little things. Thanks for sharing them.
Hello! Great list! I just read the one at Akelamalu's place... where I'm visiting from.
ReplyDeleteI'll get back into memes again soon. I'm usually all over every one that comes my way but after vacation, the holidays, etc. I am still trying to figure out a schedule.
I always enjoy reading about what people have done in their lives.
ReplyDeleteA superior 1930s husband, eh?
I did better as a 1930s husband than I did as the wife. :-)
ReplyDeleteAlex cracks me up. Cats are so different from dogs.
Nick, when I did that meme there were more than 100 questions on it. More like a 105 questions or so.
ReplyDeleteEvedently, I am a superiour 1930's wife with a score of 130. Though, I doubt if my hubby would agree.
haha
Nice to find you have done so many interesting things in your life. If you have time, please read mine.
Alex is some kind of cat. He sounds like he is a little OCD with wanting his food lined up. LOL
My cats want to be hand fed. They are so lazy!
Thanks for the great post.
When I did this meme there were 99 things so it's good to see that it changes form! It was VERY interesting reading your list ... I enjoyed it...
ReplyDeleteWhy would Alex need to beg for anything when he has a servant like you, Rev. Saint!
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