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DUDO AND I have returned to our studies. Yesterday, I renewed my enrollment in the driving school, and Dudo has lately been obsessed with what San Geraldo is reading and writing. More to the point, Dudo has been obsessed with SITTING ON whatever San Geraldo has been reading and writing.
My favorite moment was Thursday morning when I caught Dudo checking out Collins Bird Guide. Sadly for Dudo, there’s no chapter on the most flavorful native birds of Spain. Poor boy. He’ll just have to take his chances (as will the people of Spain when I’m once again behind the wheel).
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DUDO Y YO hemos vuelto a nuestros estudios. Ayer renové mi inscripción en la autoescuela, y últimamente Dudo ha estado obsesionado con lo que San Geraldo está leyendo y escribiendo. Más concretamente, Dudo ha estado obsesionado con SENTARSE SOBRE lo que San Geraldo está leyendo y escribiendo.
Mi momento favorito fue la mañana de jueves cuando descubrí a Dudo revisando “Collins Bird Guide” (“Guia de Aves” de Collins). Lamentablemente para Dudo, no hay un capítulo sobre las aves nativas más sabrosas de España. Pobresito. Sólo tendrá que arriesgarse (como lo hará la gente de España cuando vuelva a estar detrás del volante)..
Dudo is a natural scholar!
Debra:
He does appear to be very intelligent (unlike Moose who is simply sweet), but I doubt he can actually read, no matter how much he pretends. (But I could be wrong.)
Dudo does his research before ‘the hunt’. Smart kitty!
Mitch, your driving skills will all come back to you just ‘like riding a bike’.
Jim:
I really have no concern about getting behind the wheel again — except to pass the friggin’ test! The practice written exams are going like aces.
Perhaps he could author the missing chapter, or publish a competing guide based on hunting methods and flavor.
David:
That’s a very good idea, but I think he’ll have to dictate it. He’s not the best typist.
Why do cats do that? An age old mystery! My dear departed Barnaby used to bury himself under each layer of sheets and blankets as I made the beds. That is one photogenic kitty! Beautiful! Oooh, I just noticed the new side pictures. Moose in a ballet pose, and It seems Dudo is getting into bondage, or kidnapping 🙂
Deedles:
They’ve done experiments where they define an enclosed shape in masking tape on the floor. Cats will inevitably settle inside the shape. Fascinating. Don’t you love those side pictures. Those are from last year when I pulled the drawstring from an old pair of gym pants. Heaven!
If it fits, I sits.
Adam:
And it’s an odd thing about cats. The space doesn’t need to be comfortable; it just needs to be defined.
First a book on birds, next Dudo will be asking for a tablet with movies of them.
Yeah, show ’em the Hitchcock one. That’ll stop the bird stalking for awhile!
Deedles:
I wonder what he would do if I showed him “The Birds.” I’ll never find out, though, because that film gave me nightmares for years.
Cheapchick:
Well, he does enjoy watching videos with me.
cats absorb knowledge thru their hindquarters.and thanks to deedles for pointing out the new gatos pix!
The mystery of the ages, solved! Thanks, Carebear, this explains so much 🙂 Cats are awesome!
Well isn’t it clear????? The only thing getting attention there is Dido…..and that’s how it’s going to be humans.
Mistress Maddie:
Unless Moose is in the room. He is SO demanding.
Ahhhhh, those Moose and Dudo pictures on the sidebar are fabulous!
Judy:
Thanks! From a June blog post: https://movingwithmitchell.com/2018/06/06/whos-pulling-the-strings-quien-esta-tirando-de-las-cuerdas-2/
I have to say, I laughed out loud when I saw that picture of Dudo by the bird book. You didn’t even have to provide any text and I still would have been glad I dropped by.
Kirk:
Yeah, I probably didn’t need to say anything. I cracked up when I saw that.
Sons cats like to drink from his water glass even though they have fresh water. They also like to burrow under the laundry as he is folding it.
Adore the new side photos ! They are the most beautiful cats !
cheers, parsnip
Parsnip:
Dudo and Moose WOULD drink from the water glass if we let them. Check out the old blog post where those photos originated: https://movingwithmitchell.com/2018/06/06/whos-pulling-the-strings-quien-esta-tirando-de-las-cuerdas-2/
I’ll bet he got up, turned the page, then sat back down.
Walt the Fourth:
No, he has designated page turners.
I might have known…
I will keep a good thought for your driving and the reading of San Geraldo plus Dudo. 🙂
Snoskred:
Thanks! The practice exams are a breeze at this point.
anne marie:
Ah, now I understand. The photos are from a blog post last year: https://movingwithmitchell.com/2018/06/06/whos-pulling-the-strings-quien-esta-tirando-de-las-cuerdas-2/
Intellectual cats, OMG! Maybe next they will read Friedrich Nietzsche or Simone de Beauvoir.
Larrymuffin:
Moose is, unfortunately, illiterate. Dudo has to read to him.
Ha. Dudo’s thought bubble: “I ain’t moving. Not ever.”
Robyn:
He just about says that aloud sometimes. (You can see it in his eyes.)
The Mews comes in many forms……
Willym:
As do the Muses.
Clever boy! Studious too – such a bookworm!
Ray:
Dudo is gifted and an exceptionally talented trainer of humans, too.