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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. I had to think long and hard granting staff permission to resuscitate me if things went wrong during general anesthesia on Monday. I'm still ambivalent that things went fine.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 1d

I fed Shirley a few pieces of watermelon when he saw me cut it. He much preferred the cantaloupe instead. He did eat the watermelon, but only after mixing it with cantaloupe. He's strange, but he's mine.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 1d

Flashback to baby Shirley on his first night with me in July 2023. Thanks to his cantaloupe addiction, he has grown considerably.

Black kitten, Shirley, biting on a straw in a stainless steel tumbler. It was when he was suspected of having a drinking problem.

Black kitten, Shirley, his eyes closed, curled up on top of a pillow next to my head as we try to sleep on his first night home.

Black cat, Shirley, no longer a kitten, observes me cutting up a cantaloupe from his perch on top of the kitchen cabinet. He knows he's not supposed to be up there. I brought him on to be my assistant. Now he's my boss.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 1d

Been kinda busy, but I finally cut open the watermelon that was in my overgrown garden. Not the ripest, but still sweet and juicy.

Sliced open Crimson Sweet watermelon. Slightly red with many seeds. I didn't even plant watermelon this year. This one was a surprise.

Chunks of freshly cut watermelon from my garden. Not as red as one would hope, but still sweet and juicy.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 9d

I abandoned my garden a few months ago when the tractor knocked down the rows and piled the soil on the the ends. I found hollow cantaloupes and one watermelon in the weeds. I'll cut the watermelon tomorrow.

Overgrown garden spot full of tall weeds and faded sunflower stalks.

I will have a tractor come level out the ground and deal with the thick weeds in the coming weeks. Can't wait to plant next year!

Four inedible cantaloupe rinds. Three of the cantaloupes are hollow with large holes. One 7 pound, crimson sweet watermelon lays alongside. I planted 6 rows of cantaloupe and zero watermelon seeds this year. I yielded exactly zero edible cantaloupes and one edible watermelon this year. Gardening is an art as much as it is a science.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 10d

I think I accidentally cured Shirley's cantaloupe addiction. I left seeds in a cup on my cabinet where Shirley stole them and ate them. It upset his tummy. There was cat vomit everywhere! He doesn't want to be near the melon anymore. He's fine now. The vomit was cleaned up. Live and learn.

Shirley enthusiastically eating a giant serving of fresh cantaloupe.
He won't get near it now.
I'm so happy to have had a carpet shampooer to clean the orange cat puke and all of those seeds.
I forgot to throw the seeds out after cutting a fresh melon for him, and he ate them. He's fine now and back to normal, but he has regrets. I'm sorry his experience was ruined. In my defense, I was exceptionally ill and wasn't in my right mind or body to even be standing upright in the kitchen.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 10d

Shirley was too busy hunting outside when I had to leave for an appointment today. He tried to come inside when I was gone. He shredded the weatherstripping and scratched the door, but he left a tiny gift for me.

Black cat, Shirley, looking up as if surprised that I told him that it's bedtime. To be fair, it was almost 3:00 pm. I'm tired.

My back door with shredded weatherstripping and scratched frame with a tiny, deceased field mouse placed carefully at the bottom of the door.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 10d

I wish that making content off of the desperation and sacrifice of dignity of the have-nots was not as lucrative as it is for this undeserving individual.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 14d

I got my C-19 booster (by Rx) today and my flu shot yesterday because I have some other big, bad health things going on. I don't know why my kneecaps suddenly feel on fire, but man, I'm not having any fun. Getting older is tough. I'm a 12 year old kid trapped inside a decomposing gramma's body.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 15d

He really has zero self awareness.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 16d

I can't listen to him because he makes me feel crazy. It's important to call out HIS crazy. Thanks for calling it out. It soothes my soul to know others see it for what it is. He's gotta go. Hospital or prison. I don't care.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 17d

A throwback photo of kitten Shirley enjoying catnip on a Tongues Out Tuesday.

Black kitten, Shirley, climbing on an ivory colored cat tree to explore cat nip flakes placed upon the top platform. His tongue is sticking out as he is experiencing bliss. But as we find out later, he enjoys cantaloupe much more.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 21d

Shirley has devoted himself to become the Dark Lord of the Dishwashing Festivities. He perches upon the top of the cabinet and supervises the dishwashing with scorn and disapproval.

Black cat Shirley, atop a cream colored cabinet, a place he knows he shouldn't be. He is watching his human (off camera) washing dishes. He is clearly not approving of any of the activity as none of it is providing him any servings of cantaloupe melon.

Black cat, Shirley, atop a cream colored cabinet, poking his face down upon his off camera human. He is supervising, only allowing criticism that I missed a spot while drying. He impatiently awaits a serving of cantaloupe melon before his next nap.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 28d

Maybe all I need is just a glass of water.

Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 28d

And Brussels sprouts is an awfully tough sell.

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 28d

But the goat would be really cool!

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Pfluffy, PhD @twotutus.bsky.social · 28d

On second thought, a cult does seem to demand a lot of time and energy. I don't know if I can make that kind of commitment. The deprogramming alone could take hours! And I would likely have to wear pants most of the time! Who needs that?

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