Tuesday morning at about 3:30, we were awakened by pounding rain on the roof. Actually I think it was rain mixed with hail. It was as hard a rain as we’ve had in a long time. We both got up to check to make sure it was rain we were hearing.
I went to the cat patio to check on Kiki and Lexi. Kiki was curled up in her cat tree as usual. Lexi was not. She had gone down to the next level and was covered in a blanket. She gets scared when it rains on the aluminum roof. But, she was all right. I’m sure that Kiki has weathered worse. After all, she was living in a woodpile when we found her.
Last Saturday was the Padres’ Fan Fest at Petco Park. The admission was free for everyone. We have season tickets this year, and since we have only sat in our seats one time, when we bought the season, we wanted to go so we could sit in our seats again.
We got there about 10:00am and everyone was allowed to go out on the ball field. There were some ball players there to sign autographs at scheduled times. We’re not autograph hounds, so we just walked around a little. Charlie wanted to go into the bullpen, but we didn’t see that it was open.
Then we decided to go up to our seats. All the levels were all blocked off and no one was being allowed up. They said it was a “construction site”. We were disappointed, because that was really the only reason we wanted to be there.
We left the ballpark at 10:50am, glad that the whole thing had been free. Oh, we did have to pay $7 for less than an hour parking.
I came across this when I was looking for something to do this weekend:
‘ACRO-CATS’ ROLL IN FOR AN ALL-FELINE SHOW, PLUS ONE GUEST CHICKEN
There are cat people, there are weird cat people, and then there’s Samantha Martin.
She takes the whole cat-lady thing to a completely different level, thanks to her traveling feline show, “Samantha Martin and the Amazing Acro-Cats,” in which cats ride skateboards, push carts and walk on tightropes.
Though Martin has been performing with her talented cats since 2005, Thursday marks her first visit to San Diego. She shared what it’s like to travel across the country in her 33-foot “Catmobile” RV as well as the secrets to keeping cats happy on stage.
The Amazing Acro-Cats
Q: Tell us about your show.
A: The cats are all rescues and strays, and they perform acrobatic feats — they jump through hoops, roll barrels, ring bells. There’s also an all-cat band called the Rock-Cats that play piano, drum, guitar and cowbell. There’s a special guest chicken that plays the cymbal and tambourine.
Q: Who trained them?
A: I did. I used clicker training, which is positive reinforcement-based. They get tasty rewards, fresh salmon, chicken and tuna, for following directions.
Q: Why do you love cats so much?
A: I love their attitude and their independence. They constantly surprise me, because one day a cat can decide to rearrange the show and I have to work around it. I’m learning that cats don’t like people wearing Mardi Gras beads or animal costumes and no balloons anywhere.
Q: How many cats do you have?
A: There are 13 permanent members of the cast. I have some at home in Chicago that don’t like to travel, but they appear in commercials. So I have 20 cats total.
Q: How do you travel with so many animals?
A: I have a 33-foot RV with cats painted on the side called the Catmobile, and the top compartment is “Kitty City” because it has all their beds and litter boxes up there, and it’s quite a party. The cat band used to travel together, too, but now they sleep in individual condos. Their egos got in the way.
Q: What do you do about the cat smell?
A: Burn a lot of incense.” (I bet).
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| The only one we don't have is the Siamese |
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