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Brain Pilgrim

Always of two minds. Autist/ADHD

black sneakers on surreal road in swirly landscape avatar, header of a tuxedo kitten staring into the depths of a water jug on a desk by a window

"Dream of Things That Have Never Been But Someday Will Be" is a lyric from a Mekons song.

Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-28

In A Purrfect World - Episode 4 - Bad Cat?
Pamela Merritt on Pet Life Radio
petliferadio.com/purrfectworld

There really aren't any bad cats, only misunderstood cats! Learn how cats get in trouble by expressing their instinctual needs.

Then, how to meet those needs, in ways we both like.

The text says "In a Purrfect World" and the tropical background of palm leaves and tranquil lagoon features a brown tabby cat sleeping on their stomach on a white, furry cat tree shelf.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-27

Word came back about the mysterious artifact. Bud and Lou knew it was going to be their mission.

The shut down code was a puzzle in Base 18.

Two gray tabby cats examine a light wooden puzzle box with round holes all over it, floating above a black ball giving off gray smoke, affecting the top gray cat, in the smoke, who is glowing.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-27

NEW POST! Manage Their Imagination because it influences them. - CatSpeak at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/manage-thei

When we don’t realize how much, and how often, they are working their brains, we can misunderstand some of their cries for help.
It is unwanted behavior, but maybe our cats don’t understand why we think it’s “bad.”

A large gray tabby cat, long and lean, is superimposed as a giant size against a tropical lagoon with turquoise water, paws balanced on stepping stones, staring intently into water he is dipping whiskers into, illustrating Manage Their Imagination.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-26

Can kittens in a litter have different fathers? - Dear Pammy at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-

Each kitten has an equal potential to be a delightful companion. But it also means that littermates are not necessarily well matched.

Kittens of various ages and colors look up from discarded crates, with only the foreground kitten, a tortoiseshell, in focus, illustrating Dear Pammy, Can kittens in a litter have different fathers?
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-26

Rhiannon doesn't fill the cat tree shelf now, but she sure didn't at six months.

We knew she was star material.

Inside a beige carpeted cat tree shelf, taking up only a fourth of the area inside, and highlighted by a downward sunbeam like godrays and there's a dilute tortoiseshell kitten, just starting to get leggy, looking up and to the side as though figuring it all out.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-25

NEW POST! Cats take constant Steps of Maturity. - Keeping pace at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/steps-of-ma

No matter the age, we can help our cat continue their mental development. Sometimes the drive is obvious, as with Torties.

Other times, it is happening under our radar. Until they do something that took planning.

Photo illustration of a a six month old kitten, leggy with irregular tortoiseshell patches of orange and cream color on soft gray fur, climbing a spiral staircase of white and shades of green-blue that stretches from infinite space below, illustrating Steps of Maturity.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-25

Rhiannon has such determined eyes.

I tried a crayon filter to make a pretty illustration and even then... it is even more obvious she is going to have her way.

Her voice gets my attention. We play "Show Me." She dances her thanks.

It is a pleasure to be ordered around by her. I do prefer Cat Management Ways.

Photo illustration with a crayon filter, showing a six month old kitten, leggy with irregular tortoiseshell patches of orange and cream color on soft gray fur, climbing a spiral staircase of white and shades of green-blue that stretches from infinite space below.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-24

We connect Because of the Fluffy. - Compatibility at the Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/because-of-

Many small dogs were bred for charm and looks, selected over centuries to entertain and bestow affection.

Cats work that way. They are persuasion creatures.

Close up of a cat's four stacked paws at the bottom of the cat trough in pale beige carpet, while her tail and chest with a white splash for a backdrop, illustrating Because of the Fluffy.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-24

Took a severe zoom, but here is Bud with his tongue out.

Treats in the puzzle box.

An extreme zoon shot of a gray tabby cat looking up from the corner of a wooden puzzle box, pink tongue starting to come out to help with the treats. Everything is fuzzy from low light, from behind.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-23

Cat Imagination is always ON. - Survival Traits at the Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/cat-imagina

We might ponder what cat imagination feels like, but I don’t wonder if they have any.

Their brain is a lot like ours, especially the limbic system. That’s where we find the emotions which drive us.

At the top of the frame a guitar seems to loom over the cat face at the bottom, eyes rolled upwards as though they are thinking of music, illustrating Cat Imagination.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-23

Bud and Lou each take a corner, where they can even get each other's rewards.

Bud has a long reach. Lou has big paws. They have done this every morning since they were 3.5 months old.

A large wooden box with round holes cut through most of the surfaces, so cats at opposite corners, gray tabbies with one looking up at the lens, pause in their search for the treats and toys in the box.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-22

She was a girlygirl and they were true men, the lords of creation, but she pitted her wits against them and she won.

- Cordwainer Smith, "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell"

A dilute tortoiseshell cat on a green daybed cover, looking into the lens with big golden eyes. There's a look of determination as she edges her face into the sunlight, room shadow above her eyes, while her forelegs are stretched in front of her, paws reaching for more sunlight.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-22

Manage Their Imagination because it influences them. - CatSpeak at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/manage-thei

When we don’t realize how much, and how often, they are working their brains, we can misunderstand some of their cries for help.
It is unwanted behavior, but maybe our cats don’t understand why we think it’s “bad.”

A large gray tabby cat, long and lean, is superimposed as a giant size against a tropical lagoon with turquoise water, paws balanced on stepping stones, staring intently into water he is dipping whiskers into, illustrating Manage Their Imagination.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-21

Lou's agent wanted him to try horror, but his heart wasn't in it.

Against a spooky background of misty bare trees and a full moon with bats flying, a side view of a big gray tabby cat with his paws held in a "Dracula" pose and his eyes with very large pupils.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-21

In A Purrfect World - Episode 11 - How to Pick the Right Kitten
Pamela Merritt on Pet Life Radio
petliferadio.com/purrfectworld

When we should pick two kittens! Classic mistakes we shouldn't make.

The text says "In a Purrfect World" and the tropical background of palm leaves and tranquil lagoon features a brown tabby cat sleeping on their stomach on a white, furry cat tree shelf.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-20

Lou had to admit the funny little guy had been right, so far.

Another funny little guy had brought him in soft and easy.

Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-20

NEW POST! Unbreeds: the Regional Barn Cat - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/unbreeds-th

A mix of breeds is the definition of barn cat. But they also have their own characteristics, with regional variations.

A dilute tortoiseshell cat reclines on a sage green comforter, one foreleg stretched out to touch a felt bumblebee cat toy, with skeptical golden eyes looking upwards at the camera person, illustrating Unbreeds: the Regional Barn Cat.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-19

Dear Pammy, How can I tell if my cat misses me? - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-

Here’s some ways of figuring out how our cats feel about our absence, or being home without us all day.

Seen from the back, with a large longhaired cat in the foreground and a smaller brown tabby staring out a window at a car parked nearby, illustrating Dear Pammy, How can I tell if my cat misses me?
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-19

As a juvenile actor, Bud starred in an adventure series for children.

He did his own stunts.

A big-eared teen cat, gray tabby, has their head and shoulders superimposed over a scene of a mountain lake, like a promotional poster lacking graphics.
Brain Pilgrimbrainpilgrim
2025-06-18

NEW POST! Unbreeds: the Regional Barn Cat - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/unbreeds-th

A mix of breeds is the definition of barn cat. But they also have their own characteristics, with regional variations.

A dilute tortoiseshell cat reclines on a sage green comforter, one foreleg stretched out to touch a felt bumblebee cat toy, with skeptical golden eyes looking upwards at the camera person, illustrating Unbreeds: the Regional Barn Cat.

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