#Agent Thoth's #Personal Log: Day 1323

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Agent Thoth discusses more of the trials and tribulations associated with living with hominids. Incidentally, if you've missed Agent Thoth's earlier entries, you can find them here: Thoth's Journal

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Agent Thoth's Personal Log

Day Thirteen-Hundred-Twenty-Three:

My hominid-servant scolded me, as she does from time to time, regarding my habit of obstructing her passage when she finally emerges from her nocturnal bouts of unconsciousness to, at long last, address the issue of replenishing the contents of my food bowl. Her contention is that it is not only unseemly for me to engage in such behavior, but that it is against my best interests as -- if she should lose her balance, fall, and become injured -- it would be difficult for her to provide said edibles on schedule. Or, as she so indelicately put it, “It’s rude to trip the human. And, besides which, dead humans can’t open cat food cans.” 

My contention is that it is good for her, as my actions help test and improve her reflexes, for which there is much room for improvement. Which can only help increase her long-term survival odds. Moreover, if she did not spend such an extended time in slumber, I would not be driven to desperate measures to attempt expedite the process of food provision. In point of fact, it is she who is rude, as the hissing noise she makes by blowing air through her teeth in an effort to dissuade me from my purpose and encourage me to remove myself from her path is quite discourteous. 

I did attempt to explain all this to her; however, she remains either unable or unwilling to comprehend my arguments. Eventually, I simply pacified her by deploying the P.U.R.R. and providing secondary signs of affection, such as slow-blinking at her and engaging in a kneading motion with my paws. This did soothe her and, to be honest, I find such actions to be soothing as well. This is fortunate because I have no intention of altering my behavior. It is long past time for my hominid-servant to learn the value of haste, among many other lessons I have to teach her.

Hominids can be so dense! 😉 You may have noticed that Agent Thoth has a new look. I hope you like his new picture as much as I do, but I'd love to hear your thoughts, either way. Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. 😉 Happy reading, everyone!