<p>Wow! Fantastic news! I have been hoping this was going to happen but didn’t want to post and then jinx it.</p>
<p>Yeah. I’m kickin’ myself now for not putting food out there before now, just on the odd chance. But, I figured the dumb cat would come to the door and start meowing if it were out there and hungry! Oh, well.</p>
<p>MOWC called it. That cat got freaked and was hiding. It sure is wanting some attention now. It’s following me around the house.</p>
<p>WOW!!! Never underestimate the ability of a cat to hide and survive.</p>
<p>A dog never could have done that.</p>
<p>(I wonder what produced the cat poop, if s/he hasn’t really eaten for two and a half weeks.)</p>
<p>I’ve been playing this guy regularly for 15 years and the better player has gone back and forth over time. I suspect that I will still hit with this guy as I get a great workout but I will try to hit with better players. I know one that I can hit with and he has a circle of other players that may be better. I have another circle that I don’t have any problems with but they are great for matchplay and fitness.</p>
<p>Idad that is wonderful news! I’m so happy for you. I can’t believe none of us thought of putting food out for her, it seems so logical now that it worked, lol.</p>
<p>Interesteddad…great news. I am happy for you.</p>
<p>I just ran across this video and thought some of you runners might get a laugh. It even mentions chia seeds, which I had never heard of until I read it here.</p>
<p>[?</a> Barefoot Runners Say? ZERO DROP](<a href="http://zero-drop.com/?p=3809]?">http://zero-drop.com/?p=3809)</p>
<p>I tried Chia Seeds in Flax Seed pancakes - and taste wasn’t great. My wife eventually used up the bag.</p>
<p>Maybe cats like them?</p>
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<p>I figured at the start that stuck in the garage was the most likely place. I spent the first week going out there, walking all around, calling to her and expecting to hear a meow at the door one night. I didn’t put food out there because I just assumed that if she were out there, she’d come in when she got hungry.</p>
<p>The poop has not been there the whole time. I glanced at that spot when we had the heavy rain a week ago and noticed that a little water had come in under the door. So, she must have caught a mouse or two? Who knows? Maybe she was happy as a clam in the attic over the garage, I don’t know. She’s happy to be inside now, it seems. She slept next to my pillow last night, instead of her usual spot “below decks” under the bed. Maybe she’s a “people kitty” after all. :)</p>
<p>I’ve tapped on her bowl, making it ring like a bell, every time I’ve fed her for a year, so as soon as she heard that she started squawking. I’ll have to remember that trick for next time.</p>
<p>Excellent news, idad. Our dog once got out of the backyard–H had left the gate open for some repair people without alerting me . . . fortunately the dog was well-acquainted with the meaning of the word “treat,” so I walked down the street calling her name and telling her to come for a treat, and sure enough, she came running!</p>
<p>Yes, our secret word for our dogs is “cookie.” When we say that word, they come running. When we’re talking among ourselves about dog biscuits, we use the word “confection.” They haven’t figured out what that word means. Yet. ;)</p>
<p>loved the video, blankmind! Needless to say, know a couple of people EXACTLY like that.</p>
<p>I am so happy about kitty! What a happy thing to read. Even I had sort of given up hope! YAY!!!</p>
<p>The video is hilarious. I love it.</p>
<p>Even though I ran my 18 miler last Saturday, my daughter needed to do hers today, so I agreed to do the route the Striders did last week with her today. (what was I thinking?) So- we didn’t have the aid stations and carried our own water, but we did it. It was harder this week and she needed to walk a little in the later miles, so we were slower. Slower is fine, since it meant we were out there about 10 minutes longer which is good for us for the marathon preparation. We happened upon a large cooler filled with ice, water bottles and gatorade at mile 5 which appeared to be for any takers (wasn’t specifically labeled for a training group) which was wonderful. I drank and then stashed the rest of a G2 behind a tree near the cooler. We were REALLY looking forward to having more on the way back at mile 13 and it was GONE!! My bottle and D’s arm warmers were still there, but no nice cooler with cold drinks! We were so disappointed! I could have used more G2 since I gave her part of what was left of what I stashed.<br>
So- she did her first 18 miler.</p>
<p>We went to breakfast afterwards with her husband and I had this concoction that involved french toast, a pancake, nutella, bananas and syrup. I won’t be needing to eat again for awhile! My legs are tired.</p>
<p>Kudos to SOWC for her 18 miler!</p>
<p>Wow! So many great things happening here! Yay to the 18 miler and the kitty who made her way home!</p>
<p>I’m enjoying sunshine, doing some urban walking. :)</p>
Well, I wasn’t very excited about starting it, but I sure was happy to finish it, 22 minutes and 2 seconds later! Burpee Fusion. Aaarghh. I think I’m getting too old for this. 
Alternating 12 swings (40 lbs) and 6 burpees on the minute, every minute for six minutes. Rest 'til my heart rate falls to 60% and go again. Three sets. I get better at it, but it never gets any easier. We’ll, it kind of does. I don’t see crazy high heart rates anymore, because there’s enough rest (30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest in each minute), but I’m still bent over panting like a dog at the end of each set. It’s the burpees.
Total of 108 swings, 54 burpees (pushup and squat jump).
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Grilled steak tips and my legendary (in my own mind!) brussel sprouts sauteed in bacon, garlic, and marsala wine! Yum. Beats a post-workout shake!
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Not everyone is happy to see the return of Miss Scaredy Cat. Lil’ Bubba, Jr. just looks at her and hisses.
<p>Did you save a bit of grill for the returning kitty?</p>
<p>Put on one of the new shoes that I picked up at New Balance recently. I thought that they were court shoes when I bought them, then saw the W on the box and then thought that they were walkers. I was pleasantly surprised when I found that they are court shoes - they have the code MC ### WT which is men’s court, white. I wore them today with the stock insoles to do weights and they felt fabulous - which means that my current shoes are in pretty bad shape.</p>
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<p>Neither one of them have ever shown the slightest interest in people food.</p>
<p>Very Zen day. Declined to join the downhill skiers, so I ended up with a relaxing day. 20 minute meditation walk in the sunshine and melting snow, then sat in the sun.</p>
Man… I feel like a total exercise dummy!!! I had my first (and hopefully last) wipeout on the dreadmill! Duh! I’m OK, just a scraped hand. Could have been worse. I slapped a bandaid on the scratch and carried on. 3.5 miles - done. Now off to do some yardwork.
idad, I too have a cat who does not care for human food, but she can swallow a can of Fancy Feast in two bites.