Snugglepants Lola Pie

January 10th, 2006
Cuddly brown tabby snuggling against her mom

As many of my fellow cat moms know, it's surprisingly hard to resist giving adorable, goofy names to your little furballs. That such exotic, dignified animals could reduce us to coochie-coo behavior is yet another example of the universe's sense of irony.

Now, some cats don't like goofy talk and I mostly try to respect that. But other cats—often not the ones you would expect—actually revel in ridiculous names and nonsense words. Lola is definitely in the latter category. Oh, she tries to act superior and judging, but all it takes is a minute or two of, "Who's the pretty girl? You are!" and she is putty in my hands.Lola Pie SnugglePants

Last night I strode into new territory when I addressed her as 'Snugglepants' for the first time. I was actually trying to tease her, but she went crazy with delight! Since then, she has been all over me, flipping around in my lap with a drunk purr that makes me think she'll soon be oxygen deprived. Her eyes have that intoxicated look, heavy lidded, with the third membrane coming in from the corner of her eye. And every time I say, "Snugglepants!" she rubs against me and cries out ecstatically.

I swear, it sounds like she's exclaiming, "Mom, I've been waiting all my life for you to call me Snugglepants!" 

Speaking of what's in a name…

I was laughing with a friend recently about all those online compatibility tests where you input birthdates or names, then it spits out your percentage of compatibility with the other person. We were laughing because we had both done these for various people, proving that we are, in reality, TWELVE years old!

"OMIGOD! Dr. Love says I'm 98% compatible with Johnny Depp if I use my full first name (Alexandria). But if I go with Alix, we are only 85% compatible."

I can just see it now…"Johnny, please STOP CALLING ME ALIX! Our relationship depends on it!"

Hmmm...perhaps Lola knows that she is 100% compatible with me only if she goes by the name Snugglepants?

A close-up of snuggly tabby feet

 

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On November 19th, 2007 Rogue pirate (not verified) says:

I figured since I'd been enjoying your blog posts in the present, I might also enjoy your posts from the past..and what do I find?? Tabby kitty beans (known by the rest of the world as footpads..). Too cute :)

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