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Maurice can be special secretary of the Raymond fan club. No waffling. But a wedge of cheese might work for a crown of glory. He’s special too. Toss him a catnip mouse.

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What an inspired idea, Richard!

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Oct 26Liked by Sharron Bassano

Yes I am still laughing and waffling about Maurice! A sense of humor? At least the woman recognized and shared it.

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Yeah. Pretty silly. I no longer have a cat, but that does not preclude me from making sport of them. Their sense of superiority is such a fine source of entertainment.

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Oct 27Liked by Sharron Bassano

And you can let the chuckles fly!!

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Oct 26Liked by Sharron Bassano

Oh my god, Sharron! This is one of my feline favorites! Maurice is such a character…and his “hat” is a perfect Halloween costume! I waffle on his culinary choices, but he’s definitely got style! Excellent!

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Oh, thanks. I just have to bring Maurice back from time to time. He is such a silly boy... On a par with Raymond.

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Waffle hats are trending.

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Are they!!?? Thanks for letting me know. I tried a pancake hat, but they just don't have enough body to hold their shape. And nothing looks more ridiculous than a soggy pancake hat. Trust me.

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The trick is not to put syrup on it. You can also put the pancake on a trucker hat with a pin and spin it around occasionally. But waffles just work and taste better. After a nice walk in the park, I like to pull off a chunk of waffle as a snack.

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Oct 26Liked by Sharron Bassano

Cute and funny …. You do know that the only reason cats don’t eat you is they are not big enough. 😂

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OMG, Wade! I never thought of that. It is the stuff of nightmares. Yeeeks!

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Oct 26Liked by Sharron Bassano

I was thinking like Richard, below. Maybe Raymond's co-host.

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Such a novel idea. I may have to get the two of them together to see what their conversation includes...

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Oct 26·edited Oct 26Liked by Sharron Bassano

He reminds me of a kitchen towel with a picture of a cat and a short poem my late grandmother gave us for a wedding gift lo so many years ago:

Love to eat dem mousies

Mousies what I love to eat

Like to bite dey little heads off

Life to nibble dey little feet

And if that’s not bad enough, I still remember a poem about a cat by C.W. McCall of Old Home Filler Up and Keep on Truckin’ Cafe fame:

I had an old cat named Roy

He was a good ol' boy

He used to go a-huntin', down by the lake

Catch 'im a nice, fresh garter snake

Bring 'im on back and then set in the grass

Lookin' like he had 'im a green mustache

Yeah, Roy was a good ol' boy

'Til the dogs got 'im

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Well, son of a gun. You are in a singing mood this morning, Mr. S. ! I like it. Funny - I had the very same B. Kliban cat dishtowel and matching coffee mug. He was playing a little guitar and sitting cross-legged on a yellow stool. What was that.... maybe 1976 or so?

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For us, it was 1980, back when phones had rotary dials.

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That's funny ... especially since my daughter's cat is named Waffles. He's going to be a big boy, probably like Maurice and Raymond. What else are you going to name a cat like that ... Waffles.

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Perfect? Is his first name Eggo? Or Belgian?

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🤣 Only Waffles knows his first name, and he ain't tellin'.

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Oct 27Liked by Sharron Bassano

Had early appointments yesterday so just now got to the leaves and comments. YES Raymond and Maurice working together at midnight sounds like a good adventure. 4 eyes is better than 2. There ARE no ordinary cats. They are each as distinct as the color of each fur strand... at least as distinct as one human from another. Can't live without them. Had a cardboard cat when I drove semi. He likes the first shelf near the door, top enclosed level next to the box of bobbins. He'd kick those around if he could get the top off.... Only ONE mouse in 30 years so he's doing his job. )))

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Kate from Indiana. The cat-woman! Actually only one small facet of the persona...

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I love the photo of him on the bed!

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He is such a clever boy... Thanks, Terry

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Oct 29Liked by Sharron Bassano

Haha yep, all normal cat behaviour except for maybe the waffle. Having said that, I've never tried giving our cat a waffle...

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Oct 29·edited Oct 29Author

Go on, shake him up a bit. Even better, when he is not looking, set a cucumber on the floor. See how he reacts to that when he discovers it...

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Oct 29Liked by Sharron Bassano

The stray cats in my neighborhood drink out of the birdbath in my front yard. I can tell you love this cat, Sharron.

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They make us laugh and heaven knows we need a few more laughs in our lives these days. Thanks for reading, KC. ( Are you Kevin? Kenneth? Kasey? Kim?)

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Oct 29Liked by Sharron Bassano

You can call me Ken. I don’t have a cat, but my dog brings a lot of joy to my life.

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I have never had a dog, but I DO know this. See if I am not right

Who's a good boy?

https://sharronbassano.substack.com/p/whose-a-good-boy?

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An absolute delight from start to finish, Sharron. I feel I know Maurice inside out - what superb characterisation. xxx

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Nov 4Liked by Sharron Bassano

Perfect.

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Thanks, Gulch Boy. A man who knows cats!

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