Dougy’s bug manages to survive his swats. I’ve witnessed three direct hits so far, and all that comes of it is the bug falls behind the light stand, safe from my kitty boy. Will Dougy catch it? Time will tell.

Dougy spotted a large beetle on the lampshade…

…that held his attention even after it flew off. (Dougy missed that!)

But fly off it did, and Dougy finally got it: The bug’s not here any longer!

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Andy and Dougy are struck by the irony that each year Americans blow up hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fireworks made in the People’s Republic of China to celebrate the birth of freedom in America. Silly people! So, enjoy your fireworks on this, the 4th of July holiday!

>BOOM!<

Dougy comes to me, concerned. There is something new in his area!

I am preoccupied with how dirty my laptop screen is so sort of, um, ignore Dougy. (Bad me!)

He hops on his ottoman. The fan whirls back and forth, fluffing his hair, a new sensation that Dougy doesn’t like.

He anticipates the return of the whirling blade! Oh no!

Too much. Dougy scampers away. I finally realize Dougy prefers not to have the fan oscillation feature on, so I pull the little thing that stops the oscillation. Now the fan points at the recliner but only indirectly blows on the ottoman.

Dougy sort of accepts it now that it doesn’t muss his hair!

Dougy’s ready for the kitty boys’ eighth birthday tomorrow, July 1st. Rumor has it there’s tuna water in it for them. They already got their toys (wand toys and the now-hidden catnip banana…), but the only thing they really want is that tuna water. Oddly, they won’t eat the albacore, so Doug the human ends up eating it, though he’s not complaining about that!