{"id":27711,"date":"2023-10-27T06:16:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8085\/wordpress\/?page_id=27711"},"modified":"2024-06-16T11:19:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T15:19:08","slug":"infrequently-asked","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/infrequently-asked\/","title":{"rendered":"[Infrequently Asked]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"87\" class=\"wp-image-29348\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"http:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MasRos_Gil_Wil-Logo0-1-scaled-1-768x190-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MasRos_Gil_Wil-Logo0-1-scaled-1-768x190-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MasRos_Gil_Wil-Logo0-1-scaled-1-768x190-1-300x74.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Site\u2019s Purpose?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>The muses made me do it. So, really no specific purpose<\/em>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/An_Cat_Dubh_\/_Into_the_Heart\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/An_Cat_Dubh_\/_Into_the_Heart\">An Cat Dubh<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>Inspiration?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>It began with an online rant on a Cats-Help forum (my geek muse escaped!) after being led down several unending rabbit-holes of endless drivel. After several searches, frustrated by the unhelpful posts (I\u2019m being nice!) of \u2018cat help\u2019 provided by \u2018cat-friendly\u2019 people that told me squat \u2013 except about their life stories, evident neuroses and inability to stay on topic, in a concise manner. So (another  muse slipped loose!). And I vented in a post on the site in which I expressed my opinion on the unhelpful nature of their twaddle and blather postings. Weeks later I opened up an e-mail from the franchise pet-site.&nbsp;<strong>Subject Line<\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong>you have been banned<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2026. blah-blah-blah. Apparently, I had triggered someone\u2019s sensitivity meter. My reaction was, \u2018<strong>like I care!<\/strong>\u2018.<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Again, being polite.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>What was the search about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>I had been searching for pet (<strong>Hints &amp; Tips , How-To ..?<\/strong>) information online on how to train new kittens. At that stage in familiarisation with their new environment, we had, cautiously, begun experimenting with them being unleashed on the balcony. Even while under our supervision. But leashed or not, the balcony\u2019s edge was an anxiety-inducing experience as they both repeatedly crawled under to peer over the ledge. Thus the online search.<\/em>&nbsp;How to \u2026..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><strong>What was learnt?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>To be fair, I did learn that there is an entire industry out there dedicated to animals and their pet owners.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:13px\">Also, s<em>upposedly, cats are not real fond of water or being wet. One day, as it rained, they were out unleashed. I observed that where the rainfall left a wide swath-line along the edge, they would not venture across. The puddled water line became a curiosity that they somehow felt cautious abo<\/em>ut.&nbsp;<em>They had not been exposed to open-water at that point except in their bowl fountain. Hmmm?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>In the end, before letting them out I would use a watering can to lay a watery boundary along the edges. Varying the width from wide to narrower as they adapted to its significance when outside and close to the edge. Along with some vocal reinforcements. They are now a bit less cautious but often respectful of the invisible boundary.<\/em>&nbsp;And t<em>hey now get to spend more time out, unleashed and, at times, unsupervised.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">It did not cost a penny, as most online sites seem to promote as possible, training solutions. That is my <em>cat-hack<\/em>\u2019, for whatever it is worth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">I think that&nbsp;spraying cats with any type of liquid as a training tool is just downright cruel! Just as I feel that <strong>Spaying<\/strong> pets &#8211;  (I don&#8217;t mean cows, and goats or sheep) is cruel &#8211; <strong>Household Animals<\/strong> is cruel! <strong>PETA <\/strong>are you out there?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">So, when you next hug or cuddle your favourite kitty imagine a \u2026. \u2018<em>Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Happy Kitty, Sleepy Kitty, Purr Purr Purr<\/em>&nbsp;\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">And consider, a pet is an extension of yourself. So treat them as the companions that they are. You know, that christian thing about &#8216;doing unto others&#8217;? Others is not just humans, right? Life is more than a trip through time. It is a journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Names or markings are like the sweeping hands of a clock (<em>in our digital era \u2013 the flipping digital displays<\/em>) that note Time\u2019s passage. But a name is more than a mere notation, mark or sign. It represents a particular instance or moment in the incessant, eternal, tick- tock ticking away of Time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">That is from just one perspective. Now imagine the&nbsp;<em>kaleidoscope<\/em>s that exist within just one moment in time \u2026&nbsp;Tick! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">As such, names are symbols, like everything else, humans use to identify or distinguish between each other, places and things, etc. Basic. It is why we often do not respond to names that are not related to ourselves. But in loud and crowded places, if the name (or sound) is same or similar to our own&nbsp;<em>we, instinctively, react. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">So, what is in a name? What do names really represent? Why are they even important? <em>Time keeps on ticking \u2026..<\/em> The Past is, indeed, the prologue to one&#8217;s Present and Future self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Interestingly, in ancient times, there were lores describing a certain type of creature that existed in dark places and devoured the young, innocent or careless who wandered away from the safer paths. Often beguiled by trickery and led astray.  Like say, the Devil personified?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Such creatures today are better known, in some circles, as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troll\">trolls<\/a>. who populate the nastier parts of \u2018social-media communities&#8217;, like&nbsp;<strong>Twitter<\/strong><em>&nbsp;Trolls<\/em>. Twitter \/X (as the source) is the&nbsp;<strong>messenger<\/strong> \/agent and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>medium <\/strong>(means of distribution method) which distributes &#8216;tweets&#8217; for the Twits who reside on Twitter. So, what is the message? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Consider&nbsp;William Shakespeare\u2019s&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<em>A rose by any other name would smell as sweet \u2026<\/em>&nbsp;and,<strong>&nbsp;X<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>formerly know as&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Twitter<\/strong>, is populated by the same&nbsp;<strong><em>twits<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;who&nbsp;<strong><em>twitter<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>)or now spew out&nbsp;<strong>Xes<\/strong>&nbsp;instead of&nbsp;<strong><em>tweets<\/em><\/strong>. <em>To tweet or not to tweet, is that not a question about twits and tweets?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Tweedle, tweedle, tweedle dee. Tweet-tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">When produce shopping, the expectation is that of&nbsp;<em>Fresh or new products at the market<\/em>. Who sets out to sell \u2018<em>stale or not-so-fresh<\/em>\u2018 products \u2013 apart from the \u2018<em>previously enjoyed<\/em>\u2018 promoters?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>All-you-can-eat<\/strong>&nbsp;offers come with limits imposed at&nbsp;&#8216;<em>all you can<\/em>&nbsp;<em>or willing to pay<\/em>? <strong>Jumbo <\/strong>shrimps<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>anyone?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Music, it is said, can calm a savage beast (<em>as well as piss them off). I suppose&nbsp;nothing is perfect<\/em>. Cats have a calming and soothing effect on us humans. Remember what the door-mouse said&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WANNqr-vcx0\"><em>Feed Your Head<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;\u2026.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2023\/11\/03\/new-research-is-changing-our-understanding-of-cat-emotions-from-purring-to-their-facial-expressions\/\">or we can go around in circles.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><strong>About the original search question?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9763442790c1263a3578f6819f2d245 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\">We have tried to kitty-proof the balcony area, as best as possible &#8211; especially around the gaps at floor level. These have been reduced by, strategically placing flower planters and recycled styrofoam strips (<em>came from a package used to protect a laptop during shipping<\/em>). You may think that &#8216;I did my part over environment concerns&#8217;., that I <strong>Re-used<\/strong>, <strong>Re-cycled<\/strong> and <strong>Reduced<\/strong>. Perhaps. <em>It was simply practical.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30697\" style=\"width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-768x502.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cat-proof and Beautify Your Balcony<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/wordtypedesigns.com\/gilrose\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button aligncenter wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 363px\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\">This is not a public forum. Content and views expressed here are solely my own; and meant for anyone who randomly comes across the site and waste time scrolling through. There\u2019s no commercial motive or content involved. Literally, it is <em>A Pet Project\u00a9<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px\">Copyright \u00a9 2023. All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2i46s52JAUE\"><em>Year of The Cats<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 2024]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>Accredited Member of The International Sarcasm Society (Pin # 112856)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site\u2019s Purpose? Inspiration? What was the search about? What was learnt? It did not cost a penny, as most online sites seem to promote as possible, training solutions. That is my cat-hack\u2019, for whatever it is worth. I think that&nbsp;spraying cats with any type of liquid as a training tool is just downright cruel! 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