Notes from a parish cat and his author Julie Mackenzie

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I am Father Tom Fish, esteemed member of the religious team at Temptation of Christ Parish in the novels by author Julie Mackenzie. As to my background, I was invited into the rectory as a stray, laid on the charm, and was invited to stay, even honorarily ordained and no less spiritual than my sidekick Father Will. He dotes on me to high heaven and forgives all of my street cat proclivities, whatever the hell that means.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Shhh!



Shhh! Men are in hot pursuit, old folks are screaming, and Mary Lou can't find her article on cat grooming..oh, hi, everybody!

I thought it might be a good idea to share what's on the nightstands at the rectory. I found the following:

In Jack's room is American Brutus by Michael W. Kauffman. Being a former history teacher, Jack always grabs the historical stuff. The book is about John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin.

In Will's room the old folks are screaming..well, not really. He's reading 61 Hours, a Lee Child thriller featuring hero Jack Reacher. I love to cuddle and feel Will tense up when Jack gets the bad guys along with a strong cup of coffee and fifteen sugars.




In Mary Lou's space, there's just about anything to read. She has a bunch of stuff lying around all the time, so it's hard to say what's she's reading.

Wait a minute...what the heck?!..I'm reading a book, too? Who put this next to me when I was minding my own business, sleeping??..Huh?...Jaaaaack...!



Well, to all the readers here at the rectory and out in cyberland, have fun, don't read anything I wouldn't read and always keep one eye open when you snooze so somebody doesn't pull a fast one!

--Tom

16 comments:

Mariodacat said...

M loves Jack REacher stories, and so do I when she reads them to me.

Admiral Hestorb said...

LOOK at that sweet view of your head! ♥♥♥

Hannah and Lucy said...

Tom - Are you the "Bedside Playboy"?
luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

RoySr said...

Books can get you in a whole lot of trouble Tom. Especially when you are into the good stuff and in particular the one your Bean is reading at the time. You just don't want to curl up with said book. That usually brings on a tirade, or at least an undignified 'dump' on the hard, uncomfortable table.

Just sayin .....

If I may, Y'all come see us. We've Competition for all the Cat Blogs. Free, safe, and Cat Friendly.

Buddy Bear, MikiCato, Rowdy, Miss Princess, Smokey and Tegar say "Hi Tom. Good Reading, and have a happy weekend EVERYkitty!"

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Tom
Mom had her nose in her ebook last night and wouldn't put it down until 1am!
Sheesh...we just wanted to go to bed!

purrin
xoxox
Abby

Mr Puddy said...

Don't worry, Father Tom. I won't read anything even my mom's lip !
But Mom read a lot, She read the book and read my" Meow " : )

Have a lovely weekend, Father Tom
xxx

Brian's Home Blog said...

We do a fair amount of reading here...in between the typing! Y'all have a great weekend!

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The Florida Furkids said...

We like to help Mom read....our tails and paws on the pages make it extra special!

The Florida Furkids and Angel Sniffie

Alex aus dem Gwundergarten said...

Hi Tom
You and Noah would make a good couple. He loves the bird, too. Well he loves them in his tummy :o).
The only thing he loves to read is your blog... he is now just sitting beside me and sends you kind regards.
Love
Alex

Gattina said...

Rosie likes when I turn the page, she tries to help me with her paw. She is very helpful, and I loose my page !

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

Hi Father Tom,
Enjoy your read ~
Usually by da time da mom sitz down to read she fallz asleep .. zzzzzzzz
Purrrz ~

Tamago said...

I used to read books a lot-but recently I read blogs most of the time :-)

Brandon - The dog with a blog said...

Awww, you are furry cute, and reading is sure a lot of fun!

meowmeowmans said...

We love to read, too! Right now, it's the Poe Shadow, by Matthew Pearl. Have a great day!

Cathy Keisha said...

I won't let TW read. I demand attention 24/7. She had to do a lot of computer reading for my newest blog though.