Tag: cats

• Old Cassette Recordings, Bad Playing, and Editing – Thoughts from November 9, 2025

  

  The main thing going on in my life right now is music. I should mention that Patti, the cats, and a few other people are always in my focus, but when I’m alone, music is my focus. I’ve spent more time working on music than writing. What you’re reading is my attempt to not completely…

  Brian Kirwan

  April 14, 2026

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  2025, 4-track cassette, 8-track ADAT audio tracks, 90s, ADAT machine, audio cassette tapes, bad playing, cassette tapes into the computer, cats, composing songs in the computer, connecting things together, copy and paste, deafer, depressing, editing, experimenting with sound, forgettable moments, getting tools, lack of space in my office, learning something new, Life is Horrible, live music, live recordings, lyrics, mix of delight and irritation, more forgetful, multiple tracks, music, music recordings, older, one flawless take, Patti, recording audio on the computer, repetitive playing, song version, spare time, tape is linier, thoughts, VHS tapes, working on music, writing, writing duties

• Kitchen Remodel, New Tools, and Outside Cats – Thoughts from August 23, 2025

  

  I had my appointment to check on my throat after my surgery to remove the polyp on my vocal cord. I knew it didn’t feel like it used to years ago. Seeing the image the doctor took with the camera down my throat was disappointing. The polyp was smaller than the last image before the…

  Brian Kirwan

  February 24, 2026

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  2021, 2025, action figures, adjustable poles, Archie, being efficient, big vacation, birthday, camera down my throat, cat pictures and videos, cats, checkup after surgery, creative tools, damaging my throat, discontinued cabinet set, drill bits, Funko collection, giant boxes, goodbye to Rally, having the right tool, installing new cabinets and drawers, kitchen remodel, kittens, male orange cats are vocal, measuring tools, new tools, outside cats, Patti, polyp on my vocal cord, Rally, remembering Rally, scary stuff happening, screwdrivers, staycation, stud finder, thoughts, Toyota Tundra, wood-working tools

• Senior Birthdays, Cats, and Alcohol – Thoughts from July 2, 2025

  

  This is the day of my birth. I’m 55 years old today. In many places, I can now get a senior discount. Patti and I are both seniors. I’m not normally off on Wednesdays, but I took off this birthday Wednesday. As with every time I got to choose what to do for my birthday,…

  Brian Kirwan

  February 17, 2026

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  2025, alcohol, animated movie, Beatrix, being a senior, birthday, cat breath, cat likes water, cat tongue, cats, cats drinking from the sink, cats licking my hair, dowsing her head, food adventurer, furry entourage, ginger, green tea, licking my ears, licking my skin, Luna, newly inducted senior, Patti, plum wine, raining down with fur, reusable bags, sake, sake buzz, sandpaper tongue, Scout, senior discount, smell of sushi, soy sauce, splashing water, stay at home, stretching, surrounded by cats, sushi, sushi on my birthday, sushi rolls, thoughts, too fishy or had tentables, turning 55, Willow

• Post Surgery and an Organized Tool Shed – Thoughts from June 1, 2025 – Part 2

  

  June 1, 2025 – Part 2 As I told you last week, I had my first surgery on May 22. We pick up the story after the surgery and my post-surgery days. For at least the next few days, I would be in Patti’s hands and the cats’ comforting paws. Patti had to drive me…

  Brian Kirwan

  January 27, 2026

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  2003, 2025, bolts, cats, clean up tool shed, container with little drawers, couldn’t talk, creature poops, didn’t sound normal, distracted driver, electronic tools, first surgery, heavy trashcan, knowing where things are, lawn table, mask for the dust, nuts, only think about pictures when its too late, organized shed, organized tools, organizing, Patti, plumbing tools, post surgery, read words I type out loud, rusty tools, screws, storage containers, sweeping, thoughts, time off, toolboxes, tools, washers, Word document

• My First Surgery – Thoughts from June 1, 2025 – Part 1

  

  I used to have times when I struggled to find subjects for my Thoughts papers. Recently, I’ve had to make lists of subjects to write about, so I don’t forget things. When I started writing these back in 1991, I had less happening in my life. Who would guess I had more going on in…

  Brian Kirwan

  January 20, 2026

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  1991, 2025, anesthesia, anesthesia technician, cat claw marks, cat scratches, cats, clown miming skills, do not talk, dressing gown, ellipsis, giant beret, inability to speak, leave wedding ring at home, medication, my first surgery, naked behind a curtain, nurse asking questions, opened in the back, parents had any surgeries, Part 1, Patti, polyp removed from my vocal cord, reliving younger days, show of my life, stint into my vein, surgery cap, surgery veterans, thoughts, Thoughts papers, tying a dressing gown, undressed and hearing people, welcome distraction, Willow, writing

• Choking Cats, Surgery Prep, and Heart Bushes – Thoughts from May 18, 2025

  

  It has been so long since I wrote my thoughts, I had to make a list of things I haven’t written about. First on the list is finishing painting the house. Let me say that again for those in the back. We finished painting the house! The last thing we did was put up new…

  Brian Kirwan

  January 13, 2026

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  2025, 3-D curved heart, 3-D modeling, 3-D sculture, angle cuts, asthma, cat mouth adapter, cats, choking, finishing painting the house, first surgery, general anesthetic, heart-shaped bush, inhalers, lawn work, learning experience, liquid medications, minor surgery, Patti, protractor, remodel, scared of surgery, squirting medication in cat’s mouth, table saw, ten-foot trim boards, thoughts, throat problems, throat surgery, to the vet, trimming bushes, Willow, Zoom appointment

• Mini-Vacations, V Day, and New Obsessions – Thoughts from February 16, 2025

  

  Patti and I are back from our mini-vacation and we’re still working on the house. We’re down to painting and fixing some of the trim. It’s going to feel weird when we finish everything. The first day I don’t have to set the alarm to get up on my days off is going to be…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 16, 2025

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  2025, anime action figure, baseball cap, Benihana, cabinets, carpet, cats, concierge level, giant bowl of a drink, giant trash bag filled with stuffed animals, Grand Californian, jam-packed with people, kitchen, leaking water heater, lounge, mini vacation, My Hero Academia, my obsession with the show, Patti, Pixar Place Hotel, rain, rain kept people away, rainy day, renovated, seats by the bar, set the alarm to get up, shopping for Disney stuff, stuff we got on vacation, thoughts, tiling, Valentine's Day, waiting in line, working on the house, yard work

• New Years, Old Jobs, and The Wedding Song – Thoughts from December 29, 2024 to January 26, 2025

  

  December 29, 2024 The year is ending in two days. There are several things I’m looking forward to in 2025. My last loan payment will be at the end of February. In March, I’ll have been at Disney for 20 years. That will mean my vacation and sick time earned will go up. When I…

  Brian Kirwan

  December 9, 2025

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  2024, 2025, all we need is time, allergies, allergy to wheat, artificial intelligence, artificial singers, backup singers, being busy, building the shed, cats, consequences, creating a harmony, Disney for 20 years, disposing old shed, electric guitar, extended deadline, fixing the house, food allergies, four cats, future note, general scratchy feeling in my throat, giant chocolate chip cookie, June 14 1997, lifetime pass to Disneyland, looking forward, lyrics, married, meatball sandwiches, mobile home, my AI voice could sing, no downtime, no more wheat, Patti, reality, recorded main voice, retirement, retiring, singing, strangers around the house, The Wedding Song, thoughts, Thoughts paper, throat problems, tired, wedding march, working on song

• Christmas, Cats, and a New Cat Tree – Thoughts from December 25, 2024

  

  Just as Christmas Eve was mainly about our niece and nephew’s new baby, Christmas Day was about Scout and her three kittens. Actually, it’s about Scout and her only slightly younger than her adult cats. Until next July, Scout is four and Beatrix, Luna, and Willow are three. Beatrix is about the same size as…

  Brian Kirwan

  November 25, 2025

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  2024, Beatrix, big cats, Blaze, boxes, building cat tree, can’t handle their own weight, cat dad, cats, cats had destroyed it, Christmas Day, covered in sweat, custom Funko Pop!, disassembly, followed instructions step by step, four cats in one house, Funko, Funko characters, House of Cat, Luna, new cat tree, old cat tree, other pets, Patti, piles of stuff, pink cat tree, pink house, presents, Quest, regulate cats food, Scout, Scout’s boys, season for cat trees, Slash, sturdiness, supervising cats, thoughts, time to get used to, toys, Willow, wish list, wrapping paper

• Route 66, Peggy Sue’s Diner, and Home with the Cats – Thoughts from September 21, 2024 – Last Day Part 2

  

  Now that we knew the Bagdad Café didn’t have food, we had to pick a new place to eat. I asked, “Aren’t we driving by Peggy Sue’s Diner? We could eat there.” Patti said we were, so we did. We arrived at about 4:30 pm at Peggy Sue’s 50s Diner in Yermo, California. This was…

  Brian Kirwan

  October 7, 2025

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  2024, 50s attire, Bagdad Cafe, ball-shaped tiger, baseball with feet, baseballs, big-eyed monkey, cats, cats sniffing everything, curiosity and fear, Eddie World, fridge magnets, fried chicken, fried food, gift shop, ice cream sundae tower, Javin slow loris, mannequins, missing home, must-have plushes, not a food-critic blog, Patti, Peggy Sue’s 50s Diner, Peggy Sue’s Diner, pictures from the trip, plushes, post vacation, purple dragon, restroom, self-control, shot glasses, Sit whereever you like, sitting with cats, Southern fried chicken, souvenirs, stuffed animal addiction, stuffed animals, stuffed cowboy at a fake urinal, thoughts, vacation Brian, Yermo California