Stranger Danger

I scared the big guy last night. I changed my MO and it totally freaked him. Puff is a big tub of love and very needy when he wants attention. We had been sitting on the sofa together watching TV and he didn't notice at all that I had put curlers in my hair. This is something I have NEVER done in the past 7 years since he came to live with us. And why would I do it now? Getting older, hair getting thinner, last passport photo looked horrid. So the big tub is getting his attention. Often this means he sits on my lap upside down and I rub his belly. Both our cats are belly 'hos. Puff especially likes to be flipped over and have his belly rubbed. Godiva prefers to lie on the floor with all 4 legs in the air.

Anyway, I digress. TV program over, I release Puff and he stays on the sofa while I head for the bedroom and get ready for bed. I sit down at the computer (in the bedroom) to shut down for the night and Puff comes around the corner and the dresser and sees me with my curlers. Dead Stop. Tail Up. Fear in his Eyes. Danger Stranger. He stares at me for a few long seconds while I am trying very hard not to laugh loudly. Finally he takes a few steps closer. Then stop and stare. Another few steps. Stop and stare. Eventually he gets close enough to me for a sniff to see if I smell right. I am able to pick him up onto my lap which gets him close enough to give the curlers a sniff. Ok, he thinks it is me but he spends the rest of the night gazing at me in confusion. This morning, he is still not sure what has grown out of my head but stranger danger has subsided.