Gotta Catch 'Em All!

Davie and I had a busy day today, but by the nature of what we were doing (writing David's CV, applying for jobs for him etc) we were mostly in the house. This gave us the opportunity to observe the cats' activities. When I was having my breakfast (brought to me in bed by my dear husband before he left for work) Ruby was having a snooze beside me after a long night of hunting. Tom arrived on the bed and started licking her face. He loves doing this and it always seems a bit strange to me because Jack and Jill never groomed each other at all. Tom is very enthusiastic with this grooming and puts his front legs round Ruby's neck. Ruby usually puts up with it for a while but then gets fed up and walks off, leaving Tom looking a bit bereft. Tom then had a long sleep on the bed while Ruby came downstairs to help Davie and me with our admin. She did this by watching the printer intently while it spewed forth paper. She eventually disappeared and I found her back on the bed upstairs with her front legs and one back leg draped around Tom, cuddling him. It was so sweet. 

The kitties didn't really liven up until late afternoon when they had a meal and then capered about a bit, but they still dozed a bit during the evening, gathering their strength for their mysterious nocturnal pursuits. 

Davie went out after tea for some mysterious pursuits of his own; the ubiquitous new craze of Pokemon Go. I have absolutely no intention of downloading this app - I was thoroughly baffled by Jamie's Pokemon cards in the mid 1990s so I have no interest in the new version. What is different from the original card game is that you have to go out into the real world to look for Pokemon and Pokestops or whatever, using your phone to detect them; the creatures appear on your screen as if they are in the same place as you in the real world. There have been some controversies regarding Pokemon being detected in inappropriate places such as Auschwitz concentration camp, and regarding people trespassing or being targeted by criminals, but it is certainly a new departure and has very quickly become massively popular. David told me that this evening when he was seeking out Pokemon there were lots of other people walking around the streets holding their phones, obviously doing the same thing. There have been lots of references to the game on social media - I liked the (joke) tweet by Stirling Police: "Just to be clear, 'I was looking for a Pokestop' is not an acceptable reason for being on the roof of a shop with a crowbar at 2 am!" It will be interesting to see how the phenomenon evolves.