Somebody Up There Likes Me.
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Wishing
Wishing you a pleasant end of the year and a good start in 2026.
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Electricity
And HomeWizard Niki said, ‘Let there be electricity!’ I recently received the customer’s annual bill of the electricity consumption. I noticed that the actual consumption was three times lower than the yield of the solar panels. It means that it’s very interesting to buy a plug-in home battery so you can use electricity for free during the evening and the night.
Thanks to the Black Friday conditions I could buy two batteries for a good price. Niki agreed with the decision and was happy when he saw the two big boxes arrive.
Niki was also very helpful during the installation. I probably couldn’t do it without him.
PS: Remember the giant oak tree from the previous Lucky post? Here’s how he looks today. I’m already looking forward to see new leafs appear next spring…
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Lazy
I’m not lazy. I’m just in my energy-saving mode…
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Lucky
Coffee, tea… me! As you probably already know, I prefer spring and summer. But I have to be honest and admit that I enjoy the beautiful and warm autumn colours in the nature during my walks. For instance, look at this beautiful old oak tree. It’s a perfect wonder of nature and example of the miraculous circle of life. I decided to have a rest period under the tree to do a meditation exercise. I was completely feeling Zen, being in a state of calm, peace, and acceptance, especially in a way that is unbothered by stress or chaos.
A few minutes later I found this rusty horseshoe. According to Google finding a horseshoe is widely considered a sign of good luck and protection against evil. This superstition stems from the belief that horseshoes, particularly those made of iron, possess mystical properties, and the horseshoe’s crescent shape or association with the strength and prosperity of horses are also linked to its meaning. For centuries, people have hung horseshoes over doorways to protect their homes and attract good fortune. So I guess it was my lucky day. Just like Joan Armatrading sang, ‘I’m lucky. I’m lucky. I can walk under ladders.’ I left the horseshoe behind so someone else could also experience his lucky day.
Meanwhile at home, everything is ok with Niki. He’s 9 months old and his BW is +4kg. Niki’s new habit is to steal the tea bag out of my cup. Wet or dry makes no difference for the little rascal.
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Sunday
A relaxed, stately and luxurious view on a Sunday. Freshly baked buns, chocolate cake, espressos, fine Belgian dark chocolate and a sweet adorable cat. All is well on a grey and chilly Sunday.
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Screentime
Shall we play a game? “Screentime is over” can refer to a notification by your cat or a device-based notification that you have reached your allocated time limit, or to a general statement meaning it’s time to stop using screens and spend some time with your cat.
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Sunshine
You are my sunshine. Why does the sun make me want to nap?
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Truth
Who’s Next? There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.
Truth and love will overcome lies and hatred.
Václav Havel
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Bag
Papa’s got a brand new tote bag.
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Sleep
Why do we sleep? We sleep for essential physical and mental rest. Sleep gives your body time to repair itself and carry out important functions, like clearing out waste and releasing hormones and boost the immune system. Without these processes, our bodies can’t function correctly. The brain also benefits significantly, processing and storing memories, strengthening important neural connections, clearing out waste products, and regulating emotions, which supports improved concentration, judgment, and problem-solving.
I am a bad sleeper but in recent years there has been improvement through therapy, meditation and breathing exercises. I also found a lot of advice and tips in Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, the essential bestseller from Matthew Walker, PhD. It’s simply a must-read.
I can also really enjoy the music from Max Richter. Richter is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. In 2015, Richter released his most ambitious project to date titled Sleep, an 8.5-hour listening experience targeted to fit a full night’s rest. The album contains 31 compositions, most of them 20–30 minutes in duration, all based on variations of 4-5 themes. The music is calm, slow, and mellow, and composed for piano, cello, two violas, two violins, organ, soprano vocals, synthesisers, and electronics. Max Richter’s recent album Sleep Circle is the newly recorded and abridged version of Richter’s 2012 project Sleep. Sleep Circle is informed by the experience of his concert performances of the original album.
Some nights I wish I was a cat. Yes, cats sleep a lot, typically for 12-16 hours a day on average, with some napping for up to 20 hours. Niki is my new therapist. He’s learning me to fall asleep faster and sleep better. Here we are, listening to Max Richter’s Sleep Circle and enjoying our first session.
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Warp
Engage! My ship is equipped with a warp drive and a warp drive tank filled with fuel. The primary purpose of a warp jump is to achieve travel at speeds exceeding the speed of light. It’s the instantaneous change a starship takes from being at a stationary position, or at traveling at sublight speeds, to engaging at warp speed.
My ongoing mission: to explore strange new cat worlds; to seek out new lifeforms and new cat civilisations; to boldly go where no cat has gone before!
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Behind
Behind the scenes. Meaning: secretly out of sight of the public at a theatre, organization or home and revealing or reporting on things that usually happen privately without being known or seen by the public.
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Universe
Space, the final frontier. Have you ever stopped to wonder what really matters in our daily lives? Why do we think we are so special and important? What is the meaning of life? Here’s the truth – we are not as important or special as we think in this big universe. We are just a random collection of atoms. If we vanished out of existence in the next instant, the universe will carry on as if nothing had happened. The only fundamental truth is that cats exist at all — there is no other form of truth that would be relevant to the universe.
I love watching the documentaries of professor Brian Cox, his journeys across the vastness of time and space revealing epic moments of sheer drama that changed the universe forever. Brian Cox’s new documentary series, Solar System, was airing on a local TV station and explores the wonders of our solar system, focusing on new discoveries and the dramatic events unfolding on its planets and moons. It was so interesting that even Niki didn’t fell asleep…
But let’s not forget the other important things in life. Niki is adjusting very well in my home. He eats and sleeps well. Niki takes his job as a studio technician very seriously. And in his spare time he also checks the soups for the presence of meatballs.
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Check
Double check. Creating online content for a blog post is a broad task. You have to check things before publishing. You have to focus upon a topic. You have to check your title. Or you going to use images or photographs? Does the text come across as something that will appeal to your target audience?
Proofread. Safety can only be guaranteed with the right knowledge. Before you publish your post for the world to see, you’ll want to double check your work, preferably by someone with the right knowledge.
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Mirror
Mirror Mirror. Just like Yoko said, I smile every morning in the mirror and think of Audrey’s words, it’s not just your image, but the echoes of your dreams and the footprints of your ambition. I don’t mind the scars I see.
Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest cat of all …
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Ice
Ice Ice Baby. Globally, there’s a trend towards hotter days and fewer cold days, and heatwaves have been increasing in frequency, duration, and intensity across the globe, and this trend is linked to climate change. The first 2025 summer heatwave was very early in Western Europe. About half the world’s population is living in regions that saw their hottest daily temperatures since 1950 during the past 12 years and many millions vulnerable people were exposed to deadly heatwaves.
Tomorrow is another hot day, again. Niki already asked for extra ice cubes in his water bowl. Consider it done, my dear friend.
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Transmission
Ici Londres. This weird industrial device is crucial for the Cat Resistance, offering news, coded messages for resistance cat fighters, and a source of hope during the Human occupation.
In their spare time cats are also monitoring electromagnetic waves for signs of transmissions from intelligent extraterrestrial life and civilisations on other planets. But Niki is afraid the universe is a pretty empty place…
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Stuck
Clowns to the left of me. Jokers to the right.
Yes, I’m stuck in the middle with you
And I’m wondering what it is I should do
It’s so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control, yeah, I’m all over the place
“Stuck in the Middle With You” – Stealers Wheel
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Believer
And then I saw her face. I’m a Believer from the Monkees, an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960, was playing on the radio. This was the response from Niki while I was singing along. Please, don’t jump to conclusions too quickly…
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Music
Looking for the right vinyl album to enjoy a hot summer day. Wait a minute Niki, you just passed Tchaikovsky… But I presume you are a Jazz Cat?
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Selfie
Selfie. Meaning: a photograph taken by a cat on a Sunday morning by pointing a camera at oneself.
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Happy
A very very mad world, mad world. In a world that is going mad I’m lucky to find some peace of mind thanks to the company of a sweet cat. After 6 weeks you can see that Niki is settling in very well. He seems to enjoy my company too. I can recognise and predict what he wants by changes in his behaviour.
The first weeks Niki didn’t like the sound of the TV. But now he doesn’t mind me watching movies with a 5.1 home cinema system. He falls asleep after 10 minutes, even with sci-fi or action movies. But we haven’t watched Flow or Ratatouille together.
It reminds me a little bit of Jimi. Jimi loved to watch documentaries about nature on TV. But just like Niki and Mr. Bowie, he also fell asleep while we were watching movies.
Meanwhile Niki feels at ease while I’m working in the studio. He’s having a great time checking all the wires and connections. Thank goodness he stopped chewing on the wires after one week.
So yes, despite all the craziness in the world I feel happy. Even with sometimes an uncontrollable missile that’s no longer guided or controlled by its human.
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Spy
From Russia with Love. A Pika Blu Russian Blue cat with code name Niki convicted of spying for Russia faces significant jail terms when he is sentenced.
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Catman
Catman Forever. Catman is a superhero who appears in unplubished American comic books. Catman was created by a certain unknown artist and debuted in an issue of the comic book Cat Comics. Catman is the alias of Niki, a blue eyed Color Point Russian Blue cat (aka Blue Point Russian Blue or Pika Blu). His origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a cat-inspired persona, and monitors his neighbourhood at night.
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Hands on Bowie, Jimi & Niki 