Ask The Budda
As a long time gallery cat Budda has generously agreed to answers your art and/or cat related questions around the first of every month.
Dear Mr Budda,
I think I am suffering from a creative block. What is it and how can I get over it?
Signed All Stopped Up
Dear Stopped Up,
Creative block is just feeling like you have nothing to say accompanied with the overwhelming urge to say something. My advice is if you have something to say, say it. Otherwise just enjoy the silence.
Dear Mr. Budda,
Why does my cat Sugglebottoms keep shoving his toys under the door. Seriously what’s the point of that? Is there something wrong with him?
Signed Dazed and Confused
Dear Dazed and Confused,
I don’t know what your talking about. I’m sure those wily toys are simply trying to make a break for it (so they can plot the end of the universe in private) and your cat is heroically trying to stop them. I know my toys are always hiding themselves under rugs, in planters, under the couch and in bags. Toys are way smarter than your giving them credit for, as is your cat.
As always, those of you who are googling for enlightenment . . . this ain’t it.
I suggest you praise your kitty for a job well done and get him more treats! The tender fishy kind, not those hard “good for you but tastes like dirt” kind.
Dear Mr. Budda,
How do I remove paint from cat fur?
Signed Out of Options
Dear Out of Options,
Why are you painting your cat anyway?
Stop it! Stop it right now!
Note: these “questions” were based on search terms that brought people to my blog. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. If anyone has any questions they’d like to submit for Budda’s review, you are all welcome to do so. Just leave a comment here or contact me directly
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Ok, this is too funny! I wonder how many hits there will be now with the name Budda, even when they are looking for Buddha. Budda could maybe even go full-time with those! I’d say you’d probably even need to purchase Budda a new computer…that he might let you use every now and then. There might be all sorts of ramifications. Maybe even talk-show invitations!!!!!
Hey Louise,
Honestly most people spell Budda wrong so probably won’t make much difference since I mention him so often. I’d deliberately spelled his name wrong from the start to avoid that, but in retrospect I may have had less problems had I included the “h.”
I’m not too worried about having to get him his own computer though . . . no opposable thumbs you see. But keep the stuff about talk shows on the hush hush. There have already been rumblings about him wanting his own agent . . . and more fishy treats.
HaHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicely Done.
I love the expression on his face in the picture. Kinda hard to get things done with that on the shoulder/neck position habit — but such a lovely habit.
It used to really annoy me but at this point I am used to it. My previous cat did the same thing so I was all broken in when Budda started.