I’m jealous of the scratching post.
Whenever she comes inside, cranky from some failed endeavour or an altercation with the crows and attacks the scratching post with feline ferocity like the slasher to the shower curtain in ‘Pyscho’, I’m envious.
It sure beats walloping the wall and pummeling the pillow when things get fractious or ululating expletives to the night sky.
Is it too much to ask: a scratching post for Xmas? Man-sized , of course.
John Malone 
A scratching post for humans? You know, that may be a really good idea.
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I’m going to mention it to my therapist and see what he makes of it 🙂
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It’s quite an image to consider. 🙂
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yes, I watch the cat working out her frustrations when, for example. I shut the door on her desire to roam and rampage at night 🙂
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At the moment my fingers are in no state for scratching posts but the thought of even attempting it… it does kind of make me giggle.
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I don’t think the topic’s been aired before in poetry — orb prose for that matter; I thought I’d put it out there for due consideration 🙂
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Brilliant! I want some catnip on mine. 😉 Why am I thinking of the song “Whipping Post” by the Allman Brothers.
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I love that song. I reckon a whipping post is the opposite to a scratching post. What the bloke in the song needs is a scratching post to work out his frustrations —
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So cute 👌🌷🙏
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maybe now BUT not when she came in, all cranked up 🙂
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and why not?
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well I’ve put in my request, Beth and sent it via the South Pole; will keep you posted 🙂
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You’ve just got time to grow those fingernails, John.
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hahaha; but if you could have seen the vigor with which she tackled that scratching post, you would have been amazed —
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I bet!
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Dauphy doesn’t have a scratching post, does he . Hobbo?
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More of a snoring spot really.
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hhaha; you may have inspired a post here, Hobbo; thanks 🙂
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👍
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Nothing like a nice ol’ scratching post to vent your frustration on. But make sure its well out of reach of your cat,or you’ll be attacking each other instead 😉
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Lol.
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Haha! That would be therapeutic. Nice one, John. 🙂
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I’ve put my order in for Xmas 🙂
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Careful, you might grow claws and then you need to be very careful where you scratch.
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… or pick 🙂
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Hey John. How’s it hanging?
What you need is a GUN ON A ROPE attached to the SCRATCHING POST. Miniature bull’s eyes can run up and down the post. Then it becomes an official “bullet post.”
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Lol. hey, hanging well; wonder where you’d got to —
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You would need to grow the claws to go with it!
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🙂 that may be beyond my capabilities 😦
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