scaredy cats

The Cloud of Probability

Poor Blitz still isn’t used to having people come into the house, especially after Covid. The pandemic has been good for the cats in the world, except for those homes that have humans who dress up their cats or make them dance for TikTok videos. I was out of the house for a few hours the other day and Mike said that the cats wandered around and cried even though there were still two perfectly good humans to sit down and pet them.

Right now, Blitz is crouched low on the floor next to his puzzle feeder and periodically stopping to look around because my nephew stayed over after a late flight brought him here... Oh, it’s a story all its own, but he left his car parked in our driveway.

But his quiet presence in our house, his laughter and his smile, has sent poor Blitz into the netherparts of our house. Nick said that Blitz is an electron and the house is his cloud of probability.

This morning, I realized that Blitz was probably hungry from hiding. So I filled his puzzle feeder and put it down under my bed, a location of high probability for the electron Blitz. Then, I added a bowl of water. I wish a litterbox would fit under there, but he’ll have to brave the bathroom during a quiet moment.

Don’t worry, Blitz. The intruder will leave sometime after breakfast.

Thanks for listening, jules