Cat Tuesday: Mike's First Adventure

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Mike the Mysteries aka Mike the World Traveler.
Episode 1 of Mike the Adventurer

When you last heard from Mike he was getting things set up so he could go to Tennessee and stay a week with the Ballicai. He wanted to get out and see the world. So Gretchen arranged for Mike to go for a trial visit with Marilyn MonREOW, Chairman Mao, Brainball, and Dorydoo. And of course their beans.

Mike had lots to do to get ready to leave. Mike already has his own story site called Mike the Mysteries, however, he figured since he'd be whizzing around cyberspace, through thousands and thousands of fiber optic cables, dizzying wormholes, and the like, that he'd need a teleporting station that he could come and go from. So we gave Mike a new site called Mike's Portal. It's a special place to teleport from to those of whom he will be visiting. There is an agenda kept by Gretchen and she tells Mike when and where he's going to next. His host will get the Portal Key and Password when it's time to pick him up. So far this has worked great. Anyone can go and visit Mike's Portal site, but in order to leave an outgoing blog or incoming blog, they will need the password.

After Tennessee and a short rest, Mike took off to visit Kellie the Orange Cat in British Columbia, Canada. Currently, Mike is visiting Adan and Michico in Taipei, Taiwan.

Mike has left all his notes with me to type and post, but I've been kind of wound up with a novel writing challenge that I got behind. So here's Mike's report on his trip to Tennessee. (Sorry Mike, I'll get caught up eventually.)

Mike here:
On October, 19th, Mao pushed the teleport button and suddenly I was whirling through cyber space to East Tennessee and the Ballicus household. Poor Brainball had been sick and everyone's nerves were a little frayed because Brainball had such a time of it for awhile. But they were happy that I came when I did.

I landed with a whump! Right onto the Ballicai's fuzzy, yellow, jellybean pillow where I rested with Mao for a few minutes so I could recover from my dizziness. That was my first time, ever that I went whizzing through cyberspace and it really was a little like what the TV series, Stargate showed. The wormhole just sucked me right along at a super high speed and within seconds, I popped out the other side and onto the yellow jelly bean. Wow, was that fun.

Soon after I caught my breath, the excitement began. Everyone was so wound up that I was actually there that we all started spazzing around the house, well, all except Marilyn, she's an older lady cat and a little too sophisticated for all that spazzing that Mao, and Dorydoo, do. After that we all piled into Brainball's favorite spot in the bath tub. We had a blast banging around in the tub for a while, then everyone settled down a bit and Brainball gave me a nice bath. He has an extra strong tongue and he was able to get most of the stardust out of my wiry fur. I felt so much better after that bath. I was really grateful, too, that the Ballicai's lady bean didn't throw me into the washing machine and dryer like Gretchen's bean did once.

The Ballicai have the niftiest purr pads. They're made out of some kind of gray stuff that feels soft, and is really cool to lay on. They all let me take a nap on their purr pads. Even Marilyn. It was really hard for me to nap at their house. There was so much to see and do. While Marilyn napped I sat beside her and watched all kinds of critters outside the window. Way cooler than what's outside the window at home (no offence, Gretchen…but it really is) .

Mao and I got on the best. We've become good buds. We loved spazzing around the house, and kind of knocked something's over. But honest, I wasn't' the one who did it. It just sort of happened.

Poor Marilyn kinda got whopped by Brainball while Mao and I were spazzing around the place. I think after he'd been so sick for so long and was now feeling better, of course, that he just had a lot of pent-up energy, and I think I kinda made him nervous, so he took it out on his sister Marilyn. It was over in a second and everyone was getting a long again, but I'll have to admit this one was kinda my fault.

Mao is a riot, he has these insane little sticks that he tries to kill every chance he gets. He calls them evil coffer stirrers and sneaks up on them, grabs them and runs to the bathroom where he bats them around until…they're…well you know…dead! We we're also caught bopping the water bowls about, just to watch the water slosh around. Some of spilled out on the floor, but their mom bean is a kind lady and knew that when cats have company they can get a little rowdy. Sorry, lady bean, we didn't mean to make such a mess.

I lucked out. The real felines had to have a Frontline treatment while I was visiting and I was able to convince their bean that because I have artificial fluff for fur, I didn't need to have that stuff put on me. She agreed. Whew! Got out of that one, easy enough.

After that was over, we all played bat the kibble out of the bowl and all around the kitchen. That was fun, too. Don't worry, the real kittles ate 'em all up when we got done with our game.

I took my interview sheet with me and before I left, they were all so very kind to answer my questions. They giggled a lot during the interview, but here's what I learned about the Ballicai and Tennessee:

Mike's Visit With the Ballicai!
The interview is too long for this post and I hope you will click on this link and enjoy what I've learned about Mao, Marilyn, Brainball and Dorydoo.

Mike here again:
I teleported back home on October 26th and that was the end of the fun time I had in Tennessee with my new best Bud! MaoMao. I just call him Mao. I must have been a good boy because I was invited to come back anytime. Whew, I' was exhausted when I got home, too, but it was so worth the dizzying speed at which I had to travel in the wormhole, through cyberspace. I didn't once fall out of warp speed, either.

Thanks for having me Chairman Mao, Marilyn, Brainball and Dorydoo (Dorydoo and are both black and sometimes her mom bean had trouble telling who was who). And thanks again to the Ballicai's mom bean and daddy bean. You were swell beans and treated me like I was one of your own. I really enjoyed my stay with you.

Till next time...

Mike, the World Traveler

Note from Bean: Mike rested up a few days and then he went to stay a week with Kellie the Orange Cat in British Columbia, Canada. He had a whopping, whirlwind tour…but I'm saving that for next week.