Feline-assisted blogging. Could it become a staple of the social media world?

Ask Mr. Romeo. He has been taking a new and more aggressive approach to participating in my blogging. He used to be content to sit in my lap while I work on the laptop that sits on the table in front of me.

The routine went something like this. Romeo first claws my leg, sometimes gently, sometimes not. Then he rolls over on his side and begins to grab and kick my foot as if it were a catnip-filled cat toy. I put an end to that as quick as possible. Then he jumps up, turns around once, and melts in my lap.

Recently he’s added a new twist. If he’s not totally happy with the lap, he takes the next step. He hops up on the table, circles over to the right side of the keyboard, and melts, this time with his neck extended and and resting on my right hand. And he immediately starts purring loudly, just so that I will feel guilty about the disturbance caused by continued typing.

Some mornings I give up and try the “fill the food dish again and hope for the best” strategy. Other mornings I wait for a few minutes and then transfer him to the ground.

But it’s very hard to get upset when he’s happiest with full contact.