Basil is an indoor cat of standards, patience, and selective contempt.
He resides in a well appointed home where his preferences are law, his sunbeams are respected, and upholstery is treated with the seriousness it deserves. Basil believes that a civilised household requires order, silence, restraint, and the proper allocation of cushions.
He does not object to companionship. He objects to enthusiasm.
Basil is an indoor cat of standards, patience, and selective contempt.
He resides in a well appointed home where his preferences are law, his sunbeams are respected, and upholstery is treated with the seriousness it deserves. Basil believes that a civilised household requires order, silence, restraint, and the proper allocation of cushions.
He does not object to companionship. He objects to enthusiasm.
On Other Pets: A Brief Review Of The Animal Kingdom Beneath Me
Most pets are errors of judgment.
Dogs mistake enthusiasm for character. Birds confuse noise with presence. Fish are furniture with maintenance demands. Rabbits are destruction in soft packaging. Reptiles require explanations no civilised person should have to give.
In Basil Has Thoughts: On Other Pets, Basil offers a refined and unsentimental...
Basil Has Thoughts is a funny cat humor series from Basil, an indoor cat of standards, restraint, and firmly held opinions about the modern household.
With dry wit and elegant contempt, Basil examines the many ways humans disturb order, mistake noise for personality, and lower standards in the name of companionship, convenience, hospitality, and...
Humans have created more ways to communicate than ever before. They have also found more ways to argue with strangers, photograph their dinner, shout instructions at professional...
