Hello Fellow Travelers!
My mom is a cat lady. She has cats, gives to cat causes and sketches felines. I have been fortunate enough to receive several cat drawings. In all of the kitty sketches I own, the cats are looking off into the distance, regal, mysterious. What are these feline brains pondering anyway? The "big" questions? Who are we? Why are we here? Is that a bird? Can I catch it?
OK, big kitty questions.
All my mom's cats are creatures of nobility; elegant and inscrutable, serene. Except one. This cat belongs on a milk carton. ( "Have You Seen This Cat?")
This looks like it was drawn from a witness description after a crime (A kitty caper? The Purrfect Crime? Oh,please!)
My mother framed this "kriminal kitty" (OK,already! I'll stop!) in a steel frame. Add some bars and it could be some really sad ASPCA ad! ("Help these animals! We'll send you a blanket!"). I grew up with cats and dogs and the occasional end-of-schoolyear Guinea Pig, or hamster. I usually had a cat or two until 2010.
I'll never have a pet again.
I'm not into reptiles (shudder!) and fish are like art more than pets. I don't like those hairless cats or exotics like hedgehogs and wolf hybrids.
At the hospital where I was, beautiful, docile, labradors and border collies were brought into the rehab gym for patients to connect with. These dogs were patient, perfectly behaved and immaculately groomed. Patients were encouraged to pet the canine therapists .I'm only able to have this level of interaction with animals.
Most people have cats, dogs, something.
Not me. I would dearly love to have someone furry with big round eyes and a tail. Until I discover neuroplasticity, I adhere to a strict "no pets" policy. No kitty litter. No litter boxes. I can't take care of myself let alone neglect another creature! Cats and dogs need walking and food and baths.
In "Intolerable Cruelty", Catherine Zeta-Jones rented a poodle (for looks). I'm not entirely sure how long Ms. Jones' character actually rented the dog for but pet rental wouldn't work - I get too attached!
I have friends who have allergies and know people that have valuable art. Neither group has pets.
No pets means no pet dander. A concept I've just recently become accustomed to.
Cleaner air, cleaner floors, cleaner machinery.
One less hungry mouth to feed, one less mess that needs cleaning.
I continue to feed feral cats in our town and routinely donate food.
For the present I'll have to restrict my longing for housepets to hugging the pets of others and laughing at "The Kitty Mugshot".
I'm sorry, I mean look at that face! You know he's guilty of something!
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OK, big kitty questions.
All my mom's cats are creatures of nobility; elegant and inscrutable, serene. Except one. This cat belongs on a milk carton. ( "Have You Seen This Cat?")
This looks like it was drawn from a witness description after a crime (A kitty caper? The Purrfect Crime? Oh,please!)
My mother framed this "kriminal kitty" (OK,already! I'll stop!) in a steel frame. Add some bars and it could be some really sad ASPCA ad! ("Help these animals! We'll send you a blanket!"). I grew up with cats and dogs and the occasional end-of-schoolyear Guinea Pig, or hamster. I usually had a cat or two until 2010.
I'll never have a pet again.
I'm not into reptiles (shudder!) and fish are like art more than pets. I don't like those hairless cats or exotics like hedgehogs and wolf hybrids.
At the hospital where I was, beautiful, docile, labradors and border collies were brought into the rehab gym for patients to connect with. These dogs were patient, perfectly behaved and immaculately groomed. Patients were encouraged to pet the canine therapists .I'm only able to have this level of interaction with animals.
Most people have cats, dogs, something.
Not me. I would dearly love to have someone furry with big round eyes and a tail. Until I discover neuroplasticity, I adhere to a strict "no pets" policy. No kitty litter. No litter boxes. I can't take care of myself let alone neglect another creature! Cats and dogs need walking and food and baths.
In "Intolerable Cruelty", Catherine Zeta-Jones rented a poodle (for looks). I'm not entirely sure how long Ms. Jones' character actually rented the dog for but pet rental wouldn't work - I get too attached!
I have friends who have allergies and know people that have valuable art. Neither group has pets.
No pets means no pet dander. A concept I've just recently become accustomed to.
Cleaner air, cleaner floors, cleaner machinery.
One less hungry mouth to feed, one less mess that needs cleaning.
I continue to feed feral cats in our town and routinely donate food.
For the present I'll have to restrict my longing for housepets to hugging the pets of others and laughing at "The Kitty Mugshot".
I'm sorry, I mean look at that face! You know he's guilty of something!
Cats and dogs strike a deep chord in us, having their dependency makes us needed as well. We lost our cat two years ago to age, and our daughter Abigail, nearly 7 now, has lobbied for a pet endlessly. We finally relented, and got her a goldfish and its tank and all at PetSmart. A little pale white goldfish she dubbed Snowflake. She immediately bonded, fell in love with this little creature! But several weeks into this, she needs reminding to do the twice daily feeding, it is already getting routine and the novelty wearing off a bit. The guy at the store said it could get to a foot long and live 30 years! (We parents hope not!)
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