Comments on: Cowboy up

By: Heide

Heide — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:16:16 +0000

Zeno isn’t evil, he just needs therapy! Like all animals, there are good, bad and psychotic versions in every species. The nice thing is that if a kitty goes crazy and attacks you he/she can’t shoot you… nor can it rip your throat out like some of the larger, scarier dogs. Okay, so maybe if you were incapacitated and the cat had lots of time it could tear your throat out little bits at a time. I’ve always made jokes about being the crazy cat lady who would someday become kibble substitute. But in all honesty, I don’t know if that has really happened before. Your Icarus is totally beautiful!

By: Anita

Anita — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:43:00 +0000

A cat is the ultimate pragmatist with a wicked sense of humor….and your Icarus is lovely, I wish I had the courage to start one, but we have a son and his 2 year old living with us temporarily, so I can barely count even as far as a 3 stitch repeat.

By: MonicaPDX

MonicaPDX — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:17:04 +0000

Well, Zeno is really just attempting to train you properly, and being more of a dog person, you’re resisting, as is only natural. Cats, however, are stubborn. They like a challenge. See? He knows perfectly well how to get back, he just wants to make you bow to his will by coming outside, grumbling, and schlepping him into the house. (Ok, ok, maybe that Satan thing is correct…)

Plus what Deb said.

(No, I can’t take Zeno. My apt. doesn’t allow pets, even for an outrageous fee, and I couldn’t afford vet bills and such anyway. Dammit. I come pre-trained. Otherwise I’d say drop him by on your way back from Vancouver BC. No, I don’t mean from the plane! Although even for a cat-lover, the thought of Kitty Airborne paratroops makes me giggle.)

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:53:04 +0000

Carolyn, about this dogs feasting on human corpses bit: I’m sure it has happened, but let’s all just admit right now that a dog would think twice whereas a cat… Well, one shudders at the thought.

But since you seem to like cats, I can offer you one at a low, low price…and I ship free! And, as Laura says, he is a mighty handsome kitty!

Lorinda, yes, there must be an antagonist. While I would say that your analysis is spot-on in most regards, I believe that if you read for subtext, I often enough appear here as the “Bumbler Par Excellence.” Mr. Kitty, however, is pretty much always Satan.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:27:26 +0000

I’m glad to see your conversations with kitty continue. Mwa haha. Zeno looks quite handsome in that first photo, although still not as handsome as Shelley on her worst hair day.

By: lorinda

lorinda — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:32:00 +0000

Wow. I’m not sure I can comment without running to the bathroom to be ill. Yikes. I guess I live in denial that I’m only one oversleep away from being a carnivore snack. Better keep one eye open, folks.

It strikes me that cats have no long term memory. Kinda like that movie ‘50 First Dates.’

And Ellen, no story would be complete without an antagonist. Let’s review: Alex–good guy, Shelley–good dog, Ellen–heroine par excellence, Mr. Lee–sometime antagonist, Handsome stepkitty–the Old Nick.

By: Carolyn J.

Carolyn J. — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:56:56 +0000

I hate to disappoint you, but dogs find our corpses rather tasty as well.

I have told my feline children they have permission to snack on me after I’m gone, but only if their bowls are empty, and I asked them to start at the feet. Not certain if they will comply….

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:21:43 +0000

‘Stepcat.’ Brilliant.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:53:41 +0000

It could be a whole lot worse.
Tortellini has taken to peeing behind the toilet, thus necessitating having the bathroom door closed all the time when she’s indoors. We’ve encouraged Hugo to just end her life quickly, but so far he has not obliged.

By: debsnm

debsnm — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:15:39 +0000

No, no, no! You miss the point! The cat has you figured out - he’s driving you crazy by sitting outside YOUR window and making noise, thereby stopping whatever activity you are currently engaged in, so that you can focus TOTALLY and COMPLETELY on him. Dogs don’t care, just feed, pet, walk - cats want all the attention, all the time.