Most news lately seems to be kinda depressing....nasty neighbors, deceased
pets and accident victims, money-laundering DH's, actually makes the
"farting cats" thread seem cheerful! Here's a happy report from me
purrrrsonally: made the monthly visit to "Where-Else" to pay bill the other
day....looked for Silver, the resident aging gray-striper who lives in the
"garden shop", attended to and nourished and loved by employees of same, as
I reported some time ago. Didn't see him; cashier lady (his most devoted
slave there) pointed to her counter near the register: there he was, belly
up, snoring away, with his pink tongue sticking way out of his half-open
mouth!
I said, "My God, if I only had a camera, I'd put him up for the cat
newsgroup to see! They know all about him!" At that, she lifted up a small
oblong plastic container from under the counter and began eating from
it.....he started awake and loomed up in her face, sniffing the container
and meowing like a baby. I had never seen him in that state
before....sometimes, when a large group of kids are near him, he gets testy,
but this was a new side to Silver's character! The lady reached into the
container, fished out a largish hunk of breaded chicken, and deposited it in
his food bowl on the nearby floor.
I had never realized his true huge size before....with a graceful leap, he
soon attacked the chicken piece his slave had offered, sharing her dinner
with him. I mentioned how plump he is as well as how relaxed, and she
stated, "We do love him, all of us here." I replied, "I know" and strolled
out to my truck, the sounds of Silver munching his treat fading in my ears.