The People Behind My Eyes

I miss this little bugger. She use to terrorize Captain Crunch something aweful. This is the only cat I’ve ever heard of that could be tricked into taking a bath. Once I was washing Captain and she just jumped right up on the side of the tub. I started petting her with the soapy wash cloth. She purred and raised her tail, leaned in and thought she was getting some regular ‘ol loving. she didnt realize she’d been washed and rinsed until later. Then she was pissed and shocked!

She was so tiny when I got her. She was a dump job at the medical center and since I was moving to this new place I went ahead and brought her with me. She was quite photogenic too. It was easy to put photo effects on her pictures because of her colouring. It’s quite difficult with Gracie to do that. I was stupid to give her to a new home. Of course, had I not I may not have Gracie right now. I dont think Gracie could be tricked into a bath. She took up where Wee Kitten Hobs left off on terrorizing Captain. She also took up where Wee left off so that Cap can still have his personal living fluffy pillow who also doubles as a squeek toy.

the good thing about Cap and kittens is that when they have the nerve to eat from his bowl he doesn’t try and kill them. Most dogs would die fighting for half a biscuit. I think Cap would too if he were compeating with another dog but when it comes to the kittens he just nudges them and takes the food. They go flying and then look back like, “so much for the gentle giant.” One time Wee ran to Cappy’s bowl to eat food that was bigger than her body. Cap picked her up by the back of her neck and softly placed her on the sofa then went back to his kibble. It was hilarious.

This kitten played football. She was the cuttest thing I’ve ever seen. She was also the most lawless cat I’ve ever heard of. She stole anything that wasnt nailed down. Forget the fact that she had salmon in her bowl she felt it was right to go into the 33 gallon trash can filled with Dog Chow for her meals. I guess it is true that no cat can live on salmon alone Dog Chow is a must!

the places she found to sleep are nothing compaired to what Gracie finds. I opened the door to the TV center and where was Gracie? She was in the second drawer sleeping. She found a way through the back of the center and into the drawer to sleep. How dare I shock her with all that light just because I wanted to go in and get a DVD. Humans can be so inconsiderate.

I didnt always like cats. I was one of these black people that grew up hearing about how horrible cats are. I was told that they are mystical creatures, devils out to kill babies and other living things. As a matter of fact, my family hated cats so much that the grandmother would scald them if they came into her yard. She would throw a pan of boiling water on strays. The aunts would rather fight a dog than be in the same room as a cat. These stories of how horrible cats are get passed down from generation to generation just like any other wives tail and falicy. As an adult I found that cats are gentle creatures that are forced to live with humans that lean towards ideas based on tradition and lack of information. I can’t say my childhood was ruined because of my distaste for cats but I’m happy as an adult I have the choice to explore new ideas and experiences. Had I not been willing to stray from this up bringing I would have missed out on the last few years of joy that I’ve found in being a cat lover. It is very nice to wake up and have a small ball of fur next to you with a soft pur and little tiny paws and big round eyes to greet you. They are sweet creatures and I’m happy to have been able to discover this. I also found out that they aren’t as hard to train as one might think. Both Wee Kitten Hobs and Gracie were harnass trained early so that when we go outside they can go too.

This spring Gracie will get to explore the yard more. She wasn’t too fond of the snow but with more sun there will be grass and butterflies, birds and all kinds of moving things to kill. I’m looking forward to it. Maybe she’ll play football with me and Captain like Wee did. I hope so.

(The pic of Captain is of him and Elvis at the Medical Center. It’s a terrible shot but hilarious none the less)

Austin