Quote Monday 3/15

16 years ago

"I think one reason we admire cats, those of us who do, is their proficience in one-upmanship. They always seem to come out on top, no matter what they are doing--or pretend to do. Rarely do you see a cat discomfited. They have no conscience, and they never regret. Maybe we secretly envy them."- Barbara Webster, from "Creatures and Contentments"

"Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another." - Irving Townsend

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User
16 years ago
"I am four cats old, measuring out my life"

How to measure with multiples over the years, each one an entity in and of itself. I do envy them and not secretly.
kathyjane
16 years ago
Even in death, they still reign supreme in one's heart.
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oscarthecat
16 years ago
yep Steve S
anneliese_32
16 years ago
You never forget them, from the first one as as toddler and all of them over 3/4th of a century, including the barn cats in the neighborhood.
On-upmanship? I never have seen an embarrased cat, they do everything on purpose, even if they fall of the ledge in their sleep.
west_gardener
16 years ago
My next door neighbor and I shared a cat for years. Her name was Buttercup. She would come for breakfast to our house, sleep in her special chair for a couple of hours, go back to "her" garden next door to catch a few rays, then show up for a nap when the sun was just right in our garden. We did not serve dinner so she went to the other house for dinner and slept in the garage for the night. When the end came near my neighbor and I shared in Buttercup's end.
ejmoore510
16 years ago
Love it! "measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one other" really hits home... Applies to sooo much more than our little furry friends.