Random Thoughts

Latex PaintWhile using the litter box the other day, it occurred to me that cat pee often smells like latex paint. Now, I'm no chemist, nor do I play one on television, but I suspect it is the amonia that is present in both. If any chemists would like to weigh in on this, I would appreciate it.

A Few Quotes
Joseph Wood Krutch said, "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want." I don't particularly like Joseph Wood Krutch writings-- he was one of those granola eating, I can talk to the animals, look at me because I use biodegradable toilet paper, and I only bathe once a year types-- but on this he spoke the truth. But more to the point, why not ask for what you want? What is the worst thing that you will hear? No. If "no" hurt my feelings, I'd have been dead long ago.

Mark Twain once said, "If animals could speak the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much." Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors. I really like that story about the frog from some county. Anyone who can write a funny story about a frog is a pretty good person in my book.

Finally, Abraham Lincoln said, "No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens." That was before the trip to the vet. There ain't no kittens in my future, unless my human companions decide to really tick me off.

A Book I'm Eating
I've never been a big reader. That's probably not a surprise since I'm only 10 months old and I'm a cat. But, lately I've taken a liking to the Harry Potter books. I can't understand a single word in them, but the paper tastes very good. It has an interesting mix between mint and sisal. I know that sounds strange, but it's a very complimentary combination. Try it, you might like it.

Politics
If you are coming to my blog for commentary on politics you are going to be sadly disappointed. I stay as far away from politics as a room full of rocking chairs. But this Obama fellow has me ticked. He is making promises to everyone except cat contractors. He makes lots of noise about minorities, and I am certainly a minority. Actually, now that I think about it, all of us our a minority of one.

Captain Otto

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