Boing Boing posted a link to this very interesting site that answers a question I’ve always had: What do cats do when they wander around? Where do they go?
We’ve always had cats in my family, for as long as I remember (we had dogs when I was a child, too, so we aren’t participating in prejudice against pets). We went through a very brief period when I was in 7th grade when we didn’t have a cat, but them my mom had too many bloody mary’s at a yard sale (Why were there bloody mary’s at a yard sale? Beats me!) and she told some lady that she would let me take one of her kittens that were just born. Luckily for me, I overheard it and immediately started playing the “Momcanwegopickupthecattoday?! Momcanwegopickupthecatrightnow!? Momwhendowegettogopickupthecat?!?” (except that I wasn’t calling her Mom at that point, I would only call her Mother. And I said it in the most obnoxious pre-teen way where I conveyed the fact that everything she said was SOOO clueless and uninformed. You know, like, Muh-Ther, why are you talking to me? I’m 11 now and I OBBBviously know what is best for me, GAH.) (Lord help me if I ever have daughters. I will hate them if they are anything like me.) It was a good choice, because Mindy turned out to be one of the best cats that we ever had (and she’s still going strong at 13. Well, strong is a relative term I guess. She will bite you if you touch her lower back, and you have to pick her up VERY carefully, but she still has sass, I suppose.). She has a tremendous amount of personality and charm. She used to play fetch when she was a kitten, and she would sit on your shoulder in the shower. And she eats peanuts.
Hi. Digress much?
Anyway, so we, as a family, like cats. I LOVE cats. I think they are amusing and interesting and so cuddly. And I like how they don’t trail after you all the time desperately needing love and attention like dogs do. And that you can leave them alone for a weekend and they are fine and don’t poo in your closet or anything. But then, at night, they will sleep next to you and be all purry and cute and I love that about them, too.
They are really fascinating animals, and I feel like they must have such grand adventures when we let them go wander around.
And now some German guy strapped a camera around his kitty’s neck and sent him off into the world. And you know what? I think they do have adventures:
You can see more pictures right here.
…You will be happy to know that last night Mindy was on the back porch watching racoons frolic in the garbage. She sat there, a mere 2 feet away, not moving. She was fascinated by these wild “cats”. A catcam on her would be a boring playback. Top-gun, on the other hand, would be like a James Bond flick.
oh i do so love cats too! i have two momma cat and hippy! love them so much