Cats are more than a song and dance

[TexasTowelie]

For example, there was a time when I swore I’d never allow another cat to live in the house. Then on my wife’s birthday in 2007, we brought home two from the shelter. Later, for reasons I can no longer recall, we added a third and a fourth.

I know a lot of people probably lost respect for me after that last statement, but we are cat people around here. That means we’re used to being walked on, literally.

Cat’s see the people sharing their domicile as a combination of servant, provider, furniture and shortcut to where they are going. I’ve seen them leap from a running start four feet into the air and land daintily on a surface two feet square. But they never gently set down when they leap upon my in my recliner. Why go for a soft landing when a thud will do?

History tells us the feline domesticus has been around for centuries. The serpent in the Garden may have convinced eve to eat the fruit, but the house cat will talk you into giving it a bit of whatever you are eating just to keep the peace.

Read more: https://www.athensreview.com/opinion/cats-are-more-than-a-song-and-dance/article_f9541ee2-aa00-11eb-82d4-7f53edba22b0.html

[rurallib]

1. "Why go for a soft landing when a thud will do?"

That pretty well sums them up.

That new cat in the White House will land on the President in the middle of some important meeting for sure.