[sig226]

Probably the best 'thing' I had around me when I was a kid was my cat. I looked at your profile and the picture of your cat looks remarkably like the one I had. She was far too young to be separated from her mother when I got her. I could cup my hand and she fit in it. She was mostly gray at the time. My sister looked at her in my hand and said, "It looks like a little mouse."

How could I resist naming a cat "Mouse?" What an amazing animal she was. Full grown she weighed 14 pounds and wasn't fat. I watched her catch a bird when she was 12.

I had a bookshelf over my bed; it had high school yearbooks and heavy books like that on it. The cat always wanted to climb on it. I tried to discourage this. One night I was almost asleep when all these books started slipping down and dropping on my head, there's this cat frantically grabbing at the books trying not to fall. The last things that hit me were a law book and a 14 pound cat.

I was pissed, then I looked at the cat on my chest. She had this mystified look on her face, like her her world had just collpased around her (it had) and she had no idea what to do next. I cracked up laughing. The look on her face was priceless, unforgettable.

This one is Nikki. I just got her from a shelter. She's hiding in the bathtub.

[Jack Deth]

Hi, sig:

Nikki's a sweetie!


Nikki Haiku




What a huge Litter
Box I now possess.Without
clay that makes a mess!

If I stay right here
no one will see me. Later
I'll go on a spree!

It's smooth and has deep
walls. Lots of room, but no real
traction for my claws

I'll slip out later
when The Big One's asleep. Then
I'll probe shadows deep!

Getting acquainted
with so much space. Learning it
all with style and grace

The Window Sill is
Mine! The Big One will learn this
quickly over time


Jack Deth~ 12/24/06.

[MotleyGirl70]

Thanks for sharing your story. I love kitty stories.

The last things that hit me were a law book and a 14 pound cat.

D'oh! That's gonna leave a mark!