Monday, March 9, 2009

My Cat

I dont want anyone to think that I have a couple of screws
missing,though maybe I do, I have to write this article about
my cat.

I love animals, but I am not the type to walk a dog, so after
years of my wife wanting a cat, I gave in and we adopted one
from animal rescue.

Well I will try to make this story short, but this cat dont
belong to my wife, or me.

We belong to her.

Her name is Phoebe. And I tell you this, she is the smartest
cat I ever have seen. She thinks everything I have is hers.

She is my shadow. She washes up in the morning with me,
she will only eat if I stand near her food with her. As she
gets ready to eat, she sits in front of her food, like shes
saying grace, then she will eat.

She always puts her paws in my shoes, Im glad she hasnt learned
to tie them, she tries to put my shirt on, it is so funny.

She reaches for the light switch, trying to put the light on.

Maybe she isnt the only cat that does things like this, but
I never had an animal do this stuff. When I come home from work
she is sitting at the door waiting for me. I can always tell if
something went on while I was at work because she will try to
talk to me.

Its really so funny because when she does that I start to look
around and every time I will find something. Sometimes her
LitterMaid may be stuck. { she only does her duty if its clean }

She copies or least tries to copy everything I do. I sit at the
kitchen table with the chair at an angle from the table and she
will copy the exact way I sit. Not sitting looking at me but the
same way I sit. I can change the angle, and so does she. I will
look at her and ask her something, just fooling with her, and
she will move her mouth like she is talking. We laugh at her all
the time.

After having her for almost 9 years, she never stops making us
laugh. I never yell or even have to talk loud to her. I know
she doesnt understand everything I say, but she always does
what I say. When someone comes to visit, they are amazed at
how she is.

Now on the other hand, remember I said that my wife wanted her.
Well, she never, ever listens to my wife. She only goes to my
wife if she wants food. Always to my wife. And if she doesnt
get her food fast enough, she will hit my wife, or even put her
teeth on her foot or leg.

Other than food, she cant be bothered with my wife, go figure.

I was in the hospital for some time with surgery, and Phoebe
cried at the door, day and night, for the first few days. She
wouldnt eat and just layed around. So sad, my wife said.

I dont know why I wrote this other than to perk myself up a bit.

And maybe I could give someone a laugh or a smile.

It is so true that if you have an animal and your not having
such a good day, they really can help to cheer you up.

I know Phoebe does that for me.

The Meaning Of Life { To Me }

The Meaning Of Life { To Me }

We all have our own meaning of life, and our own
way to live it. There, to me, is no right or wrong way.

We feel what we feel no matter what anyone tells us.

I am not the smartest person I know, and never have
claimed to be. My life has given me some very
rewarding thing's.

My wife of 41 year's, and four of the most amazing
kid's you could ever have the pleasure to know.

As the year's have gone by, and the future has become
so uncertain, we all have to come to think of the life
we have and what it mean's to us.

There is no material thing on this earth that I feel
could mean more to me than my family.

I look back and see all the mistake's I made, and
it sure doesn't make me feel very good.

I've had many opportunities to earn a great deal of
money that I turned down. At the time I just felt that
it didn't feel RIGHT, maybe someone would have to
lose something for me to gain. I don't know.

What I do know is that there is one of the oldest
saying's I have ever heard, and it would make me
laugh. But as I have become older and wiser, I have
come to realize that it really is true.

The root of ALL EVIL IS MONEY.

And if you take the time to think about it you
might think that it is true also.

Think about it.

I have never once in my life ever willingly or knowing
cheated anyone. I have always been as honest as
I could be and always worked as hard as I could to
earn everything I have ever gotten.

And that make's me very proud.

I have always instilled in my children to be honest
and live up to their mistake's. If you do something
wrong, admit it.

I'm proud to say that my children have always, as
far as I know, have not only lived up to that but I
know of many cases that they have helped people
that needed help.

My wife is the kindest person anyone could know
and is loved by all she meet's.

A truly remarkable lady.

I could go on and on but no need.

So, the meaning of life to me is as simple as it could
be.

FAMILY ,to me, is the meaning life and I'm very
proud to have mine in my life.