August 21, 2002--
It's a great day out today. I'm stuck inside, but at least I'm next to a window breathing construction dust.
Everyone else has left for the day. Will I get to go home early? I hope so, I really need to get cracking on this business of packing. My grandmother tried to offer me guidelines for moving in; that was interesting to listen through. I just ran out of things to say, so here comes a token expository on cats.
Cats saw extensive use in ancient Egypt, where they were often employed as pets of royalty. More often than not, those lucky cats that were royal pets were treated with the same level -- if not a higher level -- of respect as the people for whom they were there. Yes that sentence ending IS gramatically correct.
From about 2000 BC to the middle ages, cats hid in trash bins in low income areas of cities. Eventually, during the plague, many found employment with psychotic old women who beat them against various objects such as the ground. When the talks between the feline union and old lady management broke down and turned hostile, the cats walked out and found a new activity to take part in: Heathen and Witch Assistantship Skill Refinement. Witches used the cats to let everyday average christians know that they were being crossed with bad luck. This worked out well; the cats were able to get out and excercise, and the people treated the cats with respect and admiration (even if from a distance).
One striking example of cats comes from Edgar Allen Poe's epic story about the black cat who got stuck in a wall.
Today, cats are once again associated with crazy old ladies, although the old lady management organization has since agreed to cease the senseless beatings and instead provide cats with large empty houses to use as they see fit. Cats are also frequently traded as stock through pet stores (djia: CAT +13.47 news).
Remember, have your pet spayed or neutered.
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