Cats Who Have Things

Kasey and I have learned to be glad for what we have, instead of sorry for what we don't have. That's what She thinks we all ought to do. In fact, for a very long time, even before we came to live here, it is what She told people to do. She says She tried to teach that to Her children that She taught in school. She had a big round button that said No Whining. Here is what Kasey and I do when we are sad. We say, so what if we're low on kibbles. He will give us more pretty soon, so we don't have to go outside and kill mice. Sometimes She gets sad because She forgets things, like words for her puzzles. Well, at least nothing hurts me, She says, and pretty soon something reminds her of the word. You know, I get very scared sometimes, even though nothing has hurt me for a lot of months and years. She tells me there there, Coffs, you are safe here, and She gives me pets. Here's what helps a really lot. To laugh. When you decide to laugh about something instead of grumping, the feeling of mad goes away. One day She was looking in a catalog, like She does, and She saw a bunch of papers that had Pro on one side and Con on the other, and there were lines to write things good and bad about what you are trying to decide. Look, Coffster, She said to me. someone stole my idea. She has been telling people to do that ever since Her Gran told Her that a really lot of years ago. No wonder I am not rich, She said. All these years I could have been selling papers like that and getting rich. That surprised me, because honestly, Kasey and I think we are rich. Especially when there is chicken on the menu. We all laughed about those papers, which made me quite hungry for dinner. Later, gator.