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Tuesday, September 18, 2001

Stray! Part Two.

So. Yes. The story of the cat. There are an awfully large number of stray cats in our neighborhood. Aside from the 4 or 5 black-and-white spotty cats who have been adopted by the camera store, the greengrocer, the butcher, et al, there's also Smoky (a gray boy with a big head who we first saw the night of the WTC attack), Skittish (who is a tiny white and gray thing who is terrified of people), and now this new tortoise-y kitten with giant Hemingway paws. I always make whispery noises at cats when I see them, so last night as I was walking up my steps I called this one over from the middle of the road. She ran right up the steps to my legs, making a funny croaking noise.

She was so friendly (and so bony) that I ran inside to get a can of cat food for her. In the meanwhile, a blond lady who was walking up our street befriended the cat on our steps. When I came back out with food (and Matty in tow), she started going on and on about how nice this cat was, and how she was a keeper, and we shouldn't let her back into the wild.

She was kind of the Professional type but I forsee a Crazy Cat Lady future for her.

So anyway. The cat. The cat wouldn't leave.

So now the cat lives in our bathroom.

We haven't given her a name yet. I was thinking maybe Claire but Matty vetoed that. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery.

Posted at 02:23 PM

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