Daddy brought me “41 Uses for a Cat” which is an odd subject for a book since everyone knows cats are perfect, and perfect beings don’t need to be useful. Then he explained that it was supposed to be funny. So we read it together. There aren’t many words (I could probably have read it alone). The first use is a scarf… |
Many of these “uses” are things I do: “Model” “Floral Arranger” “Bird Fancier.” And one was even one of my special titles! “Sous Chef.” I always help Daddy Tim cook especially when either butter or lettuce is involved…those are my favorite food groups right behind “Dry” and “Canned.”
I am also an “alarm clock” though Banjo is the one who plays with Daddy Trent’s nose (that’s what the cat in the picture is doing). I am also a good “chair warmer” and an excellent “surrogate child.” But “hair brush” I did not understand. My Daddies brush ME…they don’t have any fur long enough to brush.
The pictures are very simple line drawings of cats…though the one next to “significant other” was a little disturbing because the human lady (who was in bed) was holding her cat around it’s throat like she was choking this…I don’t want to be a significant other.
So I guess I like this book well enough as a humor book, but if I ever meet Harriet Ziefert we will have to have words. When Daddy Tim found the cover image on the computer, I saw that she had another book “44 Uses for a Dog.” Dogs are NOT more useful than cats…unless you think “nap interrupter” or “total stink machine” are “useful.”
Today’s tip for Cat Children of Human People (CaCHuPs): Your humans are likely to want to move your stuff around. They don’t realize that you have spent lots of time scenting the things in your house and creating pathways only you (and other cats) can follow. I don’t have a fool proof solution for this. Humans like change—weird! But if you sit on the furniture where it is and look adorable and comfortable, they will be less likely to move it.