I heart NY

On what seems to be one of a series of gray Tuesdays, my esteemed colleague Benny and I were having a wash and a nap. Truth be told, we were feeling a little forlorn. Much as we loved living with Ashton, we felt stranded between our customary place at the thick of the Cat’s Cradle Adoption Center and the certainty of a forever home. We lacked the certainty of one and the excitement of the other.

“And nobody had cc’d me on the most recent fiscal report. I don’t even know which grants are due when.”

“Yes well, excitement is in the eye of the beholder.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Not a thing, Benny. If you’re happy, I’m happy.”

“I’m not happy. That’s my point. I’m out of the loop.”

“Which was my point.”

“Which you weren’t making.”

“Life is short and art is…”

“Not as interesting as spreadsheets.”

“If you say so.”

“Don’t look at me like… what’s that noise?”

“Just the mail. It’s never for us. Ashton says it’s because we’re cats.”

“She’s right. Most cats trade e-mails. It’s hard to hold a pen, even with both paws.”

“Hey Freddie, I know some cats who took the trouble to hold a pen. We have mail!”

“Oooh! From who?”

“Remember Minnie, Merlin and Boo?”

“The black kittens who our volunteers…”

“Transported to the North Shore Animal Rescue League on Long Island- a group which practices Cat’s Cradle’s compassionate approach to ending pet overpopulation and has demonstrated marked success in the vast area surrounding…”

“New York City! Benny, we got a postcard from New York City!”

“Yes, well as I was saying.”

“Oh, put a paw over it. Listen”

Dear Freddie and Benny

We arrived safe and sound. Speaking of sound, you wouldn’t believe the noise here. Merlin hid in his cage for two days! But it didn’t matter because we all got forever homes! And Minnie is auditioning for Cats.

Love,
The Kittens


“Feeling less out of the loop, Freddie?”

“I love New York!”