Buzzfeed has named the 30 most important cats in the world for 2016. You can find it at https://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-important-cats-of-2016
Koko and Jean Claude did not make the list and have filed a protest with the editors.
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The Most Important Cats in The World
Visitors
It has been more than a month since Jean Claude slipped out the house for a pack of cigarettes or mouse treats maybe. CCL and I are hopeful he will return. Koko seems to be getting used to life without JC. She has a variety of toys to play with and regularly visits me in my home office. She also interacts with my friends when they visit. This morning two squirrels played in my back yard as she and I watched from the window and a Cardinal also swept down from the sky and walked the back yard for a bit before flying off. Earlier a bird perched on the window seal just outside my bedroom.
The Bird on the Window- Sill (Right)
Loneliness
The last the two weeks have been full of adventure in terms of my professional career with some travel and a lot of catching up with old friends and making new friends. I also along with CCL got a sneak peak at something very exciting. During such stressful business activity, it is wonderful to have friends and family and of Jean Claude and Koko who provide endless entertainment when I am home. I am still struck by those who by virtue of their being, despite fame and fortune, who invite loneliness by their behavior – their constant need for attention, demands. Others and other people’s time don’t matter in their world. They are selfish to the point of claiming ownership over others time, they stalk people through Social Media and other means, never grasping that their oneness is something that they have created. In times like these prayer is the answer.
Peace
There are some who seek drama and excitement at every turn. Life for them is reality TV – anything but real – never peaceful.
The soul needs the subtle nuturing that only a moment of quiet and peace can bring – ok maybe in Brookland DC birds are still chirping. Try a quiet prayer, look up, a yoga pose – but a moment
Regardless of religious belief or practice, there are ways to find a moment for soul renewal – even if it’s just to sit in one’s backyard with a good book for five minutes.
Custom Blinds
Custom blind companies do a booming business the Washington, D.C. area where CCL and I live. We both have used the services of such companies and the results have been great. Still, there are rooms in my house where installation of custom blinds, curtains or even shades would not be a viable option for Jean Claude and Koko. They like to look out the windows of various rooms, particularly my bedroom and my living room. Jean Claude as expressed his desire opening at first destroying the plastic blinds that I have in my bedroom, now he simply pats on the blinds each morning so I will raise them for his viewing pleasure.
The living room is another matter. As you can see I have found a solution that suits the needs of the cats.
Customized Cat Blinds
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