Summer 1998

Watched some television with the humans the other night.
Something called the Extreme Games.  While watching it I
couldn't help but think how boring human existence is when they
think jumping out of a plane above the Columbia River Gorge with
a surfboard strapped to their feet is "extreme."  Cats were the
originators of "Extreme Games" long before the human version.
For instance: The obstacle course.  Tearing through the house at
breakneck speed, ducking under chairs, through table legs, over
the couch and off the wall is far more extreme.  And we do it in
the dark!  And we don't wear knee pads or shin guards.  Let's see
any human do *that!*  At my home I jump from tree to tree to the
narrow tops of fences without a second thought.  I'd love to see
my Big Owner try that.  Humans "hang-glide," cats just "hang"
(curtains make a nice target).  Humans "climb rocks," cats climb
"screens" (A screen door is a good sporting surface. The higher
the better...for nothing more than it's easier for the humans to
notice).  Humans "skateboard," cats are just "bored."  And when
humans fall during their extreme games, they always wipe out in a
gruesome display of grunts and groans and torn flesh.  On the
other hand, in the event of a rare misstep, we cats always land
on our feet.

It was a good day.

Thanks to Mark Mason for these stories  

 
 
 
 

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