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Observations by and about Ginny

By Ginny	About Ginny
A car is a frightening thing. It is a little room with lots of windows. It is the center of the physical universe. The world appears to rush past the car when people want it to. The concept is that you let the world rush past until the point where you want to go reaches the car. Then you stop the world and get out. Conclusion: The world is in the shape of road.	Ginny is only cat that I have seen that gives the impression that she is grateful for almost everything. Although she's lived with us inside the house for a couple of years, she is always cautious not to offend. She has front claws but never (or almost never) sharpens them on the furniture. Ginny sits outside the door of the master bedroom until invited in. This, considering the bird, is a good political move.
It turns out that the source of human's food is confusing. One would think that it would be limited to what one can catch. Humans have a different approach and are clearly not all that interested in freshness.. Since they are pretty slow and clumsy, they seem to limit themselves to food that comes from several sources: A big box that contains winter all the time. This is a good place to get food. A smaller box that is always hotter than summer. This is a better place to get food but isn't used nearly enough. Paper bags somewhat larger than a cat. The humans must first fool around with the food from the bag to make it usable. Boxes. In general, the not so good tasting food is kept there. One can help one's self, if necessary. Cans. Very difficult to open. They contain good and not so good food.	Ginny, of course, recognizes her name. In addition, she knows the name of most of the food she eats. For example, if Sharon, the source of properly prepared food, uses the word "chicken" on the way out of the house. Ginny will wait patiently by the front door until she comes home. You would think that it wouldn't matter who takes food out of a can. Wrong! Apparently there is a right way to do it to make the food taste good. My theory is that it is just a case of women sticking together. Ginny prefers "people food" to cat food. In general, she will sit within eyesight patiently waiting for table scraps. Other than providing visual clues, she doesn't beg. In the case of chicken or turkey, one is lucky to be able to think above the auditory clues and escape with flesh on one's legs.
The heating and air-conditioning system inside the main house is vastly superior to that outside. Outside it can get hot, cold, or wet. Wonder why they don't fix it.	As noted on the previous pages, Ginny spent most of her life outside of the house and was rarely allowed inside. Now, it takes great effort to keep her inside. She insists on being allowed outside but rarely steps off the front slab (no porch). Regardless of the weather, she wants back into the house in something less than a minute. If I stand outside with her, she may stay over a minute but not much more. We think she's afraid of loosing her home.
You wouldn't believe the litter box people use.	Ginny probably missed having a carefree kittenhood. At the age of 10, she plays like a kitten with balls, string, and does all the other things kittens like to do. I'm glad she got the chance. She seems to deserve it.

If you have other observations of the world, from a cat's point of view, I'd like to hear them. If a get a few, I'll start another page.

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