I've always thought dogs work really really hard to earn human status. Witness a dog in a car with two people. If the passenger gets out, the dog will climb into the beta spot, if allowed. If both passenger and driver get out, the dog moves into alpha position. Always looking to move up in status.
Cats, on the other hand I believe, view us as loud, clumsy, inept and smelly failures at being feline. They only tolerate us because of our opposable thumbs, which make possible the use of can opener and refrigerator door. Cats, when not motivated by their stomachs, will occasionally attempt to groom us or engage us in play, much like parents with bumbling children. Otherwise, they tend to ignore us with benign indifference. They have no wish to be human, nor to move up in status since they clearly are at the apex within the household.
Harvey the cat is sitting next to me as I type this, not really expecting much, but enjoying it when I do stop and pet him.
Not sure it proves or disproves Beverly's hypothesis. heh.
Yes, cats want us to be cats with them. Amon looks at me in the morning as I head out the door with "Why are you leaving? There's a bed to snuggle in! Bring your hand back here and skritch me some more, and I'll wrap my legs around your arm, and we won't move for several hours."
I did finish my pitiful self-review.
God, I suck at that stuff.
I did finish my pitiful self-review.
God, I suck at that stuff.
So did you decide to be Cordelian or Regan&Gonerilian in your suckage?
two phone calls, over an hour to get Time Warner arranged for cable & internet. oy. thank you rollover minutes. they will be coming sometime next Saturday to install. oy. in the meantime i connected rabbit ears to my eyeTV. Getting some HD feeds. DAMN! talk about sharp! Looks good on the iMac. Tomorrow is couch and TV shopping. Wheee. Spending lots of money. I am so not used to spending money like this. very strange.
you are no help! You are like a pusher talking to a new junkie.
Well, omnis, you are going to spend it, so you might as well enjoy your contributions to the economy.
I suppose. Not to mention, getting grown up stuff. Like real furniture (not futon furniture) and a BIG tv!
ION. Happiness = finding (and using) nail clippers. Sooo glad I had the forthought to pack them in the car pile, and not in the truck pile.
