I have always liked cats. I have always had at least one and usually more
Makena rests on my shoulder after a very long hike in the woods. Makena would tell you my shoulder is the safest, most comfortable place in the world to rest or take a nap...
I spend a huge amount of time in the company of our cats. Work typically keeps me away from home 2-3 days a week - the rest of the time I am generally around our cats. I frequently take Makena on long hikes, we often spend hours together out in the woods. I love watching what catches his interest and seeing him stalk and hunt.
Makena helps in the shop. He knows nothing about rebuilding small winches, but he offers the most excellent company....
June Bug naps with me. She is a "daddy's girl." To timid of noise to be out in the shop, she follows me about the house as she has done since she was tiny kitten
Frankly, its a good thing I like cats, because they are drawn to me. Put me in a room with a hundred people and one cat... and that cat will be stuck to me in short order.
I was quite gregarious when I was younger. But over the years I have become far less social, preferring instead to seek more solitude. In my case, "solitude" excepts cats....
What I frequently wake to... Makena or another of our cats tucked in with me. In this particular instance, I had been away for longer than usual....And that means a nice long hike early the next morning. Makena was taking no chances that I would forget, he wanted to be close by so when I woke he could start dropping hints...
A few years ago I took a few months off and went on a long motorcycle trip. I missed my wife, I missed hot showers, I missed a comfortable bed and regular meals. But what I really missed was having cats around all the time. I came home in a heavy rainstorm. Our cat, Boo, heard my bike. His face plastered to the window, he meowed as I walked to the door. Ignoring the dripping wet raingear, he climbed up me to get to my face. After months away, that purr brought tears to my eyes. More than nearly anything, "home" means "cats" to me.
My retirement plan is a small business selling cat related products and artwork. Its growing slowly and I love the clientele.... all cat people.
People somehow associate a fascination with cats as an effeminate trait; an oddity for a man. Dogs are somehow more masculine, and more appropriate for men. I don't get it. Cats are top level predators who are incredibly athletic, independent and self sufficient. A dog's only amazing physical attribute is endurance and they are social pack animals...looking to please at every turn. It strikes me that cats embody the spirit of masculinity to a much greater degree than dogs.
In my experience, no one has ever called me a "crazy cat guy" in anything but a positive manner. But a male liking cats does seem to confuse some people for reasons that I can't quite understand. I suspect some people like things to fit neatly into predefined categories...and such a category does not exist in their experience or limited imagination.
So yeah, I am a guy. And I am crazy about cats. Deal with it.
Makena on a hike
Makena rests on my shoulder after a very long hike in the woods. Makena would tell you my shoulder is the safest, most comfortable place in the world to rest or take a nap...
I spend a huge amount of time in the company of our cats. Work typically keeps me away from home 2-3 days a week - the rest of the time I am generally around our cats. I frequently take Makena on long hikes, we often spend hours together out in the woods. I love watching what catches his interest and seeing him stalk and hunt.
Makena helps in the shop. He knows nothing about rebuilding small winches, but he offers the most excellent company....
June Bug naps with me. She is a "daddy's girl." To timid of noise to be out in the shop, she follows me about the house as she has done since she was tiny kitten
Frankly, its a good thing I like cats, because they are drawn to me. Put me in a room with a hundred people and one cat... and that cat will be stuck to me in short order.
I was quite gregarious when I was younger. But over the years I have become far less social, preferring instead to seek more solitude. In my case, "solitude" excepts cats....
What I frequently wake to... Makena or another of our cats tucked in with me. In this particular instance, I had been away for longer than usual....And that means a nice long hike early the next morning. Makena was taking no chances that I would forget, he wanted to be close by so when I woke he could start dropping hints...
A few years ago I took a few months off and went on a long motorcycle trip. I missed my wife, I missed hot showers, I missed a comfortable bed and regular meals. But what I really missed was having cats around all the time. I came home in a heavy rainstorm. Our cat, Boo, heard my bike. His face plastered to the window, he meowed as I walked to the door. Ignoring the dripping wet raingear, he climbed up me to get to my face. After months away, that purr brought tears to my eyes. More than nearly anything, "home" means "cats" to me.
My retirement plan is a small business selling cat related products and artwork. Its growing slowly and I love the clientele.... all cat people.
People somehow associate a fascination with cats as an effeminate trait; an oddity for a man. Dogs are somehow more masculine, and more appropriate for men. I don't get it. Cats are top level predators who are incredibly athletic, independent and self sufficient. A dog's only amazing physical attribute is endurance and they are social pack animals...looking to please at every turn. It strikes me that cats embody the spirit of masculinity to a much greater degree than dogs.
In my experience, no one has ever called me a "crazy cat guy" in anything but a positive manner. But a male liking cats does seem to confuse some people for reasons that I can't quite understand. I suspect some people like things to fit neatly into predefined categories...and such a category does not exist in their experience or limited imagination.
So yeah, I am a guy. And I am crazy about cats. Deal with it.
Makena on a hike
