Bicycling has been one of the few "constants" in my life.
One of the few "near-constants", if you will, in my adult life has been living with cats.
At times in my life, I've tried to combine them. You guessed it: I've tried to teach Caterina, Charlie I, Candice, Charlie II, Max and Marlee to ride. Nothing I've tried has worked. I even tried this as a motivational tool:
I mean, if a dog can ride, why can't they? Right?
Then again, just because two things are wonderful, they should not be combined--like chocolate chips in bagels. (Hey, I'm an old-school New Yorker!)
One of the few "near-constants", if you will, in my adult life has been living with cats.
At times in my life, I've tried to combine them. You guessed it: I've tried to teach Caterina, Charlie I, Candice, Charlie II, Max and Marlee to ride. Nothing I've tried has worked. I even tried this as a motivational tool:
I mean, if a dog can ride, why can't they? Right?
Then again, just because two things are wonderful, they should not be combined--like chocolate chips in bagels. (Hey, I'm an old-school New Yorker!)
Someone once said: "Dogs have a master - cats have a staff".
ReplyDeleteCome on Justine, you know that the only thing that you can train a cat to do is poop in a neighbour's garden.
ReplyDeleteLouis--"Cats have a staff." I love it!
ReplyDeleteColine--Yes, I know better. But I still try to train my cats to do things they'll never do. You know what they say about people who do the same things over and over but expect a different result!
It's been said that...
ReplyDeleteDogs look up to us.
Cats look down on us.
Pigs treat us as equals.
So get a potbellied pig I say. Just don't feed him bacon. That's really wrong.
Phillip—I like pigs but it is rather difficult to keep one in a NYC apartment! As for feeding him/her bacon: There are some things only the creators of South Park could get awa y with.
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