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After last week’s somewhat tongue-in-cheek composition about licensing vagrants, we now daintily move back to the wacky world of kitty-cats. Yeah, they’re so darn cute they need two names.
I was never much of a cat person, although I’ve always thought they were interesting in a strange way. I mean, they’re so independent and aloof. I tried being that way and got locked in the garage.
Of our three-member feline family, the one who is most entertaining is our newest acquisition, Flint “Flinty” Eastwood. He’s all black with orange eyes, which should make him quite popular at Halloween. If he closes his eyes, he becomes nearly invisible, especially if he’s on a black throw we have around the house, and to which he seems quite attracted. And sometimes attached with his kitty claws. Or if he’s been outside, his sandy claws.
Besides being exceptionally curious, as are all cats (except they like to act disdainful as though they could not care less about what we humans are doing), he will eat darn near anything. His favorite treat is angel food cake. He becomes a vicious predator who will snatch a hunk of angel food cake from your hand or lips. Could be a dangerous situation for those of us with tender lips. I mean, he’ll attack for that cake.
About the only food not on his diet? Bell peppers.
He can consume pretty much his weight approximately 6+ pounds) in angel food cake, and is extremely aggressive about it. Have you ever tried to eat dessert and hide it from a cat with penetrating orange eyes? It can’t be done. It’s like trying to hide cookies from your kids. Besides the cake, here are a few of “Flinty’s” favorite munchies:
Tortillas (corn and flour, although he seems to prefer the corn variety), whole wheat bagels and nonfat crème cheese, low-fat soup (not too hot), nonfat cheese, frozen yogurt, pancakes, pizza and pretzels. He has no qualms about nearly standing on your plate to reach the morsels. He is persistent beyond belief: He will not accept rejection or harsh words. He is like a circling shark.
The reason there’s so much nonfat stuff at our house is that Jan and I are both trying to be more healthy. Most of the time. “Flinty” also likes to snag pieces of lettuce and corn husks and play with them. Strange cat.
Oh, yeah -- he also eats cat food, the expensive kind from the vet’s office. But he’d rather have angel food cake.
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