Celebrating a black and white napper...

Here’s how Cathy Baker cemented selection of The Great Cat Max for the spotlight in this weekend’s Readlarrypowell.com presentation of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie and Napping Cats Nap:
She appealed to my innermost catself.
And she sent a photo of the black and white cat curled up with his paws in the cutest possible positions!
She wrote, “I know you are partial to black and white cats, so I would like to nominate my Max for your feature.”
Partial to ‘em? That is a completely accurate assessment. Our whole household,  including the assorted dogs and the non-black and white cats, and my funspouse Martha are both partial to and dedicated to black and white cats..
Here’s Cathy’s explanation of her beloved Max and you’ll note use of the special cat-specific moustache term “kitler.”
She says, “He was adopted as a scrawny 14-week-old kitten from the SPCA of Texas almost 11 years ago. He is covering his handsome face in the sleeping picture so I am including an awake photo as well. 
”He has an incredible set of whiskers and a small ‘kitler’ mustache.  He weighs somewhere around 16 pounds and is so hurt when I don't let him stand in my lap.
”The strangest thing about him is that he will fetch the little foam cat ball toys.  I'll toss one to him, he'll paw it into submission and then carry it back to me in his mouth, so we can play again.  Also he gets so scared when anyone comes to the house -- he runs to my bedroom and crawls under the covers.  He thinks he's hiding but the size of that mound gives him away every time.”
[Ah, my fellow insomniacs, what we would give to curl up like napping Max. Please nominate your slumbering critters for our weekend, worldwide-read feature, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap, by sending the picture and the explanation to dallrp@aol.com. Remember someone somewhere in the world will benefit from being inspired by the fact that sleep is not merely a fictional element in a storybook life.)
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