Dear Readers and Fellow Executives,
My name is William Powell. That’s me going over some paperwork.
I am the readlarrypowell.com Office Cat and one of my assignments for this weekend was to discover photographs of at least two qualified animals. Qualified? Yes.
With my stealthy shutterbug skills I was able to spot two qualifying animals for the weekend edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap.
And, that is how my canine colleague in household interests, Dudley the Angel, and my young feline apprentice, frequently rowdy Hastings Streetboy, came to be the featured personalities in this weekend’s presentation.
Additionally, this edition serves as a congratulatory note to the good people at the United Kingdom’s famed vacuum cleaner company Dyson, now with a demo store — first in the U.S. — at Dallas’ The Shops at Park Lane.
What does this mean to a cat?
Not so much. You know how we cats tend to be both skittish and scattish around vacuum cleaners. Though I must point out that the missus who directs our household has not one but TWO Dysons. As a nicely coiffed tabby, I’m not much of a shedder, but the guy who types for readlarrypowell.com has a habit of bringing home cats of the King Shedder variety.
King Shedder — yessir, that’s the likely breed of the cat across the back of the couch…but don’t let me get ahead of myself. (Some tail on that cat, eh?)
I originally intended to simply photograph the big Border Collie/Chocolate Lab mix Dudley the Angel as he slept. He’s a well- mannered, kind and gentle fellow. We’ve nuzzled noses many a time — my pinkish nose up against that handsome schnoz at the end of his muzzle.
After processing that couch photo — as I let that sleeping dog lie — I noticed that there is enough light-colored hair on that couch to re-fur a dozen cats.
That's a challenging thought -- re-furring cats. Make a racket, I'll bet.
And, yes, that napping cat, Hastings, picked up from his namesake street in Duncanville as about a 4- or 5-week old kitten, is the absolute source of that hair. If people treasured sweaters knitted with cat hair, we could supply the nation with warmth all winter!
As I, William Powell, conclude this presentation of our feature, I include this confidential and congenial note to the Dyson executives: I have, as the management cat, prepared a set of contracts which will allow you to engage Dudley the Angel and Hastings Streetboy as spokescritters for your international vacuum concerns.
Each is enthusiastic about profit-making AND Dyson while keeping the furniture clear of cat and dog hair. Please contact me when
you find yourself in agreement that any ol’ vacuum cleaner can pick up dust and dirt from human offspring, but only your pioneering vacuums can remove cat hair from a couch in time for a surprise visitor or an impromptu party.
Our appearance fees — print and electronic and personal — will be reasonable and we will be enthusiastic in our testimonies on behalf of “The Chosen Vacuum of Rescuers and Animal Fans in the New World.”
May success be the hallmark of our agreement.
Sincerely,
William Powell
Office Management Executive Cat
www.readlarrypowell.com
Lifelong Pro-Dyson Feline
[WILLIAM FYI: That is me with the typist -- we'd been nosing around the details of some money-making business plans. My nose always feels inadequate in these sessions.]
[DEAR READERS: Remember to send photos of your sleeping dogs and napping cats to [email protected] and tell readlarrypowell.com their stories so we can highlight a weekend edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. You’ll be helping people decide to open their homes to animals and you’ll be helping insomniacs believe they, too, can curl up and nap if they can just balance on the back of the couch.]
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