WILLIAM POWELL, THE OFFICE CAT -- A CLASSY, CLASSIC FELINE WORKING WITH WORDS....

Sometimes cats have big dreams. 
We cite one for this edition of Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap, our long-running weekend feature. Readlarrypowell.com dedicates these stories to the animals who can help guide us into the tranquility of a happy existence. 
In this edition, we feature a cat with an imagination, with standards and with a dedication to helping his human not look like a total fool -- looking like an incomplete fool is within the rules of human existence. William's effort periodically wears him to a frazzle, as the old saying goes.
That cat with the faux leopard background is my long-time friend, William. His title is Senior Office Cat.  I met him in 2018 when I was painting the wood trim on our house. He walked up, said, “Hello. You clearly need some help and good advice." Then, twitching his magnificent tail, he asked, "This your first time working with a paintbrush?” And we’ve been friends ever since. He needed a place to stay. And his skills with actions and words earned him a spot in management at readlarrypowell.com. 
In that photo, he is clearly dreaming of being a North American version of Panthera pardus, the Latin term for leopards. FYI: Research will show that there are no Leopards in the Americas unless they’re in zoos or in science fiction stories. Leopards basically exist naturally in Africa and Asia.
That’s my funspouse Martha’s faux leopard coat that William Powell is “trancing” on. He calls it “trancing” — a very deep sleep with a gentle purr. [LARRY ASIDE: Yes, He helped me paint, but he can’t help the ol’ insomniac nod off.]
He is quite the adorable fellow — sometimes sleeps in my lap while we watch TV; sometimes he sleeps on my desk while I write/type. He helped me raise Stevie Ray Treeboy, our Junior Office Cat. That's Stevie Ray attempting to change a lightbulb. He was almost up to it.
But, William's mission, as demonstrated in this photo snapped Friday morning  is to advise my writing. When he gives me the wince, it means I need to rewrite a phrase, a sentence, a paragraph or sign-up for a personal career-reconstruction project.
William can offer advice with more than a mew or a purr. When its come to writing, he’ll read something I’ve written and, in his best Latin, present a heartfelt yowl that reads “Verba volant, scripta manent “ — a Latin proverb that is said to translate as “(Spoken) words fly away, written ones remain.”
Sometimes he’ll just hand me the business card he uses when he’s been editing my attempts at fiction. It’s a card with a picture of a delete button and the phrase “Caveat lector.” Translation? “Let the reader beware.”
His best advice? “Semper custodiat te felix cattus.” Ask your cat to translate for you or, trust me, it’s this in English: “Always keep your cat happy.”
[DEAR READERS: Send photos of your slumbering dogs and cats and other slumber-prone critters to [email protected] and no matter what language they speak, we’ll feature them in Let Sleeping Dogs Lie & Napping Cats Nap. We’re proud show off the animals and the people who adore them.  That’s my dog Porche Noel who posed for this "Study in Gray," then nodded off. Never tips me on how to sleep other than, "Go ask the cat. Ask in English -- your Latin is high school magnus crapolus.'"]