The first time I got a good look at Sam, he was flying through the air. Somebody was angry at this defenseless little kitten, so she threw the tiny ball of fur from her porch onto the driveway. The person doing the throwing never saw the kitten again. I stole him.
I don’t think much of people who let their dogs and cats breed indiscriminately. If that’s you, I’m sorry if it offends you, but we have so many cats and dogs being killed in shelters every day (and dying on the streets) that it’s irresponsible to be letting your animals churn out batches of kittens and puppies. Unfortunately, I
have a neighbor who’s one of those people who doesn’t see anything wrong with it, so a beautiful gray cat of hers used to have two litters of kittens each year.
Sam was one of those kittens about four years ago. The mother and the kittens were never allowed into the house, so the kittens would grow up on the porch before starting to wander off into the neighborhood. Some would disappear for good. Some would get hit by cars. A lucky few would find homes. Then there was Sam.
Three years after she sneaked in, World’s Happiest Dog® is queen
When times turn too dark in my life, I’m grateful for furry antidepressant
My love of ‘fur friends’ stems from the callousness I saw in my father
Rick Perry: savior of the GOP or slick opportunist with forked tongue?
Voice of harsh inner critic still sucks joy from my creative life
The egalitarian lie: Every group has leaders, even Occupy Wall Street
Illegal bribes mean a politician is corrupt, but the legal things he does are just as immoral
Primitive instincts: Why do we keep falling in love with politicians?
People who invoke ‘fairness’ generally just mean, ‘Do things my way — or else’