August 17, 2004

A Cat Above All Others

Fame has finally come to the Hockins. Their cat, Zora, was recently selected as the Cat of the Day by the site of the same name. An outpouring of adulation followed. Presidential hopeful John Kerry called for a day of national healing: "We must follow the example of this brave cat, a true survivor in the American mold, who was plucked from the adversity of her own metaphorical Vietnam!" President Bush, under attack for never actually reporting for duty at the Animal Rescue while he was in the Texas Air National Guard, conceded the election to Kerry and admitted that his presidency was just "a fraternity prank gone horribly awry." Osama bin Laden, seeing the quality of pets arrayed against him, gave up his fight against the devil Americans and surrendered to Pakistani officials. Zora was elected president of the Teamsters, and Jimmy Hoffa came out of hiding.

Congratulations, Shane and Angela, and especially Zora.

Posted by mike, August 17, 2004 10:41 AM
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Thank you, thank you. And we owe it all the the Leon County Humane Society who sold us a diseased kitten that died a horrible death, eliminating our ability to own a kitten due to the potential lingering virus, and therefore freeing up space to get a grown up cat at the Greener Pasture Animal Rescue. We could not have done it without them. :-P

Posted by: shane at August 17, 2004 11:21 AM

By the way, after today you may need to click on the archive and find August 17 to view our most excellent queen, ruler of our townhouse, and iron-fisted slave driver cat.

Posted by: shane at August 17, 2004 11:23 AM

Waha! I put the actual link to the August 17 picture, which I found in the archive. I'm one step ahead of you.

Posted by: mike at August 17, 2004 11:27 AM

If she's a slave driver cat, then she'd fit right in in the Illinois Senatorial race, according to Alan Keyes, who said that Barack Obama used "slaveowner logic" in supporting abortion rights.

Posted by: rebecca at August 17, 2004 12:55 PM

All I know is that if the food is not in the bowl at 6:00 sharp, my ass is naked and striped from the 50 lashes. I cannot and will not describe the punishment for forgetting to scoop her litter box every day.

Posted by: shane at August 17, 2004 1:22 PM

In the "People Are Strange" department: if anyone looks at the picture, check out the Pet Talk thing at the bottom. People actually take time out of their day to write messages about how awesome your cat is. They are written TO the cat, like "My, Zora, you are so beautiful!" Stuff like that. I don't know, but it seems kind of weird to me. ;-)

Posted by: shane at August 18, 2004 10:54 AM

Wow. That is truly disturbing. Especially this one: "No matter,what you paid,I think that Zora,is going to be the best bargain,that you have ever made!He will repay you,a million fold,in Fun,and Laughter,and Joy,what you paid the animal Rescue! He is a unique colored Cat,and looks as though he is a Fun cat Too!" Use a comma lately? And didn't the picture note that Zora was a girl?

Posted by: mike at August 18, 2004 11:00 AM

There is something cultish about it. I hope they do not come after us now. :-P

Posted by: shane at August 19, 2004 9:26 AM