Stupidity/Compassion

A bright guy I ain't.  Any evidence to the contrary.  The way I see it, any kind of bright guy wouldn't have made such a hash of his future, in terms of what he values v. what he does not.  Right now I'm doing very well in assorted "does not" categories, but have not made much headway in the "does" categories.  We'll leave an in-depth psychological unveiling for another time, a never time.

In the meantime, I've found a stray kitten.  Apparently stray in the light of overwhelming indifference, or at least several hours worth of mild indifference, for I was the only one at 6pm, in front of my building of at least a hundred, to at least attempt to figure out if said stray and mewing kitten belonged to anyone.  The answer was "no" - at least to the knowledge of security, who had stoically watched said kitten try for three odd hours to make some kind of contact with humans coming home, humans recognized as care givers.

So I brought said kitten inside and am making "lost kitten" flyers.  Although judging from the matted hair and general undernourishment, no one is looking.  Although some human once knew him, given that he nursed on my fingers and tried to hide inside my shirt sleeve.  (I shall resist a dangerous digression on people.  And their sense of convenience.  Or accessory.)

I may have a new companion for El Gato Perfecto (who will always be first in my heart) provided such an arrangement (or invasion) does not crush her own.   And of course, should said kitten (currently cloistered in spare bathroom) prove to be the bearer of any infectious nasties, I will have a much thornier moral dilemma on my hands.

He's adorable, but after my final day in a week of trials, hearings, political maneuverings, office politics, new acquaintances meetings, and, frankly, more stretching than I've been used to as my limited role as legal/social shield, I'd just wanted to go home, meet with friends, and relax.  The TLF is soon to leave us for NYC - better pastures for her, at the cost of my one friend in Miami as eclectic as myself.

Now, I have new attentiveness things to weave into my life, such as teaching a small cat to bathe himself.  Which I've done before - it's time consuming. 

It's not unwelcome, but is unexpected. 

Anyway dear readers, I need your help.  "said kitten" needs a name, even if he might only be with me shortly.  I was thinking of "Prowler" due to his behavior at our meeting and my favorite BS Miami charge - "loitering and prowling."   However, any suggestions you have, on or off blog, would be welcome. 

 

Thanks in advance,

Scoplaw

Comments

[Petition]

The poor cat spent hours tyring to get someone to help him and was ignored, thus I think the cat should be named "Kitty Genovese".

[pjm]

Well, hello, handsome. Love those big green eyes.

This is where I recount how my grandfather and those of his generation tended to name black cats for Black people in the news, e.g. "Mookie" (Red Sox player) and "Jesse" (with a white collar; you can guess his namesake.) I like remembering the tradition but don't think it should be continued.

[Rebecca]

He does look like a man of the cloth..how about Oscar, in honor of Father Oscar Romero, and a nice Cuban name since he is from Miami. Once introduced, I'm sure EGP will teach young Oscar [or whatever he ends up naming himself] all he needs to know about bathing and surviving in your absence!

[Scott Scheule]

Holy crap, that's cute. I name all pets after famous composers. Or types of candy.

How've you hashed your future up? Email me, and let me know. I want to show how I've outhashed you.

[Kat]

Definitely compassion, not stupidity!

If I lived anwhere in the vicinity I'd gladly adopt him - I mean, who can honestly resist the white-tipped toes, and desperately hopeful eyes? I agree with Rebecca, my bet is that EGP will probably help take on the task of raising him/ keeping him in line while you're at work.

(pondering ideas for names...)

[Atomic]

Don't leave us hanging! What did you decide? And how do you train a cat to clean himself - do you lick him? Lick yourself and hope that ignites a mental spark?

[Michael]

I stumbled across your post while trying to find instructions on how to teach a cat to bathe themselves. (We adopted a long-haired rescue who seems to partly have the idea... she bathes her front paws only.)

Any tips or suggestions on how to teach her how to bathe herself would be much appreciated.