Ever been to a vet’s office where there’s an “office cat” that hangs out on the counter, regally owning the whole place? A more refined version of the “junkyard dog,” which is simply required to be scary and mean, the Office Cat is all about COOL.
How cool would it be to have a cat hanging around with you in your place of employment? It would be great to have a cat rubbing against your legs as you sat at your computer, purring under your desk lamp, looking all fat and happy. There’s something about a sleeping, purring cat that can be so calming…
Well, in most cases, unless you own your own business and don’t care about scaring off potential customers who may be allergic or afraid of cats, you can’t really have an Office Cat.
But I’ll do the next best thing.
For Christmas, one of my co-workers, knowing that I am a “Cat Person,” got me a Cat Calendar, where every day you tear off a page and see a new cat, and read their story. How delightful! Every day a new cat, to hang out with me in my office!
Right now, at home, I only have one cat: Squee. Throughout my life, though, I’ve had several cats (not always all at the same time) and I’ve found each one to be unique, their company so enjoyable. I think there’s real potential here for me to turn into a Crazy Old Cat Lady. I hope not. I mean, I wouldn’t want to have more cats than I could reasonably care for at one time. I wouldn’t mind having one or two more.
But…having recently gone through the traumatic experience of caring for a sick cat (Boogins, who I still miss…), Russ and I have agreed that we are looking forward to a time when we will be “childless,” having no responsibility for a pet, making 
traveling when we are retired that much easier. The reasonable part of me knows this is smart. So, for the moment, I will need to content myself with the cute kitties on my Cat Calendar.
A different cat each day! By the end of the year, I will have had more than my fair share of cats! I just hope this will be enough to keep the unreasonable part of me from thinking about how nice it would be to get a new kitten…
