I am an unabashed cat lover. I just lôôôve those furry little beasts.
As you know, I am also a shutterbug and I always keep a camera handy.
That’s why I have a lot of pictures of my cat.
Because from birth to burial a cat is always alluring, supremely photogenic.
So yes, I have a lot of pictures of Kate.
My wife has always been mildly interested in photography, but last week everything suddenly changed.
She became a GRANDMOTHER and by a weird coincidence she developed a strange addiction.
She suddenly became a passionate snapshooter.
I might have inadvertently contributed to this problem by presenting her with an iPad Air 2.
I just didn’t think.
Now she is relentlessly shooting and hoarding pictures of the little suckling, and she doesn’t miss an occasion to show off.
She might not have (yet) as many pictures of the baby as I have of Kate but she is gaining ground frighteningly fast.
And I really don’t understand why.
“I don’t dislike babies, though I think very young ones rather disgusting.”
Queen Victoria
I wouldn’t dare to disagree Ma’am.
A cat, from birth to paradise is a star. But unlike Hollywood stars, in spite of the passing years it never needs a facelift.
And apart from ripping off curtains, sofas, bedspreads and a few other items, a cat is instantly potty-trained.
Could you say the same thing about a baby?
“I can’t think why mothers love them. All babies do is leak at both ends.”
Douglas Feaver
Isn’t this true or am making this up?
And kids are useless for a long period of time.
Cats on the other hand are instantly productive and helpful.
They fertilize the garden ground with their droppings and keep an eye on unwanted critters, like occasional squirrels or marauding rats.
They also open the mail and work as part-time paper shredders.
Could you say the same thing about the rugrat?
So really, how could you even think of comparing a baby with a CAT?
Let’s be serious…
There is just a (very) slight inconvenient with mousers:
“The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.”
Paula Poundstone
It is because they are just so supremely cool!
And unlike babies, they like their milk shaken, not stirred.
Alain