Cats Of Many Colors

Selling Natural Scratch over the years has put me in touch with an amazing number of cat people and an even more amazing variety of cats. The stories I've heard or read are pretty amazing. Cat's that will eat just about anything to those that hardly eat anything.

Extremely fussy and solitary cats to those that are nearly as happy-go-lucky as a typical dog.

Just as cats come in many colors so do their personalities. Some run terrified from running water, others enjoy lapping it directly from a lavatory faucet. Humans have told me about cats that *guard* Natural Scratch so their companions can't get at it. But then there are those with multiple cats who enjoy clawing the post at the same time.

The takeaway from this is as someone who is trying to live with a cat, it's important to realize that you have to learn the cat's personality and what motivates it in order to understand how to train it.

Well-Clawed Cork Post

Several years ago, I gave a 32"-tall cork post to my grandniece Brittany and her husband, Michael.

Their cat, Mac, has put it to good use as the attached photograph shows.

Shrinking World

Two years ago, I ordered winter boots from Korea at a low price including shipping, and they are excellent.

Recently I visited Mayfair Mall, a sprawling place on the Western edge of Milwaukee County, seeking a case for my new iPhone.  Two different kiosks had many to choose from, but neither retailer displayed prices.  Always a bad sign. 

When I inquired at the first, a salesman said nonchalantly that the one I liked was $39.95.  I knew that was ridiculous for two bucks worth of plastic and rubber and said, "Thanks but I'll keep looking."  Quickly the salesman asked what I was willing to spend.  I repeated myself and walked away with him on my heel.

The second kiosk wanted $29.95 for it's "low-priced" cases which also was way above what I was willing to pay.

I returned home, very quickly found comparable cases online, and wound up paying $6.00 with free shipping from China (!).  The case arrived within ten days and is well made and attractive, with a black and white zebra-like pattern on the back to make it easier to see.

Some of my fellow Americans urge us to *buy American* but how can we? I would be very suprised if the cases I looked at in the mall were made in America.  (Probably they were made in the same place as the one I bought.)

Moreover, people in China, India, and other locations like to eat, too, and have every right to, just like citizens everywhere.