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Doris Egge | A reader in Roanoke

Monday, August 5, 2013


I’m a cat lover.

There is no in-between with cats; you either are or you aren’t a cat lover.

You always know where you stand with them. Cats either gracefully sidle up to you, or they run and hide under the bed.

I like the way cats think. Their decisions are their own, based on logic and practicality, never on what other cats would think or do.

Their actions are purposeful. For instance, no self-respecting cat will sit or roll over just because you ask one to.

Cats must be cleanest of all creatures. Who but a cat bathes after every meal?

Their purring is an art form: the language is contentment and the performance is free. Stroke the cat’s soft, soft fur and you get an encore.

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