
I just noticed that three days have gone by since I updated my journal. It's sort of frightening to me to think about just how much time flies when you're busy or you've been just too tired to be online. I was coming home from work one night at 1:30 am and I saw Homie eating on the front porch. The other day, I cooked some Dover sole and filet mignon ( yes, I just threw them in the oven) and it wasn't for me...it was for Homie and my cats. I saved the steak juice so that I could pour some of it over Homie's regular canned food tonight as well. I'm hoping this cat is never gonna want to go anywhere else to eat :) When I was pulling into my driveway late I saw him gobbling and then I came into the house and opened the door to take this picture. He's always licking his chops. I have never once gotten a picture of him during the day when it's light or without his eyes closed and him licking his chops basically.
Right now the sun is setting and it's warm. My windows are wide open and Frank Sinatra is singing THE LADY IS A TRAMP from the local jazz station. I hear crickets starting to chirp out there, the desert toads coming out from hibernation to croak ( and hopefully mate) and see quail. I even saw a group of female deer eating on the side of the hill that's closest to my house.
I am, however, a bit concerned about Homie. He's been very skittish and shy even around me, and sometimes runs away when I open the door. I did notice something about him a long time ago when I got close enough for him to trust me that I wasn't going to take away his food bowl...I'm suspecting that either his former 'owners' or people who 'hate cats' around the neighborhood have tried to hit him or kick him. You know how it goes...some people just aren't cat lovers. I don't care if someone doesn't like cats, but don't go around screaming and throwing things or God forbid, kicking or trying to hit a stray cat that just wants to get some food in his belly...especially when it's always people's fault for the most part that animals become stray and homeless to BEGIN WITH.
So today, I ran off copies on my printer of Homie's pictures, and put them in every single mailbox in the respective neighborhood around here, indicating that I was technically the owner and that PLEASE do not hit, kick, or scare this cat away. People here know me ( even if they don't actually know my name) and every one across the street in particular as well as on my block know that I do feed Homie. Homie seems to have a special fear of black shoes, or any shoes with a black sole.
Did you guys know that because of the housing crisis that people who have to foreclose their homes are abandoning their pets in record numbers? A cat was recently found here in a home that the owners had to quickly vacate, and they also left their dog tied to a post in the backyard. The cat was in a fucking CLOSET, and was starving. It was the realtor that found them there and took them to the animal shelter. You know what? I don't care if you have ten fucking minutes to get out of a house, because you had to leave it for financial reasons or because there's a fire, earthquake, or a flood. TAKE YOUR PETS with you. You wouldn't leave your kid behind, so why would you leave your buddy behind?