On the lookout

There's a lot of crap going on here in Durham these days. I will shortly write about what I think about the terrible things members of the Duke Lacrosse team have been accused of doing, along with all the hope the actions of local Duke and Durham folks have given me for a better future. (You can keep up-to-date at the blog: Justice 4 Two Sisters. )There are some fierce cats down here.

Speaking of fierce cats, we have a frequent visitor to our house whom my mommas have now determined is "playing us."
A rather-big-for-a-stray cat had been visiting our doorstep and receiving handouts while my mommas tried to find its human companions. At first, we gave it milk but quickly learned from a friend that milk can be bad for cats (the little saucer thing is a myth perputated through old cartoons coupled with nostalgia). When we switched to Kroger-brand cat food, he snubbed it and stopped coming around. We'd still see him going up and down the street from house to house (which is frightening because our home backs up to a busy street, and the cat doesn't seemed phased by it.) And one day, he actually came around with a weird little collar and a tag that read "Tim" - but no phone number. We ran to get our digital camera so as to put up "Wanted", er, "Lost Cat" posters, but when we came back out, he had disappeared again.

It has been an on-going saga... When we get a picture of him, I will post it as we are still trying to find out where he belongs. (He, of course, isn't scared of me one bit. I am a bit of him.) (He has claws!)

So for now, while I compose my response to the Durham events, be on the lookout for a rambling player cat. I know he can't be all that bad. As I learned in yesterday's paper, at least we currently don't need a restraining order.

from the AP wire

Crazy cat terrorizes Connecticut town
March 29, 2006
FAIRFIELD, Conn. --Residents of the neighborhood of Sunset Circle say they have been terrorized by a crazy cat named Lewis. Lewis for his part has been uniquely cited, personally issued a restraining order by the town's animal control officer.
"He looks like Felix the Cat and has six toes on each foot, each with a long claw," Janet Kettman, a neighbor said Monday. "They are formidable weapons."
The neighbors said those weapons, along with catlike stealth, have allowed Lewis to attack at least a half dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.
Some of those who were bitten and scratched ended up seeking treatment at area hospitals.
Animal Control Officer Rachel Solveira placed a restraining order on him. It was the first time such an action was taken against a cat in Fairfield.
In effect, Lewis is under house arrest, forbidden to leave his home.
Solveira also arrested the cat's owner, Ruth Cisero, charging her with failing to comply with the restraining order and reckless endangerment