Who Could Resist This Face?

No, I'm not talking about Vincent D'Onofrio this time. lol I'm talking about this little kitty, found soaking wet in the downpour we had last Friday by the circulation manager at the newspaper.

Lucky the kitty
Mascot for the local newspaper

He was running across the main road running through town. After almost being hit by two cars, he was huddled nest to a street light. The circulation manager drove into the lot where it sat to get it and take it with him because despite coming across as a crusty bastard, he's a softy deep down inside. The kitty ran under his vehicle because it was dry and because he couldn't get to him there. So Craig, the crusty circulation manager, got out and tried to figure out a way to get the cat, getting himself drenched in the process. Finally the cat jumped up in the wheel well and Craig grabbed him and stuffed him in his jacket.

Both showed up at the newspaper soaking wet. Everyone loved the kitty. He was soaked through as if you dunked him in a bucket of water. They bought cat food, cat litter and box. They got a box with some towels and the girls in composing let him stay in their office.

By the time I showed up at around noonish, the kitty was all dry and cuddled up in Jasmine's lap. Everyone - except the allergic ones and the ones who don't like cats - would wander in there and coo and pet the kitty. He's been named Lucky as he was definitely Lucky that Craig found him and brought him to the office.

There's been a suggestion we leave little Lucky at the paper - since pretty much except for Saturday - someone is always in the office. On weekends, however, Jasmine has volunteered to take him. My husband thinks it's not a good idea to leave the kitty alone at all - even if it is only from about 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.

So, Lucky may be living in my house with Leaper, my spoiled cat who is coming up on his second birthday soon. Cute kitty but I hope things work out and he can stay with Jasmine all the time. Don't know if I can handle another kitten. Leaper is just mellowing out now.

But, again, who could resist that face? I certainly can't and neither can my husband, who is a bigger softy than I am.

Hope you all are having a good weekend. It's cool here, which is fine by me. Spent most of yesterday watching Senator Kennedy's funeral. Cried several times as family members spoke and felt very much in awe of all he accomplished. More so because he was not a perfect human being. He was flawed and there were moments in his life that exposed those flaws very publicly.

But in the end, all the things he's done for this country has overshadowed all of that. He kept to his convictions even though they weren't always popular. He seemed to genuinely empathize and care about those less fortunate, not just pay lip service to it as most politicians seem to do. He is what I wish all people of wealth would be. Wanting to help the poor, not loathe them and treat them as if they were lazy and actually wanted to be poor.

Summer is coming to an end. Kind of a fitting time for one of America's favorite sons to leave us. I just hope we can survive the upcoming cold without him - and I'm not talking about the weather. I'm talking about the cold, hard hearts of those who don't want to see any health care reform in this country. Those who would prefer all the poor people just die so they don't have to think about them and so they can have a "win" over President Obama.

Gonna go listen to some U2 to uplift my spirits a bit. Hopefully this week upcoming will be all good news. Like Lucky found a home - not here, although I can think of worse things than having a new kitten in the house. Or perhaps the Democrats just finally grow some balls and tell the Republicans where they can stuff their 'free market' economics and their attitude towards health care.


[NP: U2 - No Line On The Horizon]