Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Spike and Sparky, Chapter Two

Spike has arrived at the advanced age of 28 in people years. In cat years, he was born on December 24, 2008, almost three years ago. His behavior is very predictable: he sleeps up to twenty hours a day in a secluded high spot, and spends four hours a day in the cat Olympics, where he hurls himself from room to room, and up and down various pieces of furniture. He dislikes the cold weather and has taken to sleeping underneath the electric blanket with me for most of the night.

He is completely fascinated by my Bose music machine and loves to sit on top of it, as you can see:



This photo reminds me, and many of you are too young to remember this, of the dog looking into the old Victrola:



In addition, Spike has not grown to be a larger cat, but he has grown to be a LONGER cat. This metamorphosis is nothing short of amazing and I have no idea how long a grown cat can possibly be. Please see the graphic evidence of his longitudinal development:

-Spike and Sparky

2 comments:

larry said...

And the quote you are looking for is ...¨His master´s voice¨.

Of course I probably know that because I love blues and jazz 78´s from the 1930´s.

Great cat by the way- how'd you get him to stretch out that way, or is it just a photoshop trick?

Sparky said...

Dear Larry,

You are, of course, correct in reminding me of "His Masters Voice." I remember it well.

No, Spike's picture has not been altered, he has been, but not his picture.

When grand champion Siamese cats go before the judge, the judge holds it up just as I did to illustrate some genetic detail of the breed. Spike fits into this genetic pattern very well, and given his blood lines, this is quite predictable. I'll admit the picture is a little unusual!

Thanks, as always, for your perceptive comments.
Sparky