Random Thoughts
Do you ever wonder why we have cats for pets? When did it happen and why? I read one person's idea. When we were agriculture people and everyone lived on a farm they had what they called granaries where they stored extra grain. Cats then living wild in the forest nearby learned that juicy mice or rats had found the grain and came there to feed, too. What a great place for them to find food. The cats started stealing up to the storage buildings. They became bolder and bolder and got so they didn't mind an encounter with a human being.
A sort of friendliness grew and the cats began to move into the homes. They learned to like the easy life. We all know there is nothing sweeter than a darling, fuzzy little kitten. So the cats would have their babies inside the homes. Although the cats drew closer and closer, they never lost their native independence. Maybe that is the attraction. I though you would enjoy a little cat history.
I just read "My Sister's Keeper," by Jodi Picoult. It is about some parents who had a teen-age daughter who had leukemia. She needed stem cells to save her life, so they had another child, who could furnish the cells. Of course, life wasn't that simple and many complications arose. The story is interestingly written and thought-provoking. With all the trouble with our government trying to decide what to do with the stem cell problem the story is very up to date.
— NORMA HANNAFORD
