tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post7329542289207701901..comments2023-11-05T01:45:07.993-07:00Comments on Adventures of Enid and Hester: What's in a name?Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647812279503631053noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-29898375330893602222009-08-14T10:11:24.887-07:002009-08-14T10:11:24.887-07:00Purrsonally, I think people who don't converse...Purrsonally, I think people who don't converse with their animals are the crazy ones! <br /><br />You, Red, are totally sane.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705441576770725047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-61520053850645731832009-08-14T10:04:28.420-07:002009-08-14T10:04:28.420-07:00I love your conversations too! I don't know h...I love your conversations too! I don't know how anyone can NOT have conversations with their beloved fur friends. And nicknames, of course, all kitties must have those too.Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108395185519194480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-53727666519315120632009-08-13T20:55:51.413-07:002009-08-13T20:55:51.413-07:00Hurray for Enid and Hester updates. This is one of...Hurray for Enid and Hester updates. This is one of my favorite kitty blogs. How fun to watch them grow and read your annecdotes! Thanks, Red!Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-55982263194511586982009-08-12T16:32:33.781-07:002009-08-12T16:32:33.781-07:00Oh, pity the people who don't converse with an...Oh, pity the people who don't converse with animals. I tell people it's not my fault if they can't *hear* what their animal family members have to say. :)<br />Thanks so much for the descriptions of your sweet, beautiful girls. I enjoyed them so much.Duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096775876320118750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-28398564160923243012009-08-12T14:13:02.399-07:002009-08-12T14:13:02.399-07:00Your conversations with the two girls are wonderfu...Your conversations with the two girls are wonderful, please don't stop being the crazy cat lady :)Hyacinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513109666659974917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-81031765710498676162009-08-12T12:53:56.369-07:002009-08-12T12:53:56.369-07:00The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn&#...The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,<br />It isn't just one of your holiday games;<br />You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter<br />When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.<br /><br />First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,<br />Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,<br />Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey -<br />All of them sensible everyday names.<br /><br />There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,<br />Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:<br />Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter -<br />But all of them sensible everyday names.<br /><br />But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,<br />A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,<br />Else how can he keep his tail perpendicular,<br />Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?<br /><br />Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,<br />Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,<br />Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum -<br />Names that never belong to more than one cat.<br /><br />But above and beyond there's still one name left over,<br />And that is the name that you never will guess;<br />The name that no human research can discover -<br />But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.<br /><br />When you notice a cat in profound meditation,<br />The reason, I tell you, is always the same:<br />His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation<br />Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:<br />His ineffable effable<br />Effanineffable<br />Deep and inscrutable singular Name.<br /><br />- T.S. Eliot<br />from "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats")Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-35142540003806126532009-08-12T06:13:44.523-07:002009-08-12T06:13:44.523-07:00I love your conversations with the girls! If you&...I love your conversations with the girls! If you're crazy, then I am, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111530521154184882.post-132432816026662162009-08-12T06:08:35.481-07:002009-08-12T06:08:35.481-07:00Your girls are just to cute. I love that their pe...Your girls are just to cute. I love that their personalities are so different and you get the best of both worlds. I've always wanted a cat that was all about the love and snuggles and yet they don't find their way to me.Nichole Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219173829962727622noreply@blogger.com