Kitten Interview Day!, Hoping for a new Special Friend. Options

[Jon730]

Today was the day. The local kittens are six weeks old, and I was finally invited to interview them.
As I had hoped, one chose me. He left the pile of kittens in the basket, ran up my leg and sat on my shoulder, when I said, "OK! Who wants to win the lottery? I have an opening for a CAT!"
He will remain with his mother for a couple of weeks more, yet, then right to the Vet, and home.



Names, names. Because he is a Tuxedo Cat, I wanted to name him "Linux", as in , but this was vetoed by my niece, who said, "If you name him after some Geek Operating System, I'll never talk to you again!".OK.
His father is a HUGE cat, so maybe:
Dreadnaught?
Catapotamus?
Magnus?
A friend suggested "Hiram". I made a wisecrack about him teaching the cat a certain Handshake, and we left it at that.

This requires more thought. I am grateful for the two weeks.

Because for the last few decades I have always rescued "Used Cats", I had not seen kittens for a long time. I must have laughed nonstop for fiteen minutes! I needed it, because of course there will always be an empty place from Miles.
A whole basket full of clowns who have had WAY too much coffee!
This is his proud godmother, the Employee of the Mother Cat..(Who will be spayed thereafter! A limited time litter offer!!)

[Jon730]

What a cute little guy! My first thought was to name him Bogart since Humphrey Bogart always looked snazzy in a tux. Congratulations on the new furkid. Let us know how things work out.

I will be on pins and needles. I feel like an expectant father who has just seen the ultrasound!

Daddy Cat left this world at the age of 17. His tribute page is at Daddy Cat's Tribute Page

I just read this Tribute Page. I made me happy to see a story like that. I had made up a few special songs featuring Miles, that I used to sing to her, and am relieved I was not the only person to do that! Haha, some of my closest people told me it was "Abnormal"...and they are cat lovers!!!
The tribute, of course, was very powerful to read....And I know it will be next year, and the next, and the next...