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!!)

[LoveThem]

Oh, Jon....................he is absolutely adorable! And he REALLY sat on your shoulder? How perfect is that? Sounds to me as though YOU passed the interview

Okay, I understand your feeling about Linux since I understand computers.. but if your niece vetoed that one..what did she suggest?

Naming kittens was never my strong point...Witness my 3...Little Guy, Little Girl, and Keeper.
But the names fit and felt comfortable.

So I guess you can see his personality for a name, or his looks, or what you feel like calling him when you see him. At least you have a couple of weeks to think about it. And, you may get some good suggestions here to ponder.

The important thing is you are going to have him with you soon.......it is really exciting. One cannot look at his picture without just grinning from ear to ear! My 3 had a huge daddy cat that I saw one time and the boys were good-sized but I always thought of them as my teddy bears with their long-haired fur. How about Black Bart? Sounds dangerous, don't you think? That just popped into my mind. You could call him BB for short.

I love your "interviews". You obviously have a winner and what a winner!

When you get him, take lots of pictures. We want to see this baby boy again and again.
I am so very happy for you, Jon. This news is just perfect. Thank you so much for sharing!

Judy

[Ken Albin]

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.

All the best,
Ken Albin

[Jon730]

Oh, Jon....................he is absolutely adorable! And he REALLY sat on your shoulder? How perfect is that? Sounds to me as though YOU passed the interview

He climbed on top of my head, he tried to get into my shirt pocket, he was all over me, I melted and cooed like a little girl..then "OOpps! Gotta go wrestle my brothers!!", then the Cat Lady was trying to herd them so I could get a picture, and they were bouncing all over the place and scurrying around with Attention Deficit Disorder, and it was absolute chaos...a madhouse.
I cannot wait to complain about "He found a hidden jingle ball at 3:00 AM!"

Okay, I understand your feeling about Linux since I understand computers.. but if your niece vetoed that one..what did she suggest?

Oh, she did not have a suggestion. She graduated College two years ago and Knows Everything™. I love her and am terribly proud of her, but sometimes she is very like a cat.

We have arguments all the time about...Well...

[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...

[goliath]

CONGRATULATIONS JON!!!! I am so happy to hear you have found another love. Your excitement comes right through my screen. Offhand a name does not come to me for this kitty. No doubt one will hit me sometime in the middle of the night where it seems I do my best thinking.

How are you going to withstand the anticipation for the next 2 weeks while you wait for this new arrival? I'd have to be drugged or something to get through the waiting.

I must tell you something Jon, though I was not going to say this in public view yet. But, we adopted a puppy from a rescue shelter yesterday. So I definately can share in this excitement of joy you too are feeling. Gosh it feels great doesn't it? Life is good!

[forduffy]

I'm with Beth in this one- I would need to be drugged. Hopefully the next two weeks will fly by. And, of course, you could probably still visit him with his mom. Best of luck, Jon! What happy news!

[Jon730]

I must tell you something Jon, though I was not going to say this in public view yet. But, we adopted a puppy from a rescue shelter yesterday. So I definately can share in this excitement of joy you too are feeling. Gosh it feels great doesn't it? Life is good!

Then you know.
I was in the moral dilemma of "replacing" someone special. It sounded heartless to me.

Then I remembered this story about losses and replacements.

Over the forty years we have been together, my wife ended up with a lot of jewelry. She was recovering from surgery, se we had a cleaning service come in for about a year..
We finally got to leave for a vacation. She put her jewelry in a box and meant to hide it. When we got back, the box was not out. Many months passed and she went to get the jewelry box from her hding place. It was all gone, and we could not prove anything. Much of it had sentimental value.
She was heartbroken. Because I cut all the stones, of course there were never reciepts. We fired the service and changed the locks.
Quietly in secret, for about a year, I replaced every single item. On her birthday, I walked into her studio, and handed her a carrot. "I said, I wrote a note to myself last year to give you one of these, but I may have misread it, so it's either this or...
This: 1 Carat, Tokarsky perfect cut, PVVS Color G, set in 18K wth a platinum head. "This inherits all the sentiment of your lost diamond, but with one more story added".
I then proceeded to hand her one after the other the replacements. "This replaces your Gilson emerald, except this one is Natural and came from Colombia, and has twelve diamonds around it." "This replaces your Linde Star Sapphire, except that this one is natural and came from Sri Lanka, and has sixteen diamonds".
"Each one of these contains all the sentiments the originals had, but all are better, and all have a more powerful story now". One after another, the boxes came out.
It worked.
She was VERY happy and said the Three Magic Words.

We we lose a friend, we walk around with a Love Surplus that we can transfer some day.

[LoveThem]

I like your story, Jon...very much. Thank you for sharing it.

What you said about "love surplus" is so true. As one of the crowd that really loves these babies, we are blessed with a surplus of love which is really limitless and that is why when one is taken from us, we are able to open our home and heart to another who needs the love and caring we can provide, which we can easily do when we know we are getting that unconditional love that only these babies can give..so we always feel we can continue to be blessed by finding them..while at the same time we know we will never forget or stop missing what we had.

Now...on to the new names...you still thinking of any yet? We are on pins and needles. That picture makes me smile each time I scroll by it.

Judy

[Jon730]

Now...on to the new names...you still thinking of any yet? We are on pins and needles. That picture makes me smile each time I scroll by it.

First, a word from the litter:

MINE is not in this picture..he is busy elsewhere, runnng around like a demented slot car.
I am getting frantic...this is going to be a long two weeks!

Well, no real ideas yet because I have not gotten to know him, but he is the most energetic one of the litter. Since the Cat Lady told me his father is an "Enormous" cat, this should help a little. Since I am so eager, I may go overboard in superlatives, and sicken even the most hard-core cat lover.

Some VERY tenuous ideas:


Magnus
Tiberias
Hadrian
Augustus
Claudius
Vespasian
Titan
Atlas
Zeus
Grendel
Thor
Nightway (Healing ceremony..JUST what I need...)

Normally, when I know them the names jump right in....like a wanderer years ago, was "Gypsy" when she showed up.

[LoveThem]

Okay...in looking over your list of names and also your remark about Gypsy's name.

Right now, I am thinking of Zeus so you can tell him all the time that he was
a "gift from the Gods".

[forduffy]

Those names are all so great! I love mythology names. I came this close to naming Duffy Loki. I like Zeus, though. Judy, you always have such great ideas.

[Jon730]

Right now, I am thinking of Zeus so you can tell him all the time that he was
a "gift from the Gods".

But that tells him he IS a god! There are endless pantheons we could explore though.

Manitou
Rama
(I always thought "Neptune" was hilarious, but it is Murphy who likes water..)
Nodonn
MORRIGAN
AONGHUS
DAGDA
CERNUNNUS
ABANDINUS
Baal
Frey
Baldr
Loki
Brama
Vishnu
Siva
Jupiter (Hmm.)
Vulcan
Saturn

But this is like that internet list of 2,000 cat names! One gets bogged down....

I once had a cat named "Arwoo". It was simply the first word I heard her speak...

[goliath]

Jon, your mind must be running like mad in trying to name this sweet little kitty. Personally I happen to like Linus. The only other name I thought of was Tennessee, from that goofy cartoon character long ago. He was a very unique penguin that made me laugh alot.

Keep us posted on what's going on. I DEFINATELY know and feel the thrills of joy that a new addition to a family brings. You are going to be one busy Dad when your beautiful blue-eyed boy comes home.

By the way..........In your first pic kitty is saying "ICAN." What does that stand for? Just curious like a kitty I am.

[Jon730]

By the way..........In your first pic kitty is saying "ICAN." What does that stand for? Just curious like a kitty I am.

Hey! That was my attempt at a LOL CAT! "I CAN HAS...JON!"

The ICANHASCHEEZEBURGER Website! (LOL CATS)

Such as:

[goliath]

Maybe you should name him Ican then. Hahahahahahaha!

[LoveThem]

Jon: So Zeus is out......don't want him to get a big head about being a God.

You said the Dad was big...so maybe Titan (on your list) would work or you could call him L.T. for Little Titan.

Still thinking.............

[Muffins]

Hi Jon!

Congratulations on being adopted by that adorable precious furkitten ! I'm sure that you can't wait to bring him home.

Thanks for the link to http://icanhascheezburger.com/. Here's another fun site to check out -- http://www.stuffonmycat.com/ . Check out the little guy in the hat (about 4 precious kitties down). Resembles one of the kitties in the litter your furbaby is from .

Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to more pictures and hearing what you decide to name him .

Much peace, happiness & love to you and yours,

Denise

[Jon730]

You said the Dad was big...so maybe Titan (on your list) would work or you could call him L.T. for Little Titan.

Titanette? Titania? Titanium? "Six Four"?(The usual conmmercial alloy of titanium.)

Tuxedo cats are my very favorite. I am partial to the med to long fur.

I am hoping he will be medium to long, but I'll suffer very little if he is a shorthair, too. Or if he's bald. Or..
I never had a tuxedo cat. The only one I met was so nasty that her owner considered taking her back to the shelter as a kitten..she always was like that, and had not been mistreated. This cat was the only cat I ever met who _hated_ me. Her mistress told me, "That's just the way she is. If I do not feed her on time, she bites my ankles." She does love the cat very much, and they have been together for sixteen years, and they DO get along finally, but anyone else is shredded.
Happily, all these little tuxedos were completely delightful and friendly! Usually a cat can look at me and know I am a Cat Person.

[LoveThem]

you said: Titanette? Titania? Titanium? "Six Four"?(The usual commercial alloy of titanium.)

You are not making things easier, Jon, but then I have a sneaking suspicion you are having fun with all this....and that's not a bad thing.

You can't use "ette" "ia"..you have a boy...those are ending for girls. I looked up Titan and it said a person or thing of enormous size, strength, etc. I guess it might scare the kitty to get such a big name.

Titanium is out as apparently it becomes a dark-grey powder (doesn't sound like a tuxedo).

I see what you mean about Zeus..not only was he a God...he was the Chief of the Olympiad Gods..boy would your little one get a very big head with that name

I liked Ken's suggestion of Bogart. He did look good in a tux.

HOW ABOUT CALLING HIM "Tuxedo"? and call him Tux for short. Can't be more original than that one.


See...........you ask for suggestions and just look at what you get....................

Anymore ideas from your end? Sometimes your ideas can trigger something here as a thought.
You already eliminated your list so we need a new one.

The real test will be when you finally get him. You just might wind up calling him something cause of something he did or reminded you of when you see and play with him.

After all, my Little Guy got his name cause he got sick as a kitten and we put him in a cardboard box on the 4th of July to take him to the vet. I asked my husband..what are we going to do with this Little Guy? The name stuck. His twin, Keeper, real name was Housekeeper (I felt bad cause I thought that was a girl's name so I shortened it) but it was originally Housekeeper because as a kitten he checked 6 litter boxes and if someone hadn't covered up, he got in the box and did it. Very neat boy.

So we never know where the name will come from but I'm sure you will like a few to have ready for him. I remember a black cat named Midnight. Yours is black and white so he is a combo of black magic and white magic...maybe call him Combo.

It's gonna be a long............two weeks, Jon (but it's fun, isn't it? It feels good to have good feelings inside).

Judy

P.S. I can't wait to see your response to these suggestions!