It is interesting. Dilbert is NOT my favorite comic strip. It is in the top 10, to be sure, but there are other strip that I find consistently more entertaining, such as Non Sequitor or Mother Goose and Grimm.
But Scott Adam's writing makes me stop and THINK. I read "God's Debris" and I immediately tracked down a second copy for loaning out. Frequesntly he says things in his blog that stop me dead. He put his money where is mouth is in a very literal sense and paid to poll economist about economic issues. I do not agree with everything he writes, and I do even read most of his blog entries but I do have to admit that many of his ideas are brilliant in an out of the box way. I scan his blog titles and generally read the serious ones.
Like today's. Here is a link:
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/my_cat_again/I dare you not to tear up when you read it. I did, but perhaps I am too sentimental. Or maybe, I had a similar experience.
Max died a little over 2 years ago at the tender young age of 8. Yes, young for a cat. But everything that Mr. Adams described was true of Max and I except that I couldn't be there when the needle went into his veins and he moved on. I was in Michigan attending to much less important things, like paying the bills and being a good provider.
But I know he doesn't hold it against me, and he never did. I miss him today and I know i always will. But, I can find the bathroom he always lead me to, and there are other cats that will eat the yogurt he can no longer mug me for.
But I also know that at some point, I must let go of him enough to allow another cat or creature a place in my heart; not to replace him but to help fill the gap and perhaps to fill some spaces that Max could not.
So, welcome Jumping Jack Black, you have big shoes to fill and an equally big purr to fill them with. If you ever have half of Max's personality, you will have twice as much as the average cat needs.
So, farewell, Max, Max Cat, Maximum, Maximum Kitty, Maximus Caticus and the other myriad names I called you. May I meet you yet again when I finally move on, and may your next master love you have as much I loved you you, because that will be quite a lot. And may you next master never require the Reverse Dismount.
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