Not Proust - My Crazy Cat

[John Bailey]

Years ago a friend gave me a book on a similar concept - on the
capacity of pleasure in animals and the implications thereof. I never
read it but it's still there on the shelf.
"Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good." The
cover has two pigs nuzzling up looking reaaaal cheery.

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 2:44 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> My cat, Clinton, got his Gamer play on, just now.  Lots of gaming in the 15
> sq ft area around my reach. He sits looking up to the shelf where the
> feather tether is, asking me to play.  Of course I say yes, but as we play
> he is fully aware that I am behind the feather he is chasing. And my moves
> sometimes become boring.  I feel used...
>
> Animals understand the concept of play.  They like to play.  That's a cool
> thing.
>
> David Morris
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