a jury of his purrs

I may be one of the few people in this world who loves jury duty. I’ve never tried to get out of it . . . unlike Sal Esposito.

I guess he has an excuse though. As you can see, Sal is a cat. And while I’m sure he’s perfectly qualified to sit on a cat jury at a cat trial (yes, I know this is ridiculous, but let me have the picture running through my head right now of a judge cat holding a gavel in its teeth), let’s hope he does eventually get excused from service.

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cats at work

Today is Take Your Dog to Work Day.

Rather than complain about how it’s not Take Your Cat to Work Day, I thought I’d compile a set of pictures of cats at the office instead. Behold!

Somebody needs to learn to clean off his desk.

Somebody has too many post-its.

His desk isn’t messy, he just has a lot of work.

And finally, a way to keep your frisky cat co-workers from interfering with your important typing.

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melody pugh: pet detective

I was reading this article about Hope, a missing three-legged cat who finally found her way home, when I was surprised by the fact that her owner had hired a pet detective. What could a pet detective do that you couldn’t do yourself (i.e. putting up flyers)? Can you hire a pet detective to do things besides find your missing pet, like perhaps find out if he or she is having an affair?

Her web site doesn’t answer all my questions, but Melody Pugh has helped more than 900 owners and their pets reunite. And it’s not just about putting up signs. One article on her site talks about how she used photos of a suspected dognapper in a compromising position to ensure the return of a beloved terrier.

I wonder if Ms. Pugh gets really, really angry when she watches Ace Ventura make a mockery of her profession.

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