CPR 2-15-2012 RETRO MONDAY ON WEDNESDAY RETURNETH

Back to back, and belly to belly, comes the return of Retro Monday on Wednesday!  Today's Retro Feature features the Great Goliath as a young kitten, set to explore the World, with his strong profile, and clear gaze. (Photo 1) (This is by no means a shot at some of our cats who perhaps are not as clear eyed, as being clear eyed in merely a genetic marker among felines, and is no reflection on their intelligence or grooming habits, with the possible exception of cats whose eyes are bleary due to excessive drug or alcohol intake, which fortunately none of our felines are, unless you count the Emperor Catsby, who is apparently drunk with power.)  Photos 2 and 3 show the adolescent Goliath, posing with Daisy, and then posing with Dominic.   For those of our subscribers who are not familiar with Goliath, he was a cat who was perhaps the Patriarch of the Pets, a role he grew into over the many happy years he graced 540 Paddock with his presence.  Goliath sadly passed away in September, and was by acclaim elected by the pets of the 540 Paddock Avenue, posthumously, as Head Pet, a title  Lady Emma was glad to relinquish, even as she continued to serve the day to day functions of Head Pet in Goliath's absence.  This is what Jay Catsby doesn't understand-- you cannot rule by fiat.  Of course, the keys that Virginia left for Catsby and Pharoah to use for their late night automotive forays were not for a fiat, but for a mustang, one with an automatic transmission.  Notwithstanding the Emperor Catsby's claims of omnipotence, it is highly unlikely he could drive a car, like a fiat, with a standard shift.  Let's face it--- he can't stand up out of  a "Raised Paws and Right Hind Foot" (Urdhva Hastasana Pussyfootmukha) Yoga  pose without falling into his water dish; using a stick shift would probably put him in the veterinary hospital, along with any other pets unfortunate enough to be out driving while he was attempting to accelerate and shift. 

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