23 December 04
The Modern Working Cat
The other day I went into B & L Bikes downtown and was met by a friendly kitty keeping track of the bright shiny new road and mountain bikes. As remarked upon yesterday, cats also play an important role in many bookstores balancing the astral energies of disgruntled used books. Cats have successfully made the transition to the contemporary workplace in many other venues. Blogger David St Lawrence discusses the vital role cats play in the lives of telecommuters and home office workers:
When you are miles away from the frenetic activity and mayhem of the corporate office, you can get lonely and your productivity will lapse. An office cat will know how to cheer you up and will usually know when to remind you to take a mid morning and mid afternoon coffee break.
The affinity of cats towards technology has often been noted. Cats uncannily home in on computer keyboards: after all, to quote the Jargon File, “it is widely grokked that cats have the hacker nature”. Cats also have an interest in other forms of technology such as radio gear, as the cat pages of the store Universal Radio make clear.
Here is a site dedicated to working felines everywhere, and includes a state-by-state directory to many of these cats.
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Isn’t self-awareness the first step to activism? Why do I think we’ll be dealing with feline organized labor before long?
Cats do have ways of showing their displeasure that really can’t be ignored, after all.
At the risk of boring you, I would like to share a classic shot of cats supervising a blogger and a photo of a REAL working cat.
http://ripples.typepad.com/ripples/2004/08/we_are_owned_by.htm
http://ripples.typepad.com/ripples/2003/11/they_also_work.html
http://ripples.typepad.com/ripples/2004/08/we_are_owned_by.html