Dear Ian:
There are many stories written about boys finding stray dogs, bringing them home, and instantly having a best friend. There are very few stories about boys finding stray cats and doing the same.
I don't know why.
I can guess, and I am sure that it will make a lot of cat people unhappy, but here goes anyhow. (By the way, I rarely worry about upsetting people...a bad, but necessary habit.)
If you bring a stray dog home, it will be eternally grateful, and in all likelihood, never stray again. A cat, however, once it has strayed, will likely stray again.
I really don't know what this means, if anything.
I do know, that Tom Waits had a great album called Rain Dogs, though. Tom Waits is another musical genius that you and I will share. Rain dogs wander away from home during rain storms, and lose their trail back home.
I guess sometimes we all stray away from home. When we find it again, we should remember our lesson and appreciate those that welcome us into their lives.
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