A Very Expensive Cat Chair
cats, work April 28th, 2010This month marks my 25th anniversary working at a local university.
Before y’all gasp and pity me for working at one place so long, I haven’t worked in the same job all that time. I’ve held several different positions in two vastly different departments, so it hasn’t been boring and I haven’t gotten stale.
Last week I was notified by the HR department that, as a gift for my years of service, I may choose between two kinds of $425 hand-crafted solid maple chairs.
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Not a bad deal. They are very nice chairs, except I know deep down I will never sit in them because I’m not 93 years old.
Obviously, I would have to make a decision based on the seating preferences of someone else in my house:
Meet Shadow.
Her first favorite spot to sit is in the kitchen sink.
Her second favorite spot to sit is on a junky chair we keep in the dining room.
Shadow, my dear, you just got an upgrade.
I decided to go with the second chair since the rocker will probably slide on the floor every time she jumps on it and bang against the wall as a result of her girth.
The stationary chair will serve her well.
Of course, something tells me she’d be happier sleeping in a $2 hand-crafted cardboard box.
Too bad. She’ll just have to suffer in luxury.
Stumble it!
April 30th, 2010 at 6:07 am
So glad you decided on the non rocking chair… that was my first thought too. Kitty would jump in it and the minute it rocks your cat would go flying. Oh btw you made coffee fly out of my nose when I read why the chair would not be for YOU!
OK so I have a little wager… ok not a wager… a contest you and I should do. A FRIENDLY contest. “Whose cat is bigger.” NO FAIR looking at my blog to find a Wordless Wednesday of her. And in the picture you have above, you can’t see how fat your cat is…. so I say we post our cat’s pictures and vote LOL… cause when you say your cat is fat, I think mine is probably fatter…
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April 30th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I remember buying my cats expensive toys to play with and they just preferred to play with a paper bag! Cats can be unpredictable but they are so much fun.
Love your blog! I have been reading it for a long time but finally decided to make a comment for the first time.
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April 30th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
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April 30th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Shadow will look awesome sitting on her fancy chair! My dogs (Harry and Honey) have their own car called the K-9 Cruiser. It’s a 5 series BMW wagon. We can’t go with an SUV because Honey is older and can’t climb up in one. We can’t go any smaller because Honey is 80 pounds, and Harry is about 90 pounds. Why BMW? Well, ask Alex. It’s all he will drive. And this is not his car, it’s Harry and Honey’s. LOL! Our cat has his own twin bed, a cat bed and goes where and whenever he chooses. Cats are like that, aren’t they?
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April 30th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Oh. If there’s a ‘whose cat is bigger’ contest to be had, Seamus and I are DOWN.
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May 1st, 2010 at 2:02 am
Love this post. I like the ‘suffering in luxury’ analogy. Seems like there are examples of that everywhere nowadays, especially in my life.
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May 1st, 2010 at 3:50 am
Shadow is adorable!
My cat Sammy loves sitting in the kitchen sink too.
Not sure about that chair being comfy…
😉
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May 1st, 2010 at 4:32 am
erin — “Where does the time go?” I’ve no idea. One minute I was a twenty-something accounting clerk and the next thing I know they’re telling me I need a rocking chair. Ouch.
Lauren — Yes, considering I haven’t worn a watch in 10 years. Did you know the watch business is suffering? People don’t need watches much anymore since they can get the time from their cell phones or other gadgets. Who would have thought? I’m sorry about your Cubby. It’s such a loss when a pet dies. I’m sure you loved hearing Cubby’s piano “recitals.” I bet it was music to your ears, no matter how bad he performed.
Katherine — I also don’t knit. Your contest is a good idea. Except here’s the kicker. Shadow is actually not very fat (I weighed her the other day). She just looks fat, the poor girl. You reminded me of a contest I wanted to run once, where we’d take pictures of the craters our pets make on furniture from sleeping on them. Biggest hole in the couch wins.
New Jersey Memories — Thanks for coming out of hiding! Yep, bags and boxes. Best toys ever made that were not intended as toys. There’s nothing more fun than watching a cat-in-waiting inside a bag and the ambush that comes after when an unknowing other cat walks by!
Linda Medrano — It sounds like Harry and Honey rule your roost. I can’t imagine having 170 pounds of dog running around my house. I’d have to put all my nice things away (if I had any — ha!)
Shieldmaiden1196 — Shhhh! Seamus doesn’t like to think he’s a fat cat. He prefers large-boned, silly.
Linda Dobson — Yeah, we don’t realize what we have until we don’t have it. We’re so spoiled!
Duni — Shadow says thankyouverymuch! I’ll have to get a nice pillow for her to sit on when the chair gets here. Which reminds me, I never heard back from the HR department about delivery. Gosh, I hope they actually send it!
May 1st, 2010 at 8:32 am
The chairs are very nice but I agree with you that they are suited for an older person. It would be nice if they would give you a choice. The money would be nice or even a piece of jewellery. I’m sure your kitty will enjoy it though!
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May 1st, 2010 at 10:08 am
I do hope Shadow appreciates all those years of toiling for you to get her a chair… what a good cat owner you are.
But a rocker??? Wow what a great way to say “Congrats! You’re old!”
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May 1st, 2010 at 10:10 am
I’m sorry your comment did not show up. I wonder where it went and who else it took with it? Maybe Blogger is having a hiccup.
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May 2nd, 2010 at 6:00 pm
” except I know deep down I will never sit in them because I’m not 93 years old.”
Kathy, you crack me up. Its good to know your cat Shadow might reap the benefits of your new chair!
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May 3rd, 2010 at 8:43 am
Oh, Sha-DO!
What a lucky kitteh you are.
Still . . . that sink looks awfully comfy.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 9:31 am
sooo expensive …. and nice cat …
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:19 am
Nice chair. Shadow actually likes hard surfaces? Latte likes the soft, cushy types. I don’t know if I’ll be here for the 25 year mark, but I will certainly want the rocker. I will be very old by then and will need it!
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 am
I would have grabbed the rocker. I love to rock. My cats don’t like rockers tho. Congrats on 25 years. I worked 35 1/2 before I finally hung it up.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Mom to the Power of Three — Yes, I agree. It’d be nice if they’d give us more of a choice. Or the equivalent value in cold hard cash. Can’t have everything. Shadow’s happy, though.
Maureen — Yeah, we do it all for them, don’t we? The irony of a rocker is not lost on me. It should come with a cane and a little wheelie cart too.
DJ — Maybe! Oh, holy crap. I just went back to your blog and found craw fish! Ugh. Looked like roaches to me at first. {faints}
meleah rebeccah — Hmmm, I wonder if Shadow is 93 years old in cat years?
JD at I Do Things — Sha-DO! Well, she’ll always still have the sink to sit in 17 times a day. Ugh.
MisterXWebz — Shadow thanks you kindly.
Maryann Karweta — Yes, she sits on another hard chair just like those, although there is a little chair pad on it. I’ll have to get another one for the anniversary chair. Hey, the 25 years thing sneaks up on ya. Be careful. It just might happen to you too.
grannyann — I suspect I’ll be hanging it up at 45 years if I stay at the same place. I started there when I was 20. It’s possible.
May 4th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
25 years is somthing to be proud of. It show your a hard and loyal worker. That chair is nice and atleast it’s sentimental. I just spent ten at my company which is really the only company I’ve ever worked at. A great company but the ten year gift came down to a chain saw and a high end French Crock Pot whose name I keep forgetting. Since I live in a row home, I’m not mister soup.
May 8th, 2010 at 5:42 am
What a strange gift..
Just hope your kitty loves it and has many sweet dreams on it 🙂
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May 8th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
waltsense — OMG. And so you’re putting the chain saw to good use?
Lady Banana — Yeah, and I just found out I HAVE TO ASSEMBLE IT!!!
May 9th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Another 75 years and you’ll be able to throw a party. Very nice.
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May 11th, 2010 at 3:24 am
ha ha ha, she is such a lucky cat 🙂
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