Dos Gatos Traditional Cache
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In Memoriam
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| About the time I finished my first degree, in 1989, I heard a friend's cat had kittens. Being of marginally sane mind -- I would embark upon a second degree -- I offered to adopt two of the litter of four. By their coloration and inseparable nature the names Bill and Ted were a natural choice. They would go on to have many, many excellent adventures. |
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| Alas, only seven years after they came to live with me I would seek my livelihood 2,500 miles to the West. The move would be asking a lot of them, so they remained with my parents. My dad readily adopted Bill and my mother found Ted a welcome diversion. They sent me frequent updates on their doings, watching squirrels from windows, chasing chipmunks or proudly presenting a captured mouse (sometimes still alive!) |
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| The years rolled by and they lived full cat lives, with plenty of attention and good care. Seldom had I seen a cat live past a dozen years, but Bill made it to eighteen, succumbing finally to feline diabetes. In December, 2010 I was to visit my folks back in Michigan and see Ted again, but fate was less than kind, as Ted already a very mature cat of twenty one years, would experience his organs shutting down out of pure old age. I missed him by a week. It was a hard loss, but his life had been good and he was blessed with a caring family to look after him for so long. |
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| Bill and Ted rest side by side behind my old house in Michigan, in the shade of pines and maples where they liked to lounge during hot days of Summer. |
Additional Hints
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Nobhg gjragl srrg bss genvy, haqre oehfu.