{"id":2481,"date":"2011-05-21T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2011-05-20T19:03:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T23:03:36","slug":"when-i-grow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/when-i-grow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"When I Grow Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zuess-on-car.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2482\" title=\"Zeuss on car\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zuess-on-car.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zuess-on-car.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zuess-on-car-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve decided to be a circus cat when I grow up. I can&#8217;t think of a more important or glamorous job that a cat could have, other than maybe being the star of one&#8217;s own comic strip. (Shout out to Garfield.) Keyboard Cat also has my respect. Can&#8217;t be easy to play keyboard without fingers.<\/p>\n<p>After doing some research, I&#8217;ve learned that there are certain skills which are important for Circus Cats to develop. I&#8217;ve been practicing these skills daily, and I&#8217;m happy to announce that I&#8217;ve mastered them all!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here I am perfecting my balancing act. Most people presume that cats are born with perfect balance, but that&#8217;s not the case. It takes lots of work to develop the ability to walk on windowsills, door tops, and box edges. The hardest part is figuring out the answer to &#8220;what do I do with my tail?&#8221; (The answer: nothing! It takes care of itself!)<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"460\" height=\"375\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VeXuYIbRs1k?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Here I am climbing a tall rope board, and perching myself on top. I call this my bird imitation.  I can also walk on my two hind legs (no video, sorry; you&#8217;ll have to trust me):<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"460\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FW_uwGZPt-8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2487\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"zoomImg\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zeuss-on-plank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2487\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2487 \" title=\"Zeuss-on-plank\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zeuss-on-plank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zeuss-on-plank.jpg 400w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Zeuss-on-plank-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zeuss doing his &quot;bird perch&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2489\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a class=\"zoomImg\" href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Penguin-Zeuss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2489\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2489 \" title=\"Penguin-Zeuss\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Penguin-Zeuss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Penguin-Zeuss.jpg 400w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Penguin-Zeuss-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Am I a cat or a penguin? Both are pretty cool...<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What else does a cat have to learn? I already knew how to jump, and was blessed with the &#8220;look&#8221; through genetics (thanks mom!). Now, all I have to do is wait until I&#8217;m old enough where I have to work, and it&#8217;s off to the circus!<\/p>\n<p>(Editor: Zeuss has just been made aware that cats don&#8217;t have to work. Ever. Even when they grow up.)<\/p>\n<p>P.S. It&#8217;s me, Zeuss again. On second thought, I think I&#8217;ll hold out for the comic strip. Might be a bit more up my alley!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided to be a circus cat when I grow up. I can&#8217;t think of a more important or glamorous job that a cat could have, other than maybe being the star of one&#8217;s own comic strip. (Shout out to Garfield.) Keyboard Cat also has my respect. Can&#8217;t be easy to play keyboard without fingers. 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