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In Sputnik's Orbit
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Cats
By Dave Fox Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
~Walter Lionel George Rhonda glanced up from my computer and saw the cat, who was chilling on my living-room floor the way cats like to chill on Friday evenings. Rhonda shrugged. The cat shrugged. They both went back to what they were doing. Rhonda was my good pal and a professional graphic designer. I was a freelance writer who, in moments of procrastination, would tinker with my website and make a mess of things. I had asked Rhonda for too many favors already, and nobody likes a beggar, so this time I'd offered to pay her. (Keep reading) | 