Cal.E.'s Corner

C.: I guess thirteen in my lucky number! That is how many of kittens I am still training. Tom Junior got accept to the Security Cat Administrative Management training Program.

d.: So, your oldest son was admitted to S.C.A.M.? How much are you paying for him to join this program.

C.: It is actually called S.C.A.M.P. I am paying my salary for three months, after I fulfil my other commitment.

d.: That is honorable, but you will be poor for four months now!

C.: As you pointed out, I do not need to pay rent, and I have food that Mom and Dad always buy for me and my kittens. So, I can afford to do this! And since T.J is away at a sleep-away training, I have reduced Mom and Dad’s feed bill by…one.

d.: T.J. stands for Tom Junior. He is the only kitten I have ever heard you talk about. What are your other kitten’s names?

C.: All the boys are named after their dad…

d.: All the boys are named Tom Jr.?

C.: They all have nicknames, though. The oldest is T.J.; the second oldest goes by his middle name, Jack; the third oldest is Trey, of course. The fourth one is Tom the Cat the fourth; the fifth one is Cinco; the sixth one is Sixto (because Seis did not sound right for a boy); and then there is Ralph.

d.: RALPH?!

C.: Yes, because that is what he did every time we fed him when he was a baby kitten.

d.: What are the girls names?

C.: Betty, Beatrice, Bernice, Bobbi, Brenda, Beyonce’ and Jodi.

d.: JODI?! Did you run out of names that started with a ‘B’?

C.: No, she just looked like a “Jodi.”

d.: That’s all the time we have for today folks! Tune in tomorrow when we find out when T.J will take over The Kennel’s warden’s office.