In view of the current angst, brought about by the existence of the Nation’s many rancorous issues, it might be suitable to take a brief and salubrious, “time out,” and consider a subject less fraught with controversy. In such salubrious context, we would introduce the reader to an extraordinary, and highly, diverting, protagonist whose given name (three years ago) is “Gelato.”
Gelato is a member in good standing of the species, “Felis Sylvestrus Domesticus”, which, just as the name of the species, Homo sapiens, refers to, humankind, applies to the familiar breed of house cat. Yet, our protagonist is not your “run-of-the-mill,” pussycat. Gelato is a small, beautiful, light tan and brown colored, “Devon Rex,” with pretty, blue eyes, unusually, velvet-smooth, short fur, and evincing a signature, squeaky, meow. Unlike his considerably older, housemate, “Kudu,” also a Devon Rex, but, much larger than our fully- grown, Gelato, the latter, having the appearance of (and meowing), like the more common, “Tabby;” with gray and black, heavy fur, but having head wrinkles, and sparse whiskers, the latter features, among the identifying marks of their mutual feline subspecies.
Gelato, albeit, small and virtually, kitten-like, in appearance, is unusually, outgoing in persona, unlike Kudu and most other cats who are friendly and affectionate, but reticent. Kudu likes to be stroked on occasion; Gelato, when awake, is demanding of attention and stroking, and manifests a constant need for human interaction; a signature, dog-like trait, as contrasted with the stereotypical, pussycat.
Not to undervalue, the much more feline-like, stereotypic, reticence of Gelato’s older sibling, Gelato is (when not sleeping) always present and accounted for, most especially, at the appearance of the early evening, televised media news. He shares the same utility as worry beads, counselor, our angst ameliorator, bluebird of happiness, and our consoler, regarding the disturbing, media reports; such as the colossal ignorance and multiplicity of criminal acts, of our past President, Donald Trump, and the shocking, brutal, invasion of Ukraine by Putin. He is always on hand with reassuring, cuddles and head rubs (cat kisses) during the worrisome reports on the tragic events, relating to global warming, and proved invaluable during the MAGA insurrection against the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Gelato, somehow, appears to, instinctively, know when it is the late afternoon viz., when we watch the daily news on MSNBC, and at such times, dutifully, leaps his pas- de- quatre, nimbly, landing upon our lap to alternatively, share in our observed, joy, or ameliorate our feelings of dismay and concern. His therapeutic protocol seems to consist of head nudge requests for diversionary, scratching and/or petting, at the occurrences of broadcast reports of airplane crashes, large and unnatural forest fires, tsunamis, public shootings, incidents of bigoted abuse of fellow citizens as retribution for not being born white, or for being born with nuanced configurations of hormones and chromosomes and finding oneself “transgender.” He is consoler-in-chief for undemocratic legislation or regrettable, Judicial Rulings, as well as for draconian policies and immoral demeaning of immigrant refugees, the latter, simply seeking an acceptable life for themselves and family.
The cute, velvet-textured animal seems to innately sense, the emergent relevance of his therapeutic services, regarding media reports, disclosing the steep, ethical and moral decline of august and previously, venerated, Supreme Court of the United States, due to revelations of corruption of its six conservative, designated Justices, including, the religiously lobbied, reversal of the life-determining, and fixed precedential law, affirming the woman’s natural and solely, private, agency to elect an abortion, the unprincipled, elimination of the established practice of “affirmative action,” compounded with the cessation of President Biden’s empathic and salutary, Executive program granting a forgiveness of a modest part of onerous, long-term tuition debt. The little beastie, senses the significant need and impact of his vitally, needed service, on reports of book-banning and censorship of curriculum concerning the dark periods of American history.
It may well be, that Gelato’s most valuable and needed services have been rendered regarding the ongoing, reports of flagrant, undemocratic, legislative interference with the vote, the latter, being the route to the amelioration of the need for our constant and urgent call upon his counseling assistance.
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