I just finished reading "Making rounds with Oscar" a book by David Dosa, M.D. I have a cat with the same name (see photo), but he doesn't have the talents of the cat that Dr. Dosa writes about. The book is about a cat who lives at a nursing home and has the ability to know when a patient is near death. The cat will jump on the bed and stay there until the last breath. I would recommend the book to anyone who likes cats or who has older family members.
My Oscar spends most of the day sleeping, but I think he likes his daily routine. At 6 AM he jumps onto the bed and circles the perimeter, until he wakes me up. This usually means it's time to fill his food and water dish. After I shower and make breakfast, he is waiting on the sofa to watch the morning news with me, and possibly get a drink of milk if I'm having cereal that day. By the time I'm ready for work, Oscar has already gone off to find a quiet place to sleep for the day. When I return home from work, he often doesn't make his appearance until after dinner is served, hoping to get a taste. After dinner is done, he likes to jump on my lap and watch TV for a bit, but only if I'm wearing jeans, nothing else will do. Like most cats he prefers a small ball of foil or a pen cap to any toy you can buy at the pet store.
Speaking of unusual behavior, I am always intrigued by stories of people who have managed to squirrel away millions of dollars. One such story was in the news this week. It was about a woman who died recently at the age of 100 and left her fortune to the college she attended. The interesting thing for me is how she managed to become a millionaire. In 1935 she purchased three shares of Abbott Labs stock for $60 each and held it for 75 years. When she died this past January, the stock was worth over $7 million. The news story said that she lived in a tiny house and never owned a car. I've heard other stories like this from people that lived through the depression, but this lady should get an award for managing to keep that money a secret for all those years. Having the will power to hold a stock investment for that long is amazing.
My Oscar spends most of the day sleeping, but I think he likes his daily routine. At 6 AM he jumps onto the bed and circles the perimeter, until he wakes me up. This usually means it's time to fill his food and water dish. After I shower and make breakfast, he is waiting on the sofa to watch the morning news with me, and possibly get a drink of milk if I'm having cereal that day. By the time I'm ready for work, Oscar has already gone off to find a quiet place to sleep for the day. When I return home from work, he often doesn't make his appearance until after dinner is served, hoping to get a taste. After dinner is done, he likes to jump on my lap and watch TV for a bit, but only if I'm wearing jeans, nothing else will do. Like most cats he prefers a small ball of foil or a pen cap to any toy you can buy at the pet store.
Speaking of unusual behavior, I am always intrigued by stories of people who have managed to squirrel away millions of dollars. One such story was in the news this week. It was about a woman who died recently at the age of 100 and left her fortune to the college she attended. The interesting thing for me is how she managed to become a millionaire. In 1935 she purchased three shares of Abbott Labs stock for $60 each and held it for 75 years. When she died this past January, the stock was worth over $7 million. The news story said that she lived in a tiny house and never owned a car. I've heard other stories like this from people that lived through the depression, but this lady should get an award for managing to keep that money a secret for all those years. Having the will power to hold a stock investment for that long is amazing.
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