Meet Maya. She is a 9 month old stray who was adopted by Marnie on Tuesday. So why on Earth would anyone adopt a cat in NYC? Well, I wish I could say it was for altruistic reasons but we had a practical need. You see, Mat decided to bring a friend into our apartment. So I figured if Mat can go and get outside rodent help, we would not be breaking the rules if we got outside feline help. So Maya was "hired" for one purpose: keep our apartment mouse free.
As the political pundits ask, "what qualifies Gov. Palin to be the Vice President," I figure you are just as curious to know what qualifies Maya for this epic battle in which yours truly has failed twice now. Well, in short, she is from the mean streets of the Bronx. So in the hierarchy of toughness, Mat and his little friend are NO match for Bronx Maya!
And right we were. After being in the apartment for less than 12 hours, she had bagged her first kill. Well, not exactly a kill. She did a little catch and release action. Who knows where she spent those hard, long 9 months in the Bronx? Maybe she has a murder conviction under her belt already. So the street life has taught her to be tough, but to always issue a warning first. And it has worked. There has been NO sign of Mat or his compatriot.
Maya has also brought a little sense of calmness to the apartment. She is remarkably well behaved. She is not skiddish at all. And even though I have really only shown disinterest in her, for some reason, she seems to prefer me, to the discontent of Marnie and Yael. I am sure that will pass.
I am currently working on installments two and three of the epic battle against Mat the mouse and will let you know when they are up on youtube.
1 comment:
Oh, she's a cutie pie!
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