The Cat Hasn't Moved

My cat hasn't moved all day. Good old Brinkley the kitty has found a nice spot directly on top of my daughters sweater that is laying on the bed, to sleep the entire day. This is not unusual behavior for a cat, I know cats sleep 80% of their lives. It must be nice, to go eat when you want any time of day or night, to have an unlimited supply of fresh water, then to get rubbed by your humans and sleep. Today the cat has just laid around from dawn till late evening. He sometimes gets excited at night, being a nocturnal creature by nature and all, but the setting sun has had no effect on him this day. No, he is just as lazy now as he was early this morning. Sleeping or laying on the same spot for hours on end. The three toed sloth doesn't move much either, here is some data regarding one of the laziest animals on earth (besides the man you know who behaves similarly on Sundays.) :

..Sloths are among the most somnolent animals, sleeping from 15 to 18 hours each day. They are particularly partial to nesting in the crowns of palm trees where they can camouflage as coconuts. They come to the ground to urinate and defecate only about once a week...

I assure you, Brinkley defecates more often than a Sloth but really doesn't move much more. Oh sure, occasionally he gets in the mood to play, but being a dotted upon house cat, he sleeps at least as much as the typical Sloth. Every once in a while, I have one of those weekend days when I get out of bed in the morning then go take a nap, or get up and camp on the sofa for a snooze. I imagine this is what a Sloth does for a living. The cat recently got up from his chosen spot for the day (on a piece of clothing) and promptly laid down on the floor. Oh the exhaustion he must be feeling!

If I were of a mind to believe in re-incarnation I would likely be a house cat. There cannot be a better life out there for any of God's creatures. I mean what could be better than a regimen of eating, sleeping, getting affection, sleeping some more then eating?

A cats life must be hours upon hours of blissful sleep punctuated by moments of delicious food and love from the humans. Oh what a hard life.

As a human male living with a partner of the opposite sex, I am certainly not entitled to the same privileges as the cat, if I slept all day and did nothing all the time, every day, I would not be welcome here anymore. The cat gets a pass because he doesn't have opposable thumbs. The cat has no expectation placed upon him. The cat will never be a beast of burden, nor be expected to do the laundry.

The cat truly has it made.

This is just over half way to my goal of posting 30 times in 30 days.