Tiffany Painter

Max and Millie are the resident cats. Max is about 14 1/2 years old and Millie is just 3 1/2 months old. As you can imagine, they have two very different approaches to life. Max likes to observe things and pick and choose what he wants to be part of. He very rarely chooses activities that involve lots of people and noise. His idea of a good time is a quiet evening in front of the television. Max is perfectly content to spend the afternoon hidden away in the dark storage room snuggled up in his bed. The only time he will give that up is if there is a warm lap to curl up on instead. His motto is less is more for living a good life. Millie, on the other hand, has a different philosophy guiding her. Wherever the action is happening is where you will find her. Life is best lived when she is going full speed ahead. Well, until she absolutely runs out of gas. Then she either climbs to the highest perch or under a chair to recharge. These rest breaks can last hours sometimes, and other times, she may only need a few minutes to get her second or third wind. Once she is recharged, she’s off and running again. She is determined to get the most out of life as fast as she can. Her only disappointment so far is she hasn’t convinced Max to join her on her adventures. So far, it seems these two ways of living are an either or kind of thing and they have not figured out how to compromise and merge their ideas. Some people are just the Maxes of the world and go slow and steady. Other people are the Millies and run full steam ahead afraid of missing out on something. It’s a good thing we have both types to balance out the world.

7/17

debating order
seniority should outrank
youth elicits change

7/18

just playing it cool
keeping a low profile
here if you need me

7/19

forgotten treasure
waits in the field to be claimed
soaking up the sun

7/20

eyes following me
watching every move I make
waiting for action