{"id":1460,"date":"2020-07-31T19:09:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2020-12-31T20:49:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T20:49:52","slug":"ode-to-oreo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/?p=1460","title":{"rendered":"Ode to Oreo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"isv-r PNCib MSM1fd BUooTd\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjti-yU6PjtAhUY3awKHTvwA8EQMygEegUIARC0AQ\" data-ictx=\"1\" data-id=\"9ibAG5LbvBMZ9M\" data-ri=\"4\" data-tbnid=\"9ibAG5LbvBMZ9M\" data-ct=\"0\" data-cb=\"0\" data-cl=\"0\" data-cr=\"0\" data-tw=\"279\" data-ow=\"848\" data-oh=\"548\" data-loaded=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"isv-r PNCib MSM1fd BUooTd\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjti-yU6PjtAhUY3awKHTvwA8EQMygFegUIARC2AQ\" data-ictx=\"1\" data-id=\"r1m0BE42gjfWXM\" data-ri=\"5\" data-tbnid=\"r1m0BE42gjfWXM\" data-ct=\"3\" data-cb=\"21\" data-cl=\"21\" data-cr=\"21\" data-tw=\"300\" data-ow=\"1200\" data-oh=\"675\" data-loaded=\"1\">\n<div class=\"c7cjWc\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>I\u2019ve been around a lot of cats in my lifetime, especially when I was a kid.There were always two, three or even four or more cats (new litters!)\u00a0 on any given day at our house on Lord Court<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve fed, played and petted them. I always liked the little engines they have in their bodies that start slow and build sound as more contentment settles in.\u00a0 I\u2019ve marveled at their self-reliance and been impressed by their nonchalance and independence.<\/p>\n<p>I often loved them, but at other times, I fell short. The wet cat food stunk. They bit, clawed and scratched me.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t come when called\u2026 it always had to be on <em>their<\/em> time, when <em>they<\/em> felt like coming home. They left fleas behind that jumped up and bit my skin.<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah, I know cats and understand what makes them meow.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, I want to say one notable thing:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Never have I met a cat as cool and epic as Oreo. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike all my other experiences with chat and chattes, Oreo stood alone because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>he was calm, always calm<\/li>\n<li>he never ran away when people approached, even out of nowhere<\/li>\n<li>he sat on the floor in your entryway, looking out the door, like a dog would, waiting for his family to come home<\/li>\n<li>he let people pick him up, no problem-o<\/li>\n<li>he patiently allowed Madigan to push him around in her baby stroller, taking it all in, barely fitting, uncomfortable and yet uncaring, never minding<\/li>\n<li>he could do amazing things, like fly through the air with the greatest of ease, as he opened the food pantry in mid-air, enjoying the treats he set loose<\/li>\n<li>he was a chill cat, a very cool cat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You left our world suddenly, perhaps cruely, but we\u2019ll never forget the fun times you gave us and the memories you left behind.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll miss you Oreo. You\u2019ll always be my number one feline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madigan.papabeaupreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1428.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-883\" src=\"http:\/\/madigan.papabeaupreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1428-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1428\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/madigan.papabeaupreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-884\" src=\"http:\/\/madigan.papabeaupreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_9700-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9700\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/madigan.papabeaupreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1811.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-885\" src=\"http:\/\/madigan.papabeaupreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_1811-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1811\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\"><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been around a lot of cats in my lifetime, especially when I was a kid.There were always two, three or even four or more cats (new litters!)\u00a0 on any given day at our house on Lord Court I\u2019ve fed, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/?p=1460\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1461,"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions\/1461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/camden.papabeaupreblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}