bye bye bob

knox drowns his sorrows in a coors at the biker bar down the street from the coors brewery in golden, colorado

on september 3, 2008, bob the cat began his year-long stay in denver with our pal janet. i was pretty determined to take bob to france with us this year – and thought knox was too – until one day last spring when janet called to check in, and all that changed. knox hung up and came in to tell me that janet had offered to give our little kitty a home. i later learned that there are two very distinct versions of the conversation that took place that fateful afternoon...

knox's version:
J: what will you do with bob while you're gone?
K: well, you know, we missed him so much last time that we're thinking of taking him along this time.
J: oh? but i'd really like to take him for the year.
K: really? well, i don't know... we missed him so...
J: oh please! i promise to take good care of him, and you know it would be better for him... cats die at 30,000 feet!
K: well, maybe you're right. let me check with leslie about this and we'll get back to you.
J: oh, swell! thanks knox, you won't regret it.

janet's version runs a little more like this:
J: what will you do with bob while you're gone?
K: well, we're taking him with us, no doubt about it. cats don't live forever, and we just can't bear to miss any more of his precious little life.
J: of course, i understand, and they say that cats do just fine in airplanes. it's funny though, i was thinking that if you needed a place for him, i might be able to take him in...
K: really?? oh, this is perfect! we'll just drive through denver on our way to texas and drop him off. and bonus, we'll get to hang with you for a few days.
J: uhh... um, okay. but don't you want to talk to leslie?
K: nah, she'll be fine with it. done and done. how does september 1 sound for you?

bob on a new perch, denver, co