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Cat on a Plane

From Daniel and Jamie’s

Am concerned Kee-hap’s transition from Daniel and Jamie’s West Hollywood paradise to NY’s Arctic front when we head to NY tomorrow. And it’s more than just weather I’m concerned about.  Kee-hap a great traveler and makes friends wherever she goes so it’s not the social aspect I’m worried about either. It’s the ascent and the descent. Specifically, the part when her ears pop. I know the entire time its happening cause she wails and wails and its not like I can just tell her to swallow or chew gum or something.

From Daniel and Jamie’s

Really wish the airline would let me hold her during this part of the trip.  I mean, okay, I understand why cats need to fly in carrying cases because last time I flew with Kee-hap, I waited until the fasten seat belt sign had gone off and then opened the case just a little bit so I could pet her and try and calm her down after the ear popping trauma and before I knew it, Kee-hap was bolting down the aisle.  In order to retrieve her I actually had to ask row after row of passangers, is there a cat under your seat? as the flight attendant reprimanded me for endangering the lives of everyone on the flight (how this is possible given the fact that the cockpit has security doors?)  That wont happen tomorrow, though.

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Thanksgiving Road Trip With My Cat

Having mastered all the DIY pet-friendly travel methodologies pertinent to the Chinatown Express, United Airlines and the New York Subway system, my orange, tiger-striped tabby cat, Kee-hap and I are now Cali bound.

We are now driving those crazy-ass canyon zig-zag roads that wind through the rockies.  Occasionally I pull over to give Kee-hap some stretch time out of her carrying case (assuming Kee-hap Houdini hasn’t already taken the initiative on that one, herself) and water to drink (which she never does) and kitty treats (which she sometimes takes) before stepping out of the car myself, taking in the inky skies, dark enough to reveal galaxy clusters.

Listening to The Teaching Company’s Black Holes and Fall of the Roman Empire lectures on CD as I drive.  Had forgotten how much I love gunning the limits of time and space via the interstate.

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